{"asOf":"2026-07-09T16:41:01.937Z","block":"1700-1799 S 4TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1700-1799-s-4th-st","address":"1740 S 4TH ST","parcelNumber":"882010110","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882010110","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"AUTO CAR WASH MASONRY","useLabel":"Commercial","owner":"SAPPHIRE INVESTMENTS LLC","marketValue":235300,"livableArea":1189,"yearBuilt":1960,"lastSale":{"price":350000,"date":"2019-09-13T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2013,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2024,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2025,"n":7,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2013,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2024,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2025,"fails":4,"passes":2}],"taxOwed":3937.45,"lat":39.926025014364996,"lng":-75.1528494589279,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.152738694,39.92603715],[-75.152750857,39.9259846],[-75.152959811,39.926012529],[-75.152947752,39.926065661],[-75.152738694,39.92603715]]]},"zip":"19148","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":1189,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"214 MARPLE AVENUE, WYNCOTE PA, 19095","mailOut":true,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR the erection of a two story addition above an existing one story vacant structure. Site improvements to include the partial demolition of the rear wall and the addition of a light/egress well from the existing basement level.\n\nFo","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2020-03-04","number":"39084"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":179000,"taxable":179000},{"y":2017,"v":179000,"taxable":179000},{"y":2018,"v":189900,"taxable":189900},{"y":2019,"v":189800,"taxable":189800},{"y":2020,"v":191200,"taxable":191200},{"y":2021,"v":191200,"taxable":191200},{"y":2022,"v":191200,"taxable":191200},{"y":2023,"v":299300,"taxable":299300},{"y":2024,"v":299300,"taxable":299300},{"y":2025,"v":299300,"taxable":299300},{"y":2026,"v":299300,"taxable":299300},{"y":2027,"v":235300,"taxable":235300}],"taxNow":4190,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":174,"timeline":[{"y":2002,"k":"sale","p":2000},{"y":2013,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2013,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":350000},{"y":2020,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"7 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed"}],"rented":false,"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["$3,937 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","failed L&I inspection activity in 2024, 2025"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 57% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $191,200 to $299,300","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"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/"}]}