{"asOf":"2026-07-27T18:44:47.665Z","block":"1500-1599 N LAWRENCE ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1500-1599-n-lawrence-st","address":"1533 N LAWRENCE ST","parcelNumber":"182248900","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=182248900","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"multi-family","isHouse":false,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"O50","buildingCodeNew":"22","buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW TYPICAL","useLabel":"Multi-family","owner":"FIGUEROA JULIO JR","coOwner":"FIGUEROA ANA M","marketValue":652000,"landAssessment":130400,"improvementAssessment":521600,"livableArea":2400,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2019-03-20T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":4203.3,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":true,"totalDue":4203.3,"principalDue":3119.7,"penaltyDue":187.18,"interestDue":163.79,"otherChargesDue":732.63,"yearsOwed":1,"oldestYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentPaymentDate":"2020-10-23","assessmentYear":2022,"totalAssessment":238800,"taxableAssessment":238800,"exemptAbatementAssessment":0,"homesteadValue":629.91,"netTaxAfterHomestead":2712.81,"actionableAtSnapshot":true,"paymentAgreementAtSnapshot":false,"bankruptcyAtSnapshot":false,"assessmentUnderAppealAtSnapshot":false,"yearMonth":"202206"},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.97462002969351,"lng":-75.14284260220425,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.14272052,39.974626463],[-75.142729572,39.974581693],[-75.142964206,39.974613106],[-75.14295437,39.974658663],[-75.14272052,39.974626463]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2025-033580","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-12-23","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-12-23","buildingId":"1076034"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19122","beds":5,"baths":5,"stories":3,"lotArea":1071,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":"A","heater":"B","centralAir":true,"extCond":"2","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1533 N LAWRENCE ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19122","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF ADDITION AT THE SIDE AND REAR OF EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH BALCONIES, ROOF DECK, AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. FOR USE AS THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS (MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING). 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Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations; including underpinning, excavation and removed of foundation slab. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk and street closures."},{"number":"CP-2023-004317","date":"2023-10-02","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-21","scope":"FOR LEVEL III INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE AN OCCUPANCY CHANGE TO CREATE A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING FOR THREE(3) DWELLING UNITS. WORK TO INCLUDE A REAR ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES ANDFURNISHINGS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13R. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"FP-2024-001456","date":"2024-08-01","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-15","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A 2\" WILKINS 950XLT2BFSS BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"PP-2024-011826","date":"2024-09-05","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-04-10","scope":"Installing 1 1/2” Water Service, 5” curb trap, 4” Fresh Air Inlet, 4” Main Drain, 6” Storm Curb Trap, 4” Storm main Drain"},{"number":"PP-2024-012423","date":"2024-10-31","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-15","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATION TO CONVERT SINGLE FAMILY TO 3 FAMILY DWELLING. WORK TO INCLUDE SANITARY DRAINAGE,WASTE,VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR 40 FIXTURES. INSTALLED IN COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"MP-2024-005289","date":"2024-11-28","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-15","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2024-009604","date":"2025-01-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-05","scope":"Install 600A service and all wiring for 3 units ,110 V INTERCONNECTED SMOKE ALARMS. Install fire alarm system ,w/ low frequency sound in all living rms and bedrooms. ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."},{"number":"ZP-2026-006809","date":"2026-06-30","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Limited Lodging"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"837745","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"ANNA M ESPADA","legalName":"ANNA M ESPADA ","address":"1533 N LAWRENCE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2020-02-21","latestIssueDate":"2020-02-21","expirationDate":"2021-02-20","inactiveDate":"2021-04-21"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"837745","type":"Rental","businessName":"ANNA M ESPADA","legalName":"ANNA M ESPADA ","issuedDate":"2020-02-21","latestIssueDate":"2020-02-21","closureDate":"2021-04-21","expirationDate":"2021-02-20","inactiveDate":"2021-04-21","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["$4,203 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["8 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2022-007090: Completed · Granted; related permit ZP-2022-007090.","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: PP-2021-011661 (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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$4,203.30 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Dec 23, 2026","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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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"}]}