{"asOf":"2026-07-10T07:43:53.529Z","block":"1100-1199 VINE ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1100-1199-vine-st","address":"1113 VINE ST","parcelNumber":"885966980","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=885966980","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND BILLBOARD","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"STEEN TERRY","coOwner":"STEEN ANITA","marketValue":1718300,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2019-07-24T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.95772540520687,"lng":-75.15746203136685,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.157474757,39.957551002],[-75.157528787,39.957556592],[-75.157423512,39.957934268],[-75.157394914,39.957930691],[-75.157474757,39.957551002]]]},"liDistrict":null,"certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":false,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19107","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":1836,"zoning":"CMX4","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"3201 S 26TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19145","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"APPEAL AGAINST THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF PERMIT #395848.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Denied","date":"2012-12-19","number":"17969","relatedPermit":"395848"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":128500,"taxable":128500},{"y":2017,"v":128500,"taxable":128500},{"y":2018,"v":1186100,"taxable":1186100},{"y":2019,"v":1192900,"taxable":1192900},{"y":2020,"v":1192900,"taxable":1192900},{"y":2021,"v":1192900,"taxable":1192900},{"y":2022,"v":1192900,"taxable":1192900},{"y":2023,"v":645100,"taxable":645100},{"y":2024,"v":645100,"taxable":645100},{"y":2025,"v":645100,"taxable":645100},{"y":2026,"v":645100,"taxable":645100},{"y":2027,"v":1718300,"taxable":1718300}],"taxNow":9030,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"395848","date":"2012-03-30","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-03-30","scope":"SIGN FACE FORMANT CHANGE BY REPLACING SIGN FACES WITH TWO DIGITAL SIGN FACES ON AN EXISTING FREE STANDING DOUBLE FACE NON ACCESSORY SIGN."},{"number":"662766","date":"2016-01-12","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-12","scope":"EXTEND PERMIT # 395848 PURSUANT TO PA ACT 46 & 87. THIS EXTENSION TO EXPIRE ON JULY 1, 2016 UNLESS EXTENDED BY OTHER PORTIONS OF THE PHILADELPHIA CODE"},{"number":"700470","date":"2016-07-28","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-12-01","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW DIGITAL DOUBLE-FACED SIGN ON AN EXISTING OUTDOOR ADVERTISING STRUCTURE. SIGN TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. **SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT TO BE REQUIRED.**"},{"number":"729269","date":"2016-10-14","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL NEW 200AMP SERVICE AND WIRE NEW LED BILLBOARD AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal denied"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"299807","type":"Outdoor Advertising Sign","status":"Inactive","businessName":"STEEN OUTDOOR ADVERTISING","revenueCode":"3708","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2000-10-05","latestIssueDate":"2000-10-05","expirationDate":"2001-12-31","inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 166% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $645,100 to $1,718,300","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":"Use permit #395848: COMPLETED.","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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 700470 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","why":"Issued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.","action":"Open the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.","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":"Outdoor Advertising Sign #299807: Inactive","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/"}]}