{"asOf":"2026-07-10T11:34:18.717Z","block":"800-899 N 41ST ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/800-899-n-41st-st","address":"802 N 41ST ST","parcelNumber":"881000845","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881000845","ownerType":"investor","kind":"apartments","isHouse":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW CONV/APT 3 STY MASON","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"41BROWN LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":619500,"livableArea":3360,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":556000,"date":"2017-09-27T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2020-006390","date":"2020-05-20","title":"OCCUPIED W/O TCO OR CO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-07-09"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"CF-2020-018198","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2020-05-20","completedDate":"2020-08-11","violations":[{"number":"VI-2020-006390","date":"2020-05-20","title":"OCCUPIED W/O TCO OR CO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-07-09"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2020,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-018198","date":"2020-05-20","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-018198","date":"2020-08-11","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2020,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.96729437652669,"lng":-75.20593620579916,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.205758484,39.967285329],[-75.206108717,39.967257527],[-75.206113702,39.96730388],[-75.205761481,39.967330876],[-75.205758484,39.967285329]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2023-014844","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2023-06-23","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2024-06-23","buildingId":"1538636"},{"number":"BC-2024-025609","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-06-05","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-06-05","buildingId":"1538636"},{"number":"BC-2025-016626","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-06-12","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-06-12","buildingId":"1538636"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19104","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":1813,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"2","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"614 S 4TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19147","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":584300,"taxable":81320},{"y":2026,"v":584300,"taxable":81320},{"y":2027,"v":619500,"taxable":86171}],"taxNow":1138,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"899961","date":"2018-09-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-10","scope":"PRESCRIPTIVE ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT EXIST. MULTI-FAMILY THREE (3) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE, W. UNOCCUPIED BASEMENT, DWELLING TO INCLUDE PARTITION WALLS FOR DWELLING UNIT & EXIT ENCLOSURE SPACES, FIRE RESISTANCE RATED ASSEMBLY INSTALLATION AT ALL FLOORS, & ALL ASSOCIATED FINISH WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS; BULDING IS NOT FULLY SPRINKLERED BUT TO BE PROTECTED WITH A MANUAL FIRE ALARM & AUTOMATIC SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEM PER PHILA. FIRE CODE. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR ANY MECH., ELEC., & PLUMB. WORK. ASBESTOS ABATEMENT TO BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO START OF WORK."},{"number":"928878","date":"2019-01-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-03-21","scope":"INSTALL 400 AMP SERVICE COMPLETE WITH GROUND 400AMP DISCONNECT INSTALL 6 125AMP PANELS AND 1 100AMP PANEL WITH DISCONNECT WIRE THROUGHOUT OUTLETS, SWITCHES, GFCI, LIGHTS AND SMOKE DETECTORS AS PER NEC 2008 (WEST DISTRICT) NO FIRE ALARM WORK."},{"number":"979306","date":"2019-05-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-03-20","scope":"INSTALL (6) HVAC SYSTEMS WITH DUCTWORK. (MULTI-FAMILY)"},{"number":"973341","date":"2019-06-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-03-21","scope":"INSTALLING A VISTA 32 1 REMOTE ANNUNCIATOR 2 PULLS 1 SMOKES 3 HORN STROBS 11HORNS 2 MONITOR MODULES FOR SPRINKLER SYSTEM SUPERVISION."},{"number":"973701","date":"2019-06-17","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-03-20","scope":"ALTERATIONS: INTERIOR PLUMBING;(6) FAMILY DWELLING (MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING); 3 STORY STRUCTURE; 6-WC, 6-LAVS, 4-BT, 2-SH, 6-HD, 6-WM-, 6-KS, 6-DW & 6-HWH & STACK & HOUSE DRAIN THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"974329","date":"2019-07-10","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-26","scope":"AMEND PERMIT #899961 TO INCLUDE A BAY WINDOW ON 2ND AND 3RD FLOOR AND UPDATE STATEMENT OF SPECIAL INSPECTION SCHEDULE."},{"number":"980086","date":"2019-07-11","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-03-21","scope":"AMEND PERMIT #899961 TO RECONFIGURE FIRST FLOOR LAYOUT AS PER APPROVED PLANS. 1ST FLOOR DWELLING UNITS TO REMAIN TYPE B DWELLING UNITS."},{"number":"1047571","date":"2020-02-11","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-11","scope":"AMEND PERMIT# 899961 TO REMOVE REAR DOOR AS PER APPROVED PLAN."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":556000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2020,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"851462","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"41Brown LLC","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":6,"issuedDate":"2020-09-16","latestIssueDate":"2025-08-05","expirationDate":"2026-09-15","inactiveDate":null}],"units":6,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The history also contains “OCCUPIED W/O TCO OR CO.”","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: 974329 (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 Jun 12, 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 1915 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":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Aug 11, 2020.","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":"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.","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. 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"}]}