{"asOf":"2026-07-10T00:13:03.588Z","block":"200-299 N HOBART ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/200-299-n-hobart-st","address":"247 N HOBART ST","parcelNumber":"042229700","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=042229700","ownerType":"investor","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"TCS ANIKA HOMES ACQUISITIONS 5 LLC","marketValue":170700,"livableArea":1076,"yearBuilt":1920,"lastSale":{"price":40000,"date":"2022-02-14T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2012,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2014,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2021,"n":3,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2012,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2013,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2014,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2015,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2021,"fails":3,"passes":0},{"y":2022,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":39.965701384625106,"lng":-75.23707003267643,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.236941775,39.965704193],[-75.236949747,39.965666487],[-75.237198671,39.965699149],[-75.23719078,39.965736357],[-75.236941775,39.965704193]]]},"zip":"19139","beds":3,"baths":1,"stories":1,"lotArea":994,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"2","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"107 SOUTH 02ND STREET 3RD FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19106","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[{"year":2014,"total":35.13,"principal":21.3,"interest":4.16,"penalty":1.49},{"year":2015,"total":1008.22,"principal":653.38,"interest":68.6,"penalty":45.74},{"year":2016,"total":1083.61,"principal":912.74,"interest":13.7,"penalty":9.13}],"taxNet":2126.96,"taxLien":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":true,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":56700,"taxable":56700},{"y":2017,"v":56700,"taxable":56700},{"y":2018,"v":56700,"taxable":56700},{"y":2019,"v":56900,"taxable":56900},{"y":2020,"v":59100,"taxable":14100},{"y":2021,"v":59100,"taxable":14100},{"y":2022,"v":59100,"taxable":14100},{"y":2023,"v":72000,"taxable":72000},{"y":2024,"v":72000,"taxable":72000},{"y":2025,"v":150000,"taxable":75000},{"y":2026,"v":150000,"taxable":75000},{"y":2027,"v":170700,"taxable":85350}],"taxNow":1195,"familyHeld":true,"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":1.46,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":40000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":true,"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","failed L&I inspection activity in 2021"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 5 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2022"],"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 108% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $72,000 to $150,000","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"The parcel summary indicates an active Rental License; a detailed license row is not present in this payload.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1920 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"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/"}],"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"}]}