{"asOf":"2026-07-10T12:38:45.046Z","block":"700-799 WINTON ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/700-799-winton-st","address":"739 WINTON ST","parcelNumber":"393069300","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=393069300","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"GIACOBETTI ANTHONY","coOwner":"GIACOBETTI LISA","marketValue":86300,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2000-06-23T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.922368731726216,"lng":-75.15957446283042,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.159535896,39.922434488],[-75.159566742,39.922296393],[-75.159612409,39.922302292],[-75.159582931,39.922440193],[-75.159535896,39.922434488]]]},"liDistrict":"SOUTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19148","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":697,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"739 WINTON ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19148","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":10400,"taxable":10400},{"y":2017,"v":10400,"taxable":10400},{"y":2018,"v":10400,"taxable":10400},{"y":2019,"v":10400,"taxable":10400},{"y":2020,"v":10400,"taxable":10400},{"y":2021,"v":10400,"taxable":10400},{"y":2022,"v":10400,"taxable":10400},{"y":2023,"v":69500,"taxable":69500},{"y":2024,"v":69500,"taxable":69500},{"y":2025,"v":79800,"taxable":79800},{"y":2026,"v":79800,"taxable":79800},{"y":2027,"v":86300,"taxable":86300}],"taxNow":1117,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"276477","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ANTHONY GIACOBETTI (LISA GIACOBETTI)","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-04-17","latestIssueDate":"2010-03-02","expirationDate":"2011-02-28","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"577688","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"ANTHONY GIACOBETTI","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2012-11-14","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-20","expirationDate":"2027-02-28","inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 568% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $10,400 to $69,500","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #276477: Inactive","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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/"}],"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/"}]}