{"asOf":"2026-07-24T20:00:03.256Z","block":"4300-4399 PECHIN ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/4300-4399-pechin-st","address":"4351 PECHIN ST","parcelNumber":"212179700","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=212179700","ownerType":"investor","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"A58","buildingCodeNew":"14","buildingClass":"DET 3 STY STONE","buildingClassNew":"OLD STYLE","useLabel":"House","owner":"401 MARTIN ST BSP LP","coOwner":null,"marketValue":588900,"landAssessment":117780,"improvementAssessment":471120,"livableArea":3100,"yearBuilt":1900,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2025-01-15T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.029865492181514,"lng":-75.21634727059016,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19128","beds":5,"baths":2,"stories":3,"lotArea":6500,"zoning":"RSD1","grade":"C+","basement":"C","heater":"B","centralAir":false,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"4127 MAIN ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19127","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":253500,"taxable":253500,"land":130000,"improvement":123500,"taxableLand":130000,"taxableImprovement":123500,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":253500,"taxable":253500,"land":38025,"improvement":215475,"taxableLand":38025,"taxableImprovement":215475,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":253500,"taxable":253500,"land":38025,"improvement":215475,"taxableLand":38025,"taxableImprovement":215475,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":301600,"taxable":301600,"land":45240,"improvement":256360,"taxableLand":45240,"taxableImprovement":256360,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":306900,"taxable":306900,"land":46035,"improvement":260865,"taxableLand":46035,"taxableImprovement":260865,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":306900,"taxable":306900,"land":46035,"improvement":260865,"taxableLand":46035,"taxableImprovement":260865,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":306900,"taxable":306900,"land":46035,"improvement":260865,"taxableLand":46035,"taxableImprovement":260865,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":427800,"taxable":427800,"land":85560,"improvement":342240,"taxableLand":85560,"taxableImprovement":342240,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":427800,"taxable":427800,"land":85560,"improvement":342240,"taxableLand":85560,"taxableImprovement":342240,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":506800,"taxable":506800,"land":101360,"improvement":405440,"taxableLand":101360,"taxableImprovement":405440,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":506800,"taxable":506800,"land":101360,"improvement":405440,"taxableLand":101360,"taxableImprovement":405440,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":588900,"taxable":588900,"land":117780,"improvement":471120,"taxableLand":117780,"taxableImprovement":471120,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":7094,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2026-001099","date":"2026-01-30","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For site improvements to create a surface parking lot with 16 spaces (including 8 compact spaces & 2 accessible spaces) shared between 401 Martin St and 4351 Pechin St. Landscaping and a 5 ft. fence to be included. Size and location per plans."},{"number":"CP-2025-005746","date":"2026-02-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AND LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13R MINIMUM. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"MP-2026-000964","date":"2026-03-19","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"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. SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITION OF APPROVAL FROM THE PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION: 401 Martin Street parsonage building is listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places. No conduit or vents on front facade. No work to front facade along Pechin Street."},{"number":"PP-2026-003058","date":"2026-03-24","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"REPAIR/REPLACE SANITARY AND STORM CTs, FAIs & MDs."},{"number":"EP-2026-001638","date":"2026-03-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-07-23","scope":"Provide new 400 amp service with grounding and (4) 125 amp panels and (1) 100 amp House panel. Wire throughout as per 2017 NEC. Install new fire alarm system as per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"FP-2026-000590","date":"2026-04-01","work":"Rough-In","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-24","scope":"Rough-In Permit for FP-2026-000559 SUPPLY AND INSTALL ALL REQUIRED SPRINKLERS, PIPING, HANGERS AND FITTINGS, PER NFPA 13R"},{"number":"FP-2026-000559","date":"2026-04-24","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN NFPA 13R FIRE-SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR A MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING SERVICED BY A TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A 2-INCH WILKINS 950XLT2BFSS BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":800000},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"202701","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"KEN CREST SERVICES ROX","legalName":"KEN CREST SERVICES ROX","address":"4351 PECHIN ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-05-12","latestIssueDate":"2004-05-12","expirationDate":"2005-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"202701","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"KEN CREST SERVICES ROX","legalName":"KEN CREST SERVICES ROX","issuedDate":"2004-05-12","latestIssueDate":"2004-05-12","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2005-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 7 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2024","permit activity in 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"4 permits not marked completed: CP-2025-005746 (Issued), MP-2026-000964 (Issued), PP-2026-003058 (Issued), FP-2026-000559 (Issued).","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":"Food Preparing and Serving #202701: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012","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":"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.","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/"}],"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"}]}