{"asOf":"2026-07-10T18:57:57.207Z","block":"1300-1399 S 17TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1300-1399-s-17th-st","address":"1348 S 17TH ST","parcelNumber":"365205010","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=365205010","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY+OTHER","useLabel":"House","owner":"BIEDERMAN LAUREN","coOwner":"REYES-BRANNAN DEVON","marketValue":495100,"livableArea":2304,"yearBuilt":2014,"lastSale":{"price":705000,"date":"2025-08-27T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.93365603090506,"lng":-75.17284292831471,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.17272963,39.933664445],[-75.172738387,39.933619039],[-75.172957582,39.933648273],[-75.17294742,39.933692648],[-75.17272963,39.933664445]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":3,"baths":3,"stories":2,"lotArea":1024,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"B+","basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"1348 S 17TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19146","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR ONE OPEN-AIR OFF STREET PARKING SURFACE SPACE ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.  SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON SUBMITTED PLAN.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Denied","date":"2013-11-13","number":"21223","relatedPermit":"484409"}],"taxYears":[{"year":2016,"total":312.28,"principal":202.83,"interest":3.04,"penalty":2.03}],"taxNet":312.28,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":12600,"taxable":12600},{"y":2017,"v":384000,"taxable":72960},{"y":2018,"v":384000,"taxable":72960},{"y":2019,"v":400000,"taxable":80000},{"y":2020,"v":430400,"taxable":86080},{"y":2021,"v":430400,"taxable":86080},{"y":2022,"v":430400,"taxable":86080},{"y":2023,"v":710300,"taxable":142060},{"y":2024,"v":710300,"taxable":568240},{"y":2025,"v":481900,"taxable":481900},{"y":2026,"v":481900,"taxable":381900},{"y":2027,"v":495100,"taxable":395100}],"taxNow":5346,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"459865","date":"2013-04-04","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-04-04","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A (3) STORY, SFD WITH PROJECTED BAYS/BALCONIES AND AWNINGS AND PILOT HOUSE."},{"number":"477036","date":"2013-06-21","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-02-18","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE STORY, SFD WITH PROJECTED BAYS/BALCONY, AND AWNINGS WITH PILOT HOUSE(TO ENCLOSE STAIRS ONLY) AND ROOF DECK."},{"number":"482581","date":"2013-07-11","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-02-18","scope":"BRINGING NEW 5\" LATERAL W/NEW 5X4\" CT INTO HOUSE W/4\" CAST IRON DOING NEW UNDERSLAB W/YARD DRAIN ROUGHIN HOUSE W/NEW PVC + PEX(SFD)PA#20131921136"},{"number":"484302","date":"2013-07-19","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-09-16","scope":"NEW 1\" WATER FROM MAIN TO HOUSE (SFD) PA1 CALL#20131970719"},{"number":"489668","date":"2013-08-16","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-02-18","scope":"INSTALL ONE BRYANT HVAC UNIT (90%) - SFD"},{"number":"487105","date":"2013-08-26","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-02-18","scope":"INSTALL NEW 1\" COMBINED DOMESTIC AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM13D (SFD)"},{"number":"492231","date":"2013-08-30","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-05-23","scope":"60 LIGHTS, 35 SWITCHES, 50 RECEPTACLES, 1 GAS FURNACE, 4 CO2/SMOKE DETECTORS, 4 SMOKE DETECTORS, 1 200AMP SERVICE & PANEL AS PER 2008 NEC (SFD)"},{"number":"GM-2024-009211","date":"2024-10-15","work":"Wall Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-04-21","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2013,"k":"land","p":28693},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2013,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal denied"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Wall Covering Replacement"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":705000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #21223: CLOSED · Denied; related permit 484409. Use permit #459865: 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":"1 permit not marked completed: 492231 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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":"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/"}],"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"}]}