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INSTALL LATERAL CURB TRAP"},{"number":"595880","date":"2015-10-09","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-09","scope":"CREATING (3) LOTS FROM (1) LOT"},{"number":"878330","date":"2018-09-18","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-18","scope":"APPLICATION IS FOR ADDITION REAR DECK ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION. FOR THE USE OF MULTI-FAMILY (4 UNITS) HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"924529","date":"2018-11-02","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-19","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION ON NON-BEARING PARTITION WALL AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"924539","date":"2019-01-07","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-14","scope":"LEVEL III ALTERATIONS WITH COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO CREATE A FOUR (4) FAMILY DWELLING AND FOR THE ERECTION OF REAR DECKS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING REQUIRED TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"981852","date":"2019-06-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-14","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 2\" AMES 200B BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"988014","date":"2019-06-24","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-03","scope":"3/4\" WATER SERVICE CURB TRAP AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"1002305","date":"2019-08-15","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-15","scope":"REDUCE UNITS FROM (4) FOUR UNITS TO (3) UNITS FOR THE USE OF MULTI-FAMILY (3 UNITS) HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"1001567","date":"2019-08-26","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-14","scope":"AMEND ALTERATIONS PERMIT NO. 924539 TO REVISE FLOOR LAYOUTS AND REDUCE NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS TO THREE (3) AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING REQUIRED TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED."},{"number":"973329","date":"2019-10-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-14","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEM WITHIN AN EXISTING THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE TO BE USED AS GROUP R-2 (THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS), AS PER PLANS; ALL DUCTWORK SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT; SEE AP#924539 FOR ALTERATIONS PERMIT AMENDED BY AP#1001567 FOR REDUCTION FROM FOUR (4) TO THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS."},{"number":"1014231","date":"2020-02-13","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-06","scope":"SUPPLY AND INSTALL 400 AMP-4 GANG METER SERVICE, OUTLETS, SWITCHES, LIGHTING FIXTURES AND SMOKE ALARMS AS PER DRAWINGS AND 2008 NEC. (NC DISTRICT) SUPPLY AND INSTALL LOW VOLTAGE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. ALL WORK AS PER NFPA 72."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":95000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"857289","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"1021 Dauphin llc","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2020-12-14","latestIssueDate":"2024-09-11","expirationDate":"2024-12-13","inactiveDate":"2025-02-11"}],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 158% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $156,300 to $402,900","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #25060: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 595880. Use permit #878330: COMPLETED.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 14, 2014.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"4 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"closingChecks":[{"title":"Property Sales Certification","body":"The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.","action":"Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-property-sales-certification/"},{"title":"Date-effective City Property Payoff","body":"The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.","action":"Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"title":"Professional title and water-lien searches","body":"OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.","action":"Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-04-07-why-title-insurance-is-your-best-friend-when-buying-a-home-in-philadelphia/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/water-gas-utilities/pay-or-dispute-a-water-bill/resolve-water-liens-judgments/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}