{"asOf":"2026-07-10T05:01:17.769Z","block":"4100-4199 W GIRARD AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/4100-4199-w-girard-ave","address":"4140 W GIRARD AVE","parcelNumber":"881000221","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881000221","ownerType":"investor","kind":"apartments","isHouse":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"WEST GIRARD LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":1511400,"livableArea":9800,"yearBuilt":2025,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2022-01-21T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.97342763233397,"lng":-75.20795753142427,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.207989443,39.973279415],[-75.208041441,39.973563386],[-75.207926393,39.973576312],[-75.207873049,39.973292521],[-75.207989443,39.973279415]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19104","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":3395,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"3720 SPRUCE ST UNIT 508, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19104","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT (PARCEL \"C\") FROM TWO (2) EXISTING LOTS (4140 AND 4142 W. GIRARD AVENUE), FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (HEIGHT NTE 38 FEET), WITH PILOTHOUSE (HEIGHT NTE 10 FEET; AREA","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2021-10-26","number":"ZP-2021-001284","relatedPermit":"ZP-2021-001284"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":4,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2023,"v":114900,"taxable":114900},{"y":2024,"v":114900,"taxable":114900},{"y":2025,"v":114900,"taxable":114900},{"y":2026,"v":114900,"taxable":114900},{"y":2027,"v":1511400,"taxable":1511400}],"taxNow":1608,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2021-001284","date":"2021-10-05","work":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT (PARCEL \"C\") FROM TWO (2) EXISTING LOTS (4140 AND 4142 W. GIRARD AVENUE). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2021-015303","date":"2021-11-23","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-27","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (HEIGHT NTE 38 FEET), WITH PILOTHOUSE (HEIGHT NTE 10 FEET; AREA NTE 125 SQ. FT; FOR ACCESS STAIR ONLY) TO ACCESS ROOF DECK WITH 42-INCH GUARD RAILS; FOR USE AS HOUSEHOLD LIVING (TWELVE (12) DWELLING UNITS). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2021-005857","date":"2021-12-30","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-27","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY BUILDING WITH COMMON ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSES FOR USE AS TWELVE (12) DWELLING UNITS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 8/2/25 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2021-005857 TO INCLUDE CHANGES TO FLOOR LAYOUT AND EXCAVATION DEPTH AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEE EXCAVATION PERMIT SP-2025-000811 FOR EXCAVATION WORK."},{"number":"EP-2025-005809","date":"2025-07-28","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-27","scope":"INSTALL 800 AMP ELECTRICAL SERVICE AND 13 METER PACKS WITH PROPER GROUNDING AND BONDING. INSTALL ONE 60 AMP SUBPANELS FOR HOUSE AND ONE 125 AMP SUBPANEL FOR EACH OF THE 12 DWELLING UNITS. INSTALL WIRING, LIGHTING, SWITCHES AND RECEPTACLE OUTLETS. INSTALL INTERCONNECTED SMOKE AND CO ALARMS. INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC, 2016 NFPA 72 AND PER PLANS"},{"number":"SP-2025-000811","date":"2025-07-31","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-21","scope":"For excavation only and installation of excavation protection shoring as per approved plans."},{"number":"PP-2025-009734","date":"2025-08-08","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-22","scope":"installation of 12 kitchens,12 laundries,16 toilets,16 lavatories,16 tub/showers,12 water heaters,backflow"},{"number":"MP-2025-004054","date":"2025-08-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-22","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"FP-2025-001836","date":"2025-10-08","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-22","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A TWELVE (12) FAMILY DWELLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 TO INCLUDE A TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A TWO (2) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A CLASS 1 MANUAL WET STANDPIPE IN THE INTERIOR EXIT STAIRWAY ENCLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 14. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. SEE CP-2021-005857 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"PP-2025-013715","date":"2025-10-23","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-22","scope":"Installing 2\" Water Service, 6\" Main Drain, 6\" Curb Trap, 4\" Fresh Aur Inlet"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"land","p":7500},{"y":2020,"k":"land","p":55000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…"},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"1009431","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"West Girard LLC","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":12,"issuedDate":"2026-06-04","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-04","expirationDate":"2027-06-03","inactiveDate":null}],"units":12,"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."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 1215% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $114,900 to $1,511,400","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"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 #ZP-2021-001284: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2021-001284.","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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"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":"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 apartments. 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.","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"}]}