{"asOf":"2026-07-10T10:00:49.526Z","block":"800-899 E CHELTEN AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/800-899-e-chelten-ave","address":"840 E CHELTEN AVE","parcelNumber":"122117700","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=122117700","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"RAM PHILA COMMUNITY 12 LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":21300,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":36700,"date":"2022-04-07T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"1061486","date":"2008-07-28","title":"VACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1061485","date":"2008-07-28","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"2858797","date":"2013-07-11","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"2858796","date":"2013-07-11","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"3636206","date":"2015-07-14","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"3636207","date":"2015-07-14","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"3966508","date":"2016-06-08","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"3966507","date":"2016-06-08","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"VI-2026-037139","date":"2026-05-29","title":"POSTING OF PERMITS \n","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2026-05-29"},{"number":"VI-2026-037140","date":"2026-05-29","title":"POSTING OF PERMITS \n","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2026-05-29"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"171682","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2008-07-28","completedDate":"2010-02-17","violations":[{"number":"1061486","date":"2008-07-28","title":"VACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1061485","date":"2008-07-28","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}]},{"number":"390863","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2013-07-11","completedDate":"2013-09-18","violations":[{"number":"2858797","date":"2013-07-11","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"2858796","date":"2013-07-11","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}]},{"number":"491391","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2015-07-14","completedDate":"2015-09-08","violations":[{"number":"3636206","date":"2015-07-14","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"3636207","date":"2015-07-14","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}]},{"number":"537851","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2016-06-08","completedDate":"2016-07-26","violations":[{"number":"3966508","date":"2016-06-08","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"3966507","date":"2016-06-08","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}]},{"number":"CF-2026-060995","type":"SITE VIOLATION NOTICE","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"SVN ISSUED, BALANCE DUE","createdDate":"2026-05-29","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2026-037139","date":"2026-05-29","title":"POSTING OF PERMITS \n","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2026-05-29"}]},{"number":"CF-2026-061002","type":"SITE VIOLATION NOTICE","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"SVN ISSUED, BALANCE DUE","createdDate":"2026-05-29","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2026-037140","date":"2026-05-29","title":"POSTING OF PERMITS \n","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2026-05-29"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2008,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2013,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2015,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2016,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2026,"n":2,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"7421","date":"2003-04-18","type":"L_INITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"7421","date":"2003-09-05","type":"L_FINAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"7421","date":"2003-09-05","type":"L_BARGEBRD","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"7421","date":"2004-02-12","type":"L_STUCCO","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-060995","date":"2026-05-29","type":null,"status":null},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-061002","date":"2026-05-29","type":null,"status":null}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.04627598774937,"lng":-75.16352645445696,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.163341967,40.046188328],[-75.163374337,40.046156801],[-75.163710621,40.046363082],[-75.163677134,40.04639476],[-75.163341967,40.046188328]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19138","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":1778,"zoning":"RM1","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1635 MARKET STREET 1600, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19103","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[{"year":1997,"total":2531.11,"principal":760.29,"interest":1311.5,"penalty":53.22},{"year":1998,"total":2450.36,"principal":760.29,"interest":1243.07,"penalty":53.22},{"year":1999,"total":2369.63,"principal":760.29,"interest":1174.65,"penalty":53.22},{"year":2000,"total":2288.88,"principal":760.29,"interest":1106.22,"penalty":53.22},{"year":2001,"total":2208.13,"principal":760.29,"interest":1037.79,"penalty":53.22},{"year":2002,"total":2127.4,"principal":760.29,"interest":969.37,"penalty":53.22},{"year":2003,"total":2046.65,"principal":760.29,"interest":900.94,"penalty":53.22},{"year":2004,"total":101.29,"principal":30.41,"interest":33.3,"penalty":2.13},{"year":2005,"total":98.06,"principal":30.41,"interest":30.56,"penalty":2.13},{"year":2006,"total":94.84,"principal":30.41,"interest":27.83,"penalty":2.13},{"year":2007,"total":91.6,"principal":30.41,"interest":25.09,"penalty":2.13},{"year":2008,"total":88.37,"principal":30.41,"interest":22.35,"penalty":2.13},{"year":2009,"total":85.15,"principal":30.41,"interest":19.62,"penalty":2.13},{"year":2010,"total":81.92,"principal":30.41,"interest":16.88,"penalty":2.13},{"year":2011,"total":84.13,"principal":33.42,"interest":15.54,"penalty":2.34},{"year":2012,"total":82.79,"principal":34.71,"interest":13.02,"penalty":2.43},{"year":2013,"total":81.1,"principal":35.96,"interest":10.25,"penalty":2.52},{"year":2014,"total":343.84,"principal":161.81,"interest":31.55,"penalty":11.33},{"year":2015,"total":326.66,"principal":161.81,"interest":16.99,"penalty":11.33},{"year":2016,"total":275.56,"principal":169.03,"interest":2.54,"penalty":1.69}],"taxNet":17857.47,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":10500,"taxable":10500},{"y":2017,"v":26000,"taxable":26000},{"y":2018,"v":26000,"taxable":26000},{"y":2019,"v":26000,"taxable":26000},{"y":2020,"v":26000,"taxable":26000},{"y":2021,"v":26000,"taxable":26000},{"y":2022,"v":26000,"taxable":26000},{"y":2023,"v":10500,"taxable":10500},{"y":2024,"v":10500,"taxable":10500},{"y":2025,"v":24500,"taxable":24500},{"y":2026,"v":24500,"taxable":24500},{"y":2027,"v":21300,"taxable":21300}],"taxNow":343,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2025-006415","date":"2025-09-11","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS"},{"number":"CP-2025-006091","date":"2026-03-25","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE. FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING CONTAINING FOUR (4) DWELLING UNITS. BUILDING IS FULLY SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. **A BARRIER SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN EIGHT (8) FEET OF THE BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2018 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.** SEPARATE PERMIITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"SP-2026-000349","date":"2026-04-03","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Site / Utility Permit for CP-2025-006091"},{"number":"PP-2026-004888","date":"2026-04-28","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install 6 water closets, 6 lavatories, 6 tub/shower, 4 kitchen sinks, and 4 laundry. Install piping throughout."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2013,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2016,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"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":["4 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"3 permits not marked completed: CP-2025-006091 (Issued), SP-2026-000349 (Issued), PP-2026-004888 (Issued).","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 10 historical violations across 6 cases.","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/"}]}