{"asOf":"2026-07-10T07:14:40.977Z","block":"4200-4299 WHITAKER AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/4200-4299-whitaker-ave","address":"4210 WHITAKER AVE","parcelNumber":"882058402","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882058402","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"REST'RNT W/BAR MASONRY","useLabel":"Commercial","owner":"DALIA REAL ESTATE LLC","marketValue":1065400,"livableArea":17220,"yearBuilt":2009,"lastSale":{"price":750000,"date":"2022-04-28T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2011,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2016,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2017,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2019,"n":11,"worst":null},{"y":2020,"n":15,"worst":null},{"y":2026,"n":6,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2011,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2012,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2013,"fails":3,"passes":0},{"y":2014,"fails":3,"passes":0},{"y":2016,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2017,"fails":2,"passes":2},{"y":2019,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2020,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2021,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2026,"fails":3,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":505.1,"lat":40.01368043209383,"lng":-75.1195375614224,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.11932891,40.013461296],[-75.119914704,40.013538927],[-75.119834608,40.013896264],[-75.11908524,40.013796946],[-75.11932891,40.013461296]]]},"zip":"19124","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":27998,"zoning":"I2","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"4408 O STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19124","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR A NIGHTCLUB (MORE THAN 50 PEOPLE) TO INCLUDE DANCING BY PATRONS AND LIVE MUSIC, STAGE, D.J. BOOTH AND A MAXIMUM OF THREE (3) AMUSEMENT DEVICES (POOL TABLE, JUKE BOX, MEGA TOUCH) AS PART OF AN EXISTING TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT WITH ACC","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2010-12-08","number":"12259"},{"type":"RB_LIRB","grounds":"I AM APPEALING BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES IN THE TIME WE HAD BEEN IN THE BUSINESS AFTER WE TOOK OVER.  WE HAVE OUR OWN PARKING LOT AND IS VERY SPACIOUS, OUR LOCATION IS CLEAN IN AND OUT.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"MOOT","date":"2017-04-25","number":"30022"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":859400,"taxable":859400},{"y":2017,"v":859400,"taxable":859400},{"y":2018,"v":920200,"taxable":920200},{"y":2019,"v":919100,"taxable":919100},{"y":2020,"v":919100,"taxable":919100},{"y":2021,"v":919100,"taxable":919100},{"y":2022,"v":919100,"taxable":919100},{"y":2023,"v":1004300,"taxable":1004300},{"y":2024,"v":1004300,"taxable":1004300},{"y":2025,"v":1034400,"taxable":1034400},{"y":2026,"v":1034400,"taxable":1034400},{"y":2027,"v":1065400,"taxable":1065400}],"taxNow":14913,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2020,"k":"viol","w":"15 L&I violations"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":750000},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Major Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"demo"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"6 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 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":["$505 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","failed L&I inspection activity in 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 4 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2023, 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #12259: CLOSED · 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/"}]}