{"asOf":"2026-07-09T19:39:37.055Z","block":"100-199 N BROAD ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/100-199-n-broad-st","address":"101-09 N BROAD ST","parcelNumber":"883704850","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=883704850","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"hotel","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"HOTEL 15-19 STY MAS+OTHER","useLabel":"Hotel","owner":"URBAN PHILA LIBERTY","marketValue":26652200,"livableArea":93428,"yearBuilt":1916,"lastSale":{"price":10,"date":"2016-07-28T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2012,"n":11,"worst":null},{"y":2013,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2015,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2020,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2021,"n":15,"worst":null},{"y":2022,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2024,"n":11,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2012,"fails":7,"passes":2},{"y":2013,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2015,"fails":2,"passes":2},{"y":2020,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2021,"fails":5,"passes":2},{"y":2022,"fails":2,"passes":2},{"y":2024,"fails":3,"passes":1},{"y":2025,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":39.954646941857014,"lng":-75.16278049959648,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.162947798,39.954486732],[-75.162868302,39.954852276],[-75.162627067,39.954822456],[-75.162675282,39.954600745],[-75.162637159,39.954595834],[-75.162669489,39.954452104],[-75.162947798,39.954486732]]]},"zip":"19107","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":15,"lotArea":9805,"zoning":"CMX5","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"812 GRAVIER ST, NEW ORLEANS LA, 70112","mailOut":true,"appeals":[{"type":"RB_LIRB","grounds":"TEMPORARY MEASURES TO REMEDIATE UNSAFE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. PROCESS OF DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF PERMANENT MEASURES IS UNDER WAY.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2013-03-07","number":"18343"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE STORY ADDITION (MAXIMUM HEIGHT NTE 45 FEET)TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE, PROPOSED STRUCTURE TO BE USED FOR 179 VISITOR ACCOMMODATION, WITH ACCESSORY BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICES, ACCESSORY PERSONEL SERVIC","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2016-03-03","number":"26973"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE ERECTION OF A ROOF DECK ON THE 2ND FLOOR LEVEL. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION.\nROOF DECK ACCESSORY TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED SIT DOWN RESTAURANT. STRUCTURE FOR USE AS VISITOR ACCOMMODATIONS, PERSONAL","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2016-07-20","number":"27972"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":1,"abated":true,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":7000000,"taxable":7000000},{"y":2017,"v":7000000,"taxable":7000000},{"y":2019,"v":29136500,"taxable":11579326},{"y":2020,"v":29864900,"taxable":11868804},{"y":2021,"v":29864900,"taxable":11868804},{"y":2022,"v":29864900,"taxable":11868804},{"y":2023,"v":26654500,"taxable":10581836},{"y":2024,"v":26654500,"taxable":10581836},{"y":2025,"v":24991900,"taxable":11596242},{"y":2026,"v":24991900,"taxable":11596242},{"y":2027,"v":26652200,"taxable":12366594}],"taxNow":173108,"familyHeld":true,"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"15 L&I violations"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 5 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"11 L&I violations"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":true,"units":179,"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":["4 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 #26973: CLOSED · Withdrawn.","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":"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":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (812 GRAVIER ST, NEW ORLEANS LA, 70112).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","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 1916 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/"},{"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/"}]}