{"asOf":"2026-07-09T23:16:41.762Z","block":"4900-4999 GERMANTOWN AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/4900-4999-germantown-ave","address":"4931 GERMANTOWN AVE","parcelNumber":"885123100","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=885123100","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND COMMER < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"SEITAJ BRIGET","marketValue":54000,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":18000,"date":"2017-12-29T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":4,"violYears":[{"y":2018,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2023,"n":11,"worst":"UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2025,"n":1,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2023,"fails":8,"passes":2},{"y":2024,"fails":4,"passes":0},{"y":2025,"fails":8,"passes":1},{"y":2026,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":1474.55,"lat":40.02896203967614,"lng":-75.1628579509744,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.162728162,40.029042746],[-75.162927648,40.028848369],[-75.162987575,40.028884732],[-75.16278449,40.029076722],[-75.162728162,40.029042746]]]},"zip":"19144","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":1800,"zoning":"CMX2.5","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1210 KONRAD PL, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19116","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"BBS Permit Denial","grounds":"Application is for a preliminary review of new construction of a four (4) story wood-framed mixed-use structure with Group B occupancy at the 1st floor and basement and Group R-2 occupancy at the 2nd through 4th floors with residential roof","status":"Completed","outcome":"Denied","date":"2020-12-15","number":"PA-2020-002786"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":4,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":10500,"taxable":10500},{"y":2017,"v":10500,"taxable":10500},{"y":2018,"v":20300,"taxable":20300},{"y":2019,"v":18500,"taxable":18500},{"y":2020,"v":18500,"taxable":18500},{"y":2021,"v":18500,"taxable":18500},{"y":2022,"v":18500,"taxable":18500},{"y":2023,"v":28800,"taxable":28800},{"y":2024,"v":28800,"taxable":28800},{"y":2025,"v":34200,"taxable":34200},{"y":2026,"v":34200,"taxable":34200},{"y":2027,"v":54000,"taxable":54000}],"taxNow":756,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":-0.76,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":18000},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2020,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal denied"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"11 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 8 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 8 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"strong","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"Several independent, separately dated records stack up here and deserve prompt verification.","evidence":["4 open L&I violations","$1,475 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","failed L&I inspection activity in 2023, 2024, 2025"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #PA-2020-002786: Completed · Denied.","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":"4 open L&I violations","finding":"4 violation rows 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/"}]}