{"asOf":"2026-07-10T09:35:15.561Z","block":"1400-1499 SPRUCE ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1400-1499-spruce-st","address":"1427 SPRUCE ST","parcelNumber":"871401310","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=871401310","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"mixed-use","isHouse":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"STR/OFF+APT 4 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"WALLIS AND LASZLO URMENYHAZI LIVING TRUS","coOwner":null,"marketValue":1898000,"livableArea":6545,"yearBuilt":1890,"lastSale":{"price":10,"date":"2024-07-31T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"50851","date":"2005-10-07","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"50851","date":"2009-06-16","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2005,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2009,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94736437378395,"lng":-75.16592343831125,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.165852811,39.947518967],[-75.165922241,39.947202294],[-75.165994737,39.947211374],[-75.165923307,39.94752781],[-75.165852811,39.947518967]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2022-008800","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2022-05-12","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2023-05-12","buildingId":"1446054"},{"number":"BC-2026-016810","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-05-19","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-05-19","buildingId":"1446054"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19102","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":1,"lotArea":2340,"zoning":"CMX5","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"500 S 46TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19143","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":1199100,"taxable":1199100},{"y":2017,"v":1199100,"taxable":1199100},{"y":2018,"v":1592500,"taxable":1592500},{"y":2019,"v":1640200,"taxable":1640200},{"y":2020,"v":1656600,"taxable":1656600},{"y":2021,"v":1656600,"taxable":1656600},{"y":2022,"v":1656600,"taxable":1656600},{"y":2023,"v":2058400,"taxable":2058400},{"y":2024,"v":2058400,"taxable":2058400},{"y":2025,"v":1890100,"taxable":1890100},{"y":2026,"v":1890100,"taxable":1890100},{"y":2027,"v":1898000,"taxable":1898000}],"taxNow":26458,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"144280","date":"2008-04-11","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-04-11","scope":"VACANT FIRST FLOOR FOR FOUR(4) DWELLING UNITS ON THE 2ND, 3RD AND 4TH FLOOR"},{"number":"561117","date":"2014-11-07","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FRONT EXTERIOR WALL IMPROVEMENTS TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF EXISTING STONE CLADDING ON GROUND FLOOR LEVEL. APPLICATION OF STUCCO SURFACING OVER EXISTING BRICK ABOVE MARBLE BASE.PHILA HISTORICAL COMMISSION TO REVIEW SHOP DRAWINGS FOR NEW WINDOWS, DECORATIVE ELEMENTS AND MASONRY SAMPLES IN FIELD FOR APPROVAL."},{"number":"674635","date":"2016-03-07","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-03-09","scope":"CURB TRAP COMBINED F.A.I. PA20160670969 (MIXED USE)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"685632","date":"2016-04-20","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-05-05","scope":"CURB TRAP & LATERAL PA20161110309 SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\",\"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"1020699","date":"2019-11-27","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-27","scope":"FOR FIVE (5) FAMILY DWELLING (MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING) AND BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICES IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"CP-2022-003796","date":"2022-08-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-18","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO THE LEVEL I OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. FOR USE AS A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS, AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2022-009516","date":"2022-09-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-25","scope":"checking connections, repairing/replacing wire where as needed, replacing devices in kind, as per 2014 nec code"},{"number":"PP-2022-011353","date":"2023-05-30","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-05-01","scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo CP-2022-003796"},{"number":"MP-2023-001971","date":"2023-06-09","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-05-01","scope":"For installation of new mini-split heating and cooling system as per approved plans."},{"number":"PP-2025-007669","date":"2025-06-17","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-07-24","scope":"Replace 5x4 curb trap, F.A.I., and main drain to interior of building."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2005,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2009,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"266437","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"LASZLO & WALLIS URMENYHAZI","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":4,"issuedDate":"2005-01-14","latestIssueDate":"2025-03-03","expirationDate":"2026-02-28","inactiveDate":"2026-04-29"}],"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":["3 permit events 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":"Use permit #144280: 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: 561117 (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 Jun 16, 2009.","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through May 19, 2027","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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"}]}