{"asOf":"2026-07-10T11:22:56.507Z","block":"2400-2499 WAVERLY ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/2400-2499-waverly-st","address":"2424 WAVERLY ST","parcelNumber":"081113700","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=081113700","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"GHAZVINIAN JOHN","coOwner":null,"marketValue":720500,"livableArea":964,"yearBuilt":1950,"lastSale":{"price":395000,"date":"2006-12-15T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"4169689","date":"2016-12-13","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT  IDENTIF","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"566501","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2016-12-13","completedDate":"2017-01-18","violations":[{"number":"4169689","date":"2016-12-13","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT  IDENTIF","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2016,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"566501","date":"2016-12-05","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"566501","date":"2017-01-17","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2016,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2017,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.947000361929035,"lng":-75.18136998556693,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.181329994,39.947065945],[-75.181362039,39.946928516],[-75.181409957,39.946935182],[-75.181378024,39.947071872],[-75.181329994,39.947065945]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":3,"baths":1,"stories":2,"lotArea":700,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2424 WAVERLY ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19146","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":300000,"taxable":275100},{"y":2017,"v":300000,"taxable":275100},{"y":2018,"v":300000,"taxable":275100},{"y":2019,"v":372600,"taxable":339400},{"y":2020,"v":385000,"taxable":351800},{"y":2021,"v":385000,"taxable":351800},{"y":2022,"v":723000,"taxable":385000},{"y":2023,"v":655900,"taxable":310401},{"y":2024,"v":655900,"taxable":310401},{"y":2025,"v":736100,"taxable":348355},{"y":2026,"v":736100,"taxable":348355},{"y":2027,"v":720500,"taxable":340972}],"taxNow":4876,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"855635","date":"2018-05-18","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-03-22","scope":"REMOVAL OF 1 STORY REAR ADDITION AND REPLACE WITH 2 STORY REAR ADDITION"},{"number":"855632","date":"2018-05-18","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-18","scope":"REMOVAL OF 1 STORY REAR ADDITION. TWO STORY REAR ADDITION PER PLANS."},{"number":"884921","date":"2018-08-02","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-03","scope":"REPLACE 100A, 20- CIRCUIT PANEL, 8- CIRCUIT FUSE BOX WITH A 200A SERVICE W/42- CIRCUIT PANEL. ALL NEW BRANCH CIRCUIT WIRING, 5- KITCHEN CIRCUITS, 1-BATHROOM, BEDROOM AND LIGHTING CKT. KITCHEN & BATHROOM HI-HAT.... PER 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BUILDING"},{"number":"903459","date":"2018-08-20","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-03-22","scope":"1ST FLOOR KITCHEN SINK, DISPOSAL, DISHWASHER 2ND FLOOR 2 TOILETS, 2 SINKS, TUB, SHOWER AND WASHER (SFD) THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.12,"timeline":[{"y":2004,"k":"sale","p":352500},{"y":2006,"k":"sale","p":395000},{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2016,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 88% in 2022, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $385,000 to $723,000","no permit shown in 2021-2023"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"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 Jan 17, 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":"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/"},{"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"}]}