{"asOf":"2026-07-10T07:41:12.581Z","block":"500-599 N 10TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/500-599-n-10th-st","address":"533 N 10TH ST","parcelNumber":"885866760","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=885866760","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND COMMER ACRE+","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"COLOSIMO JAMES J TR","coOwner":"JAMES J COLOSIMO TRUST","marketValue":190000,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2018-05-17T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"89467","date":"2006-11-08","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"89467","date":"2006-11-20","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"89467","date":"2009-05-22","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"89467","date":"2009-06-08","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"89467","date":"2010-01-29","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2006,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2009,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2010,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.962048138667335,"lng":-75.1542299511941,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.154108999,39.962058425],[-75.15411987,39.96200965],[-75.154351635,39.962038381],[-75.154340629,39.962086283],[-75.154108999,39.962058425]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19123","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":1188,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"477 LAWRENCE RD, BROOMALL PA, 19008","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":45200,"taxable":45200},{"y":2017,"v":45200,"taxable":45200},{"y":2018,"v":55000,"taxable":55000},{"y":2019,"v":125600,"taxable":125600},{"y":2020,"v":125600,"taxable":125600},{"y":2021,"v":125600,"taxable":125600},{"y":2022,"v":125600,"taxable":125600},{"y":2023,"v":113000,"taxable":113000},{"y":2024,"v":113000,"taxable":113000},{"y":2025,"v":117600,"taxable":117600},{"y":2026,"v":117600,"taxable":117600},{"y":2027,"v":190000,"taxable":190000}],"taxNow":1646,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"274819","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"JAMES COLOSIMO","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-05-09","latestIssueDate":"2006-12-28","expirationDate":"2008-02-29","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 62% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $117,600 to $190,000","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 29, 2010.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #274819: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"id":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"}],"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/"}]}