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19141","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":600000,"taxable":600000},{"y":2017,"v":600000,"taxable":600000},{"y":2018,"v":667500,"taxable":667500},{"y":2019,"v":646400,"taxable":646400},{"y":2020,"v":651200,"taxable":651200},{"y":2021,"v":651200,"taxable":651200},{"y":2022,"v":651200,"taxable":651200},{"y":2023,"v":691100,"taxable":691100},{"y":2024,"v":691100,"taxable":691100},{"y":2025,"v":685200,"taxable":685200},{"y":2026,"v":685200,"taxable":685200},{"y":2027,"v":1200000,"taxable":1200000}],"taxNow":9591,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"74241","date":"2007-05-07","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2007-08-31","scope":"INSTALL 5 TON 13 SEER YORK A/C SYSTEM WITH 100,000 BTU 90% HIGH EFFICIENCY HEATING SUPPLY DUCTWORK FOR T REGISTERS AND 1 RETURN"},{"number":"80788","date":"2007-07-03","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2007-08-16","scope":"INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE, 10 RECETPS, 20 FIXTURES, 40AMP AC CIRCUIT, 2 EXIT EM PACK (NORTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"132880","date":"2008-02-15","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-02-15","scope":"USE CHANGE WANTS TO USE AS TAX SERVICES AND STILL USE TO SELL INSURANCE ALL OTHER USES ARE TO REMAIN THE SAME"},{"number":"PP-2023-003422","date":"2023-08-07","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-02-23","scope":"INSTALL 3/4\" BACKFLOW DEVICE"},{"number":"FP-2024-001121","date":"2024-06-24","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression 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NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE EXISTING SYSTEM. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF ANY WORK. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2005,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2007,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2007,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2008,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"201494","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"BROAD & ROCKLAND BEER DIST INC","revenueCode":"3119","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-05-28","latestIssueDate":"2004-05-28","expirationDate":"2005-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-09-28"},{"number":"314256","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"OLD YORK AND ROCKLAND LAUNDROMAT INC","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-04-19","latestIssueDate":"2016-04-27","expirationDate":"2017-04-30","inactiveDate":"2017-06-29"},{"number":"314289","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Active","businessName":"BROAD & ROCKLAND BEER DIST INC","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-04-19","latestIssueDate":"2026-03-19","expirationDate":"2027-04-30","inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 75% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $685,200 to $1,200,000","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":"Use permit #132880: COMPLETED.","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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: PP-2023-003422 (Expired), FP-2024-001121 (Issued). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 1 passed, and 4 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was CLOSED on Jun 27, 2008.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Establishment, Retail Perm Location (Large) #201494: Inactive since Sep 28, 2012; Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #314256: Inactive since Jun 29, 2017","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"id":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Sep 1, 2026","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}