{"asOf":"2026-07-10T02:48:06.355Z","block":"1600-1699 MOUNT VERNON ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1600-1699-mount-vernon-st","address":"1629 MOUNT VERNON ST","parcelNumber":"886767200","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=886767200","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"multi-family","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":true,"buildingClass":"ROW CONV/APT 3 STY MASON","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTH","marketValue":43800,"livableArea":3905,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"1967-08-01T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"taxOwed":0,"lat":39.965248156649785,"lng":-75.16533924321372,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.165277718,39.965405802],[-75.165341832,39.965083415],[-75.165405261,39.965091291],[-75.165336384,39.965413281],[-75.165277718,39.965405802]]]},"zip":"19130","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":1,"lotArea":2131,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"B-","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"3","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2013 RIDGE AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19121","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR A ONE (1) STORY REAR ADDITION AT THE 2ND STORY LEVEL OF AN EXISTING ONE (1) THREE (3) STORY SEMI-DETACHED STRUCUTRE FOR USE AS A TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING, FOR THE ERECTION OF AN OPEN, EXTERIOR STIAR AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A 6' FE","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2007-10-31","number":"3754"},{"type":"Building standards appeal","grounds":"ON 1/17/08 DEPARTMENT OF LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS ISSUED REFUSAL OF PERMIT FOR APPLICATION #123779.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"APPROVED","date":"2008-03-10","number":"4603"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"timesSold":0,"abated":true,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":45000,"taxable":45000},{"y":2017,"v":45000,"taxable":0},{"y":2018,"v":47200,"taxable":0},{"y":2019,"v":42000,"taxable":0},{"y":2020,"v":42000,"taxable":0},{"y":2021,"v":42000,"taxable":0},{"y":2022,"v":42000,"taxable":0},{"y":2023,"v":42000,"taxable":0},{"y":2024,"v":42000,"taxable":0},{"y":2025,"v":43800,"taxable":0},{"y":2026,"v":43800,"taxable":0},{"y":2027,"v":43800,"taxable":0}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2008,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"}],"rented":false,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #3754: 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/"},{"id":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"}],"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/"}]}