{"asOf":"2026-07-10T10:55:34.121Z","block":"100-199 WRIGHT ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/100-199-wright-st","address":"104 WRIGHT ST","parcelNumber":"211439600","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=211439600","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"JAMES THOMAS DEVELOPMENT","coOwner":null,"marketValue":248600,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":310000,"date":"2006-04-28T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":18821.75,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":true,"totalDue":18821.75,"principalDue":13236.13,"penaltyDue":1066.28,"interestDue":2996.71,"otherChargesDue":1522.63,"yearsOwed":5,"oldestYearOwed":2017,"mostRecentYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentPaymentDate":"2019-07-08","assessmentYear":2022,"totalAssessment":196400,"taxableAssessment":196400,"exemptAbatementAssessment":0,"homesteadValue":0,"netTaxAfterHomestead":2749.21,"actionableAtSnapshot":true,"paymentAgreementAtSnapshot":false,"bankruptcyAtSnapshot":false,"sheriffSaleAtSnapshot":true,"assessmentUnderAppealAtSnapshot":false,"yearMonth":"202206"},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.031084244004674,"lng":-75.23222642236014,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.232260144,40.030895639],[-75.232469177,40.031117358],[-75.232195463,40.031273078],[-75.23198225,40.031051229],[-75.232260144,40.030895639]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19127","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":10445,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"538 FORD ST, CONSHOHOCKEN PA, 19428","mailOut":true,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF FOUR(4), FOUR(4) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURES (MAXIMUM HEIGHT 39'-0\") EACH TO INCLUDE CELLAR, COVERED ENTRANCE WAY (FRONT), SECOND FLOOR BALCONY (FRONT), SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR DECKS (REAR), AND ONE(1) INTERIOR PARKI","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2008-05-07","number":"5030","relatedPermit":"134879"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":198200,"taxable":198200},{"y":2017,"v":196400,"taxable":196400},{"y":2018,"v":196400,"taxable":196400},{"y":2019,"v":196400,"taxable":196400},{"y":2020,"v":196400,"taxable":196400},{"y":2021,"v":196400,"taxable":196400},{"y":2022,"v":196400,"taxable":196400},{"y":2023,"v":196400,"taxable":196400},{"y":2024,"v":196400,"taxable":196400},{"y":2025,"v":196400,"taxable":196400},{"y":2026,"v":196400,"taxable":196400},{"y":2027,"v":248600,"taxable":248600}],"taxNow":2749,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"134879","date":"2008-05-12","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-05-12","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF FOUR (4), FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURES (MAXIMUM HEIGHT 39'-0\") EACH TO INCLUDE CELLAR, COVERED ENTRANCE WAY (FRONT), SECOND FLOOR BALCONY (FRONT), SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR DECKS (REAR), AND ONE (1) INTERIOR PARKING SPACE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION.EACH STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING."},{"number":"700515","date":"2016-06-20","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-06-20","scope":"FOR THE EXTENSION OF PERMIT# 134879, CAL# 5030 PURSUANT TO PA ACT 87. THIS EXTENSION TO EXPIRE ON JULY 1, 2016 UNLESS EXTENDED BY OTHER PORTIONS OF THE PHILADELPHIA CODE."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2006,"k":"sale","p":310000},{"y":2008,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 27% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $196,400 to $248,600","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #134879: 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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$18,821.75 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2017–2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"historical-sheriff-sale","level":"attention","title":"A historical sheriff-sale flag needs current docket and title follow-up","finding":"The City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot carried a sheriff-sale flag for this parcel.","why":"That dated flag records collection posture at the snapshot date. It does not prove that a sale is currently scheduled, that a sale occurred, or that title changed.","action":"Check the current Sheriff sale lists and court writ, then confirm the recorded deed, present owner, current payoff, and title chain before relying on the property record.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/foreclosure-sheriff-sales/sheriff-lien-sales/"}],"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/"}]}