{"asOf":"2026-07-09T18:10:21.947Z","block":"200-299 W ALLEGHENY AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/200-299-w-allegheny-ave","address":"236 W ALLEGHENY AVE","parcelNumber":"882019754","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882019754","ownerType":"investor","kind":"retail","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"SHOP CENT AREA MASONRY","useLabel":"Store","owner":"GROVERPETE LP","marketValue":16336200,"livableArea":81681,"yearBuilt":2017,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2020-10-06T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2025,"n":1,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2025,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2026,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":64639.78,"lat":39.998400742460596,"lng":-75.135345289559,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.134566106,39.999062471],[-75.134743301,39.998236373],[-75.13356953,39.998084072],[-75.133763597,39.997179364],[-75.136713119,39.998319212],[-75.136661621,39.99855401],[-75.136706738,39.998559863],[-75.136810664,39.99877947],[-75.136880401,39.998765224],[-75.136917774,39.998783751],[-75.137120521,39.999370781],[-75.137115596,39.999393235],[-75.134566106,39.999062471]]]},"zip":"19133","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":372275,"zoning":"CA2","grade":"B","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1151 WALTON RD, BLUE BELL PA, 19422","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":0,"abated":true,"valueSeries":[{"y":2021,"v":16300000,"taxable":3399996},{"y":2022,"v":16300000,"taxable":3399996},{"y":2023,"v":16300000,"taxable":3399996},{"y":2024,"v":16300000,"taxable":3399996},{"y":2025,"v":16336200,"taxable":3367766},{"y":2026,"v":16336200,"taxable":3367766},{"y":2027,"v":16336200,"taxable":3367727}],"taxNow":47142,"familyHeld":true,"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection 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":["$64,640 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","failed L&I inspection activity in 2025"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["3 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"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/"}],"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/"}]}