{"asOf":"2026-07-09T22:10:36.863Z","block":"1200-1299 S PEACH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1200-1299-s-peach-st","address":"1252 S PEACH ST","parcelNumber":"511240300","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=511240300","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"LOPEZ DANIEL","coOwner":null,"marketValue":289600,"livableArea":1257,"yearBuilt":2023,"lastSale":{"price":290000,"date":"2025-03-31T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":1,"violYears":[{"y":2009,"n":5,"worst":null},{"y":2010,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2015,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2016,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2018,"n":4,"worst":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 3"},{"y":2021,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2022,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2025,"n":1,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2009,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2010,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2015,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2016,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2021,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2022,"fails":1,"passes":0}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":39.94151543935006,"lng":-75.22369158851342,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.223740272,39.941454104],[-75.22377537,39.941483957],[-75.223642888,39.941576498],[-75.223607332,39.941547668],[-75.223740272,39.941454104]]]},"zip":"19143","beds":3,"baths":3,"stories":3,"lotArea":750,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"1252 S PEACH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19143","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT For the erection of an attached structure with roof deck accessed by exterior stairs. Size and location, as shown on application/plans.\n\nFor use as a single-family (household living).","status":"Dismissed / Withdrawn","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2021-04-19","number":"ZP-2021-000140"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":15000,"taxable":15000},{"y":2017,"v":15000,"taxable":15000},{"y":2018,"v":15000,"taxable":15000},{"y":2019,"v":15500,"taxable":15500},{"y":2020,"v":16800,"taxable":16800},{"y":2021,"v":16800,"taxable":16800},{"y":2022,"v":16800,"taxable":16800},{"y":2023,"v":28600,"taxable":28600},{"y":2024,"v":28600,"taxable":28600},{"y":2025,"v":217000,"taxable":217000},{"y":2026,"v":217000,"taxable":117000},{"y":2027,"v":289600,"taxable":189600}],"taxNow":2654,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":290000},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"}],"rented":false,"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"watch","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["1 open L&I violation","failed L&I inspection activity in 2021, 2022"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 33% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $217,000 to $289,600","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"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 #ZP-2021-000140: Dismissed / Withdrawn · Withdrawn.","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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"1 violation row are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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.","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"}]}