{"asOf":"2026-07-10T18:31:35.809Z","block":"1700-1799 MONTROSE ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/1700-1799-montrose-st","address":"1738 MONTROSE ST","parcelNumber":"888305078","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=888305078","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"NIKOLOV, ORHEJ","coOwner":null,"marketValue":591500,"livableArea":1660,"yearBuilt":2019,"lastSale":{"price":550000,"date":"2020-09-30T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":1764.14,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":true,"totalDue":1764.14,"principalDue":1261.65,"penaltyDue":75.7,"interestDue":66.23,"otherChargesDue":360.56,"yearsOwed":1,"oldestYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentPaymentDate":null,"assessmentYear":2022,"totalAssessment":522500,"taxableAssessment":78375,"exemptAbatementAssessment":444125,"homesteadValue":0,"netTaxAfterHomestead":1097.09,"actionableAtSnapshot":true,"paymentAgreementAtSnapshot":false,"bankruptcyAtSnapshot":false,"sheriffSaleAtSnapshot":false,"assessmentUnderAppealAtSnapshot":false,"yearMonth":"202206"},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94018239090009,"lng":-75.17250199827943,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.172453052,39.940109831],[-75.172578836,39.94012742],[-75.172553175,39.940253803],[-75.172424539,39.940238129],[-75.172453052,39.940109831]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":3,"baths":2,"stories":2,"lotArea":1,"zoning":"RM1","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1738 MONTROSE ST UNIT A, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19146","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2021,"v":522500,"taxable":78375},{"y":2022,"v":522500,"taxable":78375},{"y":2023,"v":522500,"taxable":78375},{"y":2024,"v":522500,"taxable":78375},{"y":2025,"v":548600,"taxable":82200},{"y":2026,"v":548600,"taxable":82200},{"y":2027,"v":591500,"taxable":59150}],"taxNow":1151,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"786364","date":"2017-11-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-23","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY TWO-FAMILY DWELLING WITH A PRIVATE ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE (ACCESS TO ROOF DECK ONLY) AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND BBS VARIANCE NO. 31654. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13R. WORK TO INCLUDE UNDERPINNING TO BE MONITORED AT ALL TIMES BY A PA LICENSED PE. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"806115","date":"2017-11-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-07-10","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY TWO-FAMILY DWELLING WITH A PRIVATE ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE (ACCESS TO ROOF DECK ONLY) AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND BBS VARIANCE NO. 31654. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13R. WORK TO INCLUDE UNDERPINNING TO BE MONITORED AT ALL TIMES BY A PA LICENSED PE. *SEE A/P 786364 FOR PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"903735","date":"2018-11-19","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-22","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 2007, STANDARD 13R, TO INCLUDE A 2-INCH DIAMETER SERVICE LINE AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY."},{"number":"932269","date":"2018-12-06","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-03","scope":"For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. (2) 2.5 TON UNITS"},{"number":"932271","date":"2018-12-06","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-07-09","scope":"For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.(2) 2.5 TON UNITS"},{"number":"981931","date":"2019-06-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":"2020-07-10","scope":"INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE, WIRE THROUGHOUT, INSTALL LIGHTFIXTURES, RRECEPTACLES, GFIC, SMOKE DETECTORS AS PER 2014 NEC."},{"number":"985790","date":"2019-06-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-22","scope":"INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE TOTAL ELECTRICAL REWIRE/DEVICES AS PER 2014 NEC"},{"number":"989338","date":"2019-06-27","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-07-09","scope":"INSTALL 22 FIXTURES 2 WATER HEATERS STACK AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"989336","date":"2019-06-27","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-07-10","scope":"INSTALL 22 FIXTURES 2 WATER HEATERS STACK AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"989919","date":"2019-07-31","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-04","scope":"FOR AMENDMENT OF AP#903735 FOR THE DOCUMENTATION OF TWO (2) SEPARATE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS COMPLYING WITH NFPA 2007, STANDARD 13R ASSOCIATED WITH EAST & WEST STRUCTURES, TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) SEPARATE 2-INCH DIAMETER SERVICE LINES AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLIES. SEE AP#997833 FOR WEST STRUCTURE, AP#989919 FOR EAST STRUCTURE."},{"number":"997833","date":"2019-07-31","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-01","scope":"FOR AMENDMENT OF AP#903735 FOR THE DOCUMENTATION OF TWO (2) SEPARATE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATIONS COMPLYING WITH NFPA 2007, STANDARD 13R ASSOCIATED WITH EAST & WEST STRUCTURES, TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) SEPARATE 2-INCH DIAMETER SERVICE LINES AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLIES. SEE AP#997833 FOR WEST STRUCTURE, AP#989919 FOR EAST STRUCTURE. [SEE PLANS UNDER AP#989919]"},{"number":"ZP-2020-000485","date":"2020-04-15","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF REAR DECK AT SECOND FLOOR TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED BUILDING (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS)"},{"number":"RP-2020-008924","date":"2021-01-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-04-05","scope":"Construction of a rear 2nd Floor wood deck addition for an existing 4-story duplex at 1738 Montrose Street (East) ."},{"number":"RP-2020-008927","date":"2021-01-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-04-25","scope":"Construction of a rear 2nd floor wood deck addition for an existing 4-story duplex at 1738 Montrose Street (West) . no other work included."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"0970145","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Flavia Filisio","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2025-01-24","latestIssueDate":"2025-01-24","expirationDate":"2026-01-23","inactiveDate":"2026-03-24"}],"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"3 permits not marked completed: 981931 (Issued), RP-2020-008924 (Expired), RP-2020-008927 (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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$1,764.14 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"}],"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"}]}