{"asOf":"2026-07-09T17:58:02.036Z","block":"700-799 ADAMS AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/700-799-adams-ave","address":"799 ADAMS AVE","parcelNumber":"882051160","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882051160","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"STORE 1 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"Store","owner":"ADAMS SOK LLC","marketValue":480600,"livableArea":1575,"yearBuilt":1950,"lastSale":{"price":670000,"date":"2024-08-28T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2026,"n":1,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2026,"fails":2,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":40.032458626353424,"lng":-75.10575158508304,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.10551554,40.032454823],[-75.105790448,40.032279613],[-75.105987631,40.032462429],[-75.105712721,40.032637639],[-75.10551554,40.032454823]]]},"zip":"19124","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":8651,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2293 S WHITTMORE ST, FURLONG PA, 18925","mailOut":true,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR RETAIL AND WHOLE SALE DISTRIBUTION OF BEER WITH PRE-PACKAGED FOODS, ON THE SAME LOT WITH USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2010-01-05","number":"10001"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":3,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":203100,"taxable":203100},{"y":2017,"v":203100,"taxable":203100},{"y":2018,"v":223800,"taxable":223800},{"y":2019,"v":223800,"taxable":223800},{"y":2020,"v":225400,"taxable":225400},{"y":2021,"v":225400,"taxable":225400},{"y":2022,"v":225400,"taxable":225400},{"y":2023,"v":246300,"taxable":246300},{"y":2024,"v":246300,"taxable":246300},{"y":2025,"v":280000,"taxable":280000},{"y":2026,"v":280000,"taxable":280000},{"y":2027,"v":480600,"taxable":480600}],"taxNow":6727,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":0.49,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"sale","p":450000},{"y":2007,"k":"sale","p":450000},{"y":2010,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":670000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 1 permit event matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2024","permit activity in 2025"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 72% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $280,000 to $480,600","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #10001: OPEN · Granted.","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":"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/"}]}