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FOR CREATION OF ACCESSORY SURFACE PARKING WITH TWO (2) PARKING SPACES. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. SURFACE PARKING WILL BE ACCESSORY TO EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (SEVEN (7","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2019-05-01","number":"36724","relatedPermit":"933342"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":929000,"taxable":929000},{"y":2017,"v":929000,"taxable":929000},{"y":2018,"v":1148200,"taxable":1148200},{"y":2019,"v":1248200,"taxable":1148200},{"y":2020,"v":1260600,"taxable":1159800},{"y":2021,"v":1260600,"taxable":1148200},{"y":2022,"v":1260600,"taxable":1148200},{"y":2023,"v":1324000,"taxable":1148200},{"y":2024,"v":1324000,"taxable":1148200},{"y":2025,"v":1324000,"taxable":1157966},{"y":2026,"v":1324000,"taxable":1157966},{"y":2027,"v":1580300,"taxable":1370464}],"taxNow":16209,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"120102","date":"2007-12-06","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-08-11","scope":"PAINT LOWER THIRD OF FACADE AND STEPS USING SILIN FARBTON 2370A BROWN PAINT NO PAINT ON EXPOSED BROWNSTONE"},{"number":"497377","date":"2013-09-27","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-11-13","scope":"REATTACH ALL LOOSE MOLDINGS PATCH AND PAINT"},{"number":"888892","date":"2018-06-26","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALLING ACCESS SYSTEM AND 4 CAMERA WIRES TO BE FISHED OR IN CONDUIT AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"818663","date":"2018-08-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-04-08","scope":"FOR INTERIOR LEVEL 2 ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE AS PER PLANS. ASBESTOS REMOVAL PRIOR TO START OF WORK PER ASBESTOS REPORT PROVIDED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING."},{"number":"910088","date":"2018-09-13","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REPLACE LIGHT FIXTURES THROUGHOUT BUILDING (ONE FOR ONE)PER 2008 NEC (MULTI FAMILY)"},{"number":"946094","date":"2019-02-01","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2020-04-06","scope":"REPLACE EXISTING FIXTURES - 20 TOTAL, INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"884236","date":"2019-04-25","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-07-23","scope":"FOR THE REMOVAL AND THE INSTALLATION OF A HANDRAIL AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH HISTORICAL COMMISSION APPROVAL."},{"number":"933342","date":"2019-06-20","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-20","scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF A 6' CMU WALL WITH BRICK AND LIGHTING REPAVE OR REPAIR PARKING AREA"},{"number":"904014","date":"2019-06-20","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-04-08","scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF A 6'-0\"H. CMU WALL W/BRICK & LIGHTING. REPAVE & OR REPAIR PARKING AREA AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"1038510","date":"2020-01-08","work":"Wall Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-04-12","scope":"RESTORE BROWNSTONE ON FRONT For the Applications of Exterior Wall Coverings as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. \"REMOVE LOOSE MATERIAL DOWN TO SOUND SUBSTRATE; RECONSTRUCT SURFACE & SHAPE TO MATCH ORIGINAL USING JAHN INTEGRAL BROWN MORTAR, RECONSTRUCT WHOLE BLOCKS AND SCRIBE JOINTS PER ORIGINAL; HISTORICAL STAFF TO REVIEW SAMPLES IN FIELD FOR APPROVAL; NO WORK TO LINTELS, SILLS AND SURROUND ON THIS PERMIT.\""},{"number":"GP-2023-004495","date":"2023-06-22","work":"Tank Install/Removal","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-12-29","scope":"FOR THE REMOVAL OF ONE (1) 275 GALLON ABOVE GROUND TANK (AGT). ALL WORK TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS, PENNSYLVANIA D.E.P. REGULATIONS, ALL APPLICABLE CODES, NFPA 30 AND NFPA 31."},{"number":"GM-2023-002335","date":"2023-08-28","work":"Roof Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-19","scope":"**Existing Philadelphia Historic Property** For repair / replacement of roof covering(s) on existing roof(s) in accordance with the attached EZ Permit Re-Roofing Standard. Failure to comply with the attached EZ Permit Re-Roofing Standard shall result in revocation of this permit."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":0.59,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Wall Covering Replacement"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":10353000},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Tank Install/Removal"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Roof Covering Replacement"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"220563","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"MARLENE KRAMER (AGT ALAN KRAMER)","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":7,"issuedDate":"2004-05-04","latestIssueDate":"2017-03-12","expirationDate":"2018-02-28","inactiveDate":"2018-04-29"},{"number":"786185","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"1023-1028 Spruce LP","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":7,"issuedDate":"2018-08-15","latestIssueDate":"2022-10-04","expirationDate":"2023-08-14","inactiveDate":"2023-10-13"},{"number":"916786","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"FultonBSH PHPA I, LLC","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":7,"issuedDate":"2023-02-15","latestIssueDate":"2025-03-13","expirationDate":"2026-02-14","inactiveDate":"2026-04-15"}],"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"watch","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["1 open L&I violation","failed L&I inspection activity in 2025"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 2 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2023"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #36724: OPEN · Granted; related permit 933342. Use permit #933342: 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":"2 permits not marked completed: 946094 (Expired), 1038510 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"4 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as apartments; 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, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Dec 3, 2025.","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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as apartments. 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/"}],"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"}]}