{"asOf":"2026-07-24T21:07:38.716Z","block":"3800-3899 BARING ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/3800-3899-baring-st","address":"3831 BARING ST","parcelNumber":"241175100","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=241175100","ownerType":"investor","kind":"multi-family","isHouse":false,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"W70","buildingCodeNew":"25","buildingClass":"APT 2-4 UNITS 4 STY MASON","buildingClassNew":"ROW MODERN","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"3831 BARING LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":915200,"landAssessment":183040,"improvementAssessment":732160,"livableArea":4268,"yearBuilt":2015,"lastSale":{"price":450000,"date":"2013-12-24T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"3644386","date":"2015-07-17","code":"A-302.11/1","title":"PERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3644387","date":"2015-07-17","code":"A-504.1/7","title":"SWO- STOP PLUMBING WORK - SHOR","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3644385","date":"2015-07-17","code":"A-104.1/4","title":"WORKMANLIKE- PLUMBING CODE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3366459","date":"2014-10-21","code":"A-302.8/30","title":"PERM - MUST POST","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3366457","date":"2014-10-21","code":"A-104.1/1","title":"WORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3523206","date":"2015-04-15","code":"A-104.1/1","title":"WORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"492592","type":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","priority":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","responsibility":"DW","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2015-07-21","completedDate":"2015-07-28","violations":[{"number":"3644386","date":"2015-07-17","code":"A-302.11/1","title":"PERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3644387","date":"2015-07-17","code":"A-504.1/7","title":"SWO- STOP PLUMBING WORK - SHOR","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3644385","date":"2015-07-17","code":"A-104.1/4","title":"WORKMANLIKE- PLUMBING CODE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"555835","type":null,"priority":null,"responsibility":null,"status":"CLOSED","createdDate":null,"completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"3366459","date":"2014-10-21","code":"A-302.8/30","title":"PERM - MUST POST","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3366457","date":"2014-10-21","code":"A-104.1/1","title":"WORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"521524","type":null,"priority":null,"responsibility":null,"status":"CLOSED","createdDate":null,"completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"3523206","date":"2015-04-15","code":"A-104.1/1","title":"WORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2014,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2015,"n":4,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"492592","date":"2015-07-17","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"492592","date":"2015-07-28","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2015,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.96080729038557,"lng":-75.19921199191934,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.199236209,39.960695287],[-75.199259225,39.960914736],[-75.199189296,39.960919871],[-75.1991634,39.960702421],[-75.199236209,39.960695287]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19104","beds":10,"baths":null,"stories":4,"lotArea":1676,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"A-","basement":"A","heater":null,"centralAir":true,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"241 WESTWIND WAY, DRESHER PA, 19025","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":34100,"taxable":34100,"land":34100,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":34100,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":42500,"taxable":42500,"land":42500,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":42500,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":610400,"taxable":85456,"land":85456,"improvement":524944,"taxableLand":85456,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":524944},{"y":2019,"v":692200,"taxable":96908,"land":96908,"improvement":595292,"taxableLand":96908,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":595292},{"y":2020,"v":719100,"taxable":100674,"land":100674,"improvement":618426,"taxableLand":100674,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":618426},{"y":2021,"v":719100,"taxable":100674,"land":100674,"improvement":618426,"taxableLand":100674,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":618426},{"y":2022,"v":719100,"taxable":100674,"land":100674,"improvement":618426,"taxableLand":100674,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":618426},{"y":2023,"v":898100,"taxable":179620,"land":179620,"improvement":718480,"taxableLand":179620,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":718480},{"y":2024,"v":898100,"taxable":179620,"land":179620,"improvement":718480,"taxableLand":179620,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":718480},{"y":2025,"v":434400,"taxable":86880,"land":86880,"improvement":347520,"taxableLand":86880,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":347520},{"y":2026,"v":434400,"taxable":434400,"land":86880,"improvement":347520,"taxableLand":86880,"taxableImprovement":347520,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":915200,"taxable":915200,"land":183040,"improvement":732160,"taxableLand":183040,"taxableImprovement":732160,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":6081,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"353626","date":"2011-07-19","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-10-04","scope":"STUCCO EXTERIOR WALL"},{"number":"508553","date":"2013-12-23","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-12-23","scope":"FOR COMPLETE SITE DEMOLITION TO REMOVE EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED BUILDING & FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING, BUILDING HEIGHT NOT TO EXCEED 38 FT; SIZE & LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPROVED PLANS. FOR USE AS HOUSEHOLD LIVING FOR FOUR (4) FAMILIES."