{"asOf":"2026-07-26T23:25:46.441Z","block":"1500-1599 N FRONT ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1500-1599-n-front-st","address":"1527 N FRONT ST","parcelNumber":"182000026","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=182000026","ownerType":"investor","kind":"house","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"LC0","buildingCodeNew":"254","buildingClass":"IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"DOWNTOWN ROW TYPE-* SNGL OCCP","useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"1511 NORTH FRONT STREET A","coOwner":null,"marketValue":625000,"landAssessment":125000,"improvementAssessment":500000,"livableArea":1755,"yearBuilt":1925,"lastSale":{"price":1550000,"date":"2016-04-15T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"211953366","date":"2018-10-04","code":"PM15-304.1H","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-10-21","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"},{"number":"211953367","date":"2018-10-04","code":"PM15-304.1G","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-10-21","resolution":"COMPLIED - 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NOT TO EXCEED SCOPE OF WORK NOTED IN ENGINEER'S LETTER AND APPROVED PLANS. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS, PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES. STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY ENCROACHMENT OR CLOSURE. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS. MAKE SAFE PERMIT ONLY."},{"number":"ZP-2020-005158","date":"2020-12-30","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-27","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE-STORY REAR ADDITION (3RD FLOOR) ABOVE THE EXISTING SECOND FLOOR AS PART OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE-STORY REAR ADDITION (3RD FLOOR) ABOVE THE EXISTING SECOND FLOOR AS PART OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER PLAN."},{"number":"CP-2020-006722","date":"2021-02-16","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-27","scope":"FOR CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO R-1, ERECTION OF ADDITION AT THE REAR AND LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, AND FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. AMENDMENT 10/19/23 TO INCLUDE NEW LAYOUT AND NEW FENCE."},{"number":"MP-2021-005586","date":"2021-09-16","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-12","scope":"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. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (Install 4 Mini split systems)."},{"number":"EP-2021-003411","date":"2021-11-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-07-27","scope":"To wire and install as per drawing for 3-story building 200 amp service complete. All lighting, receptacles, switches, smoke alarms, CO alarms, phone and cable as per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"PP-2021-011745","date":"2021-12-27","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-27","scope":"interior plumbing"},{"number":"FP-2022-000414","date":"2022-02-10","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-10-12","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY BUILDING (GROUP R-1 OCCUPANCY) TO INCLUDE A NEW TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A NEW TWO (2) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE CP-2020-006722 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"EP-2021-015393","date":"2022-03-31","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-03-06","scope":"Install new low voltage fire alarm system with low frequency sound throughout, tamper switch ,flow switch as shown. ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."},{"number":"PP-2022-009243","date":"2022-06-28","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-03","scope":"Install 3/4\" domestic water service, curb trap, fresh air inlet, house drain"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":1550000},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"943114","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"1511 North Front Street Associates LP","legalName":"1511 North Front Street Associates LP","address":"1527 N FRONT ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Hotel|Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2024-01-31","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-06","expirationDate":"2027-01-30","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"943114","type":"Rental","businessName":"1511 North Front Street Associates LP","legalName":"1511 North Front Street Associates LP","issuedDate":"2024-01-31","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-06","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-01-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"building-certifications","level":"urgent","title":"A life-safety certification is deficient","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Deficient","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 1016035 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 5 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1925 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 21, 2020.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"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/"}]}