{"asOf":"2026-07-24T03:52:06.322Z","block":"2100-2199 E ARIZONA ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2100-2199-e-arizona-st","address":"2120 E ARIZONA ST","parcelNumber":"313000006","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=313000006","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"SR","buildingCodeNew":"22","buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","buildingClassNew":"ROW TYPICAL","useLabel":"House","owner":"STEIN DAVID M","coOwner":"DIGIACINTO KRISTIN L","marketValue":369500,"landAssessment":73900,"improvementAssessment":295600,"livableArea":1074,"yearBuilt":1920,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2021-06-23T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.98170481041699,"lng":-75.12867333442287,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.128725105,39.981654315],[-75.128753202,39.981685284],[-75.128622325,39.981755559],[-75.128593961,39.981723348],[-75.128725105,39.981654315]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19125","beds":3,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":569,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"2","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2120 E ARIZONA ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19125","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"Application is for a lot adjustment (subdivision) to create four (4) lots [Lot \"1\", Lot \"2\", Lot \"3\", & Lot \"4\"] from two (2) deeded and zoning lots [2120 & 2122 E Arizona St]. For use of Lot \"1\" as existing single-family dwelling to remain","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2021-04-06","number":"ZP-2020-005465","relatedPermit":"ZP-2020-005465"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2023,"v":500000,"taxable":201000,"land":100000,"improvement":400000,"taxableLand":100000,"taxableImprovement":101000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":299000},{"y":2024,"v":500000,"taxable":201000,"land":100000,"improvement":400000,"taxableLand":100000,"taxableImprovement":101000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":299000},{"y":2025,"v":500000,"taxable":201000,"land":100000,"improvement":400000,"taxableLand":100000,"taxableImprovement":101000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":299000},{"y":2026,"v":500000,"taxable":201000,"land":100000,"improvement":400000,"taxableLand":100000,"taxableImprovement":101000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":299000},{"y":2027,"v":369500,"taxable":148539,"land":73900,"improvement":295600,"taxableLand":73900,"taxableImprovement":74639,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":220961}],"taxNow":2814,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2020-001310","date":"2020-05-15","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-23","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR TWO-STORY ADDITION AND PILOTHOUSE (HEIGHT NTE 10 FEET; AREA NTE 125 SQ.FT; FOR STAIR ACCESS ONLY) TO ACCESS ROOF DECK WITH 42-INCH GUARD RAILS, ON TOP OF THE EXISTING THREE-STORY PORTION, AS PART OF AN EXISTING SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLANS."},{"number":"RP-2020-002580","date":"2020-08-17","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-23","scope":"Additions & alterations to the existing 3 story single family attached dwelling"},{"number":"EP-2020-006856","date":"2020-09-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-01-19","scope":"Install a 200 AMP electrical service. Wire throughout an existing single family dwelling: lights, switches, receptacles, TV's, phones, and interconnected smoke/CO detectors as per NEC 2014."},{"number":"MP-2020-004872","date":"2020-10-21","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-23","scope":"Install One (1)- 92% Eff. 60,000 BTU Gas furnaces Exhausted via direct vent to the exterior (Side) install ductwork, grilles, (14)registers and diffusers, installing One 3-Ton Coil & One 3-Ton 13 SEER A/C condenser located on a pad at the rear of the building. (SFD) -RP-2020-002580"},{"number":"PP-2020-011729","date":"2020-10-28","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-03-19","scope":"INTERIOR INSTALLATION ONLY OF SANITARY WASTE AND DOMESTIC HOT AND COLD WATER LINES TO 2 WATER CLOSETS, 2 LAVATORY SINKS, 2 BATHTUBS, 1 LAUNDRY BOX, 1 KITCHEN SINK, AND 1 HOT WATER HEATER"},{"number":"ZP-2020-005465","date":"2021-03-31","work":"Lot Line Relocation","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR A LOT ADJUSTMENT (SUBDIVISION) TO CREATE FOUR (4) LOTS [LOT \"1\", LOT \"2\", LOT \"3\", & LOT \"4\"] FROM TWO (2) DEEDED AND ZONING LOTS [2120 & 2122 E ARIZONA ST]. SIZES AND LOCATIONS AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2021-004462","date":"2021-04-23","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Single-Family"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.36,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":375000},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Lot Line Relocation"},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":510000},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":510000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 2 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2021"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2020-005465: Completed · Granted; related permit ZP-2020-005465.","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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/"},{"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. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","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"}]}