{"asOf":"2026-07-10T16:51:52.975Z","block":"700-799 N 40TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/700-799-n-40th-st","address":"724 N 40TH ST","parcelNumber":"061168300","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=061168300","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"multi-family","isHouse":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"S/D CONV APT 3 STY MASON","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"ROSS DENNIS H","coOwner":null,"marketValue":319600,"livableArea":2325,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":285000,"date":"2019-09-23T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.96634348678755,"lng":-75.20321710670639,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.20302638,39.966392848],[-75.203020448,39.966332557],[-75.20340633,39.966294182],[-75.203415182,39.966354215],[-75.20302638,39.966392848]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19104","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":2398,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"B-","basement":null,"heater":"H","centralAir":false,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":5,"homestead":false,"mail":"2146 MATHER WAY APT B, ELKINS PARK PA, 19027","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[{"year":2015,"total":0.01,"principal":0,"interest":0,"penalty":0},{"year":2016,"total":207.77,"principal":104.46,"interest":3.81,"penalty":1.04}],"taxNet":207.78,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":96500,"taxable":96500},{"y":2017,"v":96500,"taxable":96500},{"y":2018,"v":96500,"taxable":96500},{"y":2019,"v":81300,"taxable":81300},{"y":2020,"v":84400,"taxable":84400},{"y":2021,"v":84400,"taxable":84400},{"y":2022,"v":84400,"taxable":84400},{"y":2023,"v":391000,"taxable":391000},{"y":2024,"v":391000,"taxable":391000},{"y":2025,"v":463500,"taxable":463500},{"y":2026,"v":463500,"taxable":463500},{"y":2027,"v":319600,"taxable":319600}],"taxNow":6488,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"1019384","date":"2019-10-21","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-08","scope":"EZ STANDARD LIMITED COMMERCIAL ALTERATIONS & REPAIRS- For the limited demolition and commercial alterations without submitting plans as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."},{"number":"1049322","date":"2020-02-26","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-26","scope":"CHANGE USE FROM FOUR(4) UNITS TO THREE(3) UNITS IN AN EXISTING THREE(3)STORY, WITH FIVE(5) EXISTING GARAGES.*NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"1038990","date":"2020-02-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-06-09","scope":"FOR EXTERIOR AND LEVEL III INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW WINDOWS AND NEW NON-LOADBEARING PARTITION FRAMING AND FIRE-RESISTANCE RATED SEPARATIONS PER PLANS. FOR THE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS TO A NEW TOTAL OF THREE (3) UNITS (R-2 USE & OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION UNCHANGED) THROUGHOUT THE EXISTING THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED WITH A MINIMUM OF AN NFPA 13R SYSTEM. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"MP-2021-006375","date":"2022-05-10","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-08-25","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. 3 hvacsystems first system located in basement gas fired 90% gas fired furnace 2-ton evaporator coil condenser located in the back yard ductwork located on basement and first floor second system located on second floor 2-ton air handler heat pump located in backyard ductwork throughout second floor third system located on third floor 2-ton air handler heat pump located on roof deck total diffusers 15"},{"number":"FP-2022-002944","date":"2023-02-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NFPA 13R SYSTEM FOR A MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING SERVICED BY A TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A 2-INCH WILKINS 350XL BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"PP-2023-006886","date":"2023-06-17","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-09-12","scope":"Install waterlines drain lines and set 18 fixtures"},{"number":"ZP-2023-007478","date":"2023-07-25","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family"},{"number":"EP-2023-003986","date":"2023-12-28","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-01-30","scope":"Install 600 amp electrical service. Install wiring throughout. Install lighting, switches, receptacles, and smoke/co alarms as per specified engineering plans and 2017 NEC. Install new fire alarm system as per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"CP-2024-001087","date":"2024-07-24","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-04-01","scope":"FOR LEVEL III ALTERATIONS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED WITH NFPA 13R. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION AND EXCAVATION."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":285000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"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":["5 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #1049322: 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: 1038990 (Expired), MP-2021-006375 (Expired), FP-2022-002944 (Issued), PP-2023-006886 (Expired), EP-2023-003986 (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":"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":"5 fire/suppression-related permits 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":"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"}]}