{"asOf":"2026-07-10T12:56:16.187Z","block":"800-899 WHARTON ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/800-899-wharton-st","address":"815 WHARTON ST","parcelNumber":"021349600","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=021349600","ownerType":"investor","kind":"multi-family","isHouse":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"Multi-family","owner":"CAPISCH LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":621300,"livableArea":2845,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":134000,"date":"2016-01-28T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.933190534382256,"lng":-75.15833621230831,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.15826931,39.933354993],[-75.158341102,39.933014261],[-75.158403564,39.933021943],[-75.158330566,39.933370192],[-75.15826931,39.933354993]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19147","beds":4,"baths":4,"stories":2,"lotArea":2294,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":"H","centralAir":null,"extCond":"2","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"PO BOX 258, CHERRY HILL NJ, 08003","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":262900,"taxable":232900},{"y":2017,"v":262900,"taxable":262900},{"y":2018,"v":262900,"taxable":262900},{"y":2019,"v":578000,"taxable":262900},{"y":2020,"v":626400,"taxable":284914},{"y":2021,"v":626400,"taxable":284914},{"y":2022,"v":626400,"taxable":284914},{"y":2023,"v":681200,"taxable":272480},{"y":2024,"v":681200,"taxable":272480},{"y":2025,"v":717000,"taxable":286800},{"y":2026,"v":717000,"taxable":286800},{"y":2027,"v":621300,"taxable":248520}],"taxNow":4015,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"706261","date":"2016-08-11","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-11","scope":"LEGALIZATION OF TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING, A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DWELLINGS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY VARIANCE. NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OR AREA OF EXISTING STRUCTURE."},{"number":"720165","date":"2016-09-07","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"ABANDONED","completedDate":"2016-09-07","scope":"FOR THE DOCUMENTATION OF A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ( THREE(3) FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ) IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. * THIS APPLICATION ABANDONED TO ALTERATION APPLICATION #761697 FOR A RENOVATION TO A TWO FAMILY DWELLING. USE OF THREE FAMILY NEVER ESTABLISHED AND USE PERMIT #706261 FOR A TWO FAMILY DWELLING WILL BE UTILIZED."},{"number":"762505","date":"2017-02-27","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-05-23","scope":"INTERIOR DEMO OF NON-LOAD BEARING WALLS ONLY. NO STRUCTURAL WORK ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"761697","date":"2017-09-21","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-22","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO CONVERT SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING INTO A TWO FAMILY DWELLING. ALL TENANT SEPARATION ASSEMBLIES, EXIT CORRIDORS, AND STAIR ENCLOSURES, SHALL HAVE MINIMUM ONE HOUR FIRE RATING."},{"number":"824147","date":"2017-10-16","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-22","scope":"INSTALLING (2) LENNOX HEATERS AND A/C UNITS, 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR REAR INSTALLING LENNOX 70,000 BTU 95% HEATER WITH LENNOX 2 1/2 TON A/C UNIT. HEATER TO BE PLACED IN BASEMENT AND A/C UNIT ON SIDEHOUSE, 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR FRONT INSTALLING LENNOX 45,000 BTU 95% HEATER AND LENNOX 2 TON A/C UNIT, HEATER TO BE PLACED IN CLOSET ON 3RD FLOOR, A/C UNIT TO BE PLACED ON ROOF, AND ALL DUCTWORK THROUGHOUT HOUSE."},{"number":"824542","date":"2017-10-17","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-01-10","scope":"EZ EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS-EXTERIOR STUCCO REMOVE LOOSE CEMENT AND INSTALL MESS AND STUCCO FOR THE APPLICATION OF EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"829140","date":"2017-11-02","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-25","scope":"200AMP SERVICE, 3-METER SOCKET & PANELS & REWIRE THROUGHOUT WITH SWITCHES, GFCI'S, LIGHTS, OUTLETS & SMOKE DETECTORS (2FD) AS PER NEC 2008 SOUTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"835477","date":"2017-12-01","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-14","scope":"1ST FLOOR: INSTALL TOILET, LAVATORY, BATHTUB, KITCHEN SINK, WASHER; 2ND FLOOR: INSTALL 2- TOILETS, 2- LAVATORIES, 2- BATHTUBS. 3RD FLOOR: INSTALL TOILET, LAVATORY, SHOWER AND KITCHEN SINK"},{"number":"847183","date":"2018-01-23","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-01-31","scope":"REPLACE 3/4 WATER SERVICE. INSTALLATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2004 PPC"},{"number":"857611","date":"2018-04-18","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-18","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A ROOF DECK OVER THE TWO (2) STORY REAR, ACCESSED FROM THE THIRD STORY REAR (NO ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE), IN AN EXISTING TWO (2) FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLAN."},{"number":"868631","date":"2018-05-15","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-31","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A ROOF DECK OVER THE TWO (2) STORY REAR, ACCESSED FROM THE THIRD STORY REAR (NO ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE), IN AN EXISTING TWO (2) FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLAN."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":134000},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"778330","type":"Rental","status":"Expired","businessName":"CAPISCH LLC","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2018-05-29","latestIssueDate":"2025-05-29","expirationDate":"2026-05-28","inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #706261: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 720165 (ABANDONED).","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"}],"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/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}