{"asOf":"2026-07-11T07:40:37.114Z","block":"1100-1199 S 15TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1100-1199-s-15th-st","address":"1155 S 15TH ST","parcelNumber":"881114134","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881114134","ownerType":"investor","kind":"multi-family","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":true,"buildingClass":"APTS 5-50 UNITS MASONRY","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"1433 FEDERAL ST LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":5122600,"livableArea":23648,"yearBuilt":2017,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2019-02-04T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.93640253661757,"lng":-75.16856099950037,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.16844549,39.936256955],[-75.16875538,39.936303392],[-75.168706197,39.936543068],[-75.168354825,39.936499292],[-75.168369323,39.936359086],[-75.16842464,39.936364795],[-75.16844549,39.936256955]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2022-007993","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2022-05-27","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2023-05-27","buildingId":"1458290"},{"number":"BC-2023-019648","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2023-09-25","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2024-09-25","buildingId":"1458290"},{"number":"BC-2024-007514","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-01-19","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-01-19","buildingId":"1458290"},{"number":"BC-2024-002111","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-01-19","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-01-19","buildingId":"1458290"},{"number":"BC-2025-001844","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-01-17","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-01-17","buildingId":"1458290"},{"number":"BC-2025-005922","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-03-06","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-03-06","buildingId":"1458290"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":4,"lotArea":8466,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":"B","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"130 S 18TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19103","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2021,"v":5032900,"taxable":503290},{"y":2022,"v":5032900,"taxable":503290},{"y":2023,"v":5032900,"taxable":503290},{"y":2024,"v":5032900,"taxable":503290},{"y":2025,"v":5032900,"taxable":503290},{"y":2026,"v":5032900,"taxable":503290},{"y":2027,"v":5122600,"taxable":1024500}],"taxNow":7045,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"861942","date":"2018-04-23","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-04-23","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ALL EXISTING STRUCTURES ON SITE, AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURES (FOR MECHANICAL ACCESS ONLY); FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (THIRTY-NINE (39) DWELLING UNITS; APPLICANT IS USING GREEN ROOF BONUS AS PER 14-602(7)), WITH THIRTEEN (13) ACCESSORY BICYCLE PARKING SPACES. ( THE PERMIT WAS ISSUED UNDER 696803) SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"land","p":2000000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"285644","type":"Hazardous Materials","status":"Inactive","businessName":"MODEL AUTO BODY CO","revenueCode":"3335","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2001-10-20","latestIssueDate":"2001-10-20","expirationDate":"2002-10-20","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"283509","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"KANDE DEMBELE (FEDERAL AUTO REPAIR)","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-08-19","latestIssueDate":"2004-08-19","expirationDate":"2005-12-31","inactiveDate":"2005-06-22"},{"number":"323455","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"THIERNO M SACKO","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-06-22","latestIssueDate":"2005-06-22","expirationDate":"2005-12-31","inactiveDate":"2005-09-01"},{"number":"335013","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"DIALLO AUTO REPAIRS INC","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-09-01","latestIssueDate":"2006-02-06","expirationDate":"2006-12-31","inactiveDate":"2006-12-20"},{"number":"394927","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ALPHA BAH","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2006-12-20","latestIssueDate":"2012-12-31","expirationDate":"2013-12-31","inactiveDate":"2013-12-02"},{"number":"458817","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RONCONIS MODEL AUTO BODY CO","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2008-10-15","latestIssueDate":"2008-10-15","expirationDate":"2008-12-31","inactiveDate":"2008-10-15"},{"number":"458820","type":"Hazardous Materials","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RONCONIS MODEL AUTO BODY CO","revenueCode":"3335","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2008-10-15","latestIssueDate":"2008-10-15","expirationDate":"2008-11-30","inactiveDate":"2008-10-15"},{"number":"788330","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"1433 Federal Street LLC","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":39,"issuedDate":"2018-09-06","latestIssueDate":"2025-09-10","expirationDate":"2026-09-05","inactiveDate":null}],"units":39,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #861942: 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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through May 27, 2023; Fire Alarm 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Hazardous Materials #285644: Inactive; Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing #283509: Inactive since Jun 22, 2005; Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing #323455: Inactive since Sep 1, 2005; Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing #335013: Inactive since Dec 20, 2006","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":"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":"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 multi-family. 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/"}]}