{"asOf":"2026-07-23T19:04:23.752Z","block":"2100-2199 N 8TH ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2100-2199-n-8th-st","address":"2158 N 8TH ST","parcelNumber":"202118201","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=202118201","ownerType":"investor","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":true,"buildingCode":"O50","buildingCodeNew":"22","buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW TYPICAL","useLabel":"House","owner":"PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTH","coOwner":null,"marketValue":248000,"landAssessment":49600,"improvementAssessment":198400,"livableArea":1700,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"1968-11-06T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2023-068578","date":"2023-09-11","code":"PM15-305.3","title":"INTERIOR SURFACES","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-12-07","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2023-068579","date":"2023-09-11","code":"PM15-305.3","title":"INTERIOR SURFACES","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-12-07","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2023-068580","date":"2023-09-11","code":"PM15-305.3","title":"INTERIOR SURFACES","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-12-07","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2023-068581","date":"2023-09-11","code":"PM15-305.3","title":"INTERIOR SURFACES","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-12-07","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2023-068582","date":"2023-09-11","code":"PM15-309.1","title":"PEST ELIMINATION INFESTATION","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-12-07","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"CF-2023-092848","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2023-09-08","completedDate":"2024-12-07","violations":[{"number":"VI-2023-068578","date":"2023-09-11","code":"PM15-305.3","title":"INTERIOR SURFACES","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-12-07","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2023-068579","date":"2023-09-11","code":"PM15-305.3","title":"INTERIOR SURFACES","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-12-07","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2023-068580","date":"2023-09-11","code":"PM15-305.3","title":"INTERIOR SURFACES","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-12-07","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2023-068581","date":"2023-09-11","code":"PM15-305.3","title":"INTERIOR SURFACES","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-12-07","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2023-068582","date":"2023-09-11","code":"PM15-309.1","title":"PEST ELIMINATION INFESTATION","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2024-12-07","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2023,"n":5,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-092848","date":"2023-09-11","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-092848","date":"2024-12-07","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2023,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2024,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.984865711010954,"lng":-75.14704242317582,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.146929513,39.984829373],[-75.147165497,39.984860437],[-75.147156902,39.984901525],[-75.146920426,39.984871837],[-75.146929513,39.984829373]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19122","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":1,"lotArea":1017,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2013 RIDGE AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19121","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":83000,"taxable":0,"land":6516,"improvement":76484,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":6516,"exemptImprovement":76484},{"y":2017,"v":83000,"taxable":0,"land":24900,"improvement":58100,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":24900,"exemptImprovement":58100},{"y":2018,"v":83000,"taxable":0,"land":24900,"improvement":58100,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":24900,"exemptImprovement":58100},{"y":2019,"v":95000,"taxable":0,"land":28500,"improvement":66500,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":28500,"exemptImprovement":66500},{"y":2020,"v":94300,"taxable":0,"land":28290,"improvement":66010,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":28290,"exemptImprovement":66010},{"y":2021,"v":94300,"taxable":0,"land":28290,"improvement":66010,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":28290,"exemptImprovement":66010},{"y":2022,"v":94300,"taxable":0,"land":28290,"improvement":66010,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":28290,"exemptImprovement":66010},{"y":2023,"v":146800,"taxable":0,"land":29300,"improvement":117500,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":29300,"exemptImprovement":117500},{"y":2024,"v":146800,"taxable":0,"land":29300,"improvement":117500,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":29300,"exemptImprovement":117500},{"y":2025,"v":280000,"taxable":0,"land":56000,"improvement":224000,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":56000,"exemptImprovement":224000},{"y":2026,"v":280000,"taxable":0,"land":56000,"improvement":224000,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":56000,"exemptImprovement":224000},{"y":2027,"v":248000,"taxable":0,"land":49600,"improvement":198400,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":49600,"exemptImprovement":198400}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"870292","date":"2018-04-24","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-06","scope":"EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS- FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"870664","date":"2018-04-25","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-09","scope":"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. FOR THE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) WARM AIR FURNACE."},{"number":"873920","date":"2018-05-04","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-09","scope":"REPLACE CRACKED MAIN DRAIN WITH PVC REPAIR/REPLACE FIXTURES AND SMALL FIXTURE WASTE WHERE NEEDED INCLUDING BATH WC LAVS KITCHEN SINK NEW LAUNDRY AND WATER HEATER IN 1 BATH SFD INSTALL PEX DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY THROUGHOUT REPLACE CESSPOOL IN YARD - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILA PLUM CODE 2004"},{"number":"877515","date":"2018-05-16","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-11-06","scope":"ADD LIGHT IN HALLWAY, INSTALL HARD WIRED SMOKE DETECTORS (13) THROUGHOUT UNIT USING FISHING METHOD WHEN NECESSARY"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 7, 2024.","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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 5 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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/"}]}