{"asOf":"2026-07-23T22:01:46.831Z","block":"3000-3099 DIAMOND ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/3000-3099-diamond-st","address":"3031 DIAMOND ST","parcelNumber":"323000017","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=323000017","ownerType":"investor","kind":"multi-family","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"Y50","buildingCodeNew":"22","buildingClass":"STR/OFF+APT 3 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW TYPICAL","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"3000 WEST DIAMOND LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":567000,"landAssessment":113400,"improvementAssessment":453600,"livableArea":2922,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":90000,"date":"2019-04-12T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.988419525640715,"lng":-75.18346209420022,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.183406517,39.988538928],[-75.18346147,39.98829151],[-75.183516672,39.988299159],[-75.183463727,39.988546171],[-75.183406517,39.988538928]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19121","beds":6,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":1485,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"C","basement":"C","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"325 CHESTNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19106","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2024,"v":154000,"taxable":154000,"land":30800,"improvement":123200,"taxableLand":30800,"taxableImprovement":123200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":233100,"taxable":233100,"land":46620,"improvement":186480,"taxableLand":46620,"taxableImprovement":186480,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":233100,"taxable":233100,"land":46620,"improvement":186480,"taxableLand":46620,"taxableImprovement":186480,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":567000,"taxable":567000,"land":113400,"improvement":453600,"taxableLand":113400,"taxableImprovement":453600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":3263,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"974400","date":"2019-05-28","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-07-09","scope":"LEVEL III INTERIOR ALTERATIONS WITH COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO CREATE A THREE-FAMILY DWELLING WITHIN AN EXISTING THREE-STORY BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. *2018* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"996863","date":"2019-08-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-20","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 2\" WILKINS 350XL BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"1001031","date":"2019-08-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-21","scope":"AHVAC DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation of new ductwork, registers/grilles/diffusers, and warm-air appliances as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. To install (3) 2 ton coil and condenser units with ductwork and self-contained within single tenant space."},{"number":"1001054","date":"2019-09-10","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-12-13","scope":"INSTALL NEW 300 AMP SERVICE , NEW GROUNDING AS PER NEC 2017 CODE , NEW SMOKE ALARM, AND CO2 ALARM, NEW SWITCHES, OUTLETS , NEW LIGHTS AS PER NFPA 72 (NORTH DIST) INSTALL COMPLETE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PER ENGINEER SEALED AND CITY APPROVED DRAWINGS.'17 NEC ,NFPA-72 -SOLE PROPRIETOR-"},{"number":"1008360","date":"2019-09-18","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-10-21","scope":"INSTALLATION OF 5 TOILETS 5 LAVS,5 TUBS, 3 KITCHEN SINKS AND 3 LAUNDR BOXES BUILDING PERMIT# 973587"},{"number":"1022543","date":"2019-10-28","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-08-22","scope":"CURB TRAP TO INT 1\" WATER SERVICE AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"PP-2020-002032","date":"2020-05-19","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-09-12","scope":"For replacement of curb trap, fresh air inlet, main drain, and 1\" water service as per 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":90000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"877294","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"3000 West Diamond LLC (MMI Property Group)","legalName":"3000 West Diamond LLC","address":"3031 DIAMOND ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2021-09-14","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-15","expirationDate":"2026-09-13","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"877294","type":"Rental","businessName":"3000 West Diamond LLC (MMI Property Group)","legalName":"3000 West Diamond LLC","issuedDate":"2021-09-14","latestIssueDate":"2025-12-15","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2026-09-13","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","units":3,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 143% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $233,100 to $567,000","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"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":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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":"7 permits not marked completed: 974400 (Expired), 996863 (Expired), 1001031 (Expired), 1001054 (Expired), 1008360 (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":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1915 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"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":"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/"}]}