{"asOf":"2026-07-23T12:38:36.428Z","block":"200-299 S 4TH ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/200-299-s-4th-st","address":"226-28 S 4TH ST","parcelNumber":"051075210","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=051075210","ownerType":"investor","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"P50","buildingCodeNew":"22","buildingClass":"ROW W/GAR 3 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW TYPICAL","useLabel":"House","owner":"FORMAN FAMILY REALTY LP","coOwner":null,"marketValue":4422800,"landAssessment":884560,"improvementAssessment":3538240,"livableArea":9730,"yearBuilt":1860,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2007-04-02T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"4409161","date":"2017-08-04","code":"A-302.11/1","title":"PERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4409162","date":"2017-08-04","code":"A-402.1/1","title":"COMPL CONCEAL- BLDG PERM WORK","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"790470","type":null,"priority":null,"responsibility":null,"status":"CLOSED","createdDate":null,"completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"4409161","date":"2017-08-04","code":"A-302.11/1","title":"PERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4409162","date":"2017-08-04","code":"A-402.1/1","title":"COMPL CONCEAL- BLDG PERM WORK","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2017,"n":2,"worst":null}],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94640989656016,"lng":-75.14843162331694,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.148221038,39.946378443],[-75.148231639,39.946330744],[-75.148657874,39.946389561],[-75.148633645,39.946487407],[-75.148208675,39.946432761],[-75.148221038,39.946378443]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19106","beds":6,"baths":4,"stories":2,"lotArea":4548,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"A","basement":"H","heater":"B","centralAir":true,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":1,"homestead":false,"mail":"226-28 S 4TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19106","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Building standards appeal","grounds":"On 1/5/07 Department of License and Inspection issued refusal for application #46865.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"APPROVED","date":"2007-03-16","number":"1228","relatedPermit":null}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":3460700,"taxable":1345113,"land":301274,"improvement":3159426,"taxableLand":301274,"taxableImprovement":1043839,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":2115587},{"y":2017,"v":3460700,"taxable":1803813,"land":986299,"improvement":2474401,"taxableLand":986299,"taxableImprovement":817514,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1656887},{"y":2018,"v":3460700,"taxable":1803813,"land":986299,"improvement":2474401,"taxableLand":986299,"taxableImprovement":817514,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1656887},{"y":2019,"v":4134800,"taxable":4134800,"land":1178400,"improvement":2956400,"taxableLand":1178400,"taxableImprovement":2956400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":4272900,"taxable":4272900,"land":1217758,"improvement":3055142,"taxableLand":1217758,"taxableImprovement":3055142,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":4272900,"taxable":4272900,"land":1217758,"improvement":3055142,"taxableLand":1217758,"taxableImprovement":3055142,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":4272900,"taxable":4272900,"land":1217758,"improvement":3055142,"taxableLand":1217758,"taxableImprovement":3055142,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":4112600,"taxable":4112600,"land":822520,"improvement":3290080,"taxableLand":822520,"taxableImprovement":3290080,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":4112600,"taxable":4112600,"land":822520,"improvement":3290080,"taxableLand":822520,"taxableImprovement":3290080,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":4112600,"taxable":4112600,"land":822500,"improvement":3290100,"taxableLand":822500,"taxableImprovement":3290100,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":4112600,"taxable":4112600,"land":822500,"improvement":3290100,"taxableLand":822500,"taxableImprovement":3290100,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":4422800,"taxable":4422800,"land":884560,"improvement":3538240,"taxableLand":884560,"taxableImprovement":3538240,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":57568,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"53778","date":"2007-01-31","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2007-07-23","scope":"INSTALL NEW STACKS TO EXISTING MAIN DRAIN TO CONNECT IN BASEMENT, POWDER ROOM, 2 WASH SINKS, 1 BAR SINK, 1 WASHER STAND PIPE, 1ST FLOOR KITCHEN SINK AND POWDER ROOM (TOILET AND LAV), 2ND FLOOR POWDER ROOM AND 5 PIECE BATH WITH BAR SINK, 3RD FLOOR 5 PIECE BATH, 3 PIECE BATH ROOM AND WASHER STAND PIPE, 4TH FLOOR, 3 PIECE BATH AND 2 FLOOR DRAINS"},{"number":"73089","date":"2007-05-02","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-01-22","scope":"INSTALLATION OF 494 LIGHTS, 160 OUTLETS, 121 SWITCHES, 30 PHONE JACKS, 20 CATV JACKS, WIRING FOR 8 AC UNITS AND AIR HANDLERS WIRING FOR 3 HEATERS, APPLI. WALL OVEN, COOK TOP, DISHWASHER, MICROWAVE AND REFRIG, REPALCE EXISTIG 400AMP SERVICE WITH NEW AND ADD ADDITONAL SUB PANELS"},{"number":"65403","date":"2007-05-14","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-02-25","scope":"INSTALL OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEM AS PER PLANS"},{"number":"71269","date":"2007-05-29","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-02-19","scope":"RENOVATION TO SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. NEW CONCRETE FLOOR IN BASEMENT (NO CHANGE IN ELEVATION). NEW JOISTS THOUGHOUT AS PER PLAN. NEW PLYWOOD FLOORS. INFILL EXISTING OPENINGS AS SHOWN. WORK TO BE DONE BY LICENSED CONTRACTOR."},{"number":"105456","date":"2007-11-20","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-02-05","scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF RETAINING WALL IN REAR YARD"},{"number":"168222","date":"2008-08-21","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-10-23","scope":"CHANGE GARAGE ELEVATION AS PER PLANS"},{"number":"748348","date":"2017-01-06","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-01-10","scope":"5\" COMBINATION SYSTEM (STORM/SANITARY) HOUSE TRAP AND FRESH AIR INLET REPLACEMENT - \"SELF-CERTIFICATIONS ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\""},{"number":"790470","date":"2017-06-08","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-02","scope":"EZ PERMIT STADARD ALTERATIONS- FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"799864","date":"2017-07-14","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-25","scope":"RENOVATE EXISTING MASTER BATHROOM SUITE USING EXISTING BRANCH CIRCUITS AND LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEM ZONES ON AN EXISTING SERVICE AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"800447","date":"2017-07-18","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-02","scope":"RELOCATE TOILET, REPLACE BATHTUB, CHANGE 2- VANITY SINKS AND FAUCETS"},{"number":"806947","date":"2017-08-10","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-11-02","scope":"ADDITIONAL WORK ON PERMIT #800447: RELOCATE 2- VANITY SINKS AND FAUCETS, MAKE ALTERATIONS TO SHOWER VALVE AND DRAIN"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2008,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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"}]}