{"asOf":"2026-07-10T01:17:19.282Z","block":"6500-6599 LAWNTON ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/6500-6599-lawnton-st","address":"6558 LAWNTON ST","parcelNumber":"213436058","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=213436058","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"APEX PROPERTIES UNLIMITED","marketValue":133600,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2013-03-21T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2015,"n":2,"worst":null}],"taxOwed":1253.81,"lat":40.04111097311102,"lng":-75.2211109373347,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.221121276,40.041215975],[-75.220985444,40.04120972],[-75.220992756,40.041115895],[-75.221144913,40.04098915],[-75.221260179,40.041044217],[-75.221121276,40.041215975]]]},"zip":"19128","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":3659,"zoning":"RSA2","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"480 MARKLE ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19128","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH A ROOF DECK AND ACCESS PILOT HOUSE, TO INCLUDE AN OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER PLANS.","status":"Closed","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2026-06-02","number":"23191"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE STORY SEMI-DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION), WITH A BASEMENT AND A ROOFTOP DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Denied","date":"2017-01-18","number":"28681"},{"type":"ZBA Other","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT FROM TWO (2) DEEDED LOTS (6558 LAWNTON ST & 6560 LAWNTON ST) AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN","status":"Submitted","outcome":null,"date":"2019-03-05","number":"36678"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":27000,"taxable":27000},{"y":2017,"v":26100,"taxable":26100},{"y":2018,"v":26100,"taxable":26100},{"y":2019,"v":26100,"taxable":26100},{"y":2020,"v":26100,"taxable":26100},{"y":2021,"v":26100,"taxable":26100},{"y":2022,"v":26100,"taxable":26100},{"y":2023,"v":27700,"taxable":27700},{"y":2024,"v":27700,"taxable":27700},{"y":2025,"v":106300,"taxable":106300},{"y":2026,"v":106300,"taxable":106300},{"y":2027,"v":133600,"taxable":133600}],"taxNow":1870,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"History","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2017,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal denied"},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal filed"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"}],"rented":false,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 284% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $27,700 to $106,300","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"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":"Appeal #23191: Closed · Withdrawn.","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/"}],"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/"}]}