{"asOf":"2026-07-10T10:23:32.616Z","block":"1700-1799 WATERLOO ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1700-1799-waterloo-st","address":"1774 WATERLOO ST","parcelNumber":"183081400","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=183081400","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"MILLER KYLE","coOwner":null,"marketValue":209500,"livableArea":776,"yearBuilt":1920,"lastSale":{"price":15000,"date":"2016-06-01T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"1139109","date":"2008-03-11","title":"VACANT PROP STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"150725","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2008-03-11","completedDate":"2011-10-28","violations":[{"number":"1139109","date":"2008-03-11","title":"VACANT PROP STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2008,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"150725","date":"2008-03-11","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"150725","date":"2008-10-27","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"150725","date":"2011-10-28","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2008,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2011,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.977233231627686,"lng":-75.13550958087293,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.135435956,39.977240965],[-75.135441463,39.977210059],[-75.135583324,39.977225075],[-75.135576111,39.97725678],[-75.135435956,39.977240965]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19122","beds":2,"baths":1,"stories":2,"lotArea":545,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":"D","heater":"B","centralAir":false,"extCond":"7","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1774 WATERLOO ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19122","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF THIRD FLOOR ADDITION ABOVE THE EXISTING SECOND FLOOR AS PART OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE AND AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE. USE AS HOUSEHOLD LIVING SINGLE DWELLING. SIZE","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2019-12-04","number":"38267","relatedPermit":"968399"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":73400,"taxable":73400},{"y":2017,"v":73400,"taxable":73400},{"y":2018,"v":73400,"taxable":73400},{"y":2019,"v":138100,"taxable":138100},{"y":2020,"v":137100,"taxable":137100},{"y":2021,"v":137100,"taxable":137100},{"y":2022,"v":137100,"taxable":137100},{"y":2023,"v":173500,"taxable":173500},{"y":2024,"v":173500,"taxable":173500},{"y":2025,"v":214700,"taxable":214700},{"y":2026,"v":214700,"taxable":214700},{"y":2027,"v":209500,"taxable":209500}],"taxNow":3005,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"968399","date":"2020-01-10","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-01-10","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF THIRD FLOOR ADDITION ABOVE THE EXISTING SECOND FLOOR AS PART OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE AND AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE. USE AS HOUSEHOLD LIVING SINGLE DWELLING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"RP-2020-005944","date":"2020-11-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-02-03","scope":"ERECTION OF THIRD FLOOR ADDITION ABOVE EXISTING TWO STORIES, ADDITION IN CONJUNCTION WITH REAR THREE STORY ADDITION TO INCLUDE A ROOF ACCESS STAIR ENCLOSURE AND A ROOFTOP DECK AS PER ATTACHED PLANS"},{"number":"EP-2021-008396","date":"2021-09-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-02-03","scope":"Re-wire throughout, install new receptacles, switches, light fixtures, install 200 amp new service, and panel as per 2014 nec."},{"number":"PP-2021-014254","date":"2021-10-19","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-02-03","scope":"Install new toilets, kitchen sink, tubs, and a dish washer, bathroom sink"},{"number":"FP-2022-002494","date":"2022-09-28","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-02-03","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING TO BE SERVED BY A ONE (1) INCH COMBINED DOMESTIC & FIRE SERVICE LINE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE RP-2020-005944 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"MP-2022-005005","date":"2022-09-29","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-02-03","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (install new 80 k btu and 8 diffusers)."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2008,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2011,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":15000},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"429587","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"SEAN CLARK","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2007-11-26","latestIssueDate":"2007-11-26","expirationDate":"2008-02-29","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #38267: OPEN · Granted; related permit 968399.","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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"5 permits not marked completed: RP-2020-005944 (Expired), EP-2021-008396 (Expired), PP-2021-014254 (Expired), FP-2022-002494 (Expired), MP-2022-005005 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 28, 2011.","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":"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"}]}