{"asOf":"2026-07-09T23:04:20.103Z","block":"1100-1199 N FRONT ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1100-1199-n-front-st","address":"1100-06 N FRONT ST","parcelNumber":"883015962","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=883015962","ownerType":"investor","kind":"offices","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"OFF BLD N/PKG N/COM MASON","useLabel":"Offices","owner":"AP 1100 N FRONT ST LLC","marketValue":2303300,"livableArea":14100,"yearBuilt":1900,"lastSale":{"price":2820000,"date":"2020-02-05T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":2,"violYears":[{"y":2016,"n":8,"worst":null},{"y":2020,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2026,"n":2,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2006,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2016,"fails":4,"passes":3},{"y":2020,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2026,"fails":2,"passes":0}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":39.96748607960494,"lng":-75.13695428537791,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.136765393,39.967539797],[-75.136814863,39.967382367],[-75.13713727,39.967441685],[-75.137205396,39.967535559],[-75.137050714,39.967507099],[-75.137022431,39.967597966],[-75.136765393,39.967539797]]]},"zip":"19123","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":5359,"zoning":"CMX3","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1616 CAMDEN RD STE 210, CHARLOTTE NC, 28203","mailOut":true,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR CREATION OF FIVE (5) TENANT SPACES FROM ONE (1) TENANT SPACE. SPACE 5 - FOR PROPOSED TAKE OUT RESTAURANT; SPACE 1 TO 4 - VACANT SPACES ON 1ST FLOOR WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2016-10-12","number":"28535"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE CREATION OF TWO (2) SPACES (UNIT # 3 AND UNIT # 4) FROM TWO (2) SPACES.\nUNIT # 4 - FOR A PREPARED FOOD SHOP, UNIT # 3 - VACANT SPACE ON 1ST FLOOR WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2017-08-09","number":"30603"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE CREATION OF SEVEN (7) TENANT SPACES (301, 302A, 302B, 303A, 303B, 303C, 304) FROM ONE (1) TENANT SPACE ON 3RD FLOOR. UNIT # 301 - FOR A TATTOO PARLOR (BODY ART SERVICE), 302A, 302B, 303A, 303B, 303C, 304 - VACANT SPACES ON 3R","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2018-04-25","number":"32651"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":3,"abated":true,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":423300,"taxable":423300},{"y":2018,"v":2111500,"taxable":725000},{"y":2019,"v":2111500,"taxable":725000},{"y":2020,"v":2153700,"taxable":739490},{"y":2021,"v":2153700,"taxable":739490},{"y":2022,"v":2153700,"taxable":739490},{"y":2023,"v":2300000,"taxable":956800},{"y":2024,"v":2300000,"taxable":956800},{"y":2025,"v":2328300,"taxable":968573},{"y":2026,"v":2328300,"taxable":968573},{"y":2027,"v":2303300,"taxable":958129}],"taxNow":13412,"familyHeld":true,"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":0,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"}],"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":["2 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["8 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #28535: CLOSED · Granted.","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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"2 open L&I violations","finding":"2 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"}],"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/"}]}