{"asOf":"2026-07-29T23:29:18.285Z","block":"4100-4199 TERRACE ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/4100-4199-terrace-st","address":"4160 TERRACE ST","parcelNumber":"211281406","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=211281406","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"SR","buildingCodeNew":"25","buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","buildingClassNew":"ROW MODERN","useLabel":"House","owner":"WILLIAMS PRIDOLLA","coOwner":null,"marketValue":693500,"landAssessment":138700,"improvementAssessment":554800,"livableArea":2196,"yearBuilt":2019,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2022-06-14T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2020-037231","date":"2020-09-23","code":"A-301.1/59","title":"STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-10-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED","latestInvestigationDate":"2020-10-13","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"VI-2020-037230","date":"2020-09-23","code":"A-301.1/56","title":"SANITARY PIPING SYSTEM","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-10-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED","latestInvestigationDate":"2020-10-13","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"VI-2020-037232","date":"2020-09-23","code":"A-301.1/57","title":"DOMESTIC PIPING SYSTEM","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-10-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED","latestInvestigationDate":"2020-10-13","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"CF-2020-065886","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2020-09-23","completedDate":"2020-10-13","noticeUrl":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2020-037231","date":"2020-09-23","code":"A-301.1/59","title":"STORM DRAINAGE SYSTEM","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-10-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED","latestInvestigationDate":"2020-10-13","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"VI-2020-037230","date":"2020-09-23","code":"A-301.1/56","title":"SANITARY PIPING SYSTEM","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-10-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED","latestInvestigationDate":"2020-10-13","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"VI-2020-037232","date":"2020-09-23","code":"A-301.1/57","title":"DOMESTIC PIPING SYSTEM","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-10-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED","latestInvestigationDate":"2020-10-13","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2020,"n":3,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-065886","date":"2020-09-23","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-065886","date":"2020-10-13","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2020,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.02534761335185,"lng":-75.21755920107084,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.217478178,40.025439935],[-75.217406224,40.025383304],[-75.21769771,40.025255598],[-75.217726052,40.025293735],[-75.217597444,40.025350221],[-75.217478178,40.025439935]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19128","beds":3,"baths":2,"stories":1,"lotArea":1760,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":"E","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":1,"homestead":false,"mail":"3604 FERNDOWN WAY, UPPER MARLBORO MD, 20774","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2020,"v":68700,"taxable":68700,"land":68700,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":68700,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":68700,"taxable":68700,"land":68700,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":68700,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":719000,"taxable":102098,"land":102098,"improvement":616902,"taxableLand":102098,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":616902},{"y":2023,"v":719000,"taxable":102000,"land":102000,"improvement":617000,"taxableLand":102000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":617000},{"y":2024,"v":719000,"taxable":102000,"land":102000,"improvement":617000,"taxableLand":102000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":617000},{"y":2025,"v":659900,"taxable":131980,"land":131980,"improvement":527920,"taxableLand":131980,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":527920},{"y":2026,"v":659900,"taxable":131980,"land":131980,"improvement":527920,"taxableLand":131980,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":527920},{"y":2027,"v":693500,"taxable":138700,"land":138700,"improvement":554800,"taxableLand":138700,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":554800}],"taxNow":1847,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"856590","date":"2018-03-09","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-09","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK ABOVE ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH INTERIOR ACCESSORY PARKING FOR ONE(1) VEHICLE."},{"number":"856591","date":"2018-03-09","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-03-09","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK ABOVE ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH INTERIOR ACCESSORY PARKING FOR ONE(1) VEHICLE."},{"number":"858125","date":"2018-05-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-09-14","scope":"CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR, ROOF DECK WITH ACCESS PILOT HOUSE, AND ONE CAR INTERIOR GARAGE. USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. DEPT OF PARKS AND RECREATION APPROVAL LETTER/PLANS FOR ANY REQUIRED STREET TREES SHALL BE PROVIDED TO DISTRICT INSPECTOR PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF C/O."},{"number":"914972","date":"2018-10-01","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL NEW 200AMP SERVICE WIRE DWELLING TO INCLUDE RECEPTACLES SWITCHES FIXTURES INTERCONNECTED COMPLETE ELECTRIC AND LOW VOLTAGE TV AND DOORBELL ALL WORK DONE PER 2008 NEC CODE"},{"number":"926788","date":"2018-11-13","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE WIRE DWELLING TO INCLUDE RECEPTACLES SWITCHES FIXTURES INTERCONNECTED SMOKE DETECTOR AND LOW VOLTAGE PHONES TV AND DOOR BELL ALL WORK DONE AS PER NEC 2008"},{"number":"1014196","date":"2019-09-26","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-09-14","scope":"INSTALL NEW DRAIN & WATER LINES TO FIXTURES 3-TOILETS, 3-LAVS, 3-TUB, 1-KITCHEN SINK, 1-LAUNDRY TUB & WATER HEATER & STACK & INSIDE HOUSE THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"EP-2024-005986","date":"2024-06-26","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-10-08","scope":"INSTALLATION OF A EVC STATION IN BACK OF PROPERTY ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC AND EZ EVC STANDARD FORM."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":722250},{"y":2020,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":725000},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 1 permit event matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2024","permit activity in 2024"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 947% in 2022, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $68,700 to $719,000","no permit shown in 2021-2023"],"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":"Use permit #856590: 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":"2 permits not marked completed: 858125 (Expired), 1014196 (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":"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 Oct 13, 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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 3 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/"},{"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"}]}