{"asOf":"2026-07-11T07:02:21.357Z","block":"2600-2699 WELSH RD","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/2600-2699-welsh-rd","address":"2601-05 WELSH RD","parcelNumber":"778332000","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=778332000","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":true,"buildingClass":"HSE WORSHIP ALL 2 STY MAS","useLabel":"Place of worship","owner":"DANIEL PASTOR BABY TR","coOwner":"T P CHOCKO TR","marketValue":1948000,"livableArea":18070,"yearBuilt":1965,"lastSale":{"price":550000,"date":"1997-11-20T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":2,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2026-048876","date":"2026-07-01","code":null,"title":null,"status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2026-048877","date":"2026-07-01","code":null,"title":null,"status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"CF-2026-079268","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"IN VIOLATION","createdDate":"2026-07-01","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2026-048876","date":"2026-07-01","code":null,"title":null,"status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2026-048877","date":"2026-07-01","code":null,"title":null,"status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2026,"n":2,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-079268","date":"2026-07-01","type":null,"status":"FAILED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2026,"fails":1,"passes":0}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.06840993357807,"lng":-75.02899089932099,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.028417855,40.068604196],[-75.029058551,40.067935103],[-75.029439983,40.068163179],[-75.029576912,40.068278281],[-75.029479359,40.068382512],[-75.029421296,40.068352878],[-75.028913159,40.068882464],[-75.028417855,40.068604196]]]},"liDistrict":"EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":false,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19152","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":48836,"zoning":"RM2","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2601-05 WELSH RD, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19114","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":1827300,"taxable":0},{"y":2017,"v":1827300,"taxable":0},{"y":2018,"v":1948000,"taxable":0},{"y":2019,"v":1948000,"taxable":0},{"y":2020,"v":1948000,"taxable":0},{"y":2021,"v":1948000,"taxable":0},{"y":2022,"v":1948000,"taxable":0},{"y":2023,"v":1948000,"taxable":0},{"y":2024,"v":1948000,"taxable":0},{"y":2025,"v":1948000,"taxable":0},{"y":2026,"v":1948000,"taxable":0},{"y":2027,"v":1948000,"taxable":0}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"738078","date":"2017-01-06","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-01-30","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A CUSTOM STAIR LIFT ON RAILS ATTACHED TO AN EXISTING WALL IN THE MAIN LOBBY STAIRWELL OF AN EXISTING HOUSE OF WORSHIP, AS PER PLANS; LIFT IS BATTERY-OPERATED AS PER MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS AND WILL REQUIRE NO ELECTRICAL WORK; SEAT MUST AUTOMATICALLY (WITHOUT USER INTERACTION) MOVE BACK TO THE TOP OF THE STAIRS AND OUT OF THE CLEAR WIDTH OF THE STAIRCASE AFTER BEING USED AND/OR WHEN NOT IN USE; NO OTHER WORK ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"978339","date":"2019-08-02","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-08-02","scope":"FOR THE CREATION OF SIXTY-TWO(62) ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES WITH FOUR(4) ACCESSIBLE SPACES INCLUDING WITH ONE(1) VAN ACCESSIBLE SPACE ACCESSORY TO EXISTING RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY ON THE SAME LOT WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION.SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"GM-2020-008672","date":"2020-10-14","work":"Roof Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-05-17","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"GM-2021-001402","date":"2021-02-12","work":"Roof Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-03-03","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"CP-2024-004264","date":"2024-08-21","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE UNDERPINNING, NEW ADA RAMP, ELEVATOR SHAFT, DOORS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP WORK. *NO EXCAVATION GREATER THAN 5FT.*"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Roof Covering Replacement"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Roof Covering Replacement"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["2 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #978339: 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":"2 permits not marked completed: GM-2021-001402 (Expired), CP-2024-004264 (Issued). 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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"2 open L&I violations","finding":"2 violation rows 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jul 1, 2026.","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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"},{"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/"}]}