{"asOf":"2026-07-10T08:03:48.280Z","block":"1600-1699 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1600-1699-john-f-kennedy-blvd","address":"1628 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD","parcelNumber":"882000587","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882000587","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":true,"buildingClass":"MISC RR STA MASONRY","useLabel":"Commercial","owner":"SEPTA","coOwner":null,"marketValue":1455900,"livableArea":17500,"yearBuilt":1970,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"1981-06-01T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.953653667700436,"lng":-75.16796356475008,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2021-001548","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2021-05-18","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2022-05-18","buildingId":"1529595"},{"number":"BC-2022-000026","type":"Facade Report","inspectionDate":"2021-12-22","result":"Safe with Repair","expirationDate":"2026-12-22","buildingId":"1529595"},{"number":"BC-2022-007978","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2022-05-10","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2023-05-10","buildingId":"1529595"},{"number":"BC-2023-014159","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2023-05-12","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2024-05-12","buildingId":"1529595"},{"number":"BC-2024-013212","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-05-08","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-05-08","buildingId":"1529595"},{"number":"BC-2024-016098","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-05-16","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-05-16","buildingId":"1529595"},{"number":"BC-2025-020746","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-05-29","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-05-29","buildingId":"1529595"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19103","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":19416,"zoning":"CMX5","grade":"A-","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1234 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19107","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":1456200,"taxable":1456200},{"y":2027,"v":1455900,"taxable":0}],"taxNow":20384,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through May 29, 2026; Facade Report: Safe with Repair through Dec 22, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through May 8, 2025","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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. 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/"}]}