},{"number":"514804","date":"2014-02-18","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-02-18","scope":"FOR THE ADDITION OF A CELLAR TO A PREVIOUS APPROVED FOUR STORY STRUCTURE AS DESCRIBED IN ZONING."},{"number":"521524","date":"2014-05-05","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-06","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF 4 STORY STRUCTURE WITH BASEMENT/CELLAR FOR 4 FAMILY, AS PER PLANS. NO DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES APPROVED THIS PERMIT. NO UNDERPINNING/UNDERMINING OR EXCAVATION BELOW ANY ADJACENT STRUCTURES PERMITTED OR APPROVED OF THIS PERMIT - NO SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS CITED BY DESIGNER. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQ: ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC, SPRINKLERS. NO DEMOLITION IS PART OF THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"555471","date":"2014-08-13","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-02-10","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS - SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING - APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRIC AND HVAC."},{"number":"555835","date":"2014-09-24","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-02-17","scope":"COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE PER PLAN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN NO. B-1302. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS AND ADJACENT STRUCTURES TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITY. SIDEWALK CLOSURE REQUIRED AS REFLECTED ON APPROVED SITE PLAN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE STREET CLOSURE PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK; ANY DEVIATIONS SHALL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"559221","date":"2014-10-02","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-12-30","scope":"REVISIONS TO PRIOR PERMIT#521524 AS INDICATED."},{"number":"579255","date":"2014-12-29","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-02-17","scope":"INTERIOR PLUMBING CONSTRUCTION TO A POINT 5'-0\" OUTSIDE ONLY FOR A NEW (4)FAMILY DWELLING - NOTE: SEPARATE PERMIT(S) REQUIRED FOR EXTERIOR PLUMBING, STORM AND WATER/SEWER CONNECTIONS TO THE CITY MAINS - WORK WILL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS AND THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"582034","date":"2015-01-09","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-09-23","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A MECHANICAL SYSTEM THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. 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.PLEASE REFERENCE AP#581104 FOR APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION."},{"number":"589216","date":"2015-03-26","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-10-29","scope":"WIRING OF COMPLETE BUILDING,INSTALL FOUR 200AMP PANELS/ONE 60AMP AS PER 2008 NEC(WEST DISTRICT) INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER NFPA72"},{"number":"618649","date":"2015-06-18","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-09-23","scope":"INSTALL CURB TRAP SELF CERTIFICATIONS ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED. ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT TIME OF INSPECTION PA1CALL20151690375"},{"number":"599438","date":"2015-07-09","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-11","scope":"INSTALL NFPA 13R SPRINKLER SYSTEM FOR RESIDENTIAL BLDG. 2\" FIRE SERVICE CODE/DES.PROF: BARRY STRITTMATTER, PE (PLANS SUBMITTED ON A/P #599436)"},{"number":"626681","date":"2015-07-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-09-23","scope":"WATER SERVICE 1\""}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"demo"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"704580","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"3831 BARING LLC","legalName":"3831 BARING LLC","address":"3831 BARING ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":4,"issuedDate":"2016-06-11","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-08","expirationDate":"2027-06-10","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"704580","type":"Rental","businessName":"3831 BARING LLC","legalName":"3831 BARING LLC","issuedDate":"2016-06-11","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-08","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-06-10","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":4,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 111% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $434,400 to $915,200","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"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 #508553: 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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (241 WESTWIND WAY, DRESHER PA, 19025).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"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 Jul 28, 2015.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"3 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 6 historical violations across 3 cases.","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"}]}