{"asOf":"2026-07-10T17:57:06.319Z","block":"300-399 S 16TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/300-399-s-16th-st","address":"344 S 16TH ST","parcelNumber":"081158300","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=081158300","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"FOTOPOULOS ANTHONY C TR","coOwner":"FOTOPOULOS MEGHAN H TR","marketValue":1477000,"livableArea":3228,"yearBuilt":1800,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2024-11-19T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94632037045313,"lng":-75.16852202986327,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.168628947,39.946355981],[-75.168376296,39.946327051],[-75.168385453,39.94628117],[-75.168670551,39.946314926],[-75.168654954,39.946359404],[-75.168628947,39.946355981]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19102","beds":4,"baths":3,"stories":4,"lotArea":1320,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"C","basement":"D","heater":"B","centralAir":true,"extCond":"4","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"344 S 16TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19102","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":913300,"taxable":883300},{"y":2017,"v":913300,"taxable":883300},{"y":2018,"v":913300,"taxable":883300},{"y":2019,"v":1165300,"taxable":1125300},{"y":2020,"v":970000,"taxable":925000},{"y":2021,"v":970000,"taxable":925000},{"y":2022,"v":970000,"taxable":925000},{"y":2023,"v":1297900,"taxable":1217900},{"y":2024,"v":1297900,"taxable":1217900},{"y":2025,"v":1388000,"taxable":1288000},{"y":2026,"v":1388000,"taxable":1288000},{"y":2027,"v":1477000,"taxable":1377000}],"taxNow":18029,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"177930","date":"2008-09-18","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-11-26","scope":"INSTALL CLERESTORY WINDOW IN OPENING PREVIOUSLY BRICKED UP. SIZE TO REMAIN THE SAME AS ORIGINAL. INSTALL LENTIL IF REQUIRED. REPLACE EXISTING SKYLIGHT."},{"number":"178707","date":"2008-09-23","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-10-15","scope":"AMEND PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT #177930. MINOR FRAMING WITH 2X6 LUMBER TO LOWER THE EXISTING SHED/BATHROOM ROOF ON THE FIRST FLOOR TO ALLOW CLEARANCE FOR THE NEW WINDOW ON THE 2ND FLOOR ( APPROVED UNDER A/P# 177930.) NO CHANGE IN EXTERIOR DIMENSION OR APPEARANCE OF PROPERTY."},{"number":"183959","date":"2008-11-03","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-06-02","scope":"CUT IN NEW WINDOW OPENING AS PER PLANS. GUT OUT 2ND FLOOR BATHROOM & BEDROOM TO RENOVATE."},{"number":"187151","date":"2008-11-07","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-06-12","scope":"REROUGH BATHROOM - TUB, TOILET, LAV AND SHOWER"},{"number":"189242","date":"2008-11-20","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALLED (12) RECESSED LIGHTS, 4- 3-WAY SWITCHES, SINGLE POLE SWITCH, RECEPTACLE FOR WASHER. DRYER RECEPTACLE..... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2005 NEC"},{"number":"334079","date":"2011-04-06","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-08-10","scope":"ROOF REPLACEMENT. TIMBER LINE SHINGLE. WHITE SHINGLE"},{"number":"466360","date":"2013-04-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-05-01","scope":"REPLACE CURB TRAP AND MAIN HOUSE DRAIN"},{"number":"618416","date":"2015-06-17","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2017-03-04","scope":"PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION REGISTERED PROPERTY. FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF AN EXISTING AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM TO INCLUDE A NEW CONDENSING UNIT OF 13 SEER AND A MATCHING A-COIL UNIT. THE EXISTING HEATING UNIT REMAINS. ** POST THIS PERMIT**"},{"number":"EP-2021-001831","date":"2021-03-02","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-21","scope":"Install two 200 amp disconnects above the new trough for the main 200 amp feeder cables. Run a 20 amp 240 volt circuit for a new kitchen appliance Run a 15 amp 120 volt circuit for a new kitchen appliance whole house Square D Complete Home Surge Protective (CHSP) device. 200amp 30ckt Homeline Service Fish Only As per 2014 nec"},{"number":"RP-2024-012382","date":"2025-02-11","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-02","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF WINDOWS AT THE REAR OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. NO CHANGE IN OPENING DIMENSIONS."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":0.74,"timeline":[{"y":2000,"k":"sale","p":460000},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2010,"k":"sale","p":800000},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 34% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $970,000 to $1,297,900","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: 618416 (EXPIRED), RP-2024-012382 (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":"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.","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/"},{"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/"}],"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"}]}