{"asOf":"2026-07-10T15:28:15.695Z","block":"1900-1999 S 7TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1900-1999-s-7th-st","address":"1910 S 7TH ST","parcelNumber":"871178700","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=871178700","ownerType":"investor","kind":"mixed-use","isHouse":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"STR/OFF+APT 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"SINO-AMERICAN BUDDHIST AS","coOwner":null,"marketValue":629900,"livableArea":3913,"yearBuilt":2010,"lastSale":{"price":3,"date":"2011-11-28T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"1636341","date":"2010-04-01","title":"PERMB- INSTALL HVAC SYS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1636385","date":"2010-04-01","title":"PENALTY- NO BLDG PERM INFO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1575438","date":"2010-01-07","title":"PERMB- WORK NOT SAME AS PERMIT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"230338","type":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","priority":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","responsibility":"DS","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2010-04-01","completedDate":"2010-06-16","violations":[{"number":"1636341","date":"2010-04-01","title":"PERMB- INSTALL HVAC SYS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1636385","date":"2010-04-01","title":"PENALTY- NO BLDG PERM INFO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}]},{"number":"231469","type":null,"priority":null,"responsibility":null,"status":"CLOSED","createdDate":null,"completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"1575438","date":"2010-01-07","title":"PERMB- WORK NOT SAME AS PERMIT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2010,"n":3,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"230338","date":"2010-04-01","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"230338","date":"2010-05-17","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2010,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.92500081000376,"lng":-75.15792482278461,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.158025776,39.925062158],[-75.157803265,39.9250334],[-75.157824015,39.92493947],[-75.158046235,39.924968175],[-75.158025776,39.925062158]]]},"liDistrict":"SOUTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19148","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":2195,"zoning":"CMX1","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1910 S 7TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19148","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT FROM TWO (2) LOTS. FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF THE 2ND STORY ADDITION ON THE REAR AND PARTIAL 2ND STORY DECK. FOR USE AS A HOUSE OF WORSHIP IN AN EXISTING TWO STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE (SI","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2009-05-27","number":"8018","relatedPermit":"183515"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF A SECOND STORY REAR ADDITION (20' HIGH) AS PART OF AN EXISTING TWO (2) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH AN EXISTING HOUSE OF WORSHIP ON THE FIRST FLOOR TO INCLUDE PREPARING AND SERVING OF FOOD AND AN EXISTING SINGLE ","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2012-06-19","number":"16850","relatedPermit":"340984"}],"taxYears":[{"year":2014,"total":4352.71,"principal":2387.21,"interest":465.51,"penalty":214.62}],"taxNet":4352.71,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":300000,"taxable":0},{"y":2017,"v":300000,"taxable":0},{"y":2018,"v":359600,"taxable":0},{"y":2019,"v":370300,"taxable":0},{"y":2020,"v":374000,"taxable":0},{"y":2021,"v":374000,"taxable":0},{"y":2022,"v":374000,"taxable":0},{"y":2023,"v":405400,"taxable":0},{"y":2024,"v":405400,"taxable":0},{"y":2025,"v":531500,"taxable":0},{"y":2026,"v":531500,"taxable":0},{"y":2027,"v":629900,"taxable":0}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"183515","date":"2009-06-01","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-06-01","scope":"RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE ONE LOT FROM TWO LOT FOR USE AS A TEMPLE"},{"number":"221992","date":"2009-09-01","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-09-01","scope":"FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF THE 2ND STORY ADDITION ON THE REAR AND PARTIAL 2ND STORY DECK AS PART OF AN EXISTING TWO (2) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION).FOR USE AS A HOUSE OF WORSHIP ON 1ST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH ONE (1) APARTMENT ON 2ND FLOOR (PER PROVISO APARTMENT UPSTAIRS ACCESSORY TO HOUSE OF WORSHIP ON 1ST FLOOR) IN AN EXISTING TWO STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE. NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"231469","date":"2009-11-12","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-06-16","scope":"INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO INCLUDE LEGALIZATION OF 2ND STORY REAR ADDITION AND OPEN DECK AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"262068","date":"2010-02-16","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-06-11","scope":"FIRST FLOOR INSTALL 14 HIGH HAT FIXTURES, INSTALL 20 110 VOLT OUTLETS AS PER 2005 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"275291","date":"2010-04-27","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-06-16","scope":"INSTALLING 150,000 GAS PAYNE FURNACE WITH 5 TON DRIVE AND 5 TON CONDENSOR WITH RETURN/SUPPLY REGISTERS"},{"number":"273292","date":"2010-06-02","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-07-02","scope":"INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM."},{"number":"284865","date":"2010-08-27","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-08-27","scope":"ADDING AN ADDITION TO A HOUSE OF WORSHIP AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED (SEE 221992, 183515)."},{"number":"301626","date":"2010-11-08","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"CONSTRUCT ONE STORY ADDITION FOR USE AS A KITCHEN ACCESSORY TO EXISTING CHURCH. SEPARATE USE REGISTRATION / ZONING APPROVAL PERMIT REQUIRED FOR USE OF THE ADDITION FOR COOKING PRIOR TO FINAL BUILDING INSPECTION. PERMIT HOLDER ASSUMES THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REMOVING KITCHEN EQUIPMENT IF ZONING APPROVAL IS NOT GRANTED"},{"number":"317178","date":"2010-12-17","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-12-09","scope":"INSTALL 2 POWDER ROOM AND HAND SINK,KITCHEN SINK,FLOOR DRAIN FOR A BUDDISH TEMPLE"},{"number":"317386","date":"2010-12-20","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-01-31","scope":"EXTERIOR STUCCO ON 1ST FLOOR ONLY"},{"number":"321534","date":"2011-01-20","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-07-27","scope":"INSTALL 3 LIGHTS, 4 SWITCHES AND 8 RECTPS AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"324681","date":"2011-03-23","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-01-24","scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF A 4' HIGH PROJECTION OF WALL DECORATION (AWNING) FOR HOUSE OF WORSHIP."},{"number":"340984","date":"2012-07-30","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-07-30","scope":"FOR PARTIAL SECOND FLOOR REAR ADDITION AS PER SITE PLAN FOR HOUSE OF WORSHIP"},{"number":"459657","date":"2013-07-30","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-01-16","scope":"INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD WITH SUPPLY/EXHAUST TIE-IN TO ONE (1) RETURN AIR FAN, ONE (1) EXHAUST FAN & ALL ASSOCIATED RETURN/EXHAUST DUCTWORK.***SEPARATE PERMIT SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATION OF AN APPROVED AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM***"},{"number":"506708","date":"2014-01-13","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-01-16","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN AN EXISTING SPACE IN CONFORMANCE WITH NFPA 17A. (SEE AP#469657 FOR APPLIANCE LAYOUT & EXHAUST DUCT INSTALLATION.)"},{"number":"517210","date":"2014-01-28","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-01-28","scope":"EXTENSION OF TIME FOR PERMIT #340984"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2010,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2012,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 31% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $405,400 to $531,500","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"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 #8018: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 183515. Use permit #221992: 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: 301626 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 17, 2010.","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":"3 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":"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 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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 historical violations across 2 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/"},{"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.","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"}]}