{"asOf":"2026-07-10T18:23:36.902Z","block":"1200-1299 S 13TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1200-1299-s-13th-st","address":"1231 S 13TH ST","parcelNumber":"021608000","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=021608000","ownerType":"investor","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"HERITAGE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":384200,"livableArea":2187,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":530000,"date":"2026-02-25T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2024-032257","date":"2024-05-02","code":"A-104.1/1","title":"WORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-02","resolution":"SVN ISSUED"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"CF-2024-039325","type":"SITE VIOLATION NOTICE","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"SVN ISSUED, BALANCE DUE","createdDate":"2024-05-02","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2024-032257","date":"2024-05-02","code":"A-104.1/1","title":"WORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2024-05-02","resolution":"SVN ISSUED"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2024,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-039325","date":"2024-05-02","type":null,"status":null},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-041440","date":"2024-05-07","type":null,"status":"FAILED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2024,"fails":1,"passes":0}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.93430570911903,"lng":-75.16514726624696,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.165036546,39.934312865],[-75.165045815,39.93426955],[-75.165257813,39.934298637],[-75.165249325,39.934341792],[-75.165036546,39.934312865]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19147","beds":4,"baths":3,"stories":3,"lotArea":1020,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"B-","basement":null,"heater":"H","centralAir":true,"extCond":"5","intCond":"5","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"453 SCHOOL RD, BLUE BELL PA, 19422","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":185000,"taxable":185000},{"y":2017,"v":185000,"taxable":185000},{"y":2018,"v":185000,"taxable":185000},{"y":2019,"v":247700,"taxable":247700},{"y":2020,"v":268400,"taxable":268400},{"y":2021,"v":268400,"taxable":268400},{"y":2022,"v":268400,"taxable":268400},{"y":2023,"v":329100,"taxable":329100},{"y":2024,"v":329100,"taxable":329100},{"y":2025,"v":389000,"taxable":389000},{"y":2026,"v":389000,"taxable":389000},{"y":2027,"v":384200,"taxable":384200}],"taxNow":5445,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"774989","date":"2017-05-05","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-05-05","scope":"THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS PROJECT INCLUDES THE RENNOVATION AS WELL AS ADDITION TO THE EXISTING HOUSE AT 1231 S 13TH ST. THE ADDITION WILL TAKE PLACE OF THE EXISTING 3RD FLOOR ROOF DECK ON THE REAR OF THE HOUSE. A NEW ROOF DECK WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OVER THE EXISTING ROOF ALONG WITH A NEW PILOT HOUSE."},{"number":"856688","date":"2018-03-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-02-16","scope":"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."},{"number":"864463","date":"2018-04-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"100AMP SERVICE WITH GROUNDING USING EXISTING METER & PANEL WIRING OUTLETS, SWITCHES AND HI HAT LIGHTS AND SMOKE DETECTOR AS PER NEC 2008 SOUTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"865391","date":"2018-04-18","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-02-12","scope":"REPLACE DRAIN AND WATER LIENS TO 1 TUB,1 STALL SHOWER,3 VANITY AND 3 TOILETS (SFD)"},{"number":"ZP-2021-001500","date":"2021-06-02","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF THE THIRD STORY ADDITION OVER TWO (2) STORY REAR PORTION OF AN EXISTING THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE; SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLAN. Amendment #1: Amend to revise the roof deck size and pilot house layout, as per the amended plan."},{"number":"RP-2022-011209","date":"2022-12-02","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF THE THIRD STORY ADDITION OVER TWO (2) STORY REAR PORTION OF AN EXISTING THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE; SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLAN. NO ALTERTAIONS IN THE BASEMENT-EXCISTING UTILITES IN THE BASEMNET. NO UNFERPINNING OR EXCAVATIONS IN THE BASEMENT. SPECIAL INSPECTION FOR SOILS, CONCRETE AND LEDGERING FOR ADDITION. **AMEND 1/13/26-Amending roof deck size smaller, pilot house layout to L shape, stairs from 3rd floor to pilot house as per plan**"},{"number":"MP-2025-004598","date":"2025-09-04","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"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 2 new 92% 60K BTU goodman gas furnaces, 2 new 2-1/2 ton AC units, all new ductwork, and 13 diffusers. Both AC units will be located in the backyard."},{"number":"EP-2025-008540","date":"2025-09-04","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install 200 amp ELECTRICAL service with proper grounding and circuit breaker panel ReWire house through out and install lighting ,switches and receptacles outlets as per 2017 nec Install interconnected smoke alarms"},{"number":"PP-2025-011423","date":"2025-09-09","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Installation of plumbing fixtures with piping. 3 LAV, 3 WC, 2 SH/BT, 1 KIT, 1 WAS, 1 HWH"},{"number":"PP-2025-015178","date":"2025-11-24","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-05","scope":"REPAIR/REPLACE CT, FAI, MD & 3/4\" WDP."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":3.61,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":450000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"sale","p":530000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"843110","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Closed","businessName":"Freedom Mortgage (Freedom Mortgage)","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2020-06-09","latestIssueDate":"2020-06-09","expirationDate":"2021-06-08","inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #774989: 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":"6 permits not marked completed: 856688 (Expired), 865391 (Expired), RP-2022-011209 (Issued), MP-2025-004598 (Issued), EP-2025-008540 (Issued). 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 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on May 7, 2024.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #843110: Closed","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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"}]}