{"asOf":"2026-07-10T03:24:14.366Z","block":"1000-1099 ORTHODOX ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1000-1099-orthodox-st","address":"1000-38 ORTHODOX ST","parcelNumber":"234056915","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=234056915","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND COMMER < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"NW CDC LLC","marketValue":146300,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":200000,"date":"2013-12-02T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2009,"n":2,"worst":null}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":40.01905104774136,"lng":-75.09426701746686,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.09436295,40.019441346],[-75.094020312,40.019257618],[-75.094205954,40.019107068],[-75.09416787,40.019083477],[-75.094145203,40.018951139],[-75.094219878,40.01893974],[-75.094148497,40.018677077],[-75.094316071,40.018654238],[-75.09441217,40.018852829],[-75.09436295,40.019441346]]]},"zip":"19124","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":17066,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"4621 CASTOR AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19124","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Building standards appeal","grounds":"ON 5/18/11, THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS ISSUED A NOTICE OF REFUSAL FOR APPLICATION #335469.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"APPROVED","date":"2011-07-05","number":"15224"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE CHANGE OF USE TO A NON-ACCESSORY SURFACE PARKING LOT TO INCLUDE A TOTAL OF THIRTY-ONE (31) PARKING SPACES (TWENTY FOUR (24) STANDARD SPACES, FIVE (5) COMPACT SPACES, AND TWO (2) ACCESSIBLE SPACES) WITH TWO (2) BICYCLE PARKING","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2014-05-07","number":"22520"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":128400,"taxable":0},{"y":2017,"v":128400,"taxable":0},{"y":2018,"v":128400,"taxable":0},{"y":2019,"v":125800,"taxable":0},{"y":2020,"v":125800,"taxable":0},{"y":2021,"v":125800,"taxable":0},{"y":2022,"v":125800,"taxable":0},{"y":2023,"v":125800,"taxable":0},{"y":2024,"v":125800,"taxable":0},{"y":2025,"v":146300,"taxable":0},{"y":2026,"v":146300,"taxable":0},{"y":2027,"v":146300,"taxable":0}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2011,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"demo"},{"y":2013,"k":"sale","p":200000},{"y":2014,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Use"}],"rented":false,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #22520: CLOSED · Granted.","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":"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/"}]}