{"asOf":"2026-07-26T13:34:25.229Z","block":"700-799 S 15TH ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/700-799-s-15th-st","address":"762 S 15TH ST","parcelNumber":"301276700","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=301276700","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":"CITY CENTER RENTALS LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":1161700,"landAssessment":232340,"improvementAssessment":929360,"livableArea":3051,"yearBuilt":2018,"lastSale":{"price":430000,"date":"2016-11-14T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.941419340039644,"lng":-75.1679885941393,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.168109291,39.941477984],[-75.167807514,39.941437258],[-75.167816917,39.941394817],[-75.168098382,39.941432716],[-75.168157123,39.94121613],[-75.168109291,39.941477984]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":7,"baths":7,"stories":3,"lotArea":1347,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"B","basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"PO BOX 1015, SPRING HOUSE PA, 19477","mailOut":true,"appeals":[{"type":"RB_LIRB","grounds":"APPELLANT OWNS THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO THE PREMISES LISTED ABOVE.  THE CITY HAS AGGRIEVED THE UNDERSIGNED BY ALLOWING 762 S.15TH ST. TO BE BUILT HIGHER THAN THE LEGAL HEIGHT LIMIT.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"City affirmed","date":"2019-03-19","number":"35614","relatedPermit":"856990"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":381800,"taxable":381800,"land":63453,"improvement":318347,"taxableLand":63453,"taxableImprovement":318347,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":381800,"taxable":381800,"land":110722,"improvement":271078,"taxableLand":110722,"taxableImprovement":271078,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":404100,"taxable":404100,"land":404100,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":404100,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":404100,"taxable":404100,"land":404100,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":404100,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":937600,"taxable":234400,"land":234400,"improvement":703200,"taxableLand":234400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":703200},{"y":2021,"v":937600,"taxable":234400,"land":234400,"improvement":703200,"taxableLand":234400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":703200},{"y":2022,"v":937600,"taxable":234400,"land":234400,"improvement":703200,"taxableLand":234400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":703200},{"y":2023,"v":937600,"taxable":187520,"land":187520,"improvement":750080,"taxableLand":187520,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":750080},{"y":2024,"v":937600,"taxable":187520,"land":187520,"improvement":750080,"taxableLand":187520,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":750080},{"y":2025,"v":1078800,"taxable":215760,"land":215760,"improvement":863040,"taxableLand":215760,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":863040},{"y":2026,"v":1078800,"taxable":215760,"land":215760,"improvement":863040,"taxableLand":215760,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":863040},{"y":2027,"v":1161700,"taxable":232340,"land":232340,"improvement":929360,"taxableLand":232340,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":929360}],"taxNow":3020,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"799487","date":"2017-08-29","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-08-29","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE AND THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING WITH TWO (2) ROOF DECKS AND PILOT HOUSES (FOR ACCESS TO ROOF DECKS ONLY) AND REAR DECK AT THE SECOND FLOOR LEVEL. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION. FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING [THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS]."},{"number":"823628","date":"2017-10-12","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-08","scope":"SEALING LATERAL PA20172851634(SFD)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"839856","date":"2017-12-15","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2018-08-27","scope":"INTERIOR DEMO OF NON-LOADBEARING WALLS ONLY. NO STRUCTURAL WORK ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"839666","date":"2018-01-08","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-01-08","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE AND THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING WITH TWO (2) ROOF DECKS AND PILOT HOUSES (FOR ACCESS TO ROOF DECKS ONLY) AND REAR DECK AT THE SECOND FLOOR LEVEL. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS. FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING [THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS]."},{"number":"836811","date":"2018-01-16","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-05-09","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING, ATTACHED, THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE TO BE DEMOLISHED BY HAND AND WITH HAND HELD TOOLS ONLY. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 7 FEET OF BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. * 21 DAY POSTING AND NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2"},{"number":"856990","date":"2018-03-26","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-28","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY THREE-FAMILY DWELLING WITH TWO (2) PRIVATE ROOF DECKS WITH PILOT HOUSES (ACCESS TO ROOF DECK ONLY) AND A REAR DECK AT THE SECOND FLOOR AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. *WORK TO INCLUDE UNDERPINNING TO BE MONITORED AT ALL TIMES BY A PA LICENSED PE* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"893619","date":"2018-08-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-28","scope":"INSTALLTION OF NEW PLUMBING TO NEW THREE FAMILY DWELLING THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"908344","date":"2018-09-06","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-28","scope":"1\" WATER DISTRIBUTION INSTALLATION AND 5\" COMBINATION SYSTEM (STORM/SANITARY) HOUSE TRAP AND FRESH AIR INLET INSTALLATION - \"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 THE TIME OF INSPECTION.\""},{"number":"909690","date":"2018-09-12","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-28","scope":"INSTALL (3) HVAC SYSTEMS WITH DUCTWORK. (MULTI-FAMILY)"},{"number":"903758","date":"2018-10-17","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-28","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 2007, STANDARD 13R TO INCLUDE A 2-INCH DIAMETER SERVICE LINE AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY."},{"number":"900886","date":"2018-11-01","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-01-29","scope":"INSTALL NEW 300AMP 4-GANG METER BANK, 100 RECESS LIGHTS, 80-OUTLETS, 60-SWITCHES AS PER NEC 2008 SOUTH DISTRICT AND FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 72"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"demo"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal city affirmed"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"1012058","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Andrew Bibb","legalName":"Andrew Bibb","address":"762 S 15TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2026-07-06","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-06","expirationDate":"2027-07-05","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"1012058","type":"Rental","businessName":"Andrew Bibb","legalName":"Andrew Bibb","issuedDate":"2026-07-06","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-06","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-07-05","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":3,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 132% in 2020, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $404,100 to $937,600","no permit shown in 2019-2021"],"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 #799487: 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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 839856 (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":"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 (PO BOX 1015, SPRING HOUSE PA, 19477).","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":"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":"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/"},{"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/"}],"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"}]}