{"asOf":"2026-07-10T05:21:49.512Z","block":"4900-4999 BALTIMORE AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/4900-4999-baltimore-ave","address":"4922 BALTIMORE AVE","parcelNumber":"882925206","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882925206","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"STORE 1 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"Store","owner":"CHAN MARKALAN LEE","coOwner":"KISHA YOUNG CHAN H/W","marketValue":230000,"livableArea":1875,"yearBuilt":1925,"lastSale":{"price":37000,"date":"1985-06-04T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94780079907744,"lng":-75.2222886044724,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.222220333,39.947669438],[-75.222308682,39.947660165],[-75.222356876,39.94793216],[-75.222268527,39.947941434],[-75.222220333,39.947669438]]]},"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":"5","intCond":"5","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"4922 BALTIMORE AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19143","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":93800,"taxable":93800},{"y":2017,"v":93800,"taxable":93800},{"y":2018,"v":101800,"taxable":101800},{"y":2019,"v":93900,"taxable":93900},{"y":2020,"v":94600,"taxable":94600},{"y":2021,"v":94600,"taxable":94600},{"y":2022,"v":94600,"taxable":94600},{"y":2023,"v":172300,"taxable":172300},{"y":2024,"v":172300,"taxable":172300},{"y":2025,"v":169900,"taxable":169900},{"y":2026,"v":169900,"taxable":169900},{"y":2027,"v":230000,"taxable":230000}],"taxNow":2378,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"526976","date":"2014-03-27","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-03-27","scope":"USE AS HAIR SALON ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE."},{"number":"632077","date":"2015-08-14","work":"Sign","type":"BP_SIGN","description":"SIGN PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-03-21","scope":"INSTALLATION OF ONE SIGN. SEE A/P 626409 FOR PLAN."},{"number":"626345","date":"2015-08-14","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-14","scope":"PROPOSED SIGNAGE AND FRONT FACADE IMPROVEMENTS TO AN EXISTING ONE STORY COMMERCIAL BLDG."},{"number":"626409","date":"2015-08-14","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-09-16","scope":"FRONT FACADE IMPROVEMENTS TO AN EXISTING ONE STORY COMMERCIAL BUILDING. **CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY**"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"199015","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"KIM HYUN HO","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-04-16","latestIssueDate":"2007-04-23","expirationDate":"2008-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 82% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $94,600 to $172,300","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #526976: 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #199015: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012","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/"}],"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/"}]}