{"asOf":"2026-07-10T11:22:56.507Z","block":"2400-2499 WAVERLY ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/2400-2499-waverly-st","address":"2419 WAVERLY ST","parcelNumber":"081101500","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=081101500","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"DAVIDSON BARBARA","coOwner":null,"marketValue":591200,"livableArea":700,"yearBuilt":1950,"lastSale":{"price":125500,"date":"1990-05-31T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"4211560","date":"2017-01-30","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT  IDENTIF","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"571118","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2017-01-30","completedDate":"2017-03-27","violations":[{"number":"4211560","date":"2017-01-30","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT  IDENTIF","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2017,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"571118","date":"2017-01-27","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"571118","date":"2017-03-27","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2017,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.947198127882835,"lng":-75.18116282608548,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.1811227,39.94725972],[-75.181152729,39.947130194],[-75.18120322,39.947136918],[-75.181172528,39.947266269],[-75.1811227,39.94725972]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":2,"baths":1,"stories":2,"lotArea":700,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":false,"extCond":"4","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"2419 WAVERLY ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19146","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF A ONE-STORY ADDITION AND ONE ROOFTOP DECK WITH NO PILOT HOUSE, (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION) AS PART OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED TWO-STORY STRUCTURE.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2017-12-20","number":"30759","relatedPermit":"823472"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":329600,"taxable":299600},{"y":2017,"v":329600,"taxable":299600},{"y":2018,"v":329600,"taxable":299600},{"y":2019,"v":411800,"taxable":371800},{"y":2020,"v":425500,"taxable":380500},{"y":2021,"v":425500,"taxable":380500},{"y":2022,"v":425500,"taxable":380500},{"y":2023,"v":492000,"taxable":412000},{"y":2024,"v":492000,"taxable":412000},{"y":2025,"v":571000,"taxable":471000},{"y":2026,"v":571000,"taxable":471000},{"y":2027,"v":591200,"taxable":491200}],"taxNow":6593,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"823472","date":"2018-01-04","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-01-04","scope":"AMEND ZONING/USE PERMIT APPLICATION NUMBER 783717 PER AUTHORIZATION RECEIVED FROM AND AUTHORIZATION LETTER ISSUED BY TH EZONING BOARD OF AJUSTMENT (CALENDAR NUMBER 30759) TO PROVIDE/READ AS FOLLOWS: THE ERECTION OF A ONE-STORY, THIRD FLOOR ADDITION ON/UPON AN EXISITNG ATTACHED TWO-STORY STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR AND AN EXISTING 6'-0\" TALL REAR YARD MASONRY FENCE WALL. ALL FOR USE AS AN EXISTING ONE (1) FAMILY DWELLING. SEE PLANS ATTACHED TO/INCLUDE WITH THIS APPLICATION. FOR SIZE AND LOCATION."},{"number":"896083","date":"2018-09-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-01-05","scope":"ONE (1) STORY \"MASTER SUITE\" ADDITION TO EXISTING TWO (2) STORY ROW HOME. INTERIOR RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS INCLUDE LIVING SPACES, BATHROOMS AND KITCHEN. FACADE IMPROVEMENTS AT BOTH FRONT AND REAR OF HOME INCLUDE NEW EXTERIOR DOORS AND WINDOWS ( DETAILS AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN)>"},{"number":"938428","date":"2019-01-02","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-03","scope":"PEX & PVC THROUGHOUT FOR 1-KITCHEN SINK, 1-DISHWASHER, 1-WASHER BOX, 3-WATER CLOSETS, 3-LAVS, 2-SHOWERS THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"943176","date":"2019-01-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"COMPLETE REWIRE AND 200A SERVICE"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2017,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #30759: OPEN · Granted; related permit 823472.","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":"2 permits not marked completed: 896083 (Expired), 943176 (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, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 27, 2017.","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":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"},{"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"}]}