2516 Nicholas Street, Philadelphia
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Quick answers
- Does 2516 Nicholas Street have open permits or code violations?
- Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections lists 31 permits, 8 not closed, and 60 violations, 1 open.
- What is the 2026 conforming loan limit in Philadelphia County?
- $832,750 for a single-unit home, per FHFA. Larger loans are jumbo loans.
- Is radon a problem here?
- EPA radon zone 2, moderate potential.
- What natural disasters is 2516 Nicholas Street at risk for?
- FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area relatively high overall, with elevated inland flooding and heat wave risk.
Permits and code violations
8 permits not closed out. Unfinished permits pass to the next owner. 1 open violation.
- Zoning permit Jul 2025Issued
For the erection of an attached structure. size and location as shown in the application / plans.
- Zoning permit Jul 2025Issued
For the erection of an attached structure, size and location as shown on the plans.
- Mechanical / fuel gas permit Mar 2025Expired
Ez permit ductwork & warm-air appliances- for the installation of new ductwork, registers/grilles/diffusers, and warm-air appliances as per attached standards. deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. replacing furnace of same like and kind . furnaces is located in basement. no other work permitted on this permit. no penetrations to fire-rated assemblies. no new ductwork proposed on ductwork or common areas
- Zoning permit Apr 2024Issued
Limited lodging
- Mechanical / fuel gas permit Dec 2022Completed
Ez permit ductwork & warm-air appliances - for the installation of new ductwork, registers/grilles/diffusers, and warm-air appliances as per attached standards. deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. each hvac unit to be self-contained within each dwelling unit. no penetrations of rated assemblies. (install all new ductwork with new hvac mechanicals. we will install a 92% 80,000 btu furnace with a matching 3 ton ac. there will be 12 diffusers total).
- Electrical permit Aug 2022Completed
200amp service-wire house to include: new outlets/switches/light fixtures/hard wired smoke detectors as per nec 2014
- Plumbing permit Aug 2022Completed
Install 10 fixtures
- Residential building permit Apr 2022Completed
For the construction of an addition above an existing attached structure with roof deck accessed by a sprial staircase in a roof deck access structure. for a single-family household living. as per plans.
- Zoning permit Mar 2022Completed
For the erection of a third floor addition with roof deck and pilot house to an existing single family attached structure (size and location as shown on the plan).
- Mechanical / fuel gas permit Feb 2022Completed
Ez permit ductwork & warm-air appliances for the installation of new ductwork, registers/grilles/diffusers, and warm-air appliances as per attached standards. deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. 2.5 ton ac, 2.5 ton eval coil approximately 8 supply air runs in the house.
- Plumbing permit Jan 2022Completed
Replacement of house trap, fai and main house drain from curb to front wall outside only.
- Plumbing permit Nov 2021Completed
Replacing 2 toilets-2 lavatory sinks 1 kitchen sink 1 water heater 1 washer hook up
Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections
Safety and environment
FEMA natural hazard risk
Relatively High
Highest for this area: inland flooding, heat wave, cold wave. These drive insurance cost here.
FEMA National Risk Index, census tract
Leaking fuel tanks
2 within 1,650 ft
Nearest: Fleet Site 4 258, 26th & Master (1,350 ft), no further action. Every release here is closed by the state regulator.
EPA UST Finder, leaking underground storage tank releases
Brownfield site
1,450 ft
Brewerytown Garden and 3 more within half a mile. Former industrial land in EPA's cleanup and reuse program.
EPA ACRES Brownfields
Toxic release facility
3,350 ft
Halpern Co. Reports chemical releases to air, water or land to EPA each year.
EPA Toxics Release Inventory
Radon potential
Moderate
Average indoor levels of 2 to 4 pCi/L. EPA still suggests testing ground-floor and basement units.
EPA and USGS Geologic Radon Potential Map
Nearest public schools
1,050 ft
Kelley William D Sch (1,050 ft), Vaux HS: A Big Picture School (1,600 ft), Gideon Edward Sch (1,900 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.
U.S. Department of Education, NCES
Major airport
8.2 mi
Philadelphia International (PHL). Aircraft may be audible under approach paths.
FAA large-hub airports
Conforming loan limit 2026
$832,750
Philadelphia County. Mortgages up to this amount qualify for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pricing. Above it, the loan is a jumbo with stricter terms.
FHFA Conforming Loan Limit Values, one-unit
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