{"asOf":"2026-07-10T03:12:13.475Z","block":"5200-5299 OLD YORK RD","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/5200-5299-old-york-rd","address":"5201 OLD YORK RD","parcelNumber":"883084801","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=883084801","ownerType":"investor","kind":"offices","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"OFF BLD N/COM W/PKG MASON","useLabel":"Offices","owner":"OYR REALTY PARTNERS LP","marketValue":3598000,"livableArea":48832,"yearBuilt":1950,"lastSale":{"price":535134,"date":"2009-03-26T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2011,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2016,"n":23,"worst":null},{"y":2017,"n":10,"worst":null},{"y":2018,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2020,"n":14,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2016,"fails":4,"passes":0},{"y":2017,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2018,"fails":1,"passes":2},{"y":2020,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2022,"fails":0,"passes":2}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":40.03287588076148,"lng":-75.14466129812449,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.14371138,40.033875658],[-75.144071371,40.032228238],[-75.144673444,40.031915438],[-75.145539635,40.03202715],[-75.145342248,40.033307835],[-75.145230286,40.033740451],[-75.145010604,40.033712119],[-75.1448503,40.033653503],[-75.144192244,40.033608437],[-75.144068109,40.033921806],[-75.14371138,40.033875658]]]},"zip":"19141","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":258212,"zoning":"RSA2","grade":"A-","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1321 INTREPID AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19112","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR CREATION OF THREE (3) TENANT SPACES FROM ONE (1) TENANT SPACE. 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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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"The parcel summary indicates an active Rental License; a detailed license row is not present in this payload.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1950 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"}],"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/"}]}