{"asOf":"2026-07-09T20:38:49.370Z","block":"2800-2899 CHATHAM ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/2800-2899-chatham-st","address":"2848 CHATHAM ST","parcelNumber":"884671202","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=884671202","ownerType":"investor","kind":"industrial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"IND FACTORY MASONRY","useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"CEDAR CAMBRIA LLC","marketValue":2834700,"livableArea":83376,"yearBuilt":1930,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2018-07-20T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":1,"violYears":[{"y":2010,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2013,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2015,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2017,"n":23,"worst":null},{"y":2019,"n":37,"worst":null},{"y":2026,"n":1,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2010,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2011,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2012,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2013,"fails":4,"passes":0},{"y":2014,"fails":1,"passes":2},{"y":2015,"fails":4,"passes":1},{"y":2016,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2017,"fails":2,"passes":3},{"y":2019,"fails":6,"passes":1},{"y":2020,"fails":3,"passes":0},{"y":2021,"fails":3,"passes":0},{"y":2022,"fails":7,"passes":2},{"y":2026,"fails":1,"passes":0}],"taxOwed":20252.43,"lat":39.98360474803026,"lng":-75.11368917833346,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.113955415,39.983207196],[-75.114113253,39.983389077],[-75.11405514,39.98341937],[-75.114213406,39.983599972],[-75.113456309,39.983994563],[-75.113141412,39.983631364],[-75.113955415,39.983207196]]]},"zip":"19134","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":42252,"zoning":"I2","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"101 CECIL B MOORE AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19121","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE CREATION OF SIX (6) TENANT SPACES FROM FOUR (4) TENANT SPACES.  SPACE 2B- PROPOSED RETAIL SALE OF HARDWARE, BUILDING & DECORATIVE ART SUPPLIES, FILM & THEATER SET CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS & RELATED ITEMS (NO SALE OF PRE-PACKAGE","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2012-04-11","number":"17431"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE REMOVAL OF ALL BANNER SIGNS AND FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF THE ERECTION\nOF ONE (1) ACCESSORY AWNING SIGN WITH COPY ON SIDES AND FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF THE FITNESS CENTER (PERSONAL SERVICE) IN SPACE # 3 WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PR","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2015-06-09","number":"24938"},{"type":"RB_LIRB","grounds":"AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR HAS BEEN HIRED TO REPAIR ALL ELECTRIC VIOLATIONS, INCLUDING DEFICIENT EXIT SIGNS AND EMERGENCY LIGHTS. ALL TENANTS WHO DID NOT HAVE USE PERMITS HAVE BEEN CONTACTED AND INSTRUCTED TO SECURE SAID PERMITS.OWNER HAS RET","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2018-01-23","number":"32475"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR AN EVENT HALL FOR MAXIMUM ONE HUNDRED (100) PEOPLE (NIGHT CLUBS AND PRIVATE CLUBS) (NO ACTIVITIES AS DEFINED IN 14-603 (13) OF PHILADELPHIA ZONING CODE) IN SPACE # 1B WITH ALL\nOTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN AN EXISTING STRU","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2019-03-20","number":"35990"},{"type":"ZBA Other","grounds":"PERMIT IS FOR A BOXING GYM (PERSONAL SERVICE) WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.","status":"Submitted","outcome":null,"date":"2019-06-03","number":"37487"},{"type":"RB_LIRB","grounds":"VIOLATION NOTICE WAS INCORRECTLY ADDRESSED TO AND SENT TO GIORA GRIFFEL. THERE ARE THREE USES ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AND THE SECOND FLOOR IS UNOCCUPIED AND VACANT.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"City affirmed","date":"2019-12-10","number":"38626"},{"type":"RB_LIRB","grounds":"2848 CHATHAM STREET IS AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONTAINING 83,376 SQ. FT. INSPECTOR PRICKLY FAILED TO DENOTE WHICH TENANTS OR WHICH SPACES ON THE FIRST FLOOR ARE IN VIOLATION.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"City affirmed","date":"2020-02-25","number":"38997"},{"type":"RB_LIRB","grounds":"IT IS REQUESTED THAT THERE BE AN EXTENSION OF ADDITIONAL TIME TO CORRECT OUTSTANDING VIOLATIONS.","status":"OPEN","outcome":null,"date":"2020-02-25","number":"38998"},{"type":"RB_LIRB","grounds":"IT IS REQUESTED THAT THERE BE AN EXTENSION OF TIME OF 120 DAYS TO OBTAIN A BUILDING PERMIT FOR THE EXTENSION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM.","status":"OPEN","outcome":null,"date":"2019-12-09","number":"39395"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR AN EVENT HALL FOR MAXIMUM ONE HUNDRED (100) PEOPLE (NIGHT CLUBS AND PRIVATE\nCLUBS) (NO ACTIVITIES AS DEFINED IN 14-603 (13) OF PHILADELPHIA ZONING CODE) WITH ALL\nOTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE\n\n\nThe pe","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2023-01-04","number":"ZP-2022-005571"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"Permit for Retail Sales of consumer and commercial goods","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2023-07-06","number":"ZP-2022-013306"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT APPLICATION IS FOR AN EVENT HALL (ASSEMBLY AND ENTERTAINMENT) AT SPACE # 1A ON THE SAME LOT WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION.\n\nThe permit for the above location cannot b","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2023-09-22","number":"ZP-2023-000758"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"Permit for the proposed use, Assembly and Entertainment (Public Entertainment Venue), in Area-3 within an existing structure.\n\nNo changes to other previously approved uses.","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2025-09-02","number":"ZP-2024-010800"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":496900,"taxable":496900},{"y":2017,"v":496900,"taxable":496900},{"y":2018,"v":511800,"taxable":511800},{"y":2020,"v":1004600,"taxable":1004600},{"y":2021,"v":1004600,"taxable":1004600},{"y":2022,"v":1004600,"taxable":1004600},{"y":2023,"v":1061700,"taxable":1061700},{"y":2024,"v":1061700,"taxable":1061700},{"y":2025,"v":1667500,"taxable":1667500},{"y":2026,"v":1667500,"taxable":1667500},{"y":2027,"v":2834700,"taxable":2834700}],"taxNow":23342,"familyHeld":true,"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"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":["1 open L&I violation","$20,252 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","failed L&I inspection activity in 2021, 2022, 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":["7 permit events since 2023","3 zoning/board appeals 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 70% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,667,500 to $2,834,700","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 #24938: 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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"1 violation row 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/"}],"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/"}]}