{"asOf":"2026-07-25T18:10:54.134Z","block":"600-699 W KINGSLEY ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/600-699-w-kingsley-st","address":"618 W KINGSLEY ST","parcelNumber":"213000029","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=213000029","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"SR","buildingCodeNew":null,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","buildingClassNew":null,"useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"618 W KINGSLEY ST LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":152700,"landAssessment":152700,"improvementAssessment":0,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2024-03-28T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.033618054364375,"lng":-75.19185812973257,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19144","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":3818,"zoning":"RSA3","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"270 W WALNUT LANE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19144","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":133700,"taxable":133700,"land":133700,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":133700,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":133700,"taxable":133700,"land":133700,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":133700,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":152700,"taxable":152700,"land":152700,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":152700,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":1872,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2023-012813","date":"2024-01-08","work":"Lot Line Relocation","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE TWO LOTS (LOT 1 & LOT 2) FROM ONE PARCEL (618 W KINGSLEY ST)."},{"number":"ZP-2024-005757","date":"2024-08-22","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR ERECTION OF A THREEE-STORY SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH BASEMENT, TWO (2) ROOF DECKS, ONE (1) DECK ABOVE THE 2ND STORY REAR PORTION ACCESSED FROM THE THIRD STORY, ONE (1) DECK ABOVE THE GARAGE ACCESSED FROM THE 1ST STORY FRONT; SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION/PLAN."},{"number":"RP-2024-010984","date":"2025-04-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. SHEETING AND SHORING AS PRESCRIBED IN GEO TECH REPORT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING. (NO UNDERPINNING ON THIS PERMIT). ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IECC. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF C.O SUBMITTAL OF AIR BARRIER CHECKLIST AND ENVELOPE TESTING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. BOTH TO BE COMPLETED BY AN APPROVED PARTY."},{"number":"SP-2024-001396","date":"2025-04-29","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Site / Utility Permit for RP-2024-010984"},{"number":"PP-2024-016167","date":"2025-06-12","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2024-010984"},{"number":"PP-2024-016166","date":"2025-06-12","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2024-010984"},{"number":"PP-2024-016168","date":"2025-06-12","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2024-010984"},{"number":"EP-2025-004938","date":"2025-06-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install 200amp service, wiring throughout, install light fixtures, outlets, switches, smoke detectors, grounding"},{"number":"MP-2024-005418","date":"2025-07-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2024-010984"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"sale","p":275000},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Lot Line Relocation"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 9 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2023","permit activity in 2024, 2025"],"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":"7 permits not marked completed: RP-2024-010984 (Issued), SP-2024-001396 (Issued), PP-2024-016167 (Issued), PP-2024-016166 (Issued), PP-2024-016168 (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":"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/"}]}