{"asOf":"2026-07-10T02:23:49.156Z","block":"7300-7399 MELROSE ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/7300-7399-melrose-st","address":"7385-87 MELROSE ST","parcelNumber":"882746205","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882746205","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"STORE 1 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"Store","owner":"SPS HOLDINGS LP","marketValue":375000,"livableArea":1036,"yearBuilt":2014,"lastSale":{"price":350000,"date":"2007-07-31T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2008,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2012,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2015,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2023,"n":1,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2008,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2023,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":40.02647274587205,"lng":-75.02845258215474,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.028489506,40.026221365],[-75.028769993,40.026539489],[-75.028416009,40.026723946],[-75.028135523,40.026405822],[-75.028489506,40.026221365]]]},"zip":"19136","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":16766,"zoning":"I2","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"7385-87 MELROSE ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19136","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF FIVE (5) ONE STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE CREATES A MULTIPLE STRUCTURE ON A LOT  (NEW SHOPPING CENTER) WITH ACCESSORY 27 PARKING SPACES. STORE # 1 FOR USE AS A CHECK CASHING AGENCY (WITHIN 1000 FEET OF ANOTHER EXISTIN","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2010-03-03","number":"9408"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2018,"v":379000,"taxable":75800},{"y":2019,"v":378600,"taxable":75720},{"y":2020,"v":381400,"taxable":76280},{"y":2021,"v":381400,"taxable":76280},{"y":2022,"v":381400,"taxable":76280},{"y":2023,"v":416800,"taxable":291736},{"y":2024,"v":416800,"taxable":416800},{"y":2025,"v":416800,"taxable":416800},{"y":2026,"v":416800,"taxable":416800},{"y":2027,"v":375000,"taxable":375000}],"taxNow":5249,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #9408: 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/"}]}