{"asOf":"2026-07-11T13:10:11.162Z","block":"1400-1499 ENGLEWOOD ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1400-1499-englewood-st","address":"1400 ENGLEWOOD ST","parcelNumber":"532354500","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=532354500","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"mixed-use","isHouse":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW B/OFF-STR 2 STY MASON","useLabel":"Mixed-use","owner":"NGUYEN NHAN","coOwner":null,"marketValue":384400,"livableArea":1620,"yearBuilt":1950,"lastSale":{"price":299000,"date":"2021-07-21T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.05123481305281,"lng":-75.06839629044042,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.068277398,40.051355931],[-75.068257068,40.051344333],[-75.068488256,40.051099543],[-75.068535918,40.051124916],[-75.068303183,40.05137067],[-75.068277398,40.051355931]]]},"liDistrict":"EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19111","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":1755,"zoning":"RSA3","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1400 ENGLEWOOD ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19111","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR A PHYSICAL THERAPY (NOT AS DEFINED IN 14-1605, NO MASSAGE) ON THE FIRST FLOOR WITH A FLATWALL SIGN AS PERMITTED IN C-1 COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH ONE APARTMENT ABOVE.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2009-12-15","number":"10134","relatedPermit":"235172"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR USE AS PERSONAL SERVICES (NAIL SALON) ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED BUILDING.","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2023-09-22","number":"ZP-2022-003445","relatedPermit":"ZP-2022-003445"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":212000,"taxable":212000},{"y":2017,"v":212000,"taxable":212000},{"y":2018,"v":212000,"taxable":212000},{"y":2019,"v":212000,"taxable":212000},{"y":2020,"v":221000,"taxable":221000},{"y":2021,"v":221000,"taxable":221000},{"y":2022,"v":221000,"taxable":221000},{"y":2023,"v":221000,"taxable":221000},{"y":2024,"v":221000,"taxable":221000},{"y":2025,"v":221000,"taxable":221000},{"y":2026,"v":221000,"taxable":221000},{"y":2027,"v":384400,"taxable":384400}],"taxNow":3094,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"235172","date":"2010-04-08","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-08","scope":"REGISTER USE FROM VACANT TO FIRST FLOOR - PHYSICAL THERAPY OFFICE, SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR ONE APARTMENT OWNER OCCUPIED."},{"number":"253545","date":"2010-04-08","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-08","scope":"FOR ONE FLAT WALL SIGN"},{"number":"271553","date":"2010-06-15","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"CO FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY OFFICE ONLY."},{"number":"ZP-2022-003445","date":"2023-08-23","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Personal Services"},{"number":"GM-2023-010261","date":"2023-11-24","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-03-28","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- For the interior demolition on non-bearing partition wall and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. SEPERATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR CO-FOR NEW USE OBTAINED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY."},{"number":"CP-2024-001731","date":"2024-04-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-03-07","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING TENANT SPACE FOR USE AS A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY AT FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING, ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVMENTS THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2024-006207","date":"2024-04-26","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-05","scope":"Run new 4 pedicure sink and replace 1 Lavatory"},{"number":"EP-2024-004306","date":"2024-04-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-08-22","scope":"replace the 2x4 and 6\" LED to new 6' LED, 8 GFCI outlets, and 2 switch for exhaust vent and HVAC."},{"number":"MP-2024-002290","date":"2024-05-16","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-05","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":0.64,"timeline":[{"y":2009,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":299000},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"434132","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"GIOVANNI AMBROSINI","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2008-01-28","latestIssueDate":"2008-01-28","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 6 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2023, 2024"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 74% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $221,000 to $384,400","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-2022-003445: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2022-003445. Use permit #235172: 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":"1 permit not marked completed: 271553 (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":"mixed-use","level":"verify","title":"Residential and business space run on separate compliance tracks","finding":"OPA classifies this parcel as mixed-use.","why":"The zoning/use and occupancy file must cover the actual residential and commercial spaces. Dwelling units can require Rental Licenses and lead compliance; the operator can separately need an Activity License and sector license; installed fire systems can require annual certification.","action":"Match every dwelling and business use to the zoning permit, CO, current operator licenses, and life-safety filings.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"}],"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"}]}