{"asOf":"2026-07-10T05:02:34.132Z","block":"4000-4099 W GIRARD AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/4000-4099-w-girard-ave","address":"4052 W GIRARD AVE","parcelNumber":"871000136","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=871000136","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND COMMER < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"4052 W GIRARD STREET LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":73600,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":110000,"date":"2022-06-22T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2020-032004","date":"2020-08-31","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-05-27"},{"number":"VI-2020-032005","date":"2020-08-31","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-05-27"},{"number":"VI-2021-059273","date":"2021-08-26","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-10-04"},{"number":"VI-2021-059272","date":"2021-08-26","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-10-04"},{"number":"VI-2022-004320","date":"2022-01-24","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2022-03-14"},{"number":"VI-2022-056157","date":"2022-08-01","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-08-29"},{"number":"VI-2022-056158","date":"2022-08-01","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-08-29"},{"number":"VI-2024-048084","date":"2024-06-11","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2024-07-08"},{"number":"VI-2024-048085","date":"2024-06-11","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2024-07-08"},{"number":"VI-2025-025185","date":"2025-04-25","title":"WALKWAY NOT PROVIDED\n","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2025-04-25"},{"number":"VI-2025-063958","date":"2025-08-20","title":"NO TOILET FACILITIES FOR WORKERS\n","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2025-08-21"},{"number":"VI-2025-063957","date":"2025-08-20","title":"DEBRIS REMOVE- CONSTRUCTION","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2025-08-21"},{"number":"VI-2026-044574","date":"2026-06-16","title":"POSTING OF PERMITS \n","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2026-06-17"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"CF-2020-057320","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP - VACANT LOT INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2020-08-31","completedDate":"2021-06-07","violations":[{"number":"VI-2020-032004","date":"2020-08-31","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-05-27"},{"number":"VI-2020-032005","date":"2020-08-31","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-05-27"}]},{"number":"CF-2021-082518","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP - VACANT LOT INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2021-08-26","completedDate":"2021-11-18","violations":[{"number":"VI-2021-059273","date":"2021-08-26","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-10-04"},{"number":"VI-2021-059272","date":"2021-08-26","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-10-04"}]},{"number":"CF-2022-005719","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP - VACANT LOT INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2022-01-24","completedDate":"2022-03-22","violations":[{"number":"VI-2022-004320","date":"2022-01-24","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2022-03-14"}]},{"number":"CF-2022-076755","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP - VACANT LOT INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2022-08-01","completedDate":"2022-08-30","violations":[{"number":"VI-2022-056157","date":"2022-08-01","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-08-29"},{"number":"VI-2022-056158","date":"2022-08-01","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-08-29"}]},{"number":"CF-2024-060536","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP - VACANT LOT INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2024-06-11","completedDate":"2024-09-18","violations":[{"number":"VI-2024-048084","date":"2024-06-11","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2024-07-08"},{"number":"VI-2024-048085","date":"2024-06-11","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2024-07-08"}]},{"number":"CF-2025-033482","type":"SITE VIOLATION NOTICE","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2025-04-25","completedDate":"2025-08-18","violations":[{"number":"VI-2025-025185","date":"2025-04-25","title":"WALKWAY NOT PROVIDED\n","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2025-04-25"}]},{"number":"CF-2025-089675","type":"SITE VIOLATION NOTICE","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2025-08-20","completedDate":"2025-09-09","violations":[{"number":"VI-2025-063958","date":"2025-08-20","title":"NO TOILET FACILITIES FOR WORKERS\n","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2025-08-21"}]},{"number":"CF-2025-089676","type":"SITE VIOLATION NOTICE","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2025-08-20","completedDate":"2025-09-09","violations":[{"number":"VI-2025-063957","date":"2025-08-20","title":"DEBRIS REMOVE- CONSTRUCTION","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2025-08-21"}]},{"number":"CF-2026-071839","type":"SITE VIOLATION NOTICE","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2026-06-16","completedDate":"2026-06-29","violations":[{"number":"VI-2026-044574","date":"2026-06-16","title":"POSTING OF PERMITS \n","status":"SVN ISSUED","resolutionDate":"2026-06-17"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2020,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2021,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2022,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2024,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2025,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2026,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-057320","date":"2020-08-31","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-057320","date":"2020-09-15","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-057320","date":"2021-06-07","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2021-082518","date":"2021-08-26","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2021-082518","date":"2021-10-05","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2021-082518","date":"2021-11-18","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-005719","date":"2022-01-24","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-005719","date":"2022-02-07","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-076755","date":"2022-08-01","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-076755","date":"2022-08-30","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-060536","date":"2024-06-11","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-060536","date":"2024-06-27","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-060536","date":"2024-09-18","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-033482","date":"2025-04-25","type":null,"status":null},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-089676","date":"2025-08-21","type":null,"status":null},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-089675","date":"2025-08-21","type":null,"status":null},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-071839","date":"2026-06-17","type":null,"status":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2020,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2021,"fails":2,"passes":2},{"y":2022,"fails":4,"passes":0},{"y":2024,"fails":2,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.97365659713471,"lng":-75.20605243818557,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.205999013,39.973536629],[-75.206059243,39.973530614],[-75.206105705,39.973776468],[-75.206045932,39.973783123],[-75.205999013,39.973536629]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19104","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":1547,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"380 RED LION RD STE 212, HUNTINGDON VALLEY PA, 19006","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":77400,"taxable":77400},{"y":2026,"v":77400,"taxable":77400},{"y":2027,"v":73600,"taxable":73600}],"taxNow":1083,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2022-011141","date":"2022-11-04","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Erection of an Attached Structure"},{"number":"CP-2023-001921","date":"2024-01-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED, THREE-STORY STRUCTURE OF TYPE VB CONSTRUCTION AS PER PLANS. FOR THREE DWELLING UNITS AND A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE. AMENDMENT APPROVED 8/26/24 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2023-001921 TO CHANGE DPRC-SI AND LICENSED SPECIAL INSPECTIONS AGENCY AS PER APPROVED DOCUMENTATION. Amendment#2 to structural design. Existing foundation to be utilized."},{"number":"SP-2024-000819","date":"2024-12-20","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE EXCAVATION OF AN EXISTING PARCEL IN PREPARATION OF A NEW CONSTRUCTION. **WORK TO BE COMPLETED PER APPROVED PLAN. ** IF FIELD CONDITION VARY, PLEASE CONTACT THE DESIGN PROFESSIONAL BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH WORK. **"},{"number":"PP-2025-007525","date":"2025-07-30","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF 7 DWELLING 1 COMMERCIAL BUILDING. EXTERIOR INSTALLTION OF CURB TRAP, FAI, MAIN DRAIN, AND 1 1/2\" WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPE. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. VENTING TO BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 919 PHILADELPHIA SINGLE STACK VENT SYSTEM. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"FP-2025-002020","date":"2025-10-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY MIXED-USE BUILDING TO INCLUDE A TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A TWO (2) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. SEE CP-2023-001921 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"MP-2026-000008","date":"2026-01-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK."},{"number":"EP-2026-002054","date":"2026-05-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install service equipment with grounding. Wire throughout. Install light fixtures, outlets, switches, smoke alarms, emergency lights, and exit signs as per 2017 NEC. Install fire alarm system as per 2016 NFPA 72."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":4.24,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"}],"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"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"6 permits not marked completed: CP-2023-001921 (Issued), SP-2024-000819 (Issued), PP-2025-007525 (Issued), FP-2025-002020 (Issued), MP-2026-000008 (Issued).","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"10 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was unlabeled on Jun 17, 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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"2 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 13 historical violations across 9 cases.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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/"}]}