{"asOf":"2026-07-24T22:27:55.648Z","block":"1800-1899 E MOYAMENSING AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1800-1899-e-moyamensing-ave","address":"1800 E MOYAMENSING AVE","parcelNumber":"011000065","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=011000065","ownerType":"investor","kind":"house","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"LC0","buildingCodeNew":"25","buildingClass":"IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW MODERN","useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"MJM PHILLY LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":549000,"landAssessment":109800,"improvementAssessment":439200,"livableArea":2132,"yearBuilt":2023,"lastSale":{"price":410000,"date":"2023-12-11T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.92572050367981,"lng":-75.15189835737074,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.151983586,39.92572414],[-75.151974585,39.925747072],[-75.151822417,39.92572656],[-75.151837284,39.925688489],[-75.151983586,39.92572414]]]},"liDistrict":"SOUTH","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2025-022622","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-08-18","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-08-18","buildingId":"1551106"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19148","beds":3,"baths":null,"stories":4,"lotArea":503,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":"1","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"266 N BOWMAN AVE, MERION STATION PA, 19066","mailOut":true,"appeals":[{"type":"LIRB Violation Appeal","grounds":"See Attached","status":"Closed","outcome":"Complete","date":"2024-06-07","number":"HA-2024-000034","relatedPermit":null}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":4,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":405000,"taxable":81000,"land":81000,"improvement":324000,"taxableLand":81000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":324000},{"y":2026,"v":405000,"taxable":81000,"land":81000,"improvement":324000,"taxableLand":81000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":324000},{"y":2027,"v":549000,"taxable":109800,"land":109800,"improvement":439200,"taxableLand":109800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":439200}],"taxNow":1134,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2021-003775","date":"2021-04-21","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISITNG STRUCTURE ON LOT"},{"number":"ZP-2021-003952","date":"2021-05-05","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-12-11","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED FROM A OPEN STAIRWAY, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS."},{"number":"FP-2023-000091","date":"2023-01-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-11-29","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. INSTALLATION TO INCLUDE 2\" FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 2.\" DC WILKINS 950XLTBFSS BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2005,"k":"land","p":1150000},{"y":2005,"k":"land","p":1150000},{"y":2021,"k":"land","p":2300000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"land","p":410000},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"946375","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"MJM Philly, LLC","legalName":"MJM Philly, LLC","address":"1800 E MOYAMENSING AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2024-03-11","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-04","expirationDate":"2027-03-10","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"946375","type":"Rental","businessName":"MJM Philly, LLC","legalName":"MJM Philly, LLC","issuedDate":"2024-03-11","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-04","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-03-10","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","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":["1 permit event since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 36% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $405,000 to $549,000","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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (266 N BOWMAN AVE, MERION STATION PA, 19066).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Aug 18, 2026","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}