{"asOf":"2026-07-10T17:48:10.353Z","block":"100-199 W WALNUT LN","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/100-199-w-walnut-ln","address":"131 W WALNUT LN","parcelNumber":"593066000","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=593066000","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"DET W/D GAR 3 STY STONE","useLabel":"House","owner":"SMITH ALFRED LUKE","coOwner":null,"marketValue":814200,"livableArea":6179,"yearBuilt":1900,"lastSale":{"price":411000,"date":"2013-02-04T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.03861509227803,"lng":-75.18150827484698,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.181062074,40.038681496],[-75.181192883,40.038553337],[-75.18092426,40.038390338],[-75.181188917,40.038131249],[-75.182126713,40.03869642],[-75.181727623,40.039083656],[-75.181062074,40.038681496]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19144","beds":8,"baths":3,"stories":3,"lotArea":54269,"zoning":"RSD1","grade":"B+","basement":"D","heater":"B","centralAir":false,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":1,"homestead":true,"mail":"131 W WALNUT LN, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19144","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT Erection of one-story side addition to an existing structure in the rear yard, Convert the use of existing \ngarage into 2 family household living (3 family household living units) with 8 accessory parking \nspaces (2 of them are acces","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2023-02-07","number":"ZP-2021-015106","relatedPermit":"ZP-2021-015106"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":500500,"taxable":470500},{"y":2017,"v":500500,"taxable":470500},{"y":2018,"v":500500,"taxable":470500},{"y":2019,"v":543000,"taxable":503000},{"y":2020,"v":520300,"taxable":475300},{"y":2021,"v":520300,"taxable":475300},{"y":2022,"v":520300,"taxable":520300},{"y":2023,"v":640000,"taxable":560000},{"y":2024,"v":640000,"taxable":560000},{"y":2025,"v":723200,"taxable":623200},{"y":2026,"v":723200,"taxable":623200},{"y":2027,"v":814200,"taxable":714200}],"taxNow":8724,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"661843","date":"2016-03-10","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-03-10","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR YARD DECK WITH STAIRS TO GRADE ACCESSORY TO A DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON SUBMITTED PLAN AND ATTACHED NARRATIVE."},{"number":"661844","date":"2016-03-10","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-06-14","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR YARD DECK WITH STAIRS TO GRADE ACCESSORY TO A DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING PER SUBMITTED PLAN AND ATTACHED NARRATIVE. OWNER OCCUPANT TO PERFORM WORK THEMSELVES. DECK IS LESS THAN 30\" ABOVE GRADE. NO GUARD RAIL REQUIRED."},{"number":"GM-2021-004000","date":"2021-05-05","work":"Swimming Pool/Spa","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-07-22","scope":"EZ PERMIT STANDARDS POOL AND SPAS- For pools and spas accessory to an Existing One Family Dwellings as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Separate permits are required for all electrical and plumbing installations associated with the installation of the pool or spa. (Homeowner is performing the work)"},{"number":"EP-2022-007181","date":"2022-08-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-04","scope":"Installation of a 13.1kWdc solar photovoltaic system, including solar modules, solar edge inverter, and racking equipment as per 2017 NEC"},{"number":"GP-2022-006102","date":"2022-08-17","work":"Solar Panels and Structure","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-17","scope":"Installation of a 13.1kWdc solar photovoltaic system, including solar modules, solar edge inverter, and racking equipment according to the 2017 NEC."},{"number":"ZP-2021-015106","date":"2023-02-10","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Erection of one-story side addition with trellis / landscaped buffer on the deck to an existing structure in the rear yard. 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All work per 2018 PPC."},{"number":"MP-2024-000573","date":"2024-02-20","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-03-01","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"},{"number":"PP-2024-015019","date":"2024-11-13","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-11-14","scope":"new water service from curb to building at rear of property new sewer from curb to building at rear of property"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Swimming Pool/Spa"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Solar Panels and Structure"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"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":["6 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2021-015106: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2021-015106.","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: PP-2024-015019 (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"}]}