{"asOf":"2026-07-11T07:39:21.041Z","block":"600-699 N 15TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/600-699-n-15th-st","address":"660 N 15TH ST","parcelNumber":"084109210","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=084109210","ownerType":"investor","kind":"multi-family","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":true,"buildingClass":"ROW CONV/APT 3 STY MASON","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTH","coOwner":null,"marketValue":489700,"livableArea":3000,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"1968-09-26T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":9,"violations":[{"number":"1607866","date":"2010-01-22","code":"A-301.1/34","title":"PERMB- INSTALL INT PARTITIONS","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975587","date":"2019-10-22","code":"PM15-304.2","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975537","date":"2019-10-22","code":"FC-13-906","title":"GENERAL REQ.- CITE CODE SECTIO","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975579","date":"2019-10-22","code":"FC-13-915.1","title":"FIRE ALARM TESTED/CERTIFIED","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975535","date":"2019-10-22","code":"PM15-304.6","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE WALLS","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975581","date":"2019-10-22","code":"PM15-307","title":"HANDRAILS AND GUARDS","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975582","date":"2019-10-22","code":"PM15-302.9","title":"EXTERIOR AREA GRAFFITI","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975584","date":"2019-10-22","code":"FC-13-907.51","title":"PULL STATION SIGNS","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975585","date":"2019-10-22","code":"PM15-305.3","title":"INTERIOR SURFACES","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975586","date":"2019-10-22","code":"PM15-504.1","title":"PLUMBING SYSTEMS-GENERAL","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"225153","type":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","priority":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","responsibility":"DCC","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2010-01-22","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"1607866","date":"2010-01-22","code":"A-301.1/34","title":"PERMB- INSTALL INT PARTITIONS","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"712520","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATOR","status":"IN VIOLATION","createdDate":"2019-10-23","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"211975587","date":"2019-10-22","code":"PM15-304.2","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975537","date":"2019-10-22","code":"FC-13-906","title":"GENERAL REQ.- CITE CODE SECTIO","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975579","date":"2019-10-22","code":"FC-13-915.1","title":"FIRE ALARM TESTED/CERTIFIED","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975535","date":"2019-10-22","code":"PM15-304.6","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE WALLS","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975581","date":"2019-10-22","code":"PM15-307","title":"HANDRAILS AND GUARDS","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975582","date":"2019-10-22","code":"PM15-302.9","title":"EXTERIOR AREA GRAFFITI","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975584","date":"2019-10-22","code":"FC-13-907.51","title":"PULL STATION SIGNS","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975585","date":"2019-10-22","code":"PM15-305.3","title":"INTERIOR SURFACES","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211975586","date":"2019-10-22","code":"PM15-504.1","title":"PLUMBING SYSTEMS-GENERAL","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2010,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2019,"n":9,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"225153","date":"2010-01-22","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"225153","date":"2010-02-25","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"225153","date":"2010-03-05","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"712520","date":"2019-10-22","type":"CI INSP","status":"FAILED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2010,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2019,"fails":1,"passes":0}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.96627307400887,"lng":-75.16255134027031,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.162667944,39.966321553],[-75.162402579,39.966287635],[-75.162416612,39.966222643],[-75.162707386,39.96626143],[-75.162697673,39.966306269],[-75.162671511,39.966305603],[-75.162667944,39.966321553]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2023-013245","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2023-05-22","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2024-05-22","buildingId":"1062536"},{"number":"BC-2024-016213","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-05-23","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-05-23","buildingId":"1062536"},{"number":"BC-2025-015494","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-06-04","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-06-04","buildingId":"1062536"},{"number":"BC-2026-016073","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-06-04","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-06-04","buildingId":"1062536"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19130","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":1,"lotArea":1935,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"B","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"5","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2013 RIDGE AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19121","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":454100,"taxable":0},{"y":2017,"v":454100,"taxable":0},{"y":2018,"v":454100,"taxable":0},{"y":2019,"v":371100,"taxable":0},{"y":2020,"v":383400,"taxable":0},{"y":2021,"v":383400,"taxable":0},{"y":2022,"v":383400,"taxable":0},{"y":2023,"v":406400,"taxable":0},{"y":2024,"v":406400,"taxable":0},{"y":2025,"v":427800,"taxable":0},{"y":2026,"v":427800,"taxable":0},{"y":2027,"v":489700,"taxable":0}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"346193","date":"2011-06-09","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-07-26","scope":"INTERCONNECT 120 VOLT SMOKE DETECTORS"},{"number":"344620","date":"2011-06-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-02-24","scope":"5 FIXTURES WITH PIPING,FEES WAIVED PER DC FINK"},{"number":"346701","date":"2012-03-05","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-06-16","scope":"INSTALL ONE GOODMAN GMS090 WARM AIR FURNACE"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2010,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2010,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2012,"k":"sale","p":75000},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"9 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"9 open L&I violations","finding":"10 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 0 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Oct 22, 2019.","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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"},{"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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jun 4, 2027","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}