{"asOf":"2026-07-11T08:35:19.732Z","block":"700-799 N 38TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/700-799-n-38th-st","address":"758 N 38TH ST","parcelNumber":"243098310","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=243098310","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":137500,"livableArea":1198,"yearBuilt":1925,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"1969-06-12T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.96718833597877,"lng":-75.19834867853548,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.198475655,39.967154964],[-75.198494622,39.967192139],[-75.198212371,39.967223808],[-75.198205818,39.967182992],[-75.198475655,39.967154964]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19104","beds":3,"baths":1,"stories":2,"lotArea":1150,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"6","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2013 RIDGE AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19121","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":58400,"taxable":0},{"y":2017,"v":58400,"taxable":0},{"y":2018,"v":58400,"taxable":0},{"y":2019,"v":65300,"taxable":0},{"y":2020,"v":67800,"taxable":0},{"y":2021,"v":67800,"taxable":0},{"y":2022,"v":67800,"taxable":0},{"y":2023,"v":101800,"taxable":0},{"y":2024,"v":101800,"taxable":0},{"y":2025,"v":130000,"taxable":0},{"y":2026,"v":130000,"taxable":0},{"y":2027,"v":137500,"taxable":0}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"723472","date":"2016-09-21","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-20","scope":"REPLACE HOT WATER HEATER,FIXTURES 1 KITCHEN SINK, 1 LAVY SINK, 1 SHOWER, 1 WATER CLOSET AND WATER & SANITARY LINES AS NEEDED - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"724917","date":"2016-09-28","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-19","scope":"INSTALL HARDWIRED SMOKE/CARBON DECTECTORS THROUGH OUT 3 NEW KITCHEN CIRCUITS, 1 BATHROOM CIRCUIT, REPLACE EXISTING DEVICES & FIXTURES, REPLACE ANY DEFECTIVE WIRING THROUGH OUT AS PER 2008 NEC(WEST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"725169","date":"2016-09-28","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-20","scope":"INSTALL 1 WARM AIR FURNACE AND REPAIR RELATED DUCTWORK"},{"number":"725213","date":"2016-09-28","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-20","scope":"INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE:NEW KITCHEN AND BATHROOM,DRYWALL/FRAMING REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT,SUBFLOOR/FLOOR TILE REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT, ROOFING REPAIRS,WINDOW/DOOR REPAIR/REPLACEMENT, PAINTING,REPAIR FRONT PORCH , NO CHANGE IN USE/OCCUPANCY.ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL,MECHANICAL,PLUMBING"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"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/"}]}