{"asOf":"2026-07-10T05:39:24.560Z","block":"9400-9499 STATE RD","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/9400-9499-state-rd","address":"9428R STATE RD","parcelNumber":"882970825","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882970825","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"AUTO BODY SHOP MAS+OTHER","useLabel":"Store","owner":"BODY MAGIC","marketValue":682700,"livableArea":6381,"yearBuilt":2001,"lastSale":{"price":175000,"date":"2002-05-24T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2007,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2008,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2009,"n":2,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2007,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2008,"fails":3,"passes":2},{"y":2009,"fails":5,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":4604.23,"lat":40.04954433435479,"lng":-74.99076726176216,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-74.990724652,40.049280771],[-74.991127138,40.049640006],[-74.990774568,40.049787412],[-74.9904269,40.049477796],[-74.990724652,40.049280771]]]},"zip":"19114","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":17680,"zoning":"I2","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"9428R STATE RD, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19114","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[{"year":2014,"total":4440.27,"principal":3190.27,"interest":662.02,"penalty":249.94},{"year":2015,"total":4538.96,"principal":3570.5,"interest":374.9,"penalty":249.94},{"year":2016,"total":4144.37,"principal":3729.84,"interest":55.94,"penalty":37.3}],"taxNet":13123.6,"taxLien":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":231700,"taxable":231700},{"y":2017,"v":231700,"taxable":231700},{"y":2018,"v":414000,"taxable":414000},{"y":2019,"v":413600,"taxable":413600},{"y":2020,"v":413600,"taxable":413600},{"y":2021,"v":413600,"taxable":413600},{"y":2022,"v":413600,"taxable":413600},{"y":2023,"v":438900,"taxable":438900},{"y":2024,"v":438900,"taxable":438900},{"y":2025,"v":440300,"taxable":440300},{"y":2026,"v":440300,"taxable":440300},{"y":2027,"v":682700,"taxable":682700}],"taxNow":9556,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2007,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2008,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2008,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2009,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2009,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 5 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["$4,604 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 55% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $440,300 to $682,700","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":"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/"}]}