{"asOf":"2026-07-11T03:31:09.147Z","block":"4200-4299 N 7TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/4200-4299-n-7th-st","address":"4246 N 7TH ST","parcelNumber":"433315800","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=433315800","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"STOVER BETTY C","coOwner":null,"marketValue":117500,"livableArea":1092,"yearBuilt":1925,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"1992-04-11T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.01664357644117,"lng":-75.13877759302734,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.138655036,40.016648841],[-75.138663985,40.016608051],[-75.138900578,40.016638595],[-75.138891626,40.016678933],[-75.138655036,40.016648841]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19140","beds":3,"baths":1,"stories":2,"lotArea":1016,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"4246 N 7TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19140","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":55500,"taxable":25500},{"y":2017,"v":55500,"taxable":25500},{"y":2018,"v":55500,"taxable":25500},{"y":2019,"v":61500,"taxable":21500},{"y":2020,"v":47000,"taxable":2000},{"y":2021,"v":47000,"taxable":2000},{"y":2022,"v":47000,"taxable":2000},{"y":2023,"v":89200,"taxable":9200},{"y":2024,"v":89200,"taxable":9200},{"y":2025,"v":108400,"taxable":8400},{"y":2026,"v":108400,"taxable":8400},{"y":2027,"v":117500,"taxable":17500}],"taxNow":118,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"986963","date":"2019-06-19","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-01-29","scope":"REMOVE OLD ROOF DOWN TO SHEATHING AND INSTALL A MODIFIED HOT ASPHALT ROOF."},{"number":"997237","date":"2019-07-26","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-21","scope":"REPLACE FIXTURE,WASTE AND WATER LINES FOR 1-WATER CLOSET,1-LAV AND 1-SHOWER WITH SEAT.THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004 - THE INSTALLATION DOES NOT INCLUDE GARBAGE DISPOSAL OR DISHWASHER"},{"number":"1001156","date":"2019-08-09","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-01","scope":"INSTALL 20AMP CIRCUIT FOR WASHER 30AMP CIRCUIT FOR DRYER DEDICATED 15 AMP CIRCUIT FOR FUTURE WHEEL CHAIR LIFT REPLACE EXSITING 20 CIRCUIT 100AMP WITH 30 CIRCUIT 100AMP. FISHING ALL WIRE AS PER 2014 NEC"},{"number":"1041528","date":"2020-01-16","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-01-21","scope":"REPLACE PARTIAL HOUSE DRAIN & YARD DRAIN"},{"number":"EP-2023-012089","date":"2023-12-15","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-02-09","scope":"Replace 100 AMP panel Install dryer circuit Install electric wall/ceiling heater Install 2 dedicated lines using wire mold (fishing wires) Install 2 bathroom fixtures AS PER NEC 2017"},{"number":"RP-2023-013151","date":"2023-12-15","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-07-16","scope":"EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS For alterations to an existing one family dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly prohibited under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes any modification to exterior walls, party walls, floor/roof framing or foundations, underpinning and excavations (i.e., digging in basement). Any work/alterations to the basement/cellar are expressly prohibited unless documented as an existing habitable space with heights and means of egress per conditions of the EZ standard. separate permits required for mechanical, electric and plumbing, etc. *No basement alterations of any kind were proposed or approved for this permit* *No structural alterations of any kind were proposed or approved for this permit* PHDC Work Order: Accessible half bath on 1st floor"},{"number":"PP-2023-016989","date":"2023-12-18","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-07-16","scope":"Install toilet and vanity install pipes to fixtures"},{"number":"EP-2024-001876","date":"2024-02-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-14","scope":"Install switch and wall fixture Install dedicated line for switch (fishing wires)"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["4 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 997237 (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. 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"}]}