{"asOf":"2026-07-09T18:23:47.182Z","block":"5700-5799 N AMERICAN ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/5700-5799-n-american-st","address":"5713 N AMERICAN ST","parcelNumber":"884351095","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=884351095","ownerType":"investor","kind":"industrial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY","useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"RFN INVESTMENTS LLC","marketValue":462700,"livableArea":10283,"yearBuilt":1925,"lastSale":{"price":150000,"date":"2014-10-29T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2008,"n":1,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2008,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":40.0380184790082,"lng":-75.12588210669588,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.125505383,40.038056308],[-75.125536908,40.037882691],[-75.126262588,40.037981788],[-75.12622381,40.038153758],[-75.125505383,40.038056308]]]},"zip":"19120","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":12783,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"B","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"5713 N AMERICAN ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19120","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR STORAGE OF OPERABLE VEHICLES (AMBULANCES) AND/OR ACCESSORY PARKING OF EMPLOYEE VEHICLES,  TOTAL 17 SPACES, INCLUDING 1 HANDICAPPED SPACE),  NO DISPATCHING OF AMBULANCES WITH ACCESSORY MINOR  AUTO REPAIR AND WASHING OF AMBULANCES ","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2010-11-10","number":"13710"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR USE REGISTRATION FOR PERSONAL VEHICLE SALES WITH INDOOR DISPLAYS/ STORAGE OF VEHICLES IN ACCESSORY OFFICES, BREAKROOM, AND WASH BAY, ONE ACCESSORY NON-ILLUMINATED SIGN IN AN EXISTING ONE STORY STRUCTURE","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2015-02-10","number":"24220"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":224100,"taxable":224100},{"y":2017,"v":224100,"taxable":224100},{"y":2018,"v":224100,"taxable":224100},{"y":2019,"v":185000,"taxable":185000},{"y":2020,"v":186200,"taxable":186200},{"y":2021,"v":186200,"taxable":186200},{"y":2022,"v":186200,"taxable":186200},{"y":2023,"v":308500,"taxable":308500},{"y":2024,"v":308500,"taxable":308500},{"y":2025,"v":308500,"taxable":308500},{"y":2026,"v":308500,"taxable":308500},{"y":2027,"v":462700,"taxable":462700}],"taxNow":4318,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":-0.29,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2008,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2010,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2010,"k":"sale","p":210000},{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":150000},{"y":2015,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"}],"rented":false,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 50% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $308,500 to $462,700","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"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 #24220: OPEN · 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/"}],"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/"}]}