820 Ritner Street, Philadelphia
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Quick answers
- Does 820 Ritner Street have open permits or code violations?
- Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections lists 8 permits, 1 not closed, and 60 violations, 5 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 820 Ritner Street at risk for?
- FEMA's National Risk Index rates the area relatively moderate overall, with elevated heat wave and cold wave risk.
Permits and code violations
1 permit not closed out. Unfinished permits pass to the next owner. 5 open violations.
- Zoning permit Nov 2023Issued
Vacant; residential - household living - single-family
- Electrical permit Apr 2021Completed
Install a new fire alarm system throughout the building as per the 2017 nec & 2017 nfpa-72.
- Alteration permit Aug 2016Completed
Contractor will take down existing two story brick front and buil it up again with new bricks. consisting of two windows. one patio door and one balcony for second floor. first fllor one bow window a new door new basement window and new turned steps. the estimated price is only for labor the property owner will furnish all the material
- Plumbing permit Jan 2015Completed
Curb trap-pa20150202130-"self-certification's are no longer permitted" - "all excavations & plumbing trenches in excess of 5' in depth must have approved shoring in place at the time of inspection
- Plumbing permit Mar 2014Completed
Replace main drain curb into building - pa1 call# 2014-0780947
- Use permit Mar 2014Completed
Use as store 1st. floor with one apartment on 1st and basement and 2nd apartment on 2nd floor in an existing structural total two dwelling units
- Plumbing permit Oct 2013Completed
3/4" water service line installed street to house meter pa20132901042 (sfd)
- Plumbing permit Sep 2008Completed
Replace water heater
Philadelphia Department of Licenses and Inspections
Safety and environment
FEMA natural hazard risk
Relatively Moderate
Highest for this area: heat wave, cold wave. These drive insurance cost here.
FEMA National Risk Index, census tract
Superfund site
1.6 mi
Publicker Industries Inc. (Deleted NPL Site). Check groundwater and vapor reports on the EPA site page.
EPA National Priorities List
Leaking fuel tanks
1 within 1,650 ft
Nearest: Walt Whitman Bridge, Drpa Administration Building (1,250 ft), no further action. Every release here is closed by the state regulator.
EPA UST Finder, leaking underground storage tank releases
Brownfield site
2,000 ft
Growing Home Garden. Former industrial land in EPA's cleanup and reuse program.
EPA ACRES Brownfields
Toxic release facility
4,150 ft
Inolex Chemical Co and 3 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
550 ft
Key Francis Scott Sch (550 ft), Fell D Newlin Sch (1,550 ft), Mastery CS -Thomas Campus (1,800 ft). Confirm the assigned school with the district.
U.S. Department of Education, NCES
Major airport
5.3 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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