{"asOf":"2026-07-25T13:49:35.502Z","block":"1400-1499 FITZWATER ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1400-1499-fitzwater-st","address":"1404 FITZWATER ST","parcelNumber":"301098010","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=301098010","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"house","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"SC","buildingCodeNew":"25","buildingClass":"VACANT LAND COMMER < ACRE","buildingClassNew":"ROW MODERN","useLabel":"House","owner":"BAGOSY BRIAN","coOwner":null,"marketValue":1670500,"landAssessment":334100,"improvementAssessment":1336400,"livableArea":3529,"yearBuilt":2021,"lastSale":{"price":1465000,"date":"2024-07-09T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.941790746272076,"lng":-75.16646222592983,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.166383009,39.941755131],[-75.166552487,39.941777156],[-75.166541765,39.941826036],[-75.166372493,39.941804807],[-75.166383009,39.941755131]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":4,"baths":4,"stories":3,"lotArea":864,"zoning":"CMX3","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":2,"homestead":false,"mail":null,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2022,"v":216000,"taxable":216000,"land":216000,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":216000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":216000,"taxable":216000,"land":216000,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":216000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":216000,"taxable":216000,"land":216000,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":216000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":1501000,"taxable":300200,"land":300200,"improvement":1200800,"taxableLand":300200,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1200800},{"y":2026,"v":1501000,"taxable":300200,"land":300200,"improvement":1200800,"taxableLand":300200,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1200800},{"y":2027,"v":1670500,"taxable":334100,"land":334100,"improvement":1336400,"taxableLand":334100,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1336400}],"taxNow":4202,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"963818","date":"2019-05-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-26","scope":"Amended Permit 11/9/2022 for aesthetic changes to the exterior design style of the homes. The revisions from the first floor up to the fourth floor were specific only to the window sizes and detailing of exterior bays. In addition to the revisions mentioned from the first floor up to the to fourth floor, the more substantial revisions were located at the Pilot House level. The Pilot House levels were adjusted by removing the rear-loaded roof deck spaces and shifting the Pilot Houses closer to the back (alley). APPLICATION FOR THE ERECTION OF A 5 NEW CONSTRUCTION, 4-STORY, SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS, (4 BEDROOMS EACH) WITH (1) INTERIOR PARKING STALL PER HOME, ACCESSED VIA REAR SHARED DRIVEWAY, SEE APPLICATION 963818 FOR PLANS"},{"number":"1013802","date":"2019-10-15","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Cancelled","completedDate":"2022-08-23","scope":"ELECTRICAL WIRE/DEVICES HVAC COMMUNICATIONS NEW 200AMP SERVICE AS PER NEC 2014"},{"number":"1041185","date":"2020-07-30","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-26","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING (1404 FITZWATER ST) WITH 2\" PRIVATE SITE FEED FROM RISER LOCATED AT 1400 FITZWATER ST AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEE A/P NO. 1040881 FOR RISER, BACKFLOW AND PUMP INSTALLATION. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"EP-2022-005631","date":"2022-07-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-02-21","scope":"Rough wire electric, install outlets, lights, switches, cable, smoke detectors, c/o detector, and install 200 amp service as per 2014 NEC"},{"number":"PP-2021-014255","date":"2022-07-18","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-22","scope":"Install vents, drains, water lines, 6 toilets, 6 lavs, 3 showers, 2 tubs, 1 kitchen sink, 1 bar sink, 1 washer box, 1 water heater, 1 hose bib"},{"number":"MP-2022-003843","date":"2022-07-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-22","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. (Install (2) 96% Efficiency 60,000 BTU Furnace with ductwork, registers, grilles, and diffusers. Install (2) 3 Ton 13 Seer A/C Condenser)."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 595% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $216,000 to $1,501,000","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 1013802 (Cancelled).","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":"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/"}]}