{"asOf":"2026-07-10T10:23:32.616Z","block":"1700-1799 WATERLOO ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1700-1799-waterloo-st","address":"1764 WATERLOO ST","parcelNumber":"183080900","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=183080900","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"BRENNAN JOHN WALTER JR","coOwner":null,"marketValue":635300,"livableArea":2001,"yearBuilt":2021,"lastSale":{"price":499000,"date":"2021-09-08T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.97705642082891,"lng":-75.13554853524099,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.135471781,39.977066912],[-75.135479155,39.977028311],[-75.135626083,39.97704615],[-75.135617233,39.977084459],[-75.135471781,39.977066912]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19122","beds":4,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":591,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1764 WATERLOO ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19122","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":4000,"taxable":4000},{"y":2017,"v":21200,"taxable":21200},{"y":2018,"v":21200,"taxable":21200},{"y":2019,"v":21200,"taxable":21200},{"y":2020,"v":21200,"taxable":21200},{"y":2021,"v":21200,"taxable":21200},{"y":2022,"v":21200,"taxable":21200},{"y":2023,"v":499000,"taxable":99800},{"y":2024,"v":499000,"taxable":99800},{"y":2025,"v":557600,"taxable":111520},{"y":2026,"v":557600,"taxable":111520},{"y":2027,"v":635300,"taxable":127000}],"taxNow":1561,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"892773","date":"2018-11-21","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-21","scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE HOUSE ACCESS STRUCTURE.USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING"},{"number":"892776","date":"2018-11-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-08-16","scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE HOUSE ACCESS STRUCTURE.USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING"},{"number":"MP-2020-003667","date":"2020-10-26","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-08-16","scope":"Installing warm air appliances via duct work. 80.000btu (95%) furnace located in the basement, with 3 ton (13seer) condenser located in the back of the house AS PER EZ STANDARD"},{"number":"FP-2020-002429","date":"2020-12-29","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-12","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NFPA 13D FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING SERVICED BY A COMBINED ONE INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A WATER METER ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D STANDARD."},{"number":"EP-2021-000707","date":"2021-01-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-05-21","scope":"Install 200amp service complete with ground wire throughout outlets switches lights G.F.C.I smoke detector per N.E.C CODE 2014"},{"number":"PP-2020-013565","date":"2021-02-10","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-12","scope":"3 WC,3 TUBS, 3 BATHROOM SINKS, 1 KITCHEN, 1 LAUNDRY, 1 WH"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"land","p":57150},{"y":2018,"k":"land","p":57150},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":499000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 2 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2021"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 2254% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $21,200 to $499,000","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #892773: COMPLETED.","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":"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/"}],"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.","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"}]}