{"asOf":"2026-07-10T10:55:05.172Z","block":"1400-1499 S PENN SQ","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1400-1499-s-penn-sq","address":"1414 S PENN SQ","parcelNumber":"888095430","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=888095430","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"RES CONDO 5+ STY MAS+OTH","useLabel":"House","owner":"PEPIN GREGORY","coOwner":"SCIORELLA PEPIN CATHERINE","marketValue":4090400,"livableArea":6169,"yearBuilt":2009,"lastSale":{"price":4305700,"date":"2022-05-25T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.951484485666995,"lng":-75.16493728664312,"geom":null,"liDistrict":null,"certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":false,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19102","beds":3,"baths":4,"stories":1,"lotArea":null,"zoning":"CMX5","grade":"B+","basement":"1","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"4","intCond":"3","garage":2,"homestead":false,"mail":"1414 S PENN SQUARE #43GH, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19102","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":3389000,"taxable":56000},{"y":2017,"v":3389000,"taxable":271120},{"y":2018,"v":3389000,"taxable":271120},{"y":2019,"v":3897400,"taxable":3897400},{"y":2020,"v":4287100,"taxable":4287100},{"y":2021,"v":4287100,"taxable":4287100},{"y":2022,"v":4287100,"taxable":4287100},{"y":2023,"v":4090400,"taxable":4090400},{"y":2024,"v":4090400,"taxable":4090400},{"y":2025,"v":4090400,"taxable":4090400},{"y":2026,"v":4090400,"taxable":4090400},{"y":2027,"v":4090400,"taxable":4090400}],"taxNow":57257,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"CP-2023-006002","date":"2023-12-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Fit out of raw space for PH1A, PH1C, and construction of common corridor as per approved plans. Building is fully sprinklered. Separate permits required for MEP & FP work."},{"number":"MP-2024-000828","date":"2024-03-05","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES, GRDs, BATHROOM & CLOTHES DRYER EXHAUSTS, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IMC. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE CP-2023-006002 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"EP-2024-001244","date":"2024-04-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL (2) 225 AMP PANELS & FEEDERS, (2) 100 AMP PANELS & FEEDERS, (1) 225 AMP/ 2 POLE CIRCUIT BREAKER, & DIGITAL METERS. INSTALL WIRING THROUGHOUT TWO DWELLING UNITS. INSTALL LIGHTS, SWITCHES, SENSORS, RECEPTACLES, & SMOKE / CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE MECHANICAL, HVAC & MOTORIZED SHADES. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC. ** PERMIT AMENDED TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL FIRE ALARM DEVICES ON THE EXISTING FIRE ALARM SYSTEM."},{"number":"FP-2024-001040","date":"2024-05-17","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- For the Relocation of Sprinkler Heads as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Relocate 80 sprinkler heads to ensure the safety of the building, per NFPA 13"},{"number":"PP-2024-000737","date":"2025-01-10","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INTERIOR PLUMBING FIT-OUT OF CONDOS. INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR 30 FIXTURES. ALL WORK PERFORMED IN COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2026-002685","date":"2026-06-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"LEVEL II EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) FOR REMOVAL OF PORTION OF EXTERIOR WALL AND CREATION OF EXTERIOR TERRACE FOR EXISTING 43RD FLOOR RESIDENTIAL SPACE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. EXISTING BUILDING FULLY SPRINKLERED. *2018 IEBC REVIEW*"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["6 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"6 permits not marked completed: CP-2023-006002 (Issued), MP-2024-000828 (Issued), EP-2024-001244 (Issued), FP-2024-001040 (Issued), PP-2024-000737 (Issued).","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/"}],"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/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}