{"asOf":"2026-07-10T02:07:49.773Z","block":"2600-2699 MARTHA ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/2600-2699-martha-st","address":"2628-44 MARTHA ST","parcelNumber":"884713200","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=884713200","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"industrial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY","useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"GALSTER GERARD JR","marketValue":2563700,"livableArea":25935,"yearBuilt":1900,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2008-12-04T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"taxOwed":0,"lat":39.984956462110446,"lng":-75.12243501743117,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.122252454,39.985050176],[-75.122149713,39.984919511],[-75.122505066,39.984735157],[-75.122727294,39.98498722],[-75.122354322,39.985180069],[-75.122252454,39.985050176]]]},"zip":"19125","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":13952,"zoning":"IRMX","grade":"B","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"PO BOX 15208, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19125","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE CREATION OF TEN (10) TENANT SPACES (3A TO 3J) FROM ONE (1) TENANT SPACE\nON 3RD FLOOR. UNIT # 3D - FOR A TATTOO PARLOR (BODY ART SERVICE), UNITS 3A TO 3C AND 3E TO 3J - VACANT TENANT SPACES ON 3RD FLOOR IN AN EXISTING STRUCTUR","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2018-04-04","number":"32963"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR A TATTOO SHOP (BODY ART SERVICE) IN UNIT 1C ON 1ST FLOOR WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2019-07-24","number":"37627"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"To register the third-floor commercial space unit 3B (as shown in key plan) for personal services (tattoo & body art).No signs on this application.","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2020-12-07","number":"ZP-2020-003199"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR PROPOSED USE BODY ART SERVICE(TATOO) IN SECOND(2ND) FLOORS AT SPACE # UNIT 2B IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE ON THE SAME LOT WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. (NO SIGNS ON THIS APPLICATION)","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2021-08-05","number":"ZP-2021-002637"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Special Exception","grounds":"SPECIAL EXCEPTION BODY ART SERVICE ON UNIT# 2C OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE ON THE SAME LOT WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION.\n\nThe permit for the above location cannot be issued because the proposal does n","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2022-08-16","number":"ZP-2022-003797"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Special Exception","grounds":"SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR: BODY ART ( TATTOO STUDIO) IN EXISTING STRUCTURE UNITS 3D AND 3E","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2024-03-25","number":"ZP-2023-011266"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":550400,"taxable":550400},{"y":2017,"v":550400,"taxable":550400},{"y":2018,"v":1339400,"taxable":1339400},{"y":2019,"v":1339400,"taxable":1339400},{"y":2020,"v":1075600,"taxable":1075600},{"y":2021,"v":1075600,"taxable":1075600},{"y":2022,"v":1075600,"taxable":1075600},{"y":2023,"v":1581500,"taxable":1581500},{"y":2024,"v":1581500,"taxable":1581500},{"y":2025,"v":2145100,"taxable":2145100},{"y":2026,"v":2145100,"taxable":2145100},{"y":2027,"v":2563700,"taxable":2563700}],"taxNow":30027,"familyHeld":true,"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2020,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2022,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"}],"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":["4 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal 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 #37627: 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/"}]}