{"asOf":"2026-07-10T00:29:20.353Z","block":"400-499 E HUNTING PARK AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/400-499-e-hunting-park-ave","address":"490 E HUNTING PARK AVE","parcelNumber":"777609005","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=777609005","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"PUB UTIL 1 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"Commercial","owner":"PHILA ELECTRIC CO","marketValue":176600,"livableArea":1,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":4,"date":"1943-01-01T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2010,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2018,"n":3,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2010,"fails":1,"passes":2},{"y":2018,"fails":2,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":40.01208255241596,"lng":-75.11848111460827,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.117964525,40.012681796],[-75.118854447,40.01144539],[-75.118985623,40.011501235],[-75.118121258,40.012702138],[-75.117964525,40.012681796]]]},"zip":"19124","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":21960,"zoning":"I2","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2301 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19103","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR RETAIL SALE OF USED TIRES AS PART OF AN EXISTING TIRE REPAIR SHOP WITH RETAIL SALES AND INSTALLATION OF NEW TIRES ONLY AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2008-05-27","number":"5049"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF THE ERECTION OF A ONE (1) STORY STRUCTURE, AN 8'-0\" HIGH FENCE AND TWO (2) ACCESSORY OFF STREET PARKING SPACES, FOR USE AS A RETAIL TIRE REPAIR SHOP WITH ACCESSORY SALES OF NEW AND USED TIRES, NO SIGNS ON THIS","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2010-02-03","number":"10609"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO (2), ONE (1) STORY ADDITIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE (1) STORY RETAIL TIRE REPAIR SHOP WITH ACCESSORY SALES OF NEW AND USED TIRES PER PROVISO NO MORE THAN 24 USED TIRES STORED INSIDE PROPERTY WITH AN EXISTING 8'-0\"","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2011-07-19","number":"15314"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR RETAIL SALE OF AUTO PARTS AS PART OF AN EXISTING TIRE REPAIR SHOP WITH ACCESSORY SALES OF NEW AND USED TIRES WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2012-11-14","number":"18996"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":0,"abated":true,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":165700,"taxable":124071},{"y":2017,"v":165700,"taxable":124071},{"y":2018,"v":176600,"taxable":148710},{"y":2019,"v":176600,"taxable":148710},{"y":2020,"v":176600,"taxable":148710},{"y":2021,"v":176600,"taxable":148710},{"y":2022,"v":176600,"taxable":16260},{"y":2023,"v":176600,"taxable":16260},{"y":2024,"v":176600,"taxable":16260},{"y":2025,"v":176600,"taxable":16260},{"y":2026,"v":176600,"taxable":16260},{"y":2027,"v":176600,"taxable":16260}],"taxNow":228,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2010,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2010,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2010,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2011,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #5049: CLOSED · Granted with conditions.","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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. 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/"}]}