{"asOf":"2026-07-28T02:48:43.502Z","block":"1700-1799 E MOYAMENSING AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1700-1799-e-moyamensing-ave","address":"1720 E MOYAMENSING AVE","parcelNumber":"011417500","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=011417500","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"multi-family","isHouse":false,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"U50","buildingCodeNew":"25","buildingClass":"ROW CONV/APT 3 STY MASON","buildingClassNew":"ROW MODERN","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"DURANTE RICHARD","coOwner":"BONPORTE 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SEPERATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"686758","date":"2016-04-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install four 2 ton/ 40,000 btu forced hot air hvac system with related duct work on in unit a,b,c, and d."},{"number":"697859","date":"2016-07-11","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-09","scope":"ADDITION: INTERIOR & EXTERIOR PLUMBING FOR A 3-STORY BUILDING WITH (2) PILOT HOUSES AND ROOF DECKS, WITH (4) DWELLING UNITS.EXTERIOR WORK INCLUDES A 1\" DOMESTIC WATER DISTRIBUTION SERVICE TO THE STREET MAIN (MULTI FAMILY).The installation will comply with the Philadelphia Plumbing Code, 2004.A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR THE 6\" SEWER LATERAL, TO THE STREET MAIN."},{"number":"700737","date":"2016-07-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-08-29","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 2007, STANDARD 13R TO INCLUDE A 3-INCH DIAMETER BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AND 2-INCH DIAMETER SERVICE LINE."},{"number":"719504","date":"2017-05-24","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"350AMP SERVICE & 5-100 SUB-PANEL 120/240 VOLT, 5-METER & OUTLET, SWITCHES, LIGHTS, GFI'S & 4-30AMP HVAC CIRCUITS & ALL GROUND & WIRE THRU OUT AS PER NEC 2008 & FIRE ALARM SMOKES, PULL STATION HORN STROBE AS PER NFPA 72 SOUTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"CP-2021-000158","date":"2022-02-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-17","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A TWO (2) STORY ADDITION OVER EXISTING STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECKS AND PILOT HOUSE AS PER PLANS. SEPERATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. KEEP THE EXISTING USE AS A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. 10/26/2023 AMENDMENT: AMEND ORIGINAL PERMIT FOR THE MINIOR REVISION TO THE FLOOR PLAN. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"MP-2023-005345","date":"2024-01-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-17","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES, GRILLES / REGISTERS / DIFFUSERS, BATHROOM & CLOTHES DRYER EXHAUSTS, ENCLOSED PARKING GARAGE EXHAUST SYSTEM, 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 ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE CP-2021-000158 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"EP-2024-000723","date":"2024-02-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-21","scope":"For the installation of a 400 amp, 5 gang meter socket with subpanels, electrical outlets, switches, lighting, GFIs, 110 smoke alarms as per 2017 NEC. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS DATED 12/23/23. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE CP-2021-000158 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"FP-2024-000321","date":"2024-03-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-25","scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM PER NFPA 13/13R WITH 4-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND BFP DEVICE AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2024-016730","date":"2024-12-10","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-06-17","scope":"Installing 23 Fixtures"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"857354","type":"Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Tankies Tavern LLC (Tankies Tavern)","legalName":"Tankies Tavern LLC","address":"1720 E MOYAMENSING AVE","revenueCode":"3123","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2020-12-14","latestIssueDate":"2021-12-19","expirationDate":"2022-12-31","inactiveDate":"2023-03-01"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"857354","type":"Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary)","businessName":"Tankies Tavern LLC (Tankies Tavern)","legalName":"Tankies Tavern LLC","issuedDate":"2020-12-14","latestIssueDate":"2021-12-19","closureDate":"2023-03-01","expirationDate":"2022-12-31","inactiveDate":"2023-03-01","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","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":["4 permit events 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 85% in 2020, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $199,600 to $370,200","no permit shown in 2019-2021"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #292272: COMPLETED.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"3 permits not marked completed: 548448 (CLOSED), 686758 (Issued), 700737 (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":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary) #857354: Inactive since Mar 1, 2023","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jan 10, 2027","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/"},{"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"}]}