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(NO PARTITION WORK OR MODIFICATION ALLOWED ON THIS PERMIT APPLICATION.)"},{"number":"652626","date":"2015-12-22","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-03","scope":"INTERIOR INPROVEMENTS, NEW KITCHEN, 3 BEDROOMS, 3 NEW BATHS, NEW HALLWAY ENTRY, NEW FRAMING NO EXTERIOR WORK."},{"number":"664706","date":"2016-01-20","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REMOVE ALL PREEXISTING CEILING LIGHTS AND REPLACE WITH ALL NEW USING ALL EXISTING CIRCUITS PER 2008 NEC (APTS)CC DISTRICT"},{"number":"703691","date":"2016-07-01","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-03","scope":"INSTALL (1) HEAT PUMP SYSTEM WITH DUCTWORK. (MULTI-FAMILY) CONDENSING UNIT TO BE LOCATED ON ROOF OF REAR ADDITION. NOT TO BE PLACED ON MAIN GABLE ROOF PER THE PHC."},{"number":"706560","date":"2016-07-19","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-03-09","scope":"NEW WATER DRAIN TO 3RD/4TH FLOOR APT. RENO, 3WC, 3LAV, 3SHOWER, 1 LAUNDRY, 1 KT"},{"number":"704103","date":"2016-08-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-09-28","scope":"NO REPLACEMENT TO MAIN SERVICE. ADD 100AMP 30 CU PANEL,REWIRE THROUGHOUT 3RD FLOOR, 3 BED, 3 BATH INCLUDING LIGHTS, RECEPTACLES, FANS, SMOKE DETECTORS, HIGH HATS AND CENTRAL AIR AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)***NO FIRE ALARM***"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"sale","p":6500000},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"222012","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CRAIG & KIRK HOFFMAN","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":6,"issuedDate":"2004-04-14","latestIssueDate":"2013-02-26","expirationDate":"2013-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-03-06"},{"number":"280453","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"KIRK HOFFMAN (CRAIG HOFFMAN)","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-04-29","latestIssueDate":"2010-07-15","expirationDate":"2012-07-31","inactiveDate":"2014-01-03"},{"number":"556845","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"GATEWAY LP","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":6,"issuedDate":"2012-03-06","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-21","expirationDate":"2027-02-28","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"614001","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"GATEWAY LP","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2014-01-03","latestIssueDate":"2014-01-03","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null}],"units":6,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Aug 15, 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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (117 W 72ND ST STE 5W, NEW YORK NY, 10023).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1900 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Dumpster License - Private Property #280453: Inactive since Jan 3, 2014","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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/"}],"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"}]}