{"asOf":"2026-07-11T07:50:35.961Z","block":"2900-2999 S 15TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/2900-2999-s-15th-st","address":"2948 S 15TH ST","parcelNumber":"261176500","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=261176500","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"PENZA JOHN G","coOwner":"ALBANESE MARIE","marketValue":314200,"livableArea":1466,"yearBuilt":1920,"lastSale":{"price":85000,"date":"1995-09-27T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"2400470","date":"2012-05-03","code":"A-301.1/3","title":"PERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2400473","date":"2012-05-03","code":"A-504.1/3","title":"SWO- CONSTR W/O BLDG PERMIT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2400468","date":"2012-05-03","code":"A-302.10/3","title":"PERMB- REV WK GONE BEYOND ORIG","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"321721","type":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","priority":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","responsibility":"DS","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2012-03-30","completedDate":"2012-05-03","violations":[{"number":"2400470","date":"2012-05-03","code":"A-301.1/3","title":"PERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2400473","date":"2012-05-03","code":"A-504.1/3","title":"SWO- CONSTR W/O BLDG PERMIT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2400468","date":"2012-05-03","code":"A-302.10/3","title":"PERMB- REV WK GONE BEYOND ORIG","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2012,"n":3,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"321721","date":"2012-03-30","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"321721","date":"2012-05-02","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2012,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.91339401085187,"lng":-75.17404097665369,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.173913109,39.91339896],[-75.173921403,39.913357993],[-75.174169551,39.913388795],[-75.174159752,39.913430277],[-75.173913109,39.91339896]]]},"liDistrict":"SOUTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19145","beds":3,"baths":1,"stories":2,"lotArea":1073,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":"D","heater":"H","centralAir":true,"extCond":"3","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"2948 S 15TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19145","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":175000,"taxable":145000},{"y":2017,"v":175000,"taxable":145000},{"y":2018,"v":175000,"taxable":145000},{"y":2019,"v":206100,"taxable":166100},{"y":2020,"v":237500,"taxable":192500},{"y":2021,"v":237500,"taxable":192500},{"y":2022,"v":237500,"taxable":192500},{"y":2023,"v":307500,"taxable":227500},{"y":2024,"v":307500,"taxable":227500},{"y":2025,"v":325000,"taxable":225000},{"y":2026,"v":325000,"taxable":225000},{"y":2027,"v":314200,"taxable":214200}],"taxNow":3150,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"378271","date":"2011-12-12","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-08-22","scope":"1800 SQUARE FEET OF INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. APPLICANTS AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR DATED FEBRUARY 2007. ANY DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND THE IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES."},{"number":"384403","date":"2012-01-23","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-02-10","scope":"SFD-CONNECTION OF NEW 3/4\" WATER SVC AND REPLACEMENT OF 5\" CURB TRAP.PA1#20120191621"},{"number":"387379","date":"2012-02-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-06-15","scope":"SFD-INSTALL NEW MAIN DRAIN,ROUGH IN TOILET & SINK IN BASEMENT. INSTALL WASHER DRAIN IN BASEMENT .ROUGH IN KITCHEN SINK 1ST FL. ROUGH IN 3PC BATH ON 2ND FL. (ROUGH IN ONLY)"},{"number":"398308","date":"2012-04-26","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-04-26","scope":"ERECTION OF A 12' X 12.33' TWO STORY REAR ADDITION NTE 22' IN HEIGHT TO AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING"},{"number":"398309","date":"2012-04-26","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-08-22","scope":"ERECTION OF A 12' X 12.33' TWO STORY REAR ADDITION NTE 22' IN HEIGHT TO AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. LICENSED CONTRACTOR REQUIRED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRIC; PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL."},{"number":"405741","date":"2012-06-04","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-12-11","scope":"INSTALL 200 AMP ELECTRIC SERVICE. REWIRE 60 RECEPTACLES, 25 SWITCHES, 30 LIGHT FIXTURES. INSTALL 120V SMOKE DETECTORS W/ BATTERY BACKUP AS PER NEC 2008 THOUGHOUT SFD"},{"number":"411817","date":"2012-06-19","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-08-22","scope":"INSTALL 3 TON ROOFTOP AIR CONDITIONER WITH RELATED DUCT WORK"},{"number":"411736","date":"2012-06-19","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-08-22","scope":"2WC,2 LAV,2 TUB,1KS"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2012,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2012,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #398308: 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 2, 2012.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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"}]}