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NO CHANGE IN CONSTRUCTION WAS MADE THAT DIFFERED FROM APPROVED BUILDING PERMIT.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"SUSTAINED","date":"2012-07-26","number":"18173","relatedPermit":"322396"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":1272900,"taxable":107502},{"y":2017,"v":1272900,"taxable":107502},{"y":2018,"v":870800,"taxable":174160},{"y":2019,"v":896900,"taxable":179380},{"y":2020,"v":905800,"taxable":664255},{"y":2021,"v":905800,"taxable":905800},{"y":2022,"v":905800,"taxable":905800},{"y":2023,"v":951000,"taxable":951000},{"y":2024,"v":951000,"taxable":951000},{"y":2025,"v":832100,"taxable":832100},{"y":2026,"v":832100,"taxable":832100},{"y":2027,"v":814000,"taxable":814000}],"taxNow":11648,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"269028","date":"2010-03-29","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-03-29","scope":"RELOCATE LOT LINES TO CREATE THREE (3) NEW LOTS FROM SEVEN (7) EXISTING CONSTRUCT A NEW THREE (3) STORY BUILDING WITH COMMERCIAL FIRST FLOOR (VACANT) AND SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING ABOVE (PREM. \"M\"). NO SIGNS."},{"number":"271571","date":"2010-04-09","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-09","scope":"RELOCATE LOT LINES TO CREATE THREE (3) NEW LOTS FROM SEVEN (7) EXISTING CONSTRUCT A NEW THREE (3) STORY BUILDING WITH COMMERCIAL FIRST FLOOR (VACANT) AND SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING ABOVE (PREM. \"M\"). NO SIGNS."},{"number":"279449","date":"2010-07-16","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-07-03","scope":"CONSTRUCT ONE NEW CONSTRUCTION MIXED USE TWO UNIT BUILDING WITH ONE RESIDENCE AND ONE COMMERCIAL SPACE PER ATTACHED PLANS"},{"number":"295888","date":"2010-08-11","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-05-11","scope":"AMEND PERMIT # 279449 TO INDICATE A CHANGE IN FOUNDATION DESIGN AS PER PLAN."},{"number":"301088","date":"2010-09-21","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-12-20","scope":"INSTALL NEW SEWER AND WATER LINES INSIDE OF HOUSE,INSTALLING 18 FIXTURES"},{"number":"309133","date":"2010-10-29","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-12-20","scope":"COMMERCIAL UNIT #1 SELF-CONTAINED WITH LG DUCTLESS HEAT PUMP 18,000 BTU. UNIT #2 RESIDENTIAL SPACE 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR SELF-CONTAINED 90,000 BTU; 95% EFFICIENCY YORK GAS HEAT WITH 3 TON 18 SEER AC. UNIT #3 3RD FLOOR 3 TON AC WITH 80,000 BTU GAS HEAT. ALL CONNECTED DUCTWORK. NO PENETRATIONS OF FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES WITHIN EACH UNIT."},{"number":"314354","date":"2010-12-30","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-01-09","scope":"INSTALL NEW 2\" SERVICE, BACKFLOW & SPRINKLERS THROUGHOUT"},{"number":"316599","date":"2011-06-14","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-05-31","scope":"1-2 GANG METER SOCKET,1 200AMP PANEL,1 100AMP DISCONNECT AND 1 100AMP SUB PANEL,REWIRE AS PER PLANS,8 TELEPHONES LINE, 8 TV LINES,FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER 2008 NEC"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2010,"k":"land","p":388000},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2012,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal sustained"},{"y":2012,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":1650000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #271571: COMPLETED. The history also contains “PERMB- FINAL PRE-CO INSP.”","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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jan 29, 2025","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"mixed-use","level":"verify","title":"Residential and business space run on separate compliance tracks","finding":"OPA classifies this parcel as mixed-use.","why":"The zoning/use and occupancy file must cover the actual residential and commercial spaces. Dwelling units can require Rental Licenses and lead compliance; the operator can separately need an Activity License and sector license; installed fire systems can require annual certification.","action":"Match every dwelling and business use to the zoning permit, CO, current operator licenses, and life-safety filings.","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 mixed-use; 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":"4 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Sep 24, 2012.","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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use. 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 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.","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"}]}