{"asOf":"2026-07-10T05:21:49.512Z","block":"4900-4999 BALTIMORE AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/4900-4999-baltimore-ave","address":"4914 BALTIMORE AVE","parcelNumber":"882925196","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882925196","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"REST'RNT W/O BAR MASONRY","useLabel":"Commercial","owner":"JC INVESTMENT INC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":250000,"livableArea":2500,"yearBuilt":1925,"lastSale":{"price":150000,"date":"2010-09-30T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"2676322","date":"2012-12-28","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"2676323","date":"2012-12-28","title":"ROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4617244","date":"2018-03-20","title":"MEANS OF EGRESS ILLUMINATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4617245","date":"2018-03-20","title":"EMERGENCY LIGHTING TESTED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4617246","date":"2018-03-20","title":"HOOD CLEANING","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4617247","date":"2018-03-20","title":"CLASS K EXTINGUISHER","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4617248","date":"2018-03-20","title":"TESTING/MAINTENANCE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4617249","date":"2018-03-20","title":"FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TAGGED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4617250","date":"2018-03-20","title":"FIRE SUPPRESSION CERTIFICATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"364166","type":"UNSAFE","priority":"UNSAFE","responsibility":"CSU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2012-12-28","completedDate":"2013-03-05","violations":[{"number":"2676322","date":"2012-12-28","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"2676323","date":"2012-12-28","title":"ROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}]},{"number":"625721","type":"HAZARDOUS","priority":"HAZARDOUS","responsibility":"CI","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2018-03-20","completedDate":"2018-04-27","violations":[{"number":"4617244","date":"2018-03-20","title":"MEANS OF EGRESS ILLUMINATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4617245","date":"2018-03-20","title":"EMERGENCY LIGHTING TESTED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4617246","date":"2018-03-20","title":"HOOD CLEANING","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4617247","date":"2018-03-20","title":"CLASS K EXTINGUISHER","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4617248","date":"2018-03-20","title":"TESTING/MAINTENANCE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4617249","date":"2018-03-20","title":"FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TAGGED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null},{"number":"4617250","date":"2018-03-20","title":"FIRE SUPPRESSION CERTIFICATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2012,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2018,"n":7,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"364166","date":"2012-12-28","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"364166","date":"2013-03-05","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"625721","date":"2018-03-19","type":"CI INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"625721","date":"2018-04-26","type":"CI INSP","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2012,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2013,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2018,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94783789217627,"lng":-75.22193521054085,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.221915133,39.947978527],[-75.22186694,39.947706531],[-75.221955288,39.947697258],[-75.222003481,39.947969253],[-75.221915133,39.947978527]]]},"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":2500,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"111 CHESWICK DR, NORTH WALES PA, 19454","mailOut":true,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"CERTIFICATE FOR TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT WITH SEATING. FOOD SERVE IN DISPOSABLE WARE. NO SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR TAKE-OUT, NO LIVE ENTERTAINMENT, NO DISPENSING WINDOW IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2011-04-19","number":"14504","relatedPermit":"316786"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":125000,"taxable":125000},{"y":2017,"v":125000,"taxable":125000},{"y":2018,"v":135800,"taxable":135800},{"y":2019,"v":124900,"taxable":124900},{"y":2020,"v":124900,"taxable":124900},{"y":2021,"v":124900,"taxable":124900},{"y":2022,"v":124900,"taxable":124900},{"y":2023,"v":136500,"taxable":136500},{"y":2024,"v":136500,"taxable":136500},{"y":2025,"v":145000,"taxable":145000},{"y":2026,"v":145000,"taxable":145000},{"y":2027,"v":250000,"taxable":250000}],"taxNow":2030,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"309237","date":"2010-10-29","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-05-02","scope":"INTERIOR DEMO AND EXTERIOR DEMO OF FRONT WALL OF RESTAURANT."},{"number":"309586","date":"2010-11-03","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-11-03","scope":"ZONING CHANGE FROM VACANT TO EAT IN ONLY RESTAURANT."},{"number":"310768","date":"2010-11-30","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-04-25","scope":"RENOVATIONS TO CREATE A RESTAURANT WITH SEATING FOR LESS THAN 50 PERSONS.RENOVATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW ACCESSABLE BATHROOMS, H/C RAMP IN THE DOORWAY,NEW FOOD PREP AND KITCHEN EQUIPTMENT, DINING AREA,HALLWAY AND STORAGE. SEE AP# 311834 FOR MECHANICAL WORK. SEP PERMIT REQ FOR SIGNS AND KITCHEN FIRE SUPPRESSION."