{"asOf":"2026-07-10T04:13:18.845Z","block":"1000-1099 E VENANGO ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1000-1099-e-venango-st","address":"1000 E VENANGO ST","parcelNumber":"884107500","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=884107500","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"industrial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"IND SHOP MASONRY+OTHER","useLabel":"Store","owner":"SC RESIDENTIAL LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":4160000,"livableArea":104000,"yearBuilt":1930,"lastSale":{"price":400000,"date":"2013-03-07T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2014,"n":34,"worst":"EGRESS DEEMED UNSAFE"},{"y":2015,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2016,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2025,"n":2,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2014,"fails":4,"passes":2},{"y":2015,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2018,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2025,"fails":5,"passes":2}],"taxOwed":0,"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.00182316862096,"lng":-75.10952566388603,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.109010382,40.00206667],[-75.109143732,40.00146745],[-75.110041297,40.001585351],[-75.10991323,40.002173332],[-75.109010382,40.00206667]]]},"zip":"19134","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":4,"lotArea":88500,"zoning":"IRMX","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1000 E VENANGO ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19134","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE CREATION OF EIGHT (8) TENANT SPACES (B01 TO B03 & B06 TO B10) FROM SEVEN (7) SPACES IN THE BASEMENT ALL SPACES FOR USE AS ARTIST STUDIO AND ARTISAN INDUSTRIAL. FOR THE\nCREATION OF FIFTEEN (15) TENANT SPACES (101 & 103 TO 116)","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2016-07-20","number":"28031"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR USE AS A MEADERY / MEAD PRODUCTION (LIMITED INDUSTRIAL), SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT AND RETAIL SALES OF FOOD, BEVERAGES, AND GROCERIES IN UNIT #201 IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE WITH ALL OTHER USES TO REMAIN AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2018-06-27","number":"33628"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ASSESSORY ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN MOUNTED TO THE\nEXTERIOR WALL OF AN EXISTING BUILDING LOCATED IN THE IRMX ZONING DISTRICT","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2019-06-12","number":"36793"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":true,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":470300,"taxable":470300},{"y":2017,"v":470300,"taxable":470300},{"y":2018,"v":642700,"taxable":642700},{"y":2019,"v":727900,"taxable":727900},{"y":2020,"v":1768000,"taxable":732600},{"y":2021,"v":1768000,"taxable":732600},{"y":2022,"v":1768000,"taxable":732600},{"y":2023,"v":2080000,"taxable":931840},{"y":2024,"v":2080000,"taxable":931840},{"y":2025,"v":2392000,"taxable":1236664},{"y":2026,"v":2392000,"taxable":1236664},{"y":2027,"v":4160000,"taxable":1863680}],"taxNow":26088,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 5 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"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"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 143% in 2020, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $727,900 to $1,768,000","no permit shown in 2019-2021"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #28031: 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":"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/"}]}