{"asOf":"2026-07-28T10:38:17.003Z","block":"1100-1199 CYPRESS ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1100-1199-cypress-st","address":"1100 CYPRESS ST","parcelNumber":"053000002","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=053000002","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"OB0","buildingCodeNew":"25","buildingClass":"GAR NO COMM AREA MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW MODERN","useLabel":"House","owner":"JAMES AARON","coOwner":null,"marketValue":2385800,"landAssessment":477160,"improvementAssessment":1908640,"livableArea":3401,"yearBuilt":2025,"lastSale":{"price":2450000,"date":"2025-10-10T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94556622747315,"lng":-75.15976383008463,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.159785914,39.945649358],[-75.159710954,39.945640843],[-75.159742358,39.945482778],[-75.159816243,39.945491169],[-75.159785914,39.945649358]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19107","beds":4,"baths":1,"stories":4,"lotArea":1228,"zoning":"RM1","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":2,"homestead":false,"mail":"1100 CYPRESS ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19107","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":2275000,"taxable":455000,"land":455000,"improvement":1820000,"taxableLand":455000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1820000},{"y":2027,"v":2385800,"taxable":477160,"land":477160,"improvement":1908640,"taxableLand":477160,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1908640}],"taxNow":6369,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"RP-2021-010854","date":"2021-11-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-10","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. SHEETING AND SHORING AS PRESCRIBED IN GEOTECH REPORT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR SPRINKLER (13R) WORK. ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IECC. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF C/O SUBMITTAL OF AIR BARRIER CHECKLIST AND ENVELOPE TESTING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. BOTH TO BE COMPLETED BY AN APPROVED PARTY. ** Amend to revise the existing foundations along the south prop line, as per Structural Pile Drawings dated and Architectural Foundation Plan 1/A0.1 (changes clouded as REV 3).**; ** Amend to include changes to the plumbing fixture quantity (shower added to basement bathroom) and addition or deletion of windows or doors (windows removed). These changes are clouded with a REV 4 delta, dated 2023.05.02. **"},{"number":"PP-2022-006650","date":"2022-05-16","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-10","scope":"- Rough in all necessary sanitary piping. - Rough in all necessary potable water piping with accompanying valves. - Potable and sanitary lines are to be PVC. Potable feed lines are to be PEX. - Potable water is to be distributed through a Manibloc manifold system. - Rough in all necessary gas piping to supply future fixtures. Gas lines are to be black iron. - Supply and installation of a new Navian tankless water heater. - Supply and installation of a waste ejector pump for basement powder room. - Supply and installation of a new sump pump pit with accompanying sump pump. - Rough in and finish of (4) full bathrooms. - Rough in of (3) powder rooms. - Domestic and sanitary lines are to be stubbed out 5 ft. from the front wall. - Once installation of all lines is complete, a water and air test is to be conducted. - This includes the connection of all fixtures supplied by OCF Realty. - All flashing is to be performed by the Roofing Contractor. - All vanities and cabinets are to be set by the Carpentry Contractor."},{"number":"EP-2021-012658","date":"2023-06-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-09","scope":"Electrical Permit for combo RP-2021-010854"},{"number":"FP-2023-002407","date":"2023-10-20","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-10","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A FOUR (4) STORY SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING (UNIT #9) TO INCLUDE A TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A TWO-AND-A-HALF (2 1/2) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE RP-2021-010854 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"MP-2024-006043","date":"2025-01-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-10","scope":"**Existing Philadelphia Historic Property** EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":2450000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 1 permit event matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2025","permit activity in 2025"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"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/"}],"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/"}]}