{"asOf":"2026-07-09T22:32:48.110Z","block":"2100-2199 N ORKNEY ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/2100-2199-n-orkney-st","address":"2138 N ORKNEY ST","parcelNumber":"191284601","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=191284601","ownerType":"investor","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":true,"buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTH","coOwner":null,"marketValue":124100,"livableArea":800,"yearBuilt":1925,"lastSale":{"price":11100,"date":"1970-04-25T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"taxOwed":0,"lat":39.98374110990089,"lng":-75.14166547422018,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.14174872,39.983729547],[-75.141740502,39.983773319],[-75.141581772,39.983752431],[-75.141590251,39.983709534],[-75.14174872,39.983729547]]]},"zip":"19122","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":2,"lotArea":720,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"C","basement":"D","heater":"H","centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2013 RIDGE AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19121","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":0,"abated":true,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":27400,"taxable":0},{"y":2017,"v":27400,"taxable":0},{"y":2018,"v":27400,"taxable":0},{"y":2019,"v":27200,"taxable":0},{"y":2020,"v":20800,"taxable":0},{"y":2021,"v":20800,"taxable":0},{"y":2022,"v":20800,"taxable":0},{"y":2023,"v":34700,"taxable":0},{"y":2024,"v":34700,"taxable":0},{"y":2025,"v":58800,"taxable":0},{"y":2026,"v":58800,"taxable":0},{"y":2027,"v":124100,"taxable":0}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":true,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 111% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $58,800 to $124,100","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"The parcel summary indicates an active Rental License; a detailed license row is not present in this payload.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1925 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}