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(NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION)","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2010-04-16","number":"11360","relatedPermit":"260256"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":116000,"taxable":116000},{"y":2017,"v":116000,"taxable":116000},{"y":2018,"v":116000,"taxable":116000},{"y":2019,"v":115500,"taxable":115500},{"y":2020,"v":120400,"taxable":120400},{"y":2021,"v":120400,"taxable":120400},{"y":2022,"v":120400,"taxable":120400},{"y":2023,"v":155500,"taxable":155500},{"y":2024,"v":155500,"taxable":155500},{"y":2025,"v":203500,"taxable":203500},{"y":2026,"v":203500,"taxable":203500},{"y":2027,"v":200400,"taxable":100400}],"taxNow":2849,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"225964","date":"2009-07-10","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-07-10","scope":"RETAIL GROCERY STORE ON 1ST FLOOR WITH EXISTING APARTMENTS ON UPPER FLOORS."},{"number":"253996","date":"2010-05-03","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-05-03","scope":"REDUCING TO A SINGLE FAMILY ON THE 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR (TOTAL ONE (1) FAMILY DWELLING) AND EXISTING RETAIL GROCERY STORE TO INCLUDE SALE OF PRE PACKAGED FOOD. NO PREPARATION AND SERVING OF FOOD ON 1ST FLOOR AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. . NO SIGN. NO ADDITION."},{"number":"273477","date":"2010-05-03","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-12-19","scope":"ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING FIRST FLOOR GROCERY STORE. REPAIR OR REPLACE SHEETROCK AS NEEDED, NEW CERAMIC FLOOR, NEW STOREFRONT WITH HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE ENTRANCE."},{"number":"311979","date":"2010-12-14","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-12-14","scope":"ERECTION OF AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING GROCERY STORE, 2ND FLOOR DECK FOR USE BY SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING (NO STEPS TO GRADE)."},{"number":"1041424","date":"2020-07-14","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-08","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR DECK AT THE 2ND STORY OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE FOR THE EXTENSION OF A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING."},{"number":"1041425","date":"2020-07-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-01-12","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR DECK TO AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS EXISTING GROCERY STORE AND SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING AS PER APPROVED PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2021-015571","date":"2021-12-02","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-08","scope":"Retail Sales - Food, Beverages, and Groceries"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":1.07,"timeline":[{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2010,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2010,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":185000},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":280000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"0955122","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Francisca Ronay","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2024-06-27","latestIssueDate":"2024-06-27","expirationDate":"2025-06-26","inactiveDate":"2025-08-25"}],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #11360: CLOSED · Withdrawn; related permit 260256. Use permit #225964: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"3 permits not marked completed: 1041424 (Expired), 1041425 (Expired), ZP-2021-015571 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"5 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jun 28, 2024.","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":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 historical violations across 2 cases.","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"}]}