{"asOf":"2026-07-09T20:38:57.988Z","block":"3000-3099 CHATHAM ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/3000-3099-chatham-st","address":"3026 CHATHAM ST","parcelNumber":"251000040","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=251000040","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"industrial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY","useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"CORPUS MARK","marketValue":470000,"livableArea":2896,"yearBuilt":1925,"lastSale":{"price":450000,"date":"2021-10-21T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2025,"n":2,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2025,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":39.98555533433121,"lng":-75.10965958202087,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.109707712,39.985663899],[-75.109552951,39.9854909],[-75.109653411,39.985438677],[-75.109688649,39.985476677],[-75.109637053,39.985502587],[-75.109772037,39.985656077],[-75.109723396,39.985681444],[-75.109707712,39.985663899]]]},"zip":"19134","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":1700,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"D+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"3026 CHATHAM ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19134","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":3,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":289600,"taxable":189600},{"y":2026,"v":289600,"taxable":189600},{"y":2027,"v":470000,"taxable":370000}],"taxNow":5179,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":6.5,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"sale","p":60000},{"y":2013,"k":"sale","p":110000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":450000},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 3 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2021, 2025"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 62% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $289,600 to $470,000","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":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"}],"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/"}]}