{"asOf":"2026-07-25T22:08:12.607Z","block":"1600-1699 KATER ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1600-1699-kater-st","address":"1618 KATER ST","parcelNumber":"301000022","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=301000022","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"WB0","buildingCodeNew":"25","buildingClass":"HSE WORSHIP ALL 2 STY MAS","buildingClassNew":"ROW MODERN","useLabel":"Place of worship","owner":"HILLE ALEXANDRA","coOwner":"STEWART COLLIN","marketValue":1100000,"landAssessment":220000,"improvementAssessment":880000,"livableArea":1884,"yearBuilt":2021,"lastSale":{"price":995000,"date":"2022-12-12T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94367273830462,"lng":-75.16964598013934,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":4,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":722,"zoning":"RM1","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":null,"centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1618 KATER ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19146","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2023,"v":1193000,"taxable":238600,"land":238600,"improvement":954400,"taxableLand":238600,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":954400},{"y":2024,"v":1193000,"taxable":238600,"land":238600,"improvement":954400,"taxableLand":238600,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":954400},{"y":2025,"v":1250000,"taxable":250000,"land":250000,"improvement":1000000,"taxableLand":250000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1000000},{"y":2026,"v":1250000,"taxable":250000,"land":250000,"improvement":1000000,"taxableLand":250000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1000000},{"y":2027,"v":1100000,"taxable":220000,"land":220000,"improvement":880000,"taxableLand":220000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":880000}],"taxNow":3500,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2020-007857","date":"2020-10-14","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE ON LOT."},{"number":"ZP-2020-006794","date":"2020-11-25","work":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR RELOCATION OF LOT LINE TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT (PARCEL A) FROM TWO (2) LOTS 1621 & 1623 BAINBRIDGE ST (PREMISES A, B & C). FOR COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ALL EXISTING STRUCTURES ON THE LOT. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2021-001387","date":"2021-02-09","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR ERECTION OF TWO (2) ATTACHED STRUCTURES WITH CELLAR AND AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) WITH TWO ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURES. (LOW INCOME BONUS APPLIED FOR AN ADDITIONAL MAXIMUM 7 FT HEIGHT TO THIS PERMIT (14-702(7)(B)(.6) AND (C)). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN. (NEW CONSOLIDATED LOT: 1621-23 BAINBRIDGE ST, PARCEL A)"},{"number":"FP-2021-001601","date":"2021-07-06","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-05-31","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13, WITH A FOUR-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE; FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A MANUAL STANDPIPE SYSTEM AND THE INSTALLATION OF A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY, AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2021-007829","date":"2021-07-26","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-11-03","scope":"wiring as per 2014 NEC, rough and final, hard-wired smokes, outlets, switches, lights, and 200 amp service."},{"number":"PP-2021-012423","date":"2021-09-01","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-05-31","scope":"New construction, interior plumbing. +All proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018."},{"number":"MP-2021-006470","date":"2022-02-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-06-03","scope":null}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":995000}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"900602","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Wen Hua Lin","legalName":"Wen Hua Lin","address":"1618 KATER ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2022-07-13","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-01","expirationDate":"2027-07-12","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"900602","type":"Rental","businessName":"Wen Hua Lin","legalName":"Wen Hua Lin","issuedDate":"2022-07-13","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-01","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-07-12","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","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 2022","permit activity in 2022"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}