{"asOf":"2026-07-29T12:04:39.954Z","block":"500-599 GREEN LN","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/500-599-green-ln","address":"543 GREEN LN","parcelNumber":"213000017","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=213000017","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"Q30","buildingCodeNew":"24","buildingClass":"ROW W/DET GAR 2 STY MAS","buildingClassNew":"ROW PORCH FRONT","useLabel":"House","owner":"WOLF EMILY","coOwner":"GOEPEL MATTHEW","marketValue":422100,"landAssessment":84420,"improvementAssessment":337680,"livableArea":1222,"yearBuilt":1900,"lastSale":{"price":385000,"date":"2022-08-08T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.0346800415302,"lng":-75.21447964311066,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.214369412,40.034597457],[-75.214430626,40.034568004],[-75.214589877,40.034762181],[-75.214528192,40.034791938],[-75.214369412,40.034597457]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19128","beds":3,"baths":2,"stories":2,"lotArea":1877,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":"B","centralAir":true,"extCond":"4","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"543 GREEN LN, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19128","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":384900,"taxable":284900,"land":76980,"improvement":307920,"taxableLand":76980,"taxableImprovement":207920,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":100000},{"y":2027,"v":422100,"taxable":322100,"land":84420,"improvement":337680,"taxableLand":84420,"taxableImprovement":237680,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":100000}],"taxNow":3988,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2021-001259","date":"2021-03-16","work":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-13","scope":"FOR THE LOTLINE RELOCATION FROM ONE (1) LOT [543 GREEN LANE] TO TWO (2) LOTS [LOT 1 & LOT 2]. SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2021-002797","date":"2021-03-22","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Single-Family"},{"number":"RP-2021-002992","date":"2021-05-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-13","scope":"FOR UNDERPINNING AND THE CONSTRUCTION / ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING INTERIOR STAIRS. FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"MP-2021-005117","date":"2021-08-19","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-13","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (installing one gas heating system system 80,000 BTU 95%, 3.5 ton A/C., 11 supply air registers, outdoor it will be placed on back yard)."},{"number":"EP-2021-008891","date":"2021-09-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-15","scope":"Re wire first fl and basement , new switches, new outlets new smoke CO alarm, second fl will keep as it is, second FL all smokes will be connected with basement and first FL smoke CO, will be new service line and panel breaker 100 amp, work will be completed by NEC 2014"},{"number":"PP-2021-016199","date":"2021-09-24","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-04-13","scope":"Installation sewer, sanitary and water supply piping to fixture unites: 3-w/c, 3-lav, 1-badtup, 1-shower, 1-kitchen sink, 1-laundry"},{"number":"PP-2024-000321","date":"2024-01-10","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-01-12","scope":"INSTALL 10 FIXTURES."},{"number":"PP-2024-007110","date":"2024-05-16","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-05-19","scope":"Installation of a 1\" Combined Domestic/Fire Line Installation of a 6\" Combined Sewer Line Curb Trap, Fai, and Main Drain"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.45,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":265000},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":385000},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"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 2 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2024"],"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":"2 permits not marked completed: PP-2024-000321 (Expired), PP-2024-007110 (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":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"}],"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"}]}