{"asOf":"2026-07-24T23:34:10.926Z","block":"1700-1799 ADDISON ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1700-1799-addison-st","address":"1725 ADDISON ST","parcelNumber":"081117950","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=081117950","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"U50","buildingCodeNew":"22","buildingClass":"ROW CONV/APT 3 STY MASON","buildingClassNew":"ROW TYPICAL","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"COVERT AMY","coOwner":"COVERT KEVIN","marketValue":1893600,"landAssessment":378720,"improvementAssessment":1514880,"livableArea":3840,"yearBuilt":1800,"lastSale":{"price":2450000,"date":"2025-04-30T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94584720828234,"lng":-75.1709009431382,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.170833031,39.945894306],[-75.170856615,39.945785528],[-75.170968647,39.945799701],[-75.170945647,39.945908541],[-75.170833031,39.945894306]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":4,"baths":4,"stories":3,"lotArea":1440,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"3","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1725 ADDISON ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19146","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2023,"v":1081000,"taxable":1081000,"land":216200,"improvement":864800,"taxableLand":216200,"taxableImprovement":864800,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":1900000,"taxable":1081000,"land":380000,"improvement":1520000,"taxableLand":380000,"taxableImprovement":701000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":819000},{"y":2025,"v":1858100,"taxable":1057161,"land":371620,"improvement":1486480,"taxableLand":371620,"taxableImprovement":685541,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":800939},{"y":2026,"v":1858100,"taxable":1057161,"land":371620,"improvement":1486480,"taxableLand":371620,"taxableImprovement":685541,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":800939},{"y":2027,"v":1893600,"taxable":1077358,"land":378720,"improvement":1514880,"taxableLand":378720,"taxableImprovement":698638,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":816242}],"taxNow":14798,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2021-007646","date":"2021-07-28","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-10","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF FENCE ALONG THE FRONT LOT LINE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"RP-2021-012337","date":"2021-12-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-10","scope":"RENOVATIONS PER PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2022-013168","date":"2022-09-09","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-17","scope":"Rough plumbing for (2) powder rooms. Rough plumbing for kitchen and laundry room, (1) bar sink on first floor, (1) 4 piece bathroom in master bathroom and (2) 3 piece bathrooms on 3rd floor. New water heater, 1\" water service, storm & sanitary curb traps, storm & sanitary main drains, yard drain, front rain conductor. 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Installation of 6 bathroom fans and ductwork)."},{"number":"EP-2022-010182","date":"2022-10-20","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-05-03","scope":"Wire through out as per 2014 nec Existing 200 amp service and panel to remain."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":1.97,"timeline":[{"y":2006,"k":"sale","p":825000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":2450000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"814693","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Closed","businessName":"Jennifer Maida Chateau","legalName":"Jennifer Maida Chateau","address":"1725 ADDISON ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2019-06-06","latestIssueDate":"2020-04-22","expirationDate":"2021-06-05","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"814693","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"Jennifer Maida Chateau","legalName":"Jennifer Maida Chateau","issuedDate":"2019-06-06","latestIssueDate":"2020-04-22","closureDate":"2021-06-05","expirationDate":"2021-06-05","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Closed","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 76% in 2024, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $1,081,000 to $1,900,000","no permit shown in 2023-2025"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #814693: Closed","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":"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/"},{"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"}]}