{"asOf":"2026-07-10T11:34:18.717Z","block":"800-899 N 41ST ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/800-899-n-41st-st","address":"862 N 41ST ST","parcelNumber":"881000586","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881000586","ownerType":"investor","kind":"apartments","isHouse":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"DET W/GAR 3 STY STONE","useLabel":"Apartments","owner":"41BROWN LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":2503400,"livableArea":16212,"yearBuilt":1925,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2024-08-19T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-025490","date":"2022-03-28","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-025490","date":"2022-04-07","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-025490","date":"2022-04-12","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-025490","date":"2022-05-19","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2022,"fails":3,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.969412460333686,"lng":-75.20611244625475,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.206241821,39.969260045],[-75.206276036,39.969453546],[-75.206455885,39.969434789],[-75.206467113,39.969489102],[-75.205912469,39.9695502],[-75.205894528,39.969298674],[-75.206241821,39.969260045]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2023-002773","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2023-02-06","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2024-02-06","buildingId":"1446976"},{"number":"BC-2024-007116","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-03-13","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-03-13","buildingId":"1446976"},{"number":"BC-2025-014736","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-03-06","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-03-06","buildingId":"1446976"},{"number":"BC-2026-018130","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-02-20","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-02-20","buildingId":"1446976"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19104","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":10349,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"614 S 4TH ST, #510, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19147","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":2483900,"taxable":546467},{"y":2026,"v":2483900,"taxable":770017},{"y":2027,"v":2503400,"taxable":1001333}],"taxNow":10779,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2021-008440","date":"2021-08-04","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family"},{"number":"ZP-2021-009975","date":"2021-10-04","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-02","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF SIDE AND REAR ADDITION WITH CELLAR AND ERECTION OF ACCESSORY ROOF DECK (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURES TO CREATE AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE AS PART OF EXISTING (DETACHED) STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"PP-2021-022955","date":"2021-12-06","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-21","scope":"Seal Lateral"},{"number":"CP-2021-006982","date":"2021-12-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-02","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED, THREE STORY, \"L-SHAPE\" STRUCTURE, OF TYPE VA CONSTRUCTION WITH A CELLAR AND A ROOF DECK WITH A ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE AS PER PLANS. FOR SIXTEEN (16) DWELLING UNITS WITH LAYOUT AS SHOWN. AMENDMENT (3/6/2023) TO CHANGE THE SLOPE OF RAMP AS PER REVISED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2022-005020","date":"2022-04-26","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-03","scope":"interior plumbing"},{"number":"FP-2022-000407","date":"2022-05-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-24","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE A NEW TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A NEW TWO (2) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. 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. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE CP-2021-006982 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"PP-2022-008684","date":"2022-06-06","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-17","scope":"REPAIR / REPLACE STORM & SANITARY CURB TRAP, FAI, MAIN DRAIN, 2\" WATER SERVICE"},{"number":"EP-2022-005784","date":"2022-06-08","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-08-11","scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2022-005779 Install 1200a, 1ph 120/240v main service. Install 17 gang meter module ( 16 units, 1 house). Install all wiring throughout 16 apartments & common area. Install cable tv wiring. Fire alarm by others as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"MP-2022-002615","date":"2022-06-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-03","scope":"FOR A NEW MECHANICAL INSTALLATION TO ACCOMMODATE AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. WORK TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 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. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2022-006237","date":"2022-07-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-02-10","scope":"Install Fire Alarm System w/ low frequency sound in all living rms and bedrooms ,tamper switch ,flow switch. ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."},{"number":"EP-2022-005779","date":"2022-08-01","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-02-08","scope":"Install 1200a, 1ph 120/240v main service. Install 17 gang meter module ( 16 units, 1 house). Install all wiring throughout 16 apartments & common area. Install cable tv wiring. All work in accordance with the 2017 nec. **NO FIRE ALARM WORK**"},{"number":"AP-2023-006804","date":"2023-08-08","work":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-08-10","scope":"FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ONLY. TO CORRECT THE PRIVIOUS CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ISSUED UNDER PERMIT CP-2021-006982"},{"number":"AP-2023-007297","date":"2023-08-31","work":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-09-05","scope":"FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ONLY. TO CORRECT THE PRIVIOUS CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ISSUED UNDER PERMIT CP-2021-005210"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"274851","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"IRMA ADAMS","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2003-03-16","latestIssueDate":"2003-03-16","expirationDate":"2004-02-29","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"935441","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"41 Brown LLC","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":22,"issuedDate":"2023-10-12","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-28","expirationDate":"2026-10-11","inactiveDate":null}],"units":22,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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":"2 permits not marked completed: PP-2022-008684 (Expired), EP-2022-005784 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Feb 20, 2027; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Mar 6, 2026","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":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"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":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1925 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 19, 2022.","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 #274851: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012","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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"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. 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"}]}