{"asOf":"2026-07-09T18:31:17.062Z","block":"1200-1299 ARCH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1200-1299-arch-st","address":"1200 ARCH ST","parcelNumber":"883705215","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=883705215","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"hotel","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"HOTEL 10-14 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"Hotel","owner":"TERRA HOSPITALITY - ARCH","marketValue":37273600,"livableArea":159000,"yearBuilt":1999,"lastSale":{"price":10,"date":"2019-06-13T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":9,"violYears":[{"y":2008,"n":7,"worst":null},{"y":2012,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2013,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2014,"n":7,"worst":null},{"y":2018,"n":9,"worst":null},{"y":2022,"n":5,"worst":null},{"y":2023,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2024,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2025,"n":9,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2008,"fails":3,"passes":0},{"y":2013,"fails":4,"passes":3},{"y":2014,"fails":2,"passes":3},{"y":2018,"fails":2,"passes":2},{"y":2022,"fails":3,"passes":2},{"y":2023,"fails":4,"passes":1},{"y":2024,"fails":3,"passes":0},{"y":2025,"fails":3,"passes":2},{"y":2026,"fails":2,"passes":0}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":39.95365805895664,"lng":-75.15989791000949,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.15955415,39.953851934],[-75.159653509,39.953391569],[-75.160241671,39.953464185],[-75.160142311,39.953924548],[-75.15955415,39.953851934]]]},"zip":"19107","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":8,"lotArea":28825,"zoning":"CMX5","grade":"A","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"841 BISHOP SUITE 1700, HONOLULU HI, 96813","mailOut":true,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF A (32) STORY STRUCTURE, MAX HEIGHT OF 417'-5\", FOR (273) HOTEL UNITS AND (139) RESIDENTIAL UNITS SEVERAL RETAIL USES AND SEVERAL INTERNAL AMMENITIES AND THE ERECTION OF (22) ACCESSORY SIGNS AND PROVIDING NO ACCESS","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2007-12-13","number":"3705"},{"type":"Building standards appeal","grounds":"ON 11/18/13, THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS ISSUED A NOTICE OF REFUSAL FOR APPLICATION #506428.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"APPROVED","date":"2013-11-25","number":"21718"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A SIGN ON AN EXISTING MARQUEE. SIGN TO UTILIZE ANIMATED ILLUMINATION AND TO BE ACCESSORY TO EXISTING PARKING GARAGE. NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT AREA OR USE OF EXISTING STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICA","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2014-08-12","number":"23069"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":25443900,"taxable":5765000},{"y":2017,"v":25443900,"taxable":5765000},{"y":2018,"v":44500900,"taxable":8900180},{"y":2019,"v":40915500,"taxable":4091550},{"y":2020,"v":41938300,"taxable":4193830},{"y":2021,"v":41938300,"taxable":4193830},{"y":2022,"v":41938300,"taxable":4193830},{"y":2023,"v":37430000,"taxable":3743000},{"y":2024,"v":37430000,"taxable":37430000},{"y":2025,"v":35426100,"taxable":35426100},{"y":2026,"v":35426100,"taxable":35426100},{"y":2027,"v":37273600,"taxable":37273600}],"taxNow":521756,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"9 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"}],"rented":true,"units":248,"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":["9 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 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 #3705: 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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"9 open L&I violations","finding":"9 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":"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 (841 BISHOP SUITE 1700, HONOLULU HI, 96813).","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/"}],"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/"}]}