{"asOf":"2026-07-25T16:59:42.135Z","block":"500-599 WATKINS ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/500-599-watkins-st","address":"506 WATKINS ST","parcelNumber":"011374900","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=011374900","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"O30","buildingCodeNew":"22","buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW TYPICAL","useLabel":"House","owner":"COHEN ARIN SCOT","coOwner":null,"marketValue":266900,"landAssessment":53380,"improvementAssessment":213520,"livableArea":1200,"yearBuilt":1920,"lastSale":{"price":45000,"date":"2011-04-14T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.92684198514461,"lng":-75.15444702057131,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.154404138,39.92690331],[-75.154431752,39.926771219],[-75.154491396,39.92677963],[-75.154460876,39.926913202],[-75.154404138,39.92690331]]]},"liDistrict":"SOUTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19148","beds":2,"baths":1,"stories":2,"lotArea":800,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":"D","heater":"A","centralAir":false,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"716 N 23RD ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19130","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT TO RECONSTRUCT 10'x16' (+/-) REAR SECTION OF  BUILDING AT 1st STORY LEVEL; CONSTRUCT 10'x 16' (+/-) ONE STORY ADDITION w/ 4'x 10' CANTILEVERED BAY AT THE 2nd STORY LEVEL AND 14'x 14' (+/-) ACCESSORY ROOF DECK ATOP THE 2nd STORY, ROOF","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2012-02-07","number":"16687","relatedPermit":"364713"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":4,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":169000,"taxable":169000,"land":12880,"improvement":156120,"taxableLand":12880,"taxableImprovement":156120,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":169000,"taxable":169000,"land":37687,"improvement":131313,"taxableLand":37687,"taxableImprovement":131313,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":169000,"taxable":169000,"land":37687,"improvement":131313,"taxableLand":37687,"taxableImprovement":131313,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":178500,"taxable":178500,"land":39806,"improvement":138694,"taxableLand":39806,"taxableImprovement":138694,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":193400,"taxable":193400,"land":43128,"improvement":150272,"taxableLand":43128,"taxableImprovement":150272,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":193400,"taxable":193400,"land":43128,"improvement":150272,"taxableLand":43128,"taxableImprovement":150272,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":193400,"taxable":193400,"land":43128,"improvement":150272,"taxableLand":43128,"taxableImprovement":150272,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":228500,"taxable":228500,"land":45700,"improvement":182800,"taxableLand":45700,"taxableImprovement":182800,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":228500,"taxable":228500,"land":45700,"improvement":182800,"taxableLand":45700,"taxableImprovement":182800,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":264600,"taxable":264600,"land":52920,"improvement":211680,"taxableLand":52920,"taxableImprovement":211680,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":264600,"taxable":264600,"land":52920,"improvement":211680,"taxableLand":52920,"taxableImprovement":211680,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":266900,"taxable":266900,"land":53380,"improvement":213520,"taxableLand":53380,"taxableImprovement":213520,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":3704,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"367818","date":"2011-10-11","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-05-03","scope":"INTERIOR DEMO OF SFD."},{"number":"377547","date":"2011-12-07","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-12-05","scope":"SFD-FULL BATHROOM 2ND FL.POWDER ROOM 1ST FL,KITCHEN SINK,BASEMENT LAUNDRY TUB & WASHER MACHINE. ALSO HOT WATER HEATER."},{"number":"367813","date":"2012-05-01","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-05-01","scope":"RENOVATION OF EXISTING PHILLY ROW HOME 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR ADDITION FOR SFD."},{"number":"367816","date":"2012-05-01","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"ALTERATIONS AND ADDITION PER PLAN"},{"number":"426092","date":"2012-09-07","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 100AMP SERVICE REWIRE SFD 5 SMOKES DETECTORS 30AMP AC DISCONNECT 5 TELEPHONE LINES 5 TV LINES PER 2008 NEC (SFD)"},{"number":"433725","date":"2012-10-19","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2015-08-19","scope":"WARM AIR SYSTEM WITH 3 TON/36,000 BTU AIR CON ON ROOF. DUCT SYSTEM IN HOUSE"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.45,"timeline":[{"y":2003,"k":"sale","p":31000},{"y":2004,"k":"sale","p":37000},{"y":2006,"k":"sale","p":75000},{"y":2011,"k":"sale","p":45000},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2012,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"268699","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RONALD TARABORRELLI","legalName":"RONALD TARABORRELLI","address":"506 WATKINS ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2004-07-16","latestIssueDate":"2006-02-02","expirationDate":"2007-02-28","inactiveDate":"2007-08-20"},{"number":"479623","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"BRET COHEN (MARLYN KLINE AGT)","legalName":"BRET COHEN","address":"506 WATKINS ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2009-07-24","latestIssueDate":"2009-07-24","expirationDate":"2011-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"479623","type":"Rental","businessName":"BRET COHEN (MARLYN KLINE AGT)","legalName":"BRET COHEN","issuedDate":"2009-07-24","latestIssueDate":"2009-07-24","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2011-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"268699","type":"Rental","businessName":"RONALD TARABORRELLI","legalName":"RONALD TARABORRELLI","issuedDate":"2004-07-16","latestIssueDate":"2006-02-02","closureDate":"2007-08-20","expirationDate":"2007-02-28","inactiveDate":"2007-08-20","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: 367816 (EXPIRED), 433725 (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/"}],"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. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","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"}]}