{"asOf":"2026-07-10T04:26:40.101Z","block":"1500-1599 RIDGE AVE","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1500-1599-ridge-ave","address":"1514 RIDGE AVE","parcelNumber":"885149860","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=885149860","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND COMMER < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"ANDAS REAL ESTATE LLC","marketValue":146500,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":58000,"date":"2014-12-23T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violYears":[{"y":2013,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2019,"n":1,"worst":null}],"inspYears":[{"y":2019,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"lat":39.96839427525906,"lng":-75.16264444798668,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.162574929,39.96840688],[-75.162659554,39.968348404],[-75.162721542,39.9683749],[-75.162617842,39.968445214],[-75.162574929,39.96840688]]]},"zip":"19130","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":685,"zoning":"CMX2.5","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1514 RIDGE AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19130","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH PILOT HOUSE AND PARTIAL ROOF DECK. ACCESSED BY PILOT HOUSE (TO ENCLOSE STAIRS AND LANDINGS ONLY). FOR USE AS TWO (2) FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING THROUGHOUT. ALL UTILITY METERS TO BE HIDDEN F","status":"In Process","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2022-06-09","number":"24951"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF A NEW ATTACHED STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE GROUND FLOOR COMMERCIAL USE\nAND THREE (3) HOUSEHOLD LIVING UNITS ABOVE GROUND FLOOR. (SEPARATE USE PERMIT TO BE REQUIRED FOR GROUND FLOOR USES. NO SIGNS ON THIS APPLICATION.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2016-06-28","number":"25769"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING WITH ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE (FOR ACCESS TO ROOF DECK ONLY). FOR USE AS VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR (USE REGISTRATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD ","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2018-04-11","number":"32182"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":28000,"taxable":28000},{"y":2017,"v":28000,"taxable":28000},{"y":2018,"v":31700,"taxable":31700},{"y":2019,"v":42200,"taxable":42200},{"y":2020,"v":42200,"taxable":42200},{"y":2021,"v":42200,"taxable":42200},{"y":2022,"v":42200,"taxable":42200},{"y":2023,"v":234300,"taxable":234300},{"y":2024,"v":234300,"taxable":234300},{"y":2025,"v":240200,"taxable":240200},{"y":2026,"v":240200,"taxable":240200},{"y":2027,"v":146500,"taxable":146500}],"taxNow":2051,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2018,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"}],"rented":false,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 455% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $42,200 to $234,300","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"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 #24951: In Process · Withdrawn.","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/"}]}