{"asOf":"2026-07-10T05:56:57.315Z","block":"2500-2599 NICHOLAS ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/2500-2599-nicholas-st","address":"2546 NICHOLAS ST","parcelNumber":"324027900","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=324027900","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"KHADDASH TAMIM S","coOwner":"KHADDASH IBRAHIM S","marketValue":187800,"livableArea":820,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":294500,"date":"2022-03-01T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"4194574","date":"2017-01-10","title":"PLUMBING SYSTEMS-GENERAL","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4194572","date":"2017-01-10","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4194573","date":"2017-01-10","title":"HANDRAILS AND GUARDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"569238","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2017-01-12","completedDate":"2017-01-30","violations":[{"number":"4194574","date":"2017-01-10","title":"PLUMBING SYSTEMS-GENERAL","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4194572","date":"2017-01-10","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4194573","date":"2017-01-10","title":"HANDRAILS AND GUARDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2017,"n":3,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"569238","date":"2017-01-10","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"569238","date":"2017-01-27","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2017,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.980509846483855,"lng":-75.17701253540247,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.176972219,39.980592302],[-75.177006894,39.98042205],[-75.177053154,39.980427778],[-75.177017654,39.980598206],[-75.176972219,39.980592302]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19121","beds":2,"baths":2,"stories":2,"lotArea":874,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":"C","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"2","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1812 MANXON ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19146","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":18700,"taxable":18700},{"y":2017,"v":18700,"taxable":18700},{"y":2018,"v":18700,"taxable":18700},{"y":2019,"v":40400,"taxable":40400},{"y":2020,"v":41700,"taxable":41700},{"y":2021,"v":41700,"taxable":41700},{"y":2022,"v":41700,"taxable":41700},{"y":2023,"v":295000,"taxable":60000},{"y":2024,"v":295000,"taxable":60000},{"y":2025,"v":295000,"taxable":60000},{"y":2026,"v":295000,"taxable":60000},{"y":2027,"v":187800,"taxable":38137}],"taxNow":840,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"505789","date":"2013-11-13","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-12-02","scope":"REPLACE WATER SERVICE MAIN TO METER - PA1 CALL# 2013-08041"},{"number":"GM-2020-010968","date":"2020-12-22","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-05-13","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- For the interior demolition on non-bearing partition wall and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. INTERIOR DEMO OF NON LOAD BEARDING WALLS"},{"number":"RP-2020-014861","date":"2021-03-11","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-09-19","scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION /ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. AS PER PLANS. *************************NO UNDERPINNING ON THIS APPLICATION. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, MECH. OR ELECTRIICAL WORK.*****************************************************************************************"},{"number":"PP-2021-004863","date":"2021-03-27","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-02-22","scope":"Install: 3 toilets, 3 vanities, 2 tub/showers, 1 kitchen sink and 1 laundry sink"},{"number":"EP-2021-002938","date":"2021-04-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-22","scope":"Install 100amp service with meter & panel, new outlets and light switches as per 2014 nec"},{"number":"MP-2021-002670","date":"2021-05-18","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-09-19","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. (Install a 90% goodman unit with a 2 1/2 ton condenser with a Total of (7)Diffusers/Registers)."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":-0.24,"timeline":[{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":385000},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":294500}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"323841","type":"Rental","status":"Closed","businessName":"HAMPTON DENTLEY (DENTLEY BRO. 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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":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1915 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"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 Jan 27, 2017.","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":"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/"},{"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"}]}