{"asOf":"2026-07-10T21:13:05.825Z","block":"1500-1599 S 19TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1500-1599-s-19th-st","address":"1500 S 19TH ST","parcelNumber":"363210305","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=363210305","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"PORTER JOYCE I","coOwner":null,"marketValue":367500,"livableArea":2880,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2014-06-12T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"3305282","date":"2014-08-13","code":"A-104.1/1","title":"WORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"554486","type":null,"priority":null,"responsibility":null,"status":"CLOSED","createdDate":null,"completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"3305282","date":"2014-08-13","code":"A-104.1/1","title":"WORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2014,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.932674070984916,"lng":-75.17629629779402,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.176169924,39.932681476],[-75.176180561,39.932636128],[-75.176422721,39.93266658],[-75.176411617,39.93271208],[-75.176169924,39.932681476]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":1088,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C+","basement":"D","heater":"H","centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"1500 S 19TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19146","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":110000,"taxable":80000},{"y":2017,"v":110000,"taxable":80000},{"y":2018,"v":110000,"taxable":80000},{"y":2019,"v":188500,"taxable":148500},{"y":2020,"v":202800,"taxable":157800},{"y":2021,"v":202800,"taxable":157800},{"y":2022,"v":202800,"taxable":157800},{"y":2023,"v":310200,"taxable":230200},{"y":2024,"v":310200,"taxable":230200},{"y":2025,"v":340600,"taxable":240600},{"y":2026,"v":340600,"taxable":240600},{"y":2027,"v":367500,"taxable":267500}],"taxNow":3368,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"502975","date":"2014-04-14","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-04-14","scope":"CONVERTING TO SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING"},{"number":"554486","date":"2014-08-07","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-06-01","scope":"REMOVAL OF ALL EXISITNG DRYWALL AND DROP CEILINGS, INSTALLTION OF NEW STUDS ALONG EXT WALLS, NEW DRYWALL THOUGH OUT. 1000 SQUARE FEET OF INTERIOR ALTERATIONS - SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING - APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED JAN 2011. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES. LICENSED CONTRACTOR TO BE LISTED ON PERMIT SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRIC AND HVAC. CALL INSPECTOR AT DISTRICT OFFICE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO STARTING WORK."},{"number":"557443","date":"2014-08-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-05","scope":"4 WC,4 LAVS,3 BATH TUBS,1 KITCHEN SINK AND PEX LINES (SFD)"},{"number":"558411","date":"2014-08-27","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"CLOSED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALLATION OF (2) HVAC UNITS (INCLUDING DUCTWORK/ASSOCIATED ACCESSORIES). SFD"},{"number":"558516","date":"2014-08-28","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REMOVE & REPLACE ALL WIRES, SWITCHES, RECEPTS & LIGHT FIXTURES, INSTALL SMOKE DETECTOR THROUGHOUT AS PER NEC 2008 (SFD)"},{"number":"569429","date":"2014-10-21","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"CLOSED","completedDate":null,"scope":"REQUEST AMEND PERMIT # 554486 TO CHANGE CONTRACTOR ON RECORD TO GH & CO EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2014,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #502975: 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":"2 permits not marked completed: 558411 (CLOSED), 569429 (CLOSED).","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":"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":"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 1 historical violation 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"}]}