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ERECTION OF TWO BOW WINDOWS AT THE SECOND FLOOR LEVEL. ERECTION OF A STEEL PICKET FENCE TO ENCLOSE THE REAR YARD OF THE RESIDENCE. TO BE USED AS A ONE FAMILY DWELLING."},{"number":"629436","date":"2015-08-06","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-11-07","scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE TO BE USED AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, AS PART OF BLUMBERG APARTMENTS- PHASE I AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEE APP# 619151 FOR APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"647415","date":"2015-11-24","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-11-04","scope":"ROUGH-IN AND SET FIXTURES: 3- WATER CLOSETS, 3- LAVATORIES, KITCHEN SINK, 1- WASHING MACHINE BOX, 1- FLOOR DRAIN, WATER HEATER (PHA)"},{"number":"651397","date":"2016-02-17","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-11-07","scope":"TO AMEND PERMIT # 629436 TO REFLECT LAYOUT CHANGES AND UNDERPINNING, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. **NO CHANGES TO HEIGHT OR BUILDING AREA. NO USE CHANGES** SEE APP# 651385 FOR APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"673360","date":"2016-03-01","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 125AMP SERVICE POLE MOUNTED WITH PANEL, 2 RECEPTS, AND GROUNDING WEATHER RESISTANT AS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"657917","date":"2016-03-04","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-11-03","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D IN NEW THREE (3) STORY TOWNHOUSE TO INCLUDE A 1.5-INCH COMBINED LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"676426","date":"2016-03-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-26","scope":"INSTALLATION TO INCLUDE: (1) 6\" COMBINED LATERAL, HOUSE TRAP W/PRVB, (4'F.A.I.), (1) 1-1/2\" COMBINATION 13D \"RFSS\" WATER SERVICE AND METER. ALL INSTALLTIONS ARE TO 5LF FROM BUILDING-PA1#20160491381-\"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"662748","date":"2016-03-21","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-11-04","scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF INDIVIDUAL SPLIT SYSTEM HVAC UNITS TO SERVE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS INCLUDING ALL SUPPLY, RETURN & EXHAUST DUCT DISTRIBUTION. SEE BLDG. PRMT# 657254 FOR ALL APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS."},{"number":"684504","date":"2016-05-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-11-04","scope":"INSTALL WIRE TO A ONE FAMILY DWELLING NEW CONSTRUCTION WITH 200AMP SERVICE, SWITCHES, RECEPTS, LIGHTS, INTERCONNECTED SMOKE/CO2 DETECTORS & CATV AS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #24978: OPEN · Granted; related permit 587646. Use permit #587646: 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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"id":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"}],"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/"}]}