{"asOf":"2026-07-09T20:48:05.045Z","block":"1000-1099 CHESTNUT ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1000-1099-chestnut-st","address":"1035 CHESTNUT ST","parcelNumber":"882494400","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882494400","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"STR/OFF 4 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"Commercial","owner":"1037 CHESTNUT STREET ACQU","marketValue":2730200,"livableArea":12640,"yearBuilt":1900,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2007-12-31T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2007,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2013,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2014,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2017,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2023,"n":1,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2007,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2013,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2014,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2017,"fails":3,"passes":1},{"y":2018,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2023,"fails":3,"passes":0},{"y":2024,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2025,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":39.95036312427859,"lng":-75.15837595861217,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.158284379,39.95046072],[-75.158326428,39.950247324],[-75.158468456,39.950265992],[-75.158424288,39.950479469],[-75.158284379,39.95046072]]]},"zip":"19107","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":3160,"zoning":"CMX5","grade":"B+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1035 CHESTNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19107","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR A TAKEOUT RESTAURANT ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH VACANT FLOORS ABOVE AND FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) ACCESSORY FLATWALL AWNING SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2013-01-16","number":"19181"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT A TAKEOUT RESTAURANT WITH SEATING ON SPACE #B , EXISTING TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT WITH ONE(1) ACCESSORY SIGN  ON SPACE # A ON THE FIRST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH VACANT FLOORS FROM 2ND THRU 4TH ABOVE.(USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRE","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2014-04-09","number":"22316"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[],"taxNow":null,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"signals":[{"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":["6 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #22316: CLOSED · Granted with conditions.","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/"}]}