{"asOf":"2026-07-26T16:19:58.642Z","block":"2400-2499 AMBER ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2400-2499-amber-st","address":"2405 AMBER ST","parcelNumber":"311135800","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=311135800","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"SR","buildingCodeNew":"25","buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","buildingClassNew":"ROW MODERN","useLabel":"House","owner":"SEXTON CARL W II","coOwner":"SVIGALS KATHRYN DAY","marketValue":628900,"landAssessment":125780,"improvementAssessment":503120,"livableArea":2502,"yearBuilt":2021,"lastSale":{"price":639900,"date":"2021-02-02T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"4775186","date":"2018-08-13","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4775185","date":"2018-08-13","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"649295","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2018-08-13","completedDate":"2018-10-19","violations":[{"number":"4775186","date":"2018-08-13","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4775185","date":"2018-08-13","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2018,"n":2,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"35252","date":"2004-12-08","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"88105","date":"2006-09-27","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.98251742124603,"lng":-75.1280999188505,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.128196648,39.982583205],[-75.128142314,39.982611233],[-75.12800319,39.982451639],[-75.128057525,39.98242361],[-75.128196648,39.982583205]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19125","beds":3,"baths":3,"stories":3,"lotArea":1260,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2405 AMBER ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19125","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":5,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":13200,"taxable":13200,"land":13200,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":13200,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":40600,"taxable":40600,"land":40600,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":40600,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":40600,"taxable":40600,"land":40600,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":40600,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":40600,"taxable":40600,"land":40600,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":40600,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":40600,"taxable":40600,"land":40600,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":40600,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":40600,"taxable":40600,"land":40600,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":40600,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":40600,"taxable":40600,"land":40600,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":40600,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":23400,"taxable":23400,"land":23400,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":23400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":23400,"taxable":23400,"land":23400,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":23400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":539300,"taxable":539300,"land":107860,"improvement":431440,"taxableLand":107860,"taxableImprovement":431440,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":539300,"taxable":539300,"land":107860,"improvement":431440,"taxableLand":107860,"taxableImprovement":431440,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":628900,"taxable":628900,"land":125780,"improvement":503120,"taxableLand":125780,"taxableImprovement":503120,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":7549,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"945236","date":"2019-04-09","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-04-09","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE(FOR STAIRS ENCLOSURE ONLY).SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLAN. FOR USE AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"983860","date":"2019-10-16","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-16","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK AND A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION AND PLAN.**SEE AP# 981789 FOR PLANS**"},{"number":"FP-2020-000118","date":"2020-04-24","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-16","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D, WITH A ONE-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE, FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2020-004310","date":"2020-07-13","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-16","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"EP-2020-003544","date":"2020-07-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-08","scope":"New Construction: Install 200 amp service complete & install electrical circuitry, switching, receptacles, hard wire smokes detectors & C/O detectors as per 2014 NEC"},{"number":"MP-2020-001831","date":"2020-07-15","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-12-16","scope":"For Mechanical Work of a New Single Family Dwelling to include [1] FURNACE 92% 60,000 BTU 1200 @ 0.5 CFM, [1] 2 TON CONDENSER, NEW DUCTWORK WITH [ ]REGISTERS, as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2006,"k":"land","p":2000},{"y":2007,"k":"land","p":3500},{"y":2010,"k":"land","p":17000},{"y":2017,"k":"land","p":105000},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":639900}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 2205% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $23,400 to $539,300","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #945236: 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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 1 case.","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"}]}