{"asOf":"2026-07-25T22:54:27.054Z","block":"400-499 S CROSKEY ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/400-499-s-croskey-st","address":"404 S CROSKEY ST","parcelNumber":"081193200","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=081193200","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":"HILDENBRAND ERICA","coOwner":"YURKOW JOHN","marketValue":827500,"landAssessment":165500,"improvementAssessment":662000,"livableArea":1345,"yearBuilt":1970,"lastSale":{"price":750000,"date":"2020-10-29T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94681644915602,"lng":-75.17897922221637,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.178936462,39.946890261],[-75.178969848,39.946735792],[-75.17902203,39.946742652],[-75.178988516,39.946897199],[-75.178936462,39.946890261]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":3,"baths":2,"stories":2,"lotArea":880,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"4","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":null,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"APPEAL AGAINST L&I","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Denied","date":"2017-03-15","number":"29754","relatedPermit":"682962"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"APPEAL AGAINST L&I FOR ISSUANCE OF PERMIT #682962.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Denied","date":"2017-03-15","number":"29804","relatedPermit":"682962"},{"type":"RB_LIRB","grounds":"THIS IS AN APPEAL FROM THE ISSUANCE OF BUILDING PERMIT #731968 FOR THE PROPERTY AT 404 S. CROSKEY STREET, UNIT B, PHILADELPHIA, PA. ON MAY 2, 2016, A ZONING PERMIT WAS ISSUED TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY JULIA MARTIN. HOWEVER, THAT PERMIT W","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2017-03-29","number":"30108","relatedPermit":"731968"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":409000,"taxable":379000,"land":57633,"improvement":351367,"taxableLand":57633,"taxableImprovement":321367,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":30000},{"y":2017,"v":409000,"taxable":379000,"land":122700,"improvement":286300,"taxableLand":122700,"taxableImprovement":256300,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":30000},{"y":2018,"v":409000,"taxable":379000,"land":122700,"improvement":286300,"taxableLand":122700,"taxableImprovement":256300,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":30000},{"y":2019,"v":477200,"taxable":437200,"land":143160,"improvement":334040,"taxableLand":143160,"taxableImprovement":294040,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":40000},{"y":2020,"v":493100,"taxable":448100,"land":147930,"improvement":345170,"taxableLand":147930,"taxableImprovement":300170,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":45000},{"y":2021,"v":493100,"taxable":448100,"land":147930,"improvement":345170,"taxableLand":147930,"taxableImprovement":300170,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":45000},{"y":2022,"v":493100,"taxable":448100,"land":147930,"improvement":345170,"taxableLand":147930,"taxableImprovement":300170,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":45000},{"y":2023,"v":705900,"taxable":625900,"land":141180,"improvement":564720,"taxableLand":141180,"taxableImprovement":484720,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":80000},{"y":2024,"v":705900,"taxable":625900,"land":141180,"improvement":564720,"taxableLand":141180,"taxableImprovement":484720,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":80000},{"y":2025,"v":830000,"taxable":730000,"land":166000,"improvement":664000,"taxableLand":166000,"taxableImprovement":564000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":100000},{"y":2026,"v":830000,"taxable":730000,"land":166000,"improvement":664000,"taxableLand":166000,"taxableImprovement":564000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":100000},{"y":2027,"v":827500,"taxable":727500,"land":165500,"improvement":662000,"taxableLand":165500,"taxableImprovement":562000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":100000}],"taxNow":10219,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"58745","date":"2007-03-01","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2007-08-16","scope":"(O) WATER HEATER REPLACEMENT"},{"number":"682962","date":"2016-05-02","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-05-02","scope":"PROPOSED 3RD STORY BUILDING ADDITION, 2ND FLOOR DECK AND 3RD STORY ROOF DECK WITH PILOT HOUSE AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"745217","date":"2016-12-21","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-17","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- INTERIOR DEMO OF CEILINGS ON 2ND FLOOR OF A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING NO OTHER OCCUPIED SPACE ABOVE OR BELOW. FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON LOAD-BEARING PARTITION WALLS AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"731968","date":"2017-02-17","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-08","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION ABOVE AN EXISTING STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK AND ACCESS STRUCTURE (\"PILOT HOUSE\" TO ENCLOSE STAIRS AND LANDINGS ONLY, N.T.E. 10'-0\" IN HEIGHT ABOVE ROOF) AND PARTIAL THIRD FLOOR ROOF DECK. ADDITION TO EXTEND AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING (HOUSEHOLD LIVING) AS PER PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"796614","date":"2017-06-30","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-08","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY PA HIC # 012645"},{"number":"799905","date":"2017-07-14","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-14","scope":"INSTALL NEW 200AMP SERVICE COMPLETE WITH PANEL, METER & GROUNDING, INSTALL LIGHTS,SWITCHES,SMOKES,HVAC IN 3RD FLOOR ADDITION AND RECESSED LIGHTS & SWITCHES ON 1ST & 2ND FLOOR BY FISHING ONLY AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)"},{"number":"798585","date":"2017-07-14","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-03-22","scope":"REPLACE 3-TOILETS, 4-LAV SINKS, 2-SHOWERS, BATHTUB, LAUNDRY TUB, WATER HEATER, KITCHEN SINK, DISHWASHER, ROOF DRAIN"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2017,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal denied"},{"y":2017,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal denied"},{"y":2017,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":750000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 43% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $493,100 to $705,900","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"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"}]}