{"asOf":"2026-07-10T13:11:41.328Z","block":"3900-3999 N 7TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/3900-3999-n-7th-st","address":"3964 N 7TH ST","parcelNumber":"871568190","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=871568190","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"mixed-use","isHouse":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW W/OFF STR 2 STY MASON","useLabel":"Mixed-use","owner":"HERNANDEZ RAMONA","coOwner":null,"marketValue":98000,"livableArea":1557,"yearBuilt":1950,"lastSale":{"price":37000,"date":"2018-01-17T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"655579","date":"2007-08-16","title":"CAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT","status":"COMPEXCP","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887533","date":"2010-02-19","title":"CAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887524","date":"2010-02-19","title":"PERME- REQUIRED TO CORR VIOL","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887525","date":"2010-02-19","title":"PROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887526","date":"2010-02-19","title":"COO- NO ZONING/USE REG/CO","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887527","date":"2010-02-19","title":"ELEC PROPERLY INSTALL-NR","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887528","date":"2010-02-19","title":"ELEC SYSTEM IS HAZARD-NR","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887529","date":"2010-02-19","title":"LIGHT CORR&STAIR MIN&CONTIN-NR","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887530","date":"2010-02-19","title":"LIGHT SANIT CONDIT&SAFE OCC-NR","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887531","date":"2010-02-19","title":"ANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887532","date":"2010-02-19","title":"ANNUAL CERT STANDBY/EMERG LITE","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4837341","date":"2017-04-16","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4837339","date":"2017-04-16","title":"UNSAFE STRUCTURE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4837340","date":"2017-04-16","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 2","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4621928","date":"2017-10-31","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4621929","date":"2017-10-31","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4621930","date":"2017-10-31","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4621931","date":"2017-10-31","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"211948824","date":"2018-05-03","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-07-19"},{"number":"211953667","date":"2018-10-09","title":"PENALTY- NO ELEC PERM INFO","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2022-09-26"},{"number":"211953669","date":"2018-10-09","title":"PERME- ALTER ELEC INSTALLATION","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2022-09-26"},{"number":"211953668","date":"2018-10-09","title":"PERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2022-09-26"},{"number":"211953666","date":"2018-10-09","title":"PENALTY- NO BLDG PERM INFO","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2022-09-26"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"124584","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2007-08-17","completedDate":"2010-03-12","violations":[{"number":"655579","date":"2007-08-16","title":"CAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT","status":"COMPEXCP","resolutionDate":null}]},{"number":"227021","type":"HAZARDOUS","priority":"HAZARDOUS","responsibility":"NTF","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2010-02-19","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"1887533","date":"2010-02-19","title":"CAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887524","date":"2010-02-19","title":"PERME- REQUIRED TO CORR VIOL","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887525","date":"2010-02-19","title":"PROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887526","date":"2010-02-19","title":"COO- NO ZONING/USE REG/CO","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887527","date":"2010-02-19","title":"ELEC PROPERLY INSTALL-NR","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887528","date":"2010-02-19","title":"ELEC SYSTEM IS HAZARD-NR","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887529","date":"2010-02-19","title":"LIGHT CORR&STAIR MIN&CONTIN-NR","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887530","date":"2010-02-19","title":"LIGHT SANIT CONDIT&SAFE OCC-NR","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887531","date":"2010-02-19","title":"ANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"1887532","date":"2010-02-19","title":"ANNUAL CERT STANDBY/EMERG LITE","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null}]},{"number":"579067","type":"UNSAFE","priority":"UNSAFE","responsibility":"CSU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2017-04-16","completedDate":"2018-11-29","violations":[{"number":"4837341","date":"2017-04-16","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4837339","date":"2017-04-16","title":"UNSAFE STRUCTURE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4837340","date":"2017-04-16","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 2","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}]},{"number":"610571","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"VS","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2017-11-02","completedDate":"2018-06-06","violations":[{"number":"4621928","date":"2017-10-31","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4621929","date":"2017-10-31","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4621930","date":"2017-10-31","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4621931","date":"2017-10-31","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}]},{"number":"631743","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2018-05-04","completedDate":"2023-07-19","violations":[{"number":"211948824","date":"2018-05-03","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-07-19"}]},{"number":"658612","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2018-10-10","completedDate":"2022-09-26","violations":[{"number":"211953667","date":"2018-10-09","title":"PENALTY- NO ELEC PERM INFO","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2022-09-26"},{"number":"211953669","date":"2018-10-09","title":"PERME- ALTER ELEC INSTALLATION","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2022-09-26"},{"number":"211953668","date":"2018-10-09","title":"PERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2022-09-26"},{"number":"211953666","date":"2018-10-09","title":"PENALTY- NO BLDG PERM