{"asOf":"2026-07-11T08:05:05.917Z","block":"7200-7299 SOMMERS RD","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/7200-7299-sommers-rd","address":"7200 SOMMERS RD","parcelNumber":"501314400","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=501314400","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"MORRISON CHARLES","coOwner":null,"marketValue":65400,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":550,"date":"1993-09-27T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"89431","date":"2006-11-09","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"89431","date":"2010-09-08","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2006,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2010,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.06494668413235,"lng":-75.15345990906727,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.153482547,40.06483662],[-75.153579967,40.064891726],[-75.153376358,40.065108676],[-75.153360235,40.065099639],[-75.153446118,40.064816017],[-75.153482547,40.06483662]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19138","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":2481,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"8237 WILLIAMS AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19150","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING. FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (3 DWELLING UNITS). SIZE AND APPLICATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS.","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2026-03-24","number":"ZP-2024-008550","relatedPermit":"ZP-2024-008550"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":18700,"taxable":18700},{"y":2017,"v":21100,"taxable":21100},{"y":2018,"v":21100,"taxable":21100},{"y":2019,"v":21100,"taxable":21100},{"y":2020,"v":21100,"taxable":21100},{"y":2021,"v":21100,"taxable":21100},{"y":2022,"v":21100,"taxable":21100},{"y":2023,"v":21100,"taxable":21100},{"y":2024,"v":21100,"taxable":21100},{"y":2025,"v":73400,"taxable":73400},{"y":2026,"v":73400,"taxable":73400},{"y":2027,"v":65400,"taxable":65400}],"taxNow":1027,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2024-008550","date":"2026-03-04","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2006,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2010,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":16000},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"278140","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CHARLES MORRISON","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2002-05-06","latestIssueDate":"2002-05-06","expirationDate":"2003-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 1 permit event matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2024","permit activity in 2026"],"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-2024-008550: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2024-008550.","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Sep 8, 2010.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","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 #278140: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012","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/"}]}