{"asOf":"2026-07-30T22:01:46.304Z","block":"2900-2999 PENNSYLVANIA AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2900-2999-pennsylvania-ave","address":"2949 PENNSYLVANIA AVE","parcelNumber":"151340184","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=151340184","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"O50","buildingCodeNew":"23","buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW POST WAR","useLabel":"House","owner":"PURCELL ELLEN C","coOwner":"SIEVERTS NED H","marketValue":909000,"landAssessment":181800,"improvementAssessment":727200,"livableArea":2266,"yearBuilt":1985,"lastSale":{"price":863300,"date":"2026-03-13T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.9724712267069,"lng":-75.18522971322311,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.185211177,39.972550509],[-75.185063547,39.972531831],[-75.185070038,39.972500882],[-75.185134974,39.972508442],[-75.185348953,39.972362956],[-75.18538636,39.972393824],[-75.185232984,39.972498446],[-75.185211177,39.972550509]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19130","beds":3,"baths":2,"stories":2,"lotArea":2480,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"B-","basement":"D","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"2949 PENNSYLVANIA AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19130","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":6,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":546300,"taxable":546300,"land":137144,"improvement":409156,"taxableLand":137144,"taxableImprovement":409156,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":546300,"taxable":546300,"land":163890,"improvement":382410,"taxableLand":163890,"taxableImprovement":382410,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":546300,"taxable":546300,"land":163890,"improvement":382410,"taxableLand":163890,"taxableImprovement":382410,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":755000,"taxable":755000,"land":226500,"improvement":528500,"taxableLand":226500,"taxableImprovement":528500,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":780200,"taxable":780200,"land":222357,"improvement":557843,"taxableLand":222357,"taxableImprovement":557843,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":780200,"taxable":780200,"land":222357,"improvement":557843,"taxableLand":222357,"taxableImprovement":557843,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":780200,"taxable":780200,"land":222357,"improvement":557843,"taxableLand":222357,"taxableImprovement":557843,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":865200,"taxable":865200,"land":173040,"improvement":692160,"taxableLand":173040,"taxableImprovement":692160,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":865200,"taxable":865200,"land":173040,"improvement":692160,"taxableLand":173040,"taxableImprovement":692160,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":901500,"taxable":901500,"land":180300,"improvement":721200,"taxableLand":180300,"taxableImprovement":721200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":901500,"taxable":901500,"land":180300,"improvement":721200,"taxableLand":180300,"taxableImprovement":721200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":909000,"taxable":809000,"land":181800,"improvement":727200,"taxableLand":181800,"taxableImprovement":627200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":100000}],"taxNow":12619,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"563790","date":"2014-09-30","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-02-06","scope":"INSTALLATION OF A HIGH EFFICIENCY 16 SEER AIR CONDITIONING W/ VARIABLE SPEED 2 STAGE GAS FURNACE; 60000 BTU 96% AFU. INSTALLATION OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. ALL EQUIPMENT AND ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK IS TO BE INSTALLED AS PER MANUFACTURES' SPECIFICATIONS. INSTALLATION MUST MEET THE CODE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE AND THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE."},{"number":"559992","date":"2014-10-01","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-10-01","scope":"ADD BATHROOM 1ST FLOOR. REDO KITCHEN 1ST FLOOR. ADD MUDROOM REAR 1ST FLOOR. MODIFY BATH/BEDROOM 3RD FLOOR."},{"number":"559997","date":"2014-10-01","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-02-06","scope":"FORTHE ERECTION OF A ONE (1) STORY REAR ADDITION AND INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AS PER PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK."},{"number":"568337","date":"2014-11-12","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-02-06","scope":"AMEND PERMIT #559992 TO REPLACE ROTTEN NORTH WALL ALL THREE FLOORS-SFD"},{"number":"574582","date":"2014-11-17","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-04-27","scope":"REWIRE KITCHEN AND POWDER ROOM AND INSTALL 10 RECESSED LIGHTS PER 2008 NEC (SFD)"},{"number":"576419","date":"2014-11-26","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-02-06","scope":"RELOCATE KITCHEN SINK, INSTALL NEW COMBO AREA DRAIN AND CESSPOOL REAR YARD CONNECTING TO EXISTING PIPING. INSTALL NEW 3\" SOIL BRANCH FOR NEW FIRST FLOOR POWDER ROOM WITH NEW WET VENT TO CON NECT TO EXISTING STACKVENT IN THIRD FLOOR BATH."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":3.93,"timeline":[{"y":1995,"k":"sale","p":175000},{"y":2003,"k":"sale","p":375000},{"y":2008,"k":"sale","p":500000},{"y":2014,"k":"sale","p":532500},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Addition"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":760000},{"y":2026,"k":"sale","p":863300}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-29","signals":[],"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.","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"}]}