{"asOf":"2026-07-10T23:03:23.787Z","block":"2000-2099 E ARIZONA ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/2000-2099-e-arizona-st","address":"2055 E ARIZONA ST","parcelNumber":"313110102","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=313110102","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"DENT CREIGHTON ROSS","coOwner":null,"marketValue":581500,"livableArea":1856,"yearBuilt":2020,"lastSale":{"price":525000,"date":"2020-11-23T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"5241583","date":"2019-11-12","code":"A-302.11/1","title":"PERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"5241584","date":"2019-11-12","code":"A-303.2/1","title":"DEMOL- STARTED BEFORE MIN POST","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"715544","type":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","priority":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","responsibility":"DCC","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2019-11-12","completedDate":"2019-12-11","violations":[{"number":"5241583","date":"2019-11-12","code":"A-302.11/1","title":"PERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"5241584","date":"2019-11-12","code":"A-303.2/1","title":"DEMOL- STARTED BEFORE MIN POST","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2019,"n":2,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"715544","date":"2019-11-12","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"715544","date":"2019-12-11","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2019,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.98283741237428,"lng":-75.1295239506262,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.129419797,39.982865121],[-75.129594281,39.982772409],[-75.129627833,39.982810348],[-75.129452851,39.982902331],[-75.129419797,39.982865121]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19125","beds":3,"baths":2,"stories":3,"lotArea":960,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2055 E ARIZONA ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19125","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2020,"v":91600,"taxable":91600},{"y":2021,"v":91600,"taxable":91600},{"y":2022,"v":91600,"taxable":91600},{"y":2023,"v":22100,"taxable":22100},{"y":2024,"v":22100,"taxable":22100},{"y":2025,"v":175100,"taxable":175100},{"y":2026,"v":581500,"taxable":581500},{"y":2027,"v":581500,"taxable":581500}],"taxNow":8140,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"890911","date":"2018-07-18","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-18","scope":"ERECT THREE STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR, TWO ROOF DECKS AT SECOND STORY AND THIRD STORIES, WITH ACCESS SPIRAL STAIRCASE FROM SECOND TO THIRD STORY DECKS. USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"927390","date":"2019-03-22","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-12","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION (IRC 2009) OF A THREE-STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH TWO ROOF DECKS (ABOVE REAR SECOND-STORY AND ABOVE THIRD-STORY) PER APPROVED PLANS FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13D MINIMUM. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION."},{"number":"967838","date":"2019-05-20","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-10","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING ONE (1) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH SLAB-ON-GRADE FOUNDATION TO REMAIN. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN AND SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. DEMOLITION TO BE DONE BY HAND AND WITH HAND TOOLS ONLY. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS, ADJACENT PROPERTIES, AND PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. 21 DAY POSTING AND NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2."},{"number":"967832","date":"2019-05-20","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-20","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING ONE (1) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION / PLAN. SEE AP#890911 FOR POST-DEMOLITION DEVELOPMENT OF PROPERTY."},{"number":"1014188","date":"2019-09-26","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-12","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES-INSTALL NEW 100000BTU 92% HVAC SYSTEM WITH DUCT WORK. FOR THE INSTALLATION IF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARDS. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS."},{"number":"1014181","date":"2019-09-30","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-12","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":"1016070","date":"2019-10-07","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-12","scope":"INSTALL 11 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"1016988","date":"2019-10-08","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-02-12","scope":"100AMP SERVICE COMPLETE AND REWIRE THROUGHOUT SWITCHES, OUTLETS, LIGHT FIXTURES & SMOKE DETECTORS AS PER NEC 2014 EAST DISTRICT"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"land","p":155000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"demo"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":525000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 232% in 2026, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $175,100 to $581,500","no permit shown in 2025-2027"],"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 #890911: 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 Dec 11, 2019.","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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 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.","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"}]}