{"asOf":"2026-07-10T13:01:05.463Z","block":"400-499 W WINGOHOCKING ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/400-499-w-wingohocking-st","address":"438 W WINGOHOCKING ST","parcelNumber":"072267210","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=072267210","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"ANDERSON KENYATTA","coOwner":null,"marketValue":207700,"livableArea":1020,"yearBuilt":1940,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2022-05-05T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.0194102011134,"lng":-75.1336014750237,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.133563396,40.019474263],[-75.133590151,40.019338788],[-75.133639007,40.019345172],[-75.133613527,40.019481322],[-75.133563396,40.019474263]]]},"liDistrict":"EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19140","beds":3,"baths":2,"stories":2,"lotArea":960,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C-","basement":null,"heater":"H","centralAir":true,"extCond":"2","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"438 W WINGOHOCKING ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19140","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"Permit for use Visitor Accommodations in an existing attached structure.","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2024-10-29","number":"ZP-2024-004759","relatedPermit":"ZP-2024-004759"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":56100,"taxable":0},{"y":2017,"v":56100,"taxable":0},{"y":2018,"v":56100,"taxable":0},{"y":2019,"v":49200,"taxable":19200},{"y":2020,"v":37600,"taxable":0},{"y":2021,"v":37600,"taxable":0},{"y":2022,"v":37600,"taxable":0},{"y":2023,"v":87600,"taxable":87600},{"y":2024,"v":87600,"taxable":87600},{"y":2025,"v":117700,"taxable":117700},{"y":2026,"v":117700,"taxable":117700},{"y":2027,"v":207700,"taxable":207700}],"taxNow":1648,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"705153","date":"2016-07-20","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-03","scope":"REPLACE 5\" CURB TRAP, 4\" FRESH AIR INLET, HOUSE DRAIN PA ONE CALL #2016-1720827"},{"number":"RP-2023-000201","date":"2023-02-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-16","scope":"Existing 2 story with basement, single family home. Full interior renovation. Basement slab replacement. No excavation or lowering. New egress well in rear of basement. details as shown on plan. basement egress shall comply R310.1 of IRC 2018."},{"number":"PP-2023-003672","date":"2023-03-23","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-16","scope":"INSTALL 2 toilets, 2 vanities, 2 tubs, 1 laundry, 1 kitchen, 1 dish washer. 1 injector pump 1 water heater 10 TOAL FIXTURES"},{"number":"MP-2023-001670","date":"2023-04-19","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-16","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. new Duct work with system hvac installation Carrier Airhandler 3.5ton 1400Cfm, Heat packed 10kWt and Heat pump 3.5 ton 15Seer, R410"},{"number":"EP-2023-003571","date":"2023-04-19","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-12-21","scope":"WIRING HOUSE TO INCLUDE CONVENIENT LIGHTING WORK PER THE 2017 NEC"},{"number":"PP-2024-012491","date":"2024-09-12","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-09-15","scope":"Replace curb Trap / replace fresh air inlet"},{"number":"ZP-2024-004759","date":"2024-09-18","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Visitor Accommodations"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"818537","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"WANDA & GREGORY ANDERSON","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2019-07-18","latestIssueDate":"2021-09-30","expirationDate":"2022-07-17","inactiveDate":"2022-09-15"},{"number":"946074","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Kenyatta Anderson","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2024-03-07","latestIssueDate":"2026-03-01","expirationDate":"2027-03-06","inactiveDate":null}],"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":["6 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 76% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $117,700 to $207,700","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-2024-004759: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2024-004759.","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":"1 permit not marked completed: PP-2024-012491 (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-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","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 1940 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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"}],"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"}]}