{"asOf":"2026-07-27T14:36:47.868Z","block":"400-499 SPRUCE ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/400-499-spruce-st","address":"440 SPRUCE ST","parcelNumber":"051150000","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=051150000","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"P40","buildingCodeNew":"21","buildingClass":"ROW W/GAR 2.5 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW OLD STYLE","useLabel":"House","owner":"WEIERBACH JOHN TR","coOwner":"WEISEL HILLARY R TR","marketValue":1622100,"landAssessment":324420,"improvementAssessment":1297680,"livableArea":2490,"yearBuilt":1850,"lastSale":{"price":1045000,"date":"2017-04-11T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.944965950212314,"lng":-75.14996440493297,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.150024299,39.944854651],[-75.149975102,39.945085163],[-75.149904117,39.945076075],[-75.14995428,39.944846633],[-75.150024299,39.944854651]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19106","beds":4,"baths":3,"stories":3,"lotArea":1680,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"C+","basement":"H","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":2,"homestead":false,"mail":"440 SPRUCE ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19106","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF A ROOF DECK ON TOP OF THE ACCESSORY DETACHED GARAGE WITH ACCESS STAIR FROM GRADE ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE AS PART OF AN EXISITNG SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON TH","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2017-12-13","number":"31930","relatedPermit":"813913"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":1062600,"taxable":1032600,"land":111384,"improvement":951216,"taxableLand":111384,"taxableImprovement":921216,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":30000},{"y":2017,"v":1062600,"taxable":1032600,"land":318780,"improvement":743820,"taxableLand":318780,"taxableImprovement":713820,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":30000},{"y":2018,"v":1062600,"taxable":1062600,"land":318780,"improvement":743820,"taxableLand":318780,"taxableImprovement":743820,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":1198600,"taxable":1198600,"land":359500,"improvement":839100,"taxableLand":359500,"taxableImprovement":839100,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":1155300,"taxable":1155300,"land":346487,"improvement":808813,"taxableLand":346487,"taxableImprovement":808813,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":1155300,"taxable":1155300,"land":346487,"improvement":808813,"taxableLand":346487,"taxableImprovement":808813,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":1155300,"taxable":1155300,"land":346487,"improvement":808813,"taxableLand":346487,"taxableImprovement":808813,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":1230000,"taxable":1230000,"land":246000,"improvement":984000,"taxableLand":246000,"taxableImprovement":984000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":1230000,"taxable":1230000,"land":246000,"improvement":984000,"taxableLand":246000,"taxableImprovement":984000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":1583800,"taxable":1583800,"land":316760,"improvement":1267040,"taxableLand":316760,"taxableImprovement":1267040,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":1583800,"taxable":1583800,"land":316760,"improvement":1267040,"taxableLand":316760,"taxableImprovement":1267040,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":1622100,"taxable":1622100,"land":324420,"improvement":1297680,"taxableLand":324420,"taxableImprovement":1297680,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":22170,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"785521","date":"2017-06-09","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-07","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE INCLUDING NEW KITCHEN ON FIRST FLOOR. NEW MASTERBEDROOM SUITE WITH RENOVATEE BATHROOM ON SECOND FLOOR AND RENOVATED BATHROOM ON 3RD FLOOR. INTERIOR ALTERARIONS APPROX 780 SF. NO CHANGES IN USE, OPEN AREA OR MASSING. NO EXTERIOR WORK."},{"number":"794738","date":"2017-06-23","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-07","scope":"ROUGH-IN AND FINISH 2 BATHS AND KITCHEN DRAIN (SFD)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"800282","date":"2017-07-17","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-07","scope":"EZ PERMIT WINDOWS & DOORS PERMIT- FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF EXTERIOR WINDOWS AND DOORS (12 WINDOWS AND 1 BILCO DOOR) AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"802940","date":"2017-07-26","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-23","scope":"NEW BATHROOM GFI'S AND LIGHTING, GFI'S, LIGHT AND OUTLETS FOR KITCHEN APPLIANCES... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BUILDING"},{"number":"806476","date":"2017-08-14","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-07","scope":"AMEND BUILDING PERMIT #785521 AND NEW JOIST TO FIRST FLOOR KITCHEN. REINGFORCE STEEL LENTIL ON A 2ND FLOOR"},{"number":"813913","date":"2018-03-06","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-06","scope":"APPLICATION IS FOR THE ERECTION OF A ROOF DECK ON TOP OF THE ACCESSORY DETACHED GARAGE WITH ACCESS STAIR FROM GRADE ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE AS PART OF AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED PLAN)."},{"number":"883129","date":"2018-07-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A ROOF DECK ON TOP OF THE EXISTING ACCESSORY DETACHED GARAGE WITH ACCESS STAIR FROM GRADE ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE AS PART OF AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. (DETAILS INCLUDING SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED PLAN).AS APPROVED BY PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.46,"timeline":[{"y":2004,"k":"sale","p":715000},{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":1045000},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2017,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 29% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,230,000 to $1,583,800","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"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":"Appeal #31930: OPEN · Granted with conditions; related permit 813913.","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":"1 permit not marked completed: 883129 (Issued).","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"}]}