{"asOf":"2026-07-10T09:15:48.864Z","block":"2000-2099 E WILLIAM ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/2000-2099-e-william-st","address":"2048 E WILLIAM ST","parcelNumber":"252067000","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=252067000","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"MARCANTUNO JOHN JAMES","coOwner":null,"marketValue":381600,"livableArea":2001,"yearBuilt":2021,"lastSale":{"price":306997,"date":"2021-04-21T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":5881.12,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":true,"totalDue":5881.12,"principalDue":4904.97,"penaltyDue":294.3,"interestDue":257.51,"otherChargesDue":424.34,"yearsOwed":1,"oldestYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentPaymentDate":null,"assessmentYear":2022,"totalAssessment":315000,"taxableAssessment":315000,"exemptAbatementAssessment":0,"homesteadValue":0,"netTaxAfterHomestead":4409.37,"actionableAtSnapshot":true,"paymentAgreementAtSnapshot":false,"bankruptcyAtSnapshot":false,"sheriffSaleAtSnapshot":false,"assessmentUnderAppealAtSnapshot":false,"yearMonth":"202206"},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.98873365484337,"lng":-75.11791956094342,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.117801423,39.988775137],[-75.118013212,39.988664332],[-75.118037681,39.988692137],[-75.117826103,39.98880293],[-75.117801423,39.988775137]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19134","beds":3,"baths":2,"stories":3,"lotArea":861,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2048 E WILLIAM ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19134","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[{"year":1997,"total":123.9,"principal":30.41,"interest":52.46,"penalty":2.13},{"year":1998,"total":120.67,"principal":30.41,"interest":49.72,"penalty":2.13},{"year":1999,"total":117.45,"principal":30.41,"interest":46.99,"penalty":2.13},{"year":2000,"total":114.21,"principal":30.41,"interest":44.25,"penalty":2.13},{"year":2001,"total":110.98,"principal":30.41,"interest":41.51,"penalty":2.13},{"year":2002,"total":107.75,"principal":30.41,"interest":38.77,"penalty":2.13},{"year":2003,"total":104.52,"principal":30.41,"interest":36.04,"penalty":2.13},{"year":2004,"total":101.29,"principal":30.41,"interest":33.3,"penalty":2.13},{"year":2005,"total":98.06,"principal":30.41,"interest":30.56,"penalty":2.13},{"year":2006,"total":94.84,"principal":30.41,"interest":27.83,"penalty":2.13},{"year":2007,"total":91.6,"principal":30.41,"interest":25.09,"penalty":2.13},{"year":2008,"total":94.84,"principal":33.45,"interest":24.58,"penalty":2.34},{"year":2009,"total":91.28,"principal":33.45,"interest":21.57,"penalty":2.34},{"year":2010,"total":87.73,"principal":33.45,"interest":18.56,"penalty":2.34},{"year":2011,"total":90.2,"principal":36.77,"interest":17.1,"penalty":2.57},{"year":2012,"total":88.7,"principal":38.18,"interest":14.32,"penalty":2.67},{"year":2013,"total":86.85,"principal":39.55,"interest":11.28,"penalty":2.77},{"year":2014,"total":261.03,"principal":106.33,"interest":20.74,"penalty":7.44},{"year":2015,"total":249.74,"principal":106.33,"interest":11.17,"penalty":7.44},{"year":2016,"total":212.58,"principal":111.08,"interest":1.66,"penalty":1.11}],"taxNet":2448.22,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":6900,"taxable":6900},{"y":2017,"v":10300,"taxable":10300},{"y":2018,"v":10300,"taxable":10300},{"y":2019,"v":10300,"taxable":10300},{"y":2020,"v":10300,"taxable":10300},{"y":2021,"v":10300,"taxable":10300},{"y":2022,"v":315000,"taxable":63000},{"y":2023,"v":405500,"taxable":81100},{"y":2024,"v":405500,"taxable":81100},{"y":2025,"v":243100,"taxable":48620},{"y":2026,"v":243100,"taxable":48620},{"y":2027,"v":381600,"taxable":76320}],"taxNow":681,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"1014349","date":"2019-12-06","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-06","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE-STORY ATTACHED BUILDING WITH CELLAR, ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. SIZE AND LOCATION PER APPROVED PLAN."},{"number":"1014348","date":"2019-12-06","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-05-05","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE-STORY ATTACHED BUILDING WITH CELLAR, ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED WITH NFPA 13D MINIMUM. SEPERATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION."},{"number":"1050461","date":"2020-02-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-05-05","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND 1\" COMBINED SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"PP-2020-001404","date":"2020-05-15","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-04-19","scope":"For interior and exterior work. Installation of Building Drain, Curb Trap, Fresh Air Inlet, hose bibb, and Area Drain. For installation of (3) WATER CLOSETS; (4) LAVS; (2) SHOWERS; (1) KITCHEN SINK; (1) DISHWASHER; (1) WASHER BOX; (1) HOT WATER HEATER; (1)ROOF DRAIN. All work performed as per 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code."},{"number":"EP-2020-002305","date":"2020-05-29","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-04-30","scope":"Install a 200 amp service and new wire throughout a new single family dwelling per 2014 NEC."},{"number":"EP-2020-006277","date":"2020-08-20","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-01-15","scope":"200 amp service, total wiring, lights, switches, outlets smoke detectors and ground system"},{"number":"MP-2020-003131","date":"2020-08-25","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-04-30","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":306997}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"1004272","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"John Marcantuno","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2026-04-09","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-09","expirationDate":"2027-04-08","inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["$5,881 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 57% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $243,100 to $381,600","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #1014349: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: EP-2020-002305 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$5,881.12 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"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":"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/"}],"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.","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"}]}