{"asOf":"2026-07-09T23:14:14.328Z","block":"2300-2399 GERMANTOWN AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/2300-2399-germantown-ave","address":"2333 GERMANTOWN AVE","parcelNumber":"371000016","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=371000016","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND COMMER < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"DSRD LLC","marketValue":94900,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":155000,"date":"2021-09-27T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2022,"n":3,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2022,"fails":3,"passes":2}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":39.98754052527143,"lng":-75.14552420628799,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.145364234,39.987579611],[-75.145663219,39.987451198],[-75.145695523,39.987496261],[-75.145371752,39.987634396],[-75.145364234,39.987579611]]]},"zip":"19133","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":1784,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"3503 JENNIFER CT, VOORHEES NJ, 08043","mailOut":true,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR A NEW CONSTRUCTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING WITH A ROOF DECK AND A ROOF ACCESS \nSTRUCTURE (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION) \nFOR USE AS A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (4 UNITS)","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2021-08-05","number":"ZP-2021-001375"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":4,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":50000,"taxable":50000},{"y":2026,"v":50000,"taxable":50000},{"y":2027,"v":94900,"taxable":94900}],"taxNow":1328,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":18.38,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":83000},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":155000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":true,"units":4,"signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 7 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2021, 2022, 2023"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2021-001375: Completed · Granted.","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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"The parcel summary indicates an active Rental License; a detailed license row is not present in this payload.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. 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":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (3503 JENNIFER CT, VOORHEES NJ, 08043).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"}],"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/"}]}