{"asOf":"2026-07-11T04:30:56.018Z","block":"3200-3299 HAVERFORD AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/3200-3299-haverford-ave","address":"3213 HAVERFORD AVE","parcelNumber":"242042200","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=242042200","ownerType":"investor","kind":"multi-family","isHouse":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW CONV/APT 3 STY MASON","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"HAVERFORD HOUSING PARTNER","coOwner":null,"marketValue":772900,"livableArea":3468,"yearBuilt":1935,"lastSale":{"price":1149995,"date":"2019-01-02T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.964527632858236,"lng":-75.18921887482321,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.189234001,39.964401378],[-75.189275616,39.964646747],[-75.189204072,39.964654032],[-75.189161897,39.964409086],[-75.189234001,39.964401378]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2022-018613","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2022-08-25","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2023-08-25","buildingId":"1496925"},{"number":"BC-2023-005516","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2023-02-08","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2024-02-08","buildingId":"1496925"},{"number":"BC-2026-011407","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-10-15","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-10-15","buildingId":"1496925"},{"number":"BC-2026-016489","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-05-15","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-05-15","buildingId":"1496925"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19104","beds":12,"baths":8,"stories":3,"lotArea":1785,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"C","basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"2","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"3063 BRIGHTON BLVD UNIT 6, DENVER CO, 80216","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":267800,"taxable":267800},{"y":2017,"v":170000,"taxable":170000},{"y":2018,"v":170000,"taxable":170000},{"y":2019,"v":272100,"taxable":272100},{"y":2020,"v":867000,"taxable":272100},{"y":2021,"v":867000,"taxable":272100},{"y":2022,"v":867000,"taxable":272100},{"y":2023,"v":1142400,"taxable":402125},{"y":2024,"v":1142400,"taxable":402125},{"y":2025,"v":892700,"taxable":314230},{"y":2026,"v":892700,"taxable":314230},{"y":2027,"v":772900,"taxable":272061}],"taxNow":4399,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"840889","date":"2018-01-11","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-01-11","scope":"FOR A THREE STORY REAR ADDITION TO AN EXISTING THREE STORY STRUCTURE FOR USE AS FOUR DWELLING UNITS."},{"number":"847752","date":"2018-04-09","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-18","scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-STORY REAR ADDITION AND ROOF DECK WITH PILOTHOUSE TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE AND ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT, AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"870704","date":"2018-05-21","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-14","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R, USING A NEW 2\" FIRE SERVICE LINE, 2\" BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE, FOR AN EXPANDED THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE USED AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (FOUR (4) DWELLING UNITS), AS PER PLANS; SEE AP#847752 FOR BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"878526","date":"2018-06-01","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-14","scope":"44 PLUMBING FIXTURES WITH PIPING FOR THE RENOVATION OF A 3 STORY 4 FAMILY DWELLING - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"881362","date":"2018-06-06","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-14","scope":"4 HEAT PUMPS WITH DUCTWORK, WITH AIR CONDITIONING."},{"number":"888221","date":"2018-06-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-14","scope":"INSTALLING 1 1/2\" WATER SERVICE LINE"},{"number":"884820","date":"2018-08-08","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-14","scope":"INSTALL 400AMP SERVICE COMPLETE WITH 5 GANG METER SOCKET, 5 PANELS & GROUNDING, WIRE AIND INSTALL DEVICES TO 4 UNITS & COMMON AREAS, RECEPTACLES, SWITCHES, LIGHTS, SMOKES, LOW VOLTAGE EQUIPMENT PER 2008 NEC (WEST) INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER NFPA72"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":4.35,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":215000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":1149995}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"791262","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"3213 HAVERFORD ASSOCIATES LLC","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":4,"issuedDate":"2018-10-09","latestIssueDate":"2018-10-09","expirationDate":"2019-10-08","inactiveDate":"2019-12-07"},{"number":"799668","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Haverford Housing Partners LP","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":4,"issuedDate":"2019-01-15","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-14","expirationDate":"2027-01-14","inactiveDate":null}],"units":4,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 219% in 2020, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $272,100 to $867,000","no permit shown in 2019-2021"],"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 #840889: 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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","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":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (3063 BRIGHTON BLVD UNIT 6, DENVER CO, 80216).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","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 1935 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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Oct 15, 2026; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through May 15, 2027","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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"}]}