{"asOf":"2026-07-11T13:30:54.051Z","block":"1400-1499 KATER ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1400-1499-kater-st","address":"1429 KATER ST","parcelNumber":"301017220","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=301017220","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"KRAYNAK JOSEPH","coOwner":"CHIN PUI EE","marketValue":1026700,"livableArea":2076,"yearBuilt":2016,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2021-04-19T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94345734041698,"lng":-75.16668301447781,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.166637327,39.943516223],[-75.166664662,39.943390226],[-75.166728702,39.943398459],[-75.166701367,39.943524454],[-75.166637327,39.943516223]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":3,"baths":3,"stories":3,"lotArea":847,"zoning":"CMX4","grade":"B","basement":"1","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":2,"homestead":false,"mail":"1429 KATER ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19146","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[{"year":2015,"total":928.73,"principal":671.88,"interest":70.55,"penalty":47.03},{"year":2016,"total":854.47,"principal":701.86,"interest":10.52,"penalty":7.02}],"taxNet":1783.2,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2017,"v":43600,"taxable":43600},{"y":2018,"v":43600,"taxable":43600},{"y":2019,"v":960900,"taxable":269000},{"y":2020,"v":939100,"taxable":262897},{"y":2021,"v":939100,"taxable":262897},{"y":2022,"v":939100,"taxable":262897},{"y":2023,"v":1042200,"taxable":208440},{"y":2024,"v":1042200,"taxable":208440},{"y":2025,"v":1046100,"taxable":209200},{"y":2026,"v":1046100,"taxable":209200},{"y":2027,"v":1026700,"taxable":1026700}],"taxNow":2928,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"562727","date":"2014-09-22","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-13","scope":"CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR UNIT 4, AKA 1429 KATER STREET, SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING IN THREE (3) STORY TOWNHOUSE STRUCTURE. SEE A/P # 561423 FOR PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED."},{"number":"645676","date":"2015-10-16","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-12","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES-FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"645908","date":"2015-10-26","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-13","scope":"INSTALL NEW 200A SERVICE, WIRING AND DEVICES FOR LIGHTS, POWER, A/C, HEAT, PHONE AND CABLE.... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BUILDING"},{"number":"656094","date":"2015-12-04","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-12","scope":"1 KIT SINK, 5-LAV SINKS, 3 WATER CLOSETS, 1 SHOWER, 2 BATHTUB, 1 WASH MACHINE STANDPIPE -THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"673901","date":"2016-03-04","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-12-12","scope":"INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO ENTIRE BUILDING WITH 2 INCH SERVICE LINE AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R. **SEE A/P 664347 FOR PLAN**"},{"number":"676527","date":"2016-03-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-21","scope":"5\" SEWER LATERAL, HOUSE DRAIN, HOUSE TRAP, FRESH AIR INLET, 1-3/4\" DOMESTIC WATER SERVICE AND 2\" PINE SPRINKLER WATER SERVICE, PA ONE# 201607413,"},{"number":"1027896","date":"2019-11-15","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-01-29","scope":"EZ PERMIT STANDARD ALTERATIONS- FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; INCLUDING UNDERPINNING, EXCAVATION, AND REMOVAL OF FOUNDATION SLAB. NO WORK MAY BE PEFORMED IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.27,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":930000},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":1180000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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"}]}