{"asOf":"2026-07-10T04:03:34.182Z","block":"3600-3699 POWELTON AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/3600-3699-powelton-ave","address":"3608-16 POWELTON AVE","parcelNumber":"884530007","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=884530007","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"industrial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY+OTH","useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"DREXEL UNIVERSITY","marketValue":451600,"livableArea":5646,"yearBuilt":1950,"lastSale":{"price":600000,"date":"2011-08-04T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2017,"n":1,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2017,"fails":3,"passes":0},{"y":2018,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":39.959503884147246,"lng":-75.19433378900237,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.194430502,39.959297881],[-75.194504717,39.959693837],[-75.194240633,39.959724498],[-75.194163328,39.959313223],[-75.19440613,39.959285876],[-75.194430502,39.959297881]]]},"zip":"19104","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":11326,"zoning":"RTA1","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"3020 MARKET STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19104","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR STORAGE OF BICYCLES FOR CAMPUS SECURITY SERVICES, BICYCLE EQUIPMENT AND SPARE PARTS EMPLOYEES UNIFORMS, STORAGE OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE PARTS SUCHS AS PIPING, CMU, BAGS OF CONCRETE AND AIR COMPRESSORS (WAREHOUSE) (NO STOR","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2016-08-02","number":"27372"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":1,"abated":true,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":1434000,"taxable":0},{"y":2017,"v":1434000,"taxable":0},{"y":2018,"v":169300,"taxable":0},{"y":2019,"v":177000,"taxable":0},{"y":2020,"v":178100,"taxable":0},{"y":2021,"v":178100,"taxable":0},{"y":2022,"v":178100,"taxable":0},{"y":2023,"v":187000,"taxable":0},{"y":2024,"v":187000,"taxable":0},{"y":2025,"v":186300,"taxable":0},{"y":2026,"v":186300,"taxable":0},{"y":2027,"v":451600,"taxable":0}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"sale","p":600000},{"y":2016,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 142% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $186,300 to $451,600","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 #27372: 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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"}],"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/"}]}