{"asOf":"2026-07-10T01:59:28.295Z","block":"3600-3699 MARKET ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/3600-3699-market-st","address":"3655-75 MARKET ST","parcelNumber":"883076710","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=883076710","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"offices","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"OFF BLD COM NO GAR MASON","useLabel":"Offices","owner":"WEXFORD-SCEC 3675 MARKET","marketValue":93920800,"livableArea":295293,"yearBuilt":2018,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2016-09-09T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2019,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2021,"n":5,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2019,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2021,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":39.956699015537396,"lng":-75.19515279213903,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.194753456,39.956607004],[-75.194796016,39.956403741],[-75.195491203,39.956489942],[-75.19537772,39.957031978],[-75.194911436,39.95697416],[-75.194982366,39.95663539],[-75.194753456,39.956607004]]]},"zip":"19104","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":14,"lotArea":31356,"zoning":"CMX4","grade":"A","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"4 N MARTIN LUTHER KING JR BLVD, BALTIMORE MD, 21201","mailOut":true,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"SPECIAL EXCEPTION/ PERMIT FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE THREE LOTS (LOTS 1, 2 AND 3) FROM TWO (2) EXISTING LOTS (3665 MARKET STREET & 3615 MARKET STREET). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION.\nLOT 1: FOR USE AS VACANT LOT.\nLOT","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2016-02-24","number":"26675"},{"type":"Building standards appeal","grounds":"ON 04/27/2016, THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS ISSUED A NOTICE OF REFUSAL FOR APPLICATION #663786.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"APPROVED","date":"2016-06-13","number":"27806"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) TWO-FACED FREE-STANDING SIGN WITH ANIMATED ILLUMINATION: DIGITAL SIGN AND THE INSTALLATION OF NON-ILLUMINATED WINDOW SIGNS (EXCEEDS 20% OF WINDOW AREA). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2017-10-04","number":"31562"},{"type":"Building standards appeal","grounds":"ON 03/28/2019, THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS ISSUED A NOTICE OF REFUSAL FOR APPLICATION #959457.","status":"OPEN","outcome":null,"date":"2019-04-25","number":"37102"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"Permit for a limited industrial use and for a wholesale sales and distribution use ground floor space D of an existing structure with other existing uses in the same structure as previously approved. four (4) accessory off-site parking spac","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2024-02-23","number":"ZP-2023-008616"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":0,"abated":true,"valueSeries":[{"y":2021,"v":93965000,"taxable":0},{"y":2022,"v":93965000,"taxable":0},{"y":2023,"v":100589000,"taxable":0},{"y":2024,"v":100589000,"taxable":0},{"y":2025,"v":100589000,"taxable":0},{"y":2026,"v":100589000,"taxable":0},{"y":2027,"v":93920800,"taxable":0}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":true,"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"signals":[{"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","1 zoning/board appeal 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 #26675: CLOSED · Granted with conditions.","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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"}],"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/"}]}