},{"number":"311834","date":"2010-11-30","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-04-25","scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD AND RELATED DUCTWORK AS SHOWN ON PLAN# 310768"},{"number":"316330","date":"2010-12-14","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-04-25","scope":"PIPING AND INSTALLING 2 WATER CLOSETS,2 LAVS,1 3 BAY SINK,1 BAR SINK, 1 MOP SINK,1 FOOD SINK,1 SIMPLE BAY SINK WITH GARBAGE DISPOSAL"},{"number":"316796","date":"2010-12-16","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-04-25","scope":"INSTALLATION OF ONE SECURITY GRILL AT FRONT OF PROPERTY 4' OPEN"},{"number":"323581","date":"2011-02-04","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-04-25","scope":"REINFORCEMENT OF LOAD BEARING BASEMENT JOIST PER SUBMITTED ENGINEERS DRAWING WITH SEAL."},{"number":"317004","date":"2011-02-08","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-04-19","scope":"REPLACEMENT 200AMP SINGLE PHASE PANEL,INSTALL AND WIRING 28 RECEPTACLES,39 LIGHTING FIXTURES,15 SWITCHES,13 EXIT AND EMERGENCY LIGHT,1 HP EXHAUST FAN MOTOR,1 HP SUPPLY FAN MOTOR,ACCORDING NEC2008"},{"number":"318661","date":"2011-02-08","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-04-25","scope":"INSTALL NEW COMMERCIAL ANSUL SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR KITCHEN HOOD AS PER SPECS. IN CONJUNCTION W/SEE HOOD PERMIT #311834, ALT #310768 AND ZONING #309586"},{"number":"325199","date":"2011-03-18","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-04-25","scope":"INSTALL NEW HVAC SYSTEM FOR A RESTAURANT / OFFICE, NO KITCHEN HOOD, NO GREASE DUCTS AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"316786","date":"2011-04-19","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-04-19","scope":"ADD ZONING FOR TAKE OUT"},{"number":"335981","date":"2011-04-25","work":"Sign","type":"BP_SIGN","description":"SIGN PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-04-26","scope":"ERECTION OF AWNING SIGN AS PER PLANS"},{"number":"454033","date":"2013-02-15","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-03-05","scope":"REPAIR ROOF ONLY TO MAKE PROPERTY SAFE."},{"number":"457805","date":"2013-03-21","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-01-13","scope":"INT/EXT ALT-RESTAURANT AS PER PLANS"},{"number":"459318","date":"2013-04-17","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-08-07","scope":"INSTALLATION OF TYPE I WALL-MOUNTED COMMERCIAL KITCHEN EXHAUST HOOD WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK, MAKEUP AIR FAN AND EXHAUST FAN. SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQUIRED. SEE FIRE SUPPRESSION PERMIT # 459320 FOR EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM."},{"number":"459320","date":"2013-04-17","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-08-07","scope":"INSTALLATION OF WET CHEMICAL COMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 17A. SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQUIRED. SEE MECHANICAL PERMIT # 459318 FOR HOOD INSTALLATION."},{"number":"461524","date":"2013-04-19","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-08-17","scope":"WIRE 38 LIGHTING FIXTURES, 11 SWITCHES, 23 RECEPTS, 5 OUTLETS, 1 EXHAUST FAN, 1 MAKE UP FAN, 1 WALK-IN COOLER, 2 AC OUTLETS, 9 EMERGENCY LIGHTS AS PER 2008 NEC (RESTAURANT)"},{"number":"461530","date":"2013-05-06","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-01-13","scope":"INSTALL 1 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, 1 BAR SINK, 1 FOOD PREP SINK, 1 HAND SINK, 2 WC, 2 LAVS (RESTAURANT)"},{"number":"466185","date":"2013-05-15","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-05-15","scope":"AWNING SIGN"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2012,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2013,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"7 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"532264","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RESTAURANT DEVELOPMENT LLC","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2011-05-05","latestIssueDate":"2014-04-08","expirationDate":"2015-04-30","inactiveDate":"2015-06-29"},{"number":"666161","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Closed","businessName":"SH RESTAURANT, INC.","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2015-05-28","latestIssueDate":"2017-05-25","expirationDate":"2018-04-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"796294","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Active","businessName":"SH RESTAURANT, INC.","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-12-06","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-05","expirationDate":"2026-12-04","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"796295","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Active","businessName":"SH RESTAURANT, INC.","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-12-06","latestIssueDate":"2025-11-13","expirationDate":"2026-12-04","inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 72% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $145,000 to $250,000","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 #309586: 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Apr 26, 2018.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"4 fire/suppression-related permits 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) #532264: Inactive since Jun 29, 2015; Food Preparing and Serving #666161: Closed","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":"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 9 historical violations across 2 cases.","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/"}]}