{"asOf":"2026-07-10T10:22:38.297Z","block":"2300-2399 S WARNOCK ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/2300-2399-s-warnock-st","address":"2341 S WARNOCK ST","parcelNumber":"394146800","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=394146800","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"LAU WING YUM","coOwner":null,"marketValue":314400,"livableArea":1192,"yearBuilt":1920,"lastSale":{"price":2700000,"date":"2022-12-13T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.92023953239897,"lng":-75.16448001905086,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.164385027,39.920247549],[-75.164393871,39.920208771],[-75.164575036,39.920231604],[-75.164566427,39.920270227],[-75.164385027,39.920247549]]]},"liDistrict":"SOUTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19148","beds":3,"baths":2,"stories":1,"lotArea":756,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":"C","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"4","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"3501 TREVI CT, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19145","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":152000,"taxable":122000},{"y":2017,"v":152000,"taxable":152000},{"y":2018,"v":152000,"taxable":152000},{"y":2019,"v":191000,"taxable":191000},{"y":2020,"v":207000,"taxable":207000},{"y":2021,"v":207000,"taxable":207000},{"y":2022,"v":207000,"taxable":207000},{"y":2023,"v":223100,"taxable":223100},{"y":2024,"v":223100,"taxable":223100},{"y":2025,"v":315900,"taxable":315900},{"y":2026,"v":315900,"taxable":315900},{"y":2027,"v":314400,"taxable":314400}],"taxNow":4422,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"740252","date":"2016-12-01","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE DRYWALL THROUGHOUT, MOISTURE RESISTANT DRYWALL IN THE BATHROOM AND KITCHEN, NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS IN EXISTING OPENING. APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED JANUARY 2011. DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD WILL RESULT IN REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL WORK"},{"number":"742179","date":"2016-12-08","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL (1) 2.5 TONS 2.5 TONS 92% 80K BTU GAS FURNACE. INSTALL ALL DUCTWORK WITHOUT PENETRATING THE FIRE WALL."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":24.84,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":104500},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":2700000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"689614","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Closed","businessName":"CHAMPION MORTGAGE (ROBERT E. BUTLER)","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2016-01-27","latestIssueDate":"2016-01-27","expirationDate":"2017-02-01","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"694644","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Closed","businessName":"NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2016-03-12","latestIssueDate":"2016-03-12","expirationDate":"2017-02-01","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"819128","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"YUM LAU WING","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2019-07-25","latestIssueDate":"2021-07-09","expirationDate":"2022-07-24","inactiveDate":"2022-09-22"}],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 42% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $223,100 to $315,900","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: 740252 (EXPIRED), 742179 (EXPIRED).","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #689614: Closed; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #694644: Closed","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/"}],"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"}]}