{"asOf":"2026-07-26T17:58:52.981Z","block":"700-799 N PRESTON ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/700-799-n-preston-st","address":"737 N PRESTON ST","parcelNumber":"061188700","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=061188700","ownerType":"owner-occupied","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":"FAMBRO NAKIESHA","coOwner":"SHERMAN RAHEEM","marketValue":118100,"landAssessment":23620,"improvementAssessment":94480,"livableArea":972,"yearBuilt":1925,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2022-08-30T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"4969","date":"2002-12-27","type":"L_INITIAL","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2002,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.965818158283156,"lng":-75.2036658550144,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.203783296,39.965787688],[-75.203790398,39.965822921],[-75.203547562,39.965848433],[-75.203540903,39.965813708],[-75.203783296,39.965787688]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19104","beds":3,"baths":1,"stories":2,"lotArea":878,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"C","basement":"1","heater":"0","centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"737 N PRESTON ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19104","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[{"year":2009,"total":208.44,"principal":0,"interest":150.65,"penalty":26.01},{"year":2010,"total":220.57,"principal":0,"interest":160.21,"penalty":27.89},{"year":2011,"total":241.29,"principal":0,"interest":176.17,"penalty":30.65},{"year":2014,"total":207.04,"principal":66.85,"interest":30.55,"penalty":11.22}],"taxNet":877.34,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":40400,"taxable":10400,"land":3598,"improvement":36802,"taxableLand":3598,"taxableImprovement":6802,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":30000},{"y":2017,"v":40400,"taxable":10400,"land":6060,"improvement":34340,"taxableLand":6060,"taxableImprovement":4340,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":30000},{"y":2018,"v":40400,"taxable":10400,"land":6060,"improvement":34340,"taxableLand":6060,"taxableImprovement":4340,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":30000},{"y":2019,"v":32000,"taxable":0,"land":4800,"improvement":27200,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":4800,"exemptImprovement":27200},{"y":2020,"v":33200,"taxable":0,"land":4980,"improvement":28220,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":4980,"exemptImprovement":28220},{"y":2021,"v":33200,"taxable":0,"land":4980,"improvement":28220,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":4980,"exemptImprovement":28220},{"y":2022,"v":33200,"taxable":0,"land":4980,"improvement":28220,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":4980,"exemptImprovement":28220},{"y":2023,"v":68400,"taxable":68400,"land":13680,"improvement":54720,"taxableLand":13680,"taxableImprovement":54720,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":68400,"taxable":0,"land":13680,"improvement":54720,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":13680,"exemptImprovement":54720},{"y":2025,"v":110500,"taxable":10500,"land":22100,"improvement":88400,"taxableLand":10500,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":11600,"exemptImprovement":88400},{"y":2026,"v":110500,"taxable":10500,"land":22100,"improvement":88400,"taxableLand":10500,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":11600,"exemptImprovement":88400},{"y":2027,"v":118100,"taxable":18100,"land":23620,"improvement":94480,"taxableLand":18100,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":5520,"exemptImprovement":94480}],"taxNow":147,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"529960","date":"2014-04-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-08-15","scope":"REPLACE: KITCHEN SINK, TOILET, BASEMENT, 4\" STACK, MAIN DRAIN IN BASEMENT AND RAINLEADER CESSPOOL"},{"number":"543894","date":"2014-06-18","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-08-22","scope":"INSTALLATION OF (1) HVAC UNIT (INCLUDING DUCTWORK/ACCESSORIES)."},{"number":"569201","date":"2014-10-23","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-01-12","scope":"100AMP SERVICE & 3-KEYLESS BASEMENT LIGHTS AS PER NEC 2008 WEST DIST"},{"number":"967801","date":"2019-04-17","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-18","scope":"REPLACE WATER SERVICE PA20191061311 \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S 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":"968923","date":"2019-04-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-24","scope":"REPLACE CURB TRAP INCLUDING FRESH AIR INLET AND HOUSE DRAIN, CURB TO HOUSE, INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"1052384","date":"2020-02-25","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-13","scope":"INSTALL ELECTRICAL WIRE/DEVICES BY FISHING ONLY AS PER 2014 NEC"},{"number":"RP-2023-006388","date":"2023-06-21","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-19","scope":"EZ PERMIT STANDARDS 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. Structural alteration or repair is expressly prohibited under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes any modification to exterior walls, party walls, floor/roof framing or foundations, underpinning and excavations (i.e., digging in basement). Any work/alterations to the basement/cellar are expressly prohibited unless documented as an existing habitable space with heights and means of egress per conditions of the EZ standard. separate permits required for mechanical, electric and plumbing, etc. *No basement alterations of any kind were proposed or approved for this permit* *No structural alterations of any kind were proposed or approved for this permit* This is a bathroom repair in the second floor PHDC work Order 178238"},{"number":"PP-2023-008719","date":"2023-06-22","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-01-19","scope":"Install shower, toilet and vanity Install pipes to fixtures"},{"number":"EP-2025-009203","date":"2025-09-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-24","scope":"Install 100 Amp Service and new 32 Circuit Panel, New Receptacles, Switches, Fixtures, for the Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation (PHDC) Basic Systems & Repair Program (BSRP) Work Order: 209584 As per 2017 NEC. All wiring by fishing"},{"number":"GM-2025-010189","date":"2025-11-07","work":"Wall Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-05-08","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2002,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Wall Covering Replacement"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","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."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: GM-2025-010189 (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":"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":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"}],"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"}]}