3148 North 8th Street, Philadelphia
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Quick answers
- Does 3148 North 8th Street have open permits or code violations?
- Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections lists 21 permits, 2 not closed, and 60 violations, 3 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 3148 North 8th Street at risk for?
- FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area relatively high overall, with elevated heat wave and cold wave risk.
Permits and code violations
2 permits not closed out. Unfinished permits pass to the next owner. 3 open violations.
- Electrical permit Mar 2026Completed
Rewire complete 2 story - 30 space panel dryer circuit 30 amp fishing wires through walls per nec 17
- Mechanical / fuel gas permit Mar 2026Expired
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. replace existing furnace only, in like and kind, no new ductwork.
- Plumbing permit Mar 2026Completed
Underfloor plumbing to 3 fixtures.
- 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. goodman 3 ton 16 seer 96% afue gas and electric air conditioner system with 14 registers and 3 returns. condensor will be placed in back yard.
- Electrical permit Mar 2022Completed
New wire thru out outlets switches smokes and co's 100 amp service as per 2014 nec code
- Plumbing permit Mar 2022Completed
Installing 5 fixtures and 1 washer machine
- Residential building permit Jan 2022Completed
Ez permit stadards alterations- for alterations to an existing one family dwelling as per attached standard. deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. structural alteration or repair is expressly prohibited under this permit. prohibited structural work includes any modification to exterior walls, party walls, floor/roof framing or foundations; underpinning and excavations (i.e. digging in basement). no work permited in the basement**this permit is to comply the case violations on cf-2021-721151 for work installed without permits; including -as confimed with pa engineer report.
- General permit minor Nov 2021Expired
For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the philadelphia code, all references codes and standards, and the attached ez standard, where included. deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. a separate permit from the philadelphia department of streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. all means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the philadelphia building code chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.
- Demolition permit Feb 2020Completed
The complete demo of a vacant sfd as part of the city of philadelphia dept. of license & inspections demolition program. *add'l specs: air. no stucco! replace sidewalk from 3161 n darien st to 3147 n. darien st. install 6' high chain link fence @ 3149 n. darien st. grade and clean all lots from 3161 to 3147 n. darien st. install erosion control mat, with seed on all lots. give key to gate to occupant @ 3150 n. darien st.*
- Demolition permit Feb 2020Completed
The complete demo of a vacant sfd as part of the city of philadelphia dept. of license & inspections demolition program. *add'l specs: air- no stucco! replace siewalk from 3161 n darien st to 3147 n. darien st. install 6' high chain link fence @ 3149 n. darien st. grade & clean all lots from 3161 to 3147 n. darien st. install erosion control mat, with seed on all lots. give key to gate to occupant @ 3150 n. darien st.*
- Use permit Oct 2019Completed
Use an existing building as a two family dwelling. no change in height or square footage.
- Plumbing permit Aug 2019Completed
Replace water service pa20192342248 "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"
Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections
Safety and environment
FEMA natural hazard risk
Relatively High
Highest for this area: heat wave, cold wave, winter weather. These drive insurance cost here.
FEMA National Risk Index, census tract
Leaking fuel tanks
1 within 1,650 ft
Nearest: Allegheny Oil, 1000 W Sedgley Ave (800 ft), open. 1 still open. Ask whether groundwater or soil vapor testing was done.
EPA UST Finder, leaking underground storage tank releases
Brownfield site
1,500 ft
3100 3124 N 5th Street and 1 more within half a mile. Former industrial land in EPA's cleanup and reuse program.
EPA ACRES Brownfields
Toxic release facility
1,350 ft
Accurate Electro Plating Inc and 4 more within a mile. Reports chemical releases to air, water or land to EPA each year.
EPA Toxics Release Inventory
High-voltage line
550 ft
230 kV line run by PECO ENERGY CO.
HIFLD transmission lines
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
700 ft
Laboratory CS (700 ft), Potter-Thomas Sch (1,300 ft), Bethune Mary McLeod Sch (1,800 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.
U.S. Department of Education, NCES
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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