INFO","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2022-09-26"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2007,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2010,"n":10,"worst":null},{"y":2017,"n":7,"worst":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8"},{"y":2018,"n":5,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"124584","date":"2007-08-16","type":"BC INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"124584","date":"2007-08-17","type":"BC INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"227021","date":"2010-02-17","type":"NTF INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"227021","date":"2010-02-17","type":"NTF INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"124584","date":"2010-03-12","type":"CEASE INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"227021","date":"2010-09-16","type":"CEASE INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"227021","date":"2010-11-04","type":"CEASE INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"579067","date":"2017-04-16","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"610571","date":"2017-10-31","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"610571","date":"2018-02-16","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"610571","date":"2018-03-27","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"610571","date":"2018-05-03","type":"PRECOURT","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"631743","date":"2018-05-03","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"631743","date":"2018-07-18","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"631743","date":"2018-10-04","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"658612","date":"2018-10-09","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"579067","date":"2018-10-09","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"579067","date":"2018-11-29","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"658612","date":"2020-04-13","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"658612","date":"2022-09-26","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"631743","date":"2023-07-19","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2007,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2010,"fails":3,"passes":1},{"y":2017,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2018,"fails":5,"passes":2},{"y":2020,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2022,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2023,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.0123711639397,"lng":-75.13971336185257,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.139589623,40.012334422],[-75.139843952,40.012366174],[-75.139834917,40.012408719],[-75.139580546,40.012374742],[-75.139589623,40.012334422]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19140","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":1050,"zoning":"CMX1","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"342 GILHAM ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19111","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR AN EAT-IN AND TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT ON FIRST FLOOR AND VACANT SPACE ON SECOND FLOOR (USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY). NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2014-11-12","number":"22440","relatedPermit":"518269"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR TAKE OUT RESTAURANT ON 1ST FLOOR AND TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING ABOVE IN AN\nEXISTING STRUCTURE.\nAP: 1021297","status":"In Process","outcome":"Complete","date":"2021-01-05","number":"39315","relatedPermit":"1021297"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"For a sit-down and take out restaurant on first floor and two (2) family household living above in an existing structure","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2023-02-14","number":"ZP-2022-008649","relatedPermit":"ZP-2022-008649"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":120900,"taxable":120900},{"y":2017,"v":120900,"taxable":120900},{"y":2018,"v":73000,"taxable":73000},{"y":2019,"v":75100,"taxable":75100},{"y":2020,"v":75800,"taxable":75800},{"y":2021,"v":75800,"taxable":75800},{"y":2022,"v":75800,"taxable":75800},{"y":2023,"v":91800,"taxable":91800},{"y":2024,"v":91800,"taxable":91800},{"y":2025,"v":77600,"taxable":77600},{"y":2026,"v":77600,"taxable":77600},{"y":2027,"v":98000,"taxable":98000}],"taxNow":1086,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"920352","date":"2018-10-19","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-29","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT- FOR REPAIR OF (6) FLOOR JOIST AND REPAIR FRONT BAY TO RESOLVE CASE . ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6FT IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE 658612. ENGINEER REPORT MAY BE REQUIRED IF THE ABOVE SCOPE OF WORK IS COMPLETE."},{"number":"ZP-2022-008649","date":"2023-02-01","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Eating and Drinking Establishments - Sit-Down Restaurant; Eating and Drinking Establishments - Take-Out Restaurant; Residential - Household Living - Two-Family"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"7 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8"},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":37000},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 5 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"460605","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"GARY & MARLENE CREAGH","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2010-12-21","latestIssueDate":"2016-04-20","expirationDate":"2017-02-28","inactiveDate":"2017-04-29"},{"number":"776815","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Ramona Hernandez","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-05-15","latestIssueDate":"2018-05-15","expirationDate":"2019-05-14","inactiveDate":"2019-07-13"}],"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":["1 permit event since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal 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":"Appeal #22440: CLOSED · Granted with conditions; related permit 518269.","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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 23 historical violations across 6 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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":"12 failed, 5 passed, and 4 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jul 19, 2023.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #776815: Inactive since Jul 13, 2019","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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/"}],"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"}]}