{"asOf":"2026-07-10T18:22:30.243Z","block":"1100-1199 S 13TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1100-1199-s-13th-st","address":"1165 S 13TH ST","parcelNumber":"021605300","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=021605300","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"COWAN VALERIE CLARE","coOwner":"COWAN WILLIAM CHARLES","marketValue":622100,"livableArea":1748,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":642000,"date":"2020-06-09T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"86242","date":"2006-10-20","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"86242","date":"2006-10-20","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"CLOSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2006,"fails":1,"passes":0}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.93581022201357,"lng":-75.16476550332753,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.164620708,39.935809972],[-75.164631384,39.935762207],[-75.164909434,39.935809919],[-75.164899295,39.935858485],[-75.164620708,39.935809972]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19147","beds":3,"baths":2,"stories":3,"lotArea":1366,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C+","basement":"E","heater":"B","centralAir":true,"extCond":"4","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"1165 S 13TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19147","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE CREATION OF ONE OFF-STREET PARKING SLOT, 9'-0\"X 20'-0\" FOR AN AUTOMOBILE, LOCATED IN THE REAR YARD AREA OF AN EXISTING END OF THE ROW STRUCTURE.            (FAST TRACK)","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2010-07-14","number":"12039","relatedPermit":"274423"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":360500,"taxable":330500},{"y":2017,"v":360500,"taxable":330500},{"y":2018,"v":360500,"taxable":330500},{"y":2019,"v":501900,"taxable":461900},{"y":2020,"v":543900,"taxable":498900},{"y":2021,"v":543900,"taxable":498900},{"y":2022,"v":543900,"taxable":498900},{"y":2023,"v":568400,"taxable":488400},{"y":2024,"v":568400,"taxable":488400},{"y":2025,"v":629200,"taxable":529200},{"y":2026,"v":629200,"taxable":529200},{"y":2027,"v":622100,"taxable":522100}],"taxNow":7408,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"274423","date":"2010-07-29","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-07-29","scope":"ONE OFF STREET PARKING SPACE AS PER PLAN"},{"number":"364344","date":"2011-10-17","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-10-17","scope":"CONSTRUCT NEW ONE STORY ADDITION ONTO THE REAR OF EXISTING SFD."},{"number":"364346","date":"2011-10-17","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"CONSTRUCT NEW ONE STORY ADDITION ONTO THE REAR OF EXISTING SFD."},{"number":"372113","date":"2011-11-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-21","scope":"12 DUPLEX RECEPTACLES, 8 SWITCHES, 10 FIXTURES AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT) SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING"},{"number":"373426","date":"2011-11-10","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL NEW PVC AND PEX WATER FOR NEW POWDER ROOM, 1 WC, 1 VANITY (SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING)"},{"number":"375826","date":"2011-11-28","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-12-12","scope":"CURB TRAP AND BACK WATER VALVE(SFD)"},{"number":"598689","date":"2015-03-26","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-03-26","scope":"EXTENSION OF PERMIT # 274423,PURSUANT TO PA ACT 87. THIS EXTENSION TO EXPIRE ON JULY 01, 2016 UNLESS EXTENDED BY OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE PHILADELPHIA CODE"},{"number":"PP-2021-021597","date":"2021-11-10","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-05-27","scope":"Install sump pump and connect to main drain"},{"number":"RP-2023-004165","date":"2023-05-04","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-28","scope":"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."},{"number":"PP-2023-008165","date":"2023-06-14","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-29","scope":"Install curb trap complete with fresh air inlet and main house drain"},{"number":"PP-2023-008659","date":"2023-06-21","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-27","scope":"Moving a lavatory over 3 feet from its current location."},{"number":"EP-2023-006591","date":"2023-07-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-08","scope":"Relocate outlet in bathroom to new wall, run new wire as needed. Install new switch, junction box and wiring for light over vanity in bathroom. Install new switch, wiring and junction box for closet light. Install switch on outside of closet, facing bedroom. Relocate switch for existing bathroom lights (one switch for recessed lights, one for vanity light, run new wire as needed.) All done by way of fishing as per 2017 nec"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":2.47,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":642000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["4 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"3 permits not marked completed: 364346 (EXPIRED), 373426 (EXPIRED), PP-2021-021597 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 0 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Oct 20, 2006.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"}],"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"}]}