{"asOf":"2026-07-25T04:18:46.649Z","block":"1400-1499 N PHILIP ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1400-1499-n-philip-st","address":"1430 N PHILIP ST","parcelNumber":"182120900","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=182120900","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"O61","buildingCodeNew":"25","buildingClass":"ROW 3.5 STY MASONRY+OTHER","buildingClassNew":"ROW MODERN","useLabel":"House","owner":"RICHARDSON SHANI L","coOwner":null,"marketValue":695400,"landAssessment":139000,"improvementAssessment":556400,"livableArea":2358,"yearBuilt":2020,"lastSale":{"price":568000,"date":"2020-03-30T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.973362138690106,"lng":-75.1394855210446,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.139392858,39.973371678],[-75.139401144,39.97332836],[-75.139578946,39.973352828],[-75.139569289,39.973395826],[-75.139392858,39.973371678]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19122","beds":3,"baths":3,"stories":3,"lotArea":896,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1430 N PHILIP ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19122","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (NOT TO EXCEED 38'-0\" IN HEIGHT) WITH A CELLAR, ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOTHOUSE (NTE 90 SF AREA) AND (1) ONE OFF STREET PARKING SPACE FOR A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. 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VACANT LOT (USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO USE)."},{"number":"792457","date":"2017-08-16","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-10-05","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING, SEMI-DETACHED, THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE TO BE DEMOLISHED BY HAND AND WITH HAND HELD TOOLS ONLY. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 9 FEET OF BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. * 21 DAY POSTING AND NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2 * NEWLY EXPOSED WALLS TO BE TREATED *PERMIT RECEIVED FROM DOWNSTAIRS*"},{"number":"818519","date":"2017-09-27","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-09-27","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION. FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"932433","date":"2019-03-01","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-03-01","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE(FOR STAIRS ENCLOSURE ONLY).SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLAN.FOR USE AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"965384","date":"2019-06-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-18","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE(FOR STAIRS ENCLOSURE ONLY).DETAILS INCLUDING SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLAN.FOR USE AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING"},{"number":"981352","date":"2019-06-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-18","scope":"UNDERPINNING OF EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE AT 1428 N. PHILIP ST 3 STORY WOOD FRAMED SFD FULL CELLAR UPPER LEVEL ROOF DECK WITH ACCESS FROM PILOT HOUSE.CONTRACTOR SHALL INSTALL SHORING PRIOR TO UNDERPINNING OF FOUNDATION TO PROTECT ADJACENT PROPERTY."},{"number":"1009142","date":"2019-09-13","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-18","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 1\" WILKINS 350XL BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"1012996","date":"2019-09-23","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-06","scope":"200AMP SERVICE AND WIRE THROUGHOUT SWITCHES, OUTLETS, LIGHT FIXTURES AND RECESS LIGHTS & SMOKE DETECTORS AS PER NEC 2014 NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT"},{"number":"1023413","date":"2019-10-30","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-18","scope":"INSTALL 1\"WATER SERVICE,HOUSE DRAIN,HOUSE TRAP AND FAI-PA1#20193030367-\"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":"1029662","date":"2019-11-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-18","scope":"SINGLE FAMILY CONSTRUCT 2 NEW HVAC SYSTEMS 90% WARM AIR & AC OUTDOOR UNITS ON ROOF DECK AND REAR YARD INSTALL AS PER MANUFACTURER'S REQUIREMENTS, FUEL GAS CODE AND EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."},{"number":"1029802","date":"2019-11-22","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-18","scope":"INSTALL STACK,AREA DRAIN,WASTE AND WATER LINES TO 4-WATER CLOSETS,4-LAVS,2-TUBS,1-SHOWER,1-KITCHEN SINK,1-LAUNDRY BOX AND 1-WATER HEATER.THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004 - THE INSTALLATION DOES NOT INCLUDE GARBAGE DISPOSAL OR DISHWASHER"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal dismissed"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"land","p":340000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":568000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"277906","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ABRAHAM ROTHBLATT","legalName":"ABRAHAM ROTHBLATT","address":"1430 N PHILIP ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2002-03-27","latestIssueDate":"2002-03-27","expirationDate":"2003-02-28","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"277906","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"ABRAHAM ROTHBLATT","legalName":"ABRAHAM ROTHBLATT","issuedDate":"2002-03-27","latestIssueDate":"2002-03-27","closureDate":"2003-02-28","expirationDate":"2003-02-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 940% in 2021, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $52,800 to $549,000","no permit shown in 2020-2022"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #34318: OPEN · Dismissed; related permit 874084. Use permit #792454: COMPLETED.","why":"Philadelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.","action":"Verify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 497951 (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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #277906: Inactive","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.","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"}]}