{"asOf":"2026-07-10T05:21:49.512Z","block":"4900-4999 BALTIMORE AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/4900-4999-baltimore-ave","address":"4906 BALTIMORE AVE","parcelNumber":"882925176","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882925176","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"STORE 1 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"Store","owner":"BALTIMORE AVENUE INC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":430000,"livableArea":2820,"yearBuilt":1910,"lastSale":{"price":250000,"date":"2005-11-30T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"460951","date":"2007-01-04","title":"PERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"97169","type":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","priority":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","responsibility":"DW","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2007-01-09","completedDate":"2008-03-14","violations":[{"number":"460951","date":"2007-01-04","title":"PERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2007,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"97169","date":"2007-03-02","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2007,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94786997725787,"lng":-75.22162952681366,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.221600614,39.948011538],[-75.221552421,39.947739544],[-75.221658439,39.947728416],[-75.221706633,39.948000412],[-75.221600614,39.948011538]]]},"liDistrict":"SOUTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19143","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":3000,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2727 N AMERICAN ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19133","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":141000,"taxable":141000},{"y":2017,"v":141000,"taxable":141000},{"y":2018,"v":153100,"taxable":153100},{"y":2019,"v":140900,"taxable":140900},{"y":2020,"v":141900,"taxable":141900},{"y":2021,"v":141900,"taxable":141900},{"y":2022,"v":141900,"taxable":141900},{"y":2023,"v":428900,"taxable":428900},{"y":2024,"v":428900,"taxable":428900},{"y":2025,"v":410900,"taxable":410900},{"y":2026,"v":410900,"taxable":410900},{"y":2027,"v":430000,"taxable":430000}],"taxNow":5752,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"50740","date":"2007-01-18","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW MAIN HOUSE DRAIN, NEW STACK, FIXTURES WASTE LINES, NEW FIXTURES, HOT AND COLD WATER LINES"},{"number":"77178","date":"2007-05-18","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2007-10-23","scope":"INSTALL NEW MAIN HOUSE DRAIN FROM FRONT WALL TO YARD. NEW YARD DRAIN AND NEW BATHROOMS."},{"number":"85592","date":"2007-06-25","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2007-12-13","scope":"INSTALLATION OF (3) THREE 2.5 ROOFTOP HEAT PUMPS FOR STORE; EACH IS UNDER 2,000 CFM."},{"number":"80483","date":"2007-08-15","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2007-11-23","scope":"REUSE OF EXISTING ELECTRICAL SERVICE, INSTALLATION OF 10 SWITCHES, 39 DUPLEX RECRPTS, 2 GFI, 3 IB RECRPTS, 1 - 200AMP SUB PANEL, 4 SOUND SPEAKERS, 4 DISCONNECT SWITCHES, 63 LIGHT FIXTURES, 3 TELE/DATA DROPS (WEST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"105201","date":"2007-10-16","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2007-11-23","scope":"INSTALLATION OF NEW \"FIRE ALARM SYSTEM\" INCLUDING NEW PANEL, ANNUNCIATOR, 2 PULL STATIONS, 13 SMOKE DETECTORS, 3 DUCT DETECTOR, 2 STROBES, 6 HORN/STROBES AND ASSOCIATED WIRING. (WEST DIST)."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":4.21,"timeline":[{"y":2003,"k":"sale","p":48000},{"y":2005,"k":"sale","p":250000},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2007,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2007,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 202% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $141,900 to $428,900","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 50740 (EXPIRED).","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"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/"}],"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/"}]}