700 Oregon Avenue, Philadelphia
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Quick answers
- Does 700 Oregon Avenue have open permits or code violations?
- Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections lists 13 permits, 1 not closed, and 6 violations.
- 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 700 Oregon Avenue at risk for?
- FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area relatively moderate overall, with elevated inland flooding and heat wave risk.
Permits and code violations
1 permit not closed out. Unfinished permits pass to the next owner. No open violations.
- Mechanical / fuel gas permit Feb 2026Completed
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 the existing furnace only, in like and kind, no new ductwork
- Plumbing permit Sep 2025Completed
Curb trap fresh air inlet footway main drain.
- Plumbing permit Aug 2025Completed
Repair/replace 3/4" wdp curb to foundation wall.
- Electrical permit May 2023Completed
New wire thru out lighting outlets switches and smokes and co's as per 2017 nec code
- Plumbing permit May 2023Completed
Install 7 fixtures & washing machine
- Mechanical / fuel gas permit May 2023Completed
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. install new ductwork, 11 diffusers, 2 ton condenser, and 90% furnace.
- Residential building permit May 2023Completed
Ez permit standards 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). any work/alterations to the basement/cellar are expressly prohibited unless documented as an existing habitable space with heights and means of egress per conditions of the ez standard. separate permits required for mechanical, electric and plumbing, etc. *no basement alterations of any kind were proposed or approved for this permit* *no structural alterations of any kind were proposed or approved for this permit* all work per submitted engineer letter. interior alterations on the first and second floor only. no basement alterations of any kind. no exterior alterations inclluded.
- Residential building permit Apr 2023Completed
Make safe to comply cf-2022-110730, per engineers report, to repair 7 fire damage floor joists.
- Electrical permit Jul 2019Completed
Replace 100amp main cables,new 100 main panel and breakers.new grounding systems,10 recess fixtures,6 gfci outlets and repairs to wall outlets and switches per 2014 nec (sfd)*fishing*
- Plumbing permit Feb 2013Completed
Ct, fai, prv box, md, into basement with outside f.r.c tying into md in basement pa20130380669
- Plumbing permit Jan 2012Expired
Sfd-replace 3/4" water svc . 3x4 street opening. pa1#20120090606
- Plumbing permit Jul 2008Completed
Install 5" house trap, 4" house drain, 4" inlet.
Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections
Safety and environment
FEMA natural hazard risk
Relatively Moderate
Highest for this area: inland flooding, heat wave, cold wave. These drive insurance cost here.
FEMA National Risk Index, census tract
Superfund site
1.4 mi
Publicker Industries Inc. (Deleted NPL Site). Check groundwater and vapor reports on the EPA site page.
EPA National Priorities List
Leaking fuel tanks
3 within 1,650 ft
Nearest: Exxon Rs 2 2720, 435 Oregon Ave (1,400 ft), no further action. Every release here is closed by the state regulator.
EPA UST Finder, leaking underground storage tank releases
Toxic release facility
4,350 ft
Inolex Chemical Co and 1 more within a mile. 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
750 ft
Fell D Newlin Sch (750 ft), Mastery CS -Thomas Campus (850 ft), Taggart John H Sch (1,750 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.
U.S. Department of Education, NCES
Major airport
5.2 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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