{"asOf":"2026-07-10T15:23:14.867Z","block":"1300-1399 FRANKFORD AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1300-1399-frankford-ave","address":"1339 FRANKFORD AVE","parcelNumber":"882929738","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882929738","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"STORE 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"Store","owner":"1325 FRANKFORD ASSOCIATES","coOwner":null,"marketValue":589700,"livableArea":3360,"yearBuilt":1875,"lastSale":{"price":790000,"date":"2006-04-25T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.97132367083523,"lng":-75.13416033541557,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.134010866,39.971295012],[-75.134310552,39.97129743],[-75.134309803,39.97135233],[-75.134010118,39.971349911],[-75.134010866,39.971295012]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19125","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":2,"lotArea":1680,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":"B","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"PO BOX 29248, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19125","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":166000,"taxable":166000},{"y":2017,"v":166000,"taxable":166000},{"y":2018,"v":184600,"taxable":184600},{"y":2019,"v":184800,"taxable":184800},{"y":2020,"v":186100,"taxable":186100},{"y":2021,"v":186100,"taxable":186100},{"y":2022,"v":186100,"taxable":186100},{"y":2023,"v":438100,"taxable":438100},{"y":2024,"v":438100,"taxable":438100},{"y":2025,"v":438000,"taxable":438000},{"y":2026,"v":438000,"taxable":438000},{"y":2027,"v":589700,"taxable":589700}],"taxNow":6131,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"411413","date":"2012-07-17","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-03-04","scope":"INTERIOR PARTITIONS, FIRE SEPARATION AND BRICK REPOINTING AS PER SUBMITTED SEALED PLANS. PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK REQUIRES ADDITIONAL PERMITS. CALL THE INSPECTOR PRIOR TO STARTING WORK."},{"number":"436892","date":"2012-11-08","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-07-01","scope":"INSTALLING 1 TOILET,1 SINK,2 HAIR SINKS;REPLACING 2 TOILETS & 2 SINKS(MULTI USE)"},{"number":"509359","date":"2013-12-05","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-12-05","scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE (1) LOT FROM (4) LOTS. ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUS APPROVED INCLUDING A NEW RESTAURANT(SIT DOWN) ON FIRST FLOOR WITH ACCESSORY ALCHOHOL DISTILLERY."},{"number":"GP-2026-002796","date":"2026-05-11","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *******SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQUIRED. *************"},{"number":"EP-2026-004449","date":"2026-05-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Connect (1) wall sign to existing circuit. No wiring. General Permit #GP-2026-002796"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2006,"k":"sale","p":790000},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 135% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $186,100 to $438,100","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":"2 permits not marked completed: GP-2026-002796 (Issued), EP-2026-004449 (Issued).","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/"}],"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/"}]}