{"asOf":"2026-07-10T04:12:17.985Z","block":"700-799 S RANDOLPH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/700-799-s-randolph-st","address":"728 S RANDOLPH ST","parcelNumber":"023141400","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=023141400","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"SICKS WILLIAM","marketValue":375000,"livableArea":1344,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":330000,"date":"2022-10-14T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2020,"n":3,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2020,"fails":2,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":39.94017784521181,"lng":-75.1520981095871,"geom":null,"zip":"19147","beds":2,"baths":2,"stories":3,"lotArea":708,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":"C","heater":"A","centralAir":false,"extCond":"4","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"517 FITZWATER ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19147","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Appeal Against L&I","grounds":"Appeal Against L&I for the revocation of permit ZP-2023-013293","status":"In Process","outcome":"Complete","date":"2024-08-02","number":"HA-2024-001641"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF FENCE AND ROLL UP SECURITY GATE AT REAR OF EXISTING STRUCTURE FACING SOUTH RANDOLPH STREET AND CREATE OF ONE OFF STREET REAR SURFACE PARKING SPACE ACCESSORY TO EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVE","status":"Prepare Meeting","outcome":null,"date":"2026-12-02","number":"ZP-2026-004280"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":319400,"taxable":319400},{"y":2017,"v":319400,"taxable":319400},{"y":2018,"v":319400,"taxable":319400},{"y":2019,"v":385000,"taxable":385000},{"y":2020,"v":385000,"taxable":385000},{"y":2021,"v":385000,"taxable":385000},{"y":2022,"v":385000,"taxable":385000},{"y":2023,"v":330000,"taxable":330000},{"y":2024,"v":330000,"taxable":330000},{"y":2025,"v":100000,"taxable":100000},{"y":2026,"v":100000,"taxable":100000},{"y":2027,"v":375000,"taxable":375000}],"taxNow":5249,"familyHeld":true,"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":330000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Party Wall Protection"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"demo"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal filed"}],"rented":false,"signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 7 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 275% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $100,000 to $375,000","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2026-004280: Prepare Meeting.","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/"}],"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"}]}