{"asOf":"2026-07-11T01:23:11.358Z","block":"1300-1399 LOCUST ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1300-1399-locust-st","address":"1324 LOCUST ST","parcelNumber":"888115206","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=888115206","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"COM CONDO 1 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"Commercial","owner":"ARTS REAL ESTATE LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":224900,"livableArea":992,"yearBuilt":1900,"lastSale":{"price":325000,"date":"2019-12-09T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94779718821914,"lng":-75.163678204687,"geom":null,"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":null,"zoning":"CMX5","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1324 LOCUST ST STE CU4, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19107","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":144700,"taxable":144700},{"y":2017,"v":144700,"taxable":144700},{"y":2018,"v":144700,"taxable":144700},{"y":2019,"v":197400,"taxable":197400},{"y":2020,"v":203300,"taxable":203300},{"y":2021,"v":203300,"taxable":203300},{"y":2022,"v":203300,"taxable":203300},{"y":2023,"v":221600,"taxable":221600},{"y":2024,"v":221600,"taxable":221600},{"y":2025,"v":221600,"taxable":221600},{"y":2026,"v":221600,"taxable":221600},{"y":2027,"v":224900,"taxable":224900}],"taxNow":3102,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"FP-2020-001367","date":"2020-09-01","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-31","scope":"For alterations to an existing automatic wet sprinkler system installed in accordance with NFPA 13 (using an existing 6\" fire service line off of South Juniper Street, 6\" backflow within the basement, and existing fire pump) to raise height of sprinklers covering an area used as Group A-2 (Lounge for Ballroom) on the first floor of an existing high-rise condo building, as per plans; see AP#1049133 for building permit."},{"number":"MP-2020-000198","date":"2020-09-16","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-31","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCE, REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTUER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK."},{"number":"AP-2020-011181","date":"2020-12-17","work":"Lawful Occupancy (LO) ONLY","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-04-01","scope":"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A NEW ASSEMBLY SPACE(LOUNGE) AS PART OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Lawful Occupancy (LO) ONLY"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. 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/"}]}