{"asOf":"2026-07-11T00:56:30.091Z","block":"1600-1699 S BROAD ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1600-1699-s-broad-st","address":"1619-21 S BROAD ST","parcelNumber":"394643510","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=394643510","ownerType":"investor","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"INDONESIA BETHEL CHURCH B","coOwner":null,"marketValue":1328800,"livableArea":9876,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":780000,"date":"2006-08-24T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"269381","date":"2011-04-20","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2011,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.929867049417474,"lng":-75.16807527683189,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.168288929,39.929896367],[-75.168279477,39.929944546],[-75.167850459,39.929887526],[-75.167871701,39.929789673],[-75.168299933,39.929846449],[-75.168288929,39.929896367]]]},"liDistrict":"SOUTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19148","beds":4,"baths":1,"stories":3,"lotArea":4428,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"B+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1619-21 S BROAD ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19148","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR USE OF SECOND FLOOR IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE AS AN ACCESSORY OFFICE, AND FOR BANQUET AND CLASSROOM FUNCTIONS AS PART OF AN EXISTING CHRUCH ON THE GROUND FLOOR.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2007-11-19","number":"3215","relatedPermit":null},{"type":"Building standards appeal","grounds":"ON 6/5/08 DEPARTMENT OF LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS ISSUED REFUSAL OF PERMIT FOR APPLICATION #149927.","status":"OPEN","outcome":null,"date":"2008-07-10","number":"5843","relatedPermit":"149927"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":356500,"taxable":0},{"y":2017,"v":356500,"taxable":0},{"y":2018,"v":356500,"taxable":0},{"y":2019,"v":612600,"taxable":0},{"y":2020,"v":663900,"taxable":0},{"y":2021,"v":663900,"taxable":0},{"y":2022,"v":663900,"taxable":0},{"y":2023,"v":803100,"taxable":0},{"y":2024,"v":803100,"taxable":0},{"y":2025,"v":1018300,"taxable":0},{"y":2026,"v":1018300,"taxable":0},{"y":2027,"v":1328800,"taxable":0}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"83301","date":"2008-04-09","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-04-09","scope":"HOUSE OF WORSHIP ON 1ST FLOOR OFFICE SPACES ON 2ND FLOOR AND THERE WILL BE BANQUET FACILITIES ON 2ND FLOOR ALSO."},{"number":"149927","date":"2008-09-30","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"CONVERSION OF BUILDING FROM A WORK-OUT GYM / EXERCISE CENTER [ 1ST FLOOR ] AND OFFICES [ 2ND FLOOR ] TO A CHURCH AND CHURCH HALL TO INCLUDE NEW EXIT STAIRS FROM 2ND FLOOR AND AN WHEEL CHAIR LIFT AS PART OF THE ACCESSIBLE ROUTE TO THE 2ND FLOOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY"},{"number":"238502","date":"2009-09-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL WATER LINES AND DRAIN LINES FOR 4 WATER CLOSETS AND 4 LAV'S"},{"number":"484836","date":"2013-07-23","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-04-22","scope":"REPLACE 30 FLUORESCENT LIGHTS WITH RECESSED LIGHTS ADD 20 RECEPTACLES AND REPLACE 5 SWITCHES PER 2008 NEC (CHURCH)"},{"number":"484916","date":"2013-07-23","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-03-03","scope":"INSTALLING TO 2 WC AND 2 LAVS (CHURCH)"},{"number":"484144","date":"2013-08-14","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-03-03","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS 2ND FLOOR INCLUDING NEW STAIRS AND ACCESSIBLE WHEEL CHAIR LIFT/SHAFT, INTERIOR PARTITIONS, BATHROOMS, DOORS, FINISHES FOR CHANGE IN USE AND OCCUPANCY. PRIOR APPROVAL UNDER AP149927 EXPIRED, WORK MAY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. ALSO BBS VARIANCE 5843 GRANTS NON SPRINKLERS AND LIMITS LAWFUL OCCUPANCY AT 120 PERSONS MAX. ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQ: ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC, SIGNS."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.53,"timeline":[{"y":2004,"k":"sale","p":510000},{"y":2006,"k":"sale","p":780000},{"y":2007,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2008,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal filed"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2011,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"275912","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CORP OF PRESIDING BISHIP CHRCH","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-01-28","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-28","expirationDate":"2009-06-30","inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 27% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $803,100 to $1,018,300","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #3215: CLOSED · Granted with conditions. Use permit #83301: 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: 149927 (EXPIRED), 238502 (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 #275912: 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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"}],"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"}]}