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Interior demolition of 1st floor dining room ceiling and plaster removal of section of interior wall for repair. Replace with 5/8 GWB. Repair 6 ft x 16\" section of existing wood floor. Remove vinyl kitchen floor and install ceramic flooring. Install 1/4\" sheetrock over existing plaster walls in 2 rooms & staircase. Repair plaster ceilings in living room. Refinish all wood floors. Install / replace kitchen exterior door. 2nd Floor: Repair hallway flooring as needed. Frame 24\" deep x 6' wide closet in master bedroom with non load bearing wall- Widen closet door opening in middle bedroom. Replace bathroom floor with ceramic tile. Remove plaster and repair interior non load bearing bathroom wall. Refinish all wood floor."},{"number":"MP-2021-008110","date":"2021-12-03","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-05","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (This HVAC system is being installed in the basement space. This installation will include a 3.5 ton AC condenser/evaporator, and 100K btu, 95% high efficiency gas heater furnace unit. New ductwork will be installed for HVAC distribution throughout the space. A total of 8 diffusers will be installed by tapping off the main trunk.)"},{"number":"PP-2021-023089","date":"2021-12-08","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-02","scope":"Changing out all the cast iron and copper to pvc and pex piping 2 bath, kitchen, washing machine, h20 box, main house drain stack rear yard drain hot and cold water lines hot water heater and curb trap outside"},{"number":"EP-2021-014416","date":"2021-12-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-06","scope":"1st Floor: fished 4 receptacles, 4 recess lights for dinning and 1 light fixture in living room. 2nd Floor: fished 7 receptacles, 4 light fixtures one in each bedroom and 1 in the hallway. Fished 1 GFCI and 1 light fixtures in bathroom. Fished cable for hard wired smoke detector 1 in basement, 1 in 1st floor, 1 in 2nd floor hallway and 1 in each of 3 bedrooms with 9 volts battery backup AS PER NEC 2014"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 71% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $382,300 to $653,900","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[],"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"}]}