{"asOf":"2026-07-28T13:37:19.284Z","block":"2900-2999 RIDGE AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2900-2999-ridge-ave","address":"2910 RIDGE AVE","parcelNumber":"323038700","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=323038700","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"O50","buildingCodeNew":"22","buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW TYPICAL","useLabel":"House","owner":"UNG IM","coOwner":null,"marketValue":189000,"landAssessment":37800,"improvementAssessment":151200,"livableArea":2045,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2020-12-28T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"714121","date":"2007-06-29","code":"PM-308.1/5","title":"FLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY C ID","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"714120","date":"2007-06-29","code":"PM-308.1/2","title":"ROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"714122","date":"2007-06-29","code":"PM-307.1/19","title":"VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"714119","date":"2007-06-29","code":"PM-308.1/11","title":"WALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"118917","type":null,"priority":null,"responsibility":null,"status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2007-06-29","completedDate":"2009-08-19","violations":[{"number":"714121","date":"2007-06-29","code":"PM-308.1/5","title":"FLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY C ID","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"714120","date":"2007-06-29","code":"PM-308.1/2","title":"ROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"714122","date":"2007-06-29","code":"PM-307.1/19","title":"VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"714119","date":"2007-06-29","code":"PM-308.1/11","title":"WALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2007,"n":4,"worst":"VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU"}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"47446","date":"2005-11-12","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"118917","date":"2007-06-29","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"118917","date":"2007-06-29","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"118917","date":"2007-06-29","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.9868802249818,"lng":-75.18123971150821,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.181130487,39.986933469],[-75.18129621,39.98680203],[-75.181350506,39.986825878],[-75.181172311,39.98696571],[-75.181130487,39.986933469]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19121","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":1046,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":true,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2900 RIDGE AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19121","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF A PARTIAL THIRD STORY ROOF (PREVIOUSLY COLLAPSED), FOR THE ERECTION OF A THIRD FLOOR REAR ADDITION; FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING SECOND STORY REAR DECK AND ERECTION OF A NEW SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR REAR DECKS, A","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2009-11-18","number":"10173","relatedPermit":"237413"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINE TO CREATE ONE LOT FROM TWO (2) LOTS, FOR THE BREACH ON WALL ON FIRST FLOOR ONLY FOR THE COMMERCIAL USE IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH ONE (1) APARTMENT ABOVE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2013-01-23","number":"16286","relatedPermit":"434974"}],"taxYears":[{"year":2016,"total":102.66,"principal":94.49,"interest":1.42,"penalty":0.94}],"taxNet":102.66,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":50000,"taxable":50000,"land":6605,"improvement":43395,"taxableLand":6605,"taxableImprovement":43395,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":50000,"taxable":50000,"land":12500,"improvement":37500,"taxableLand":12500,"taxableImprovement":37500,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":50000,"taxable":50000,"land":12500,"improvement":37500,"taxableLand":12500,"taxableImprovement":37500,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":50000,"taxable":50000,"land":12500,"improvement":37500,"taxableLand":12500,"taxableImprovement":37500,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":51700,"taxable":51700,"land":12925,"improvement":38775,"taxableLand":12925,"taxableImprovement":38775,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":51700,"taxable":51700,"land":12925,"improvement":38775,"taxableLand":12925,"taxableImprovement":38775,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":51700,"taxable":51700,"land":12925,"improvement":38775,"taxableLand":12925,"taxableImprovement":38775,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":174300,"taxable":174300,"land":34860,"improvement":139440,"taxableLand":34860,"taxableImprovement":139440,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":174300,"taxable":174300,"land":34860,"improvement":139440,"taxableLand":34860,"taxableImprovement":139440,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":174300,"taxable":174300,"land":34860,"improvement":139440,"taxableLand":34860,"taxableImprovement":139440,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":174300,"taxable":174300,"land":34860,"improvement":139440,"taxableLand":34860,"taxableImprovement":139440,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":189000,"taxable":189000,"land":37800,"improvement":151200,"taxableLand":37800,"taxableImprovement":151200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":2440,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"99813","date":"2007-09-14","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-08-25","scope":"STABALIZE REAR WALL REPLACE MISSING JOIST AND FLOOR ALSO STUCCO ENTIRE BUILDING, REPAIR ACCORDING TO ENGINEER'S REPORT"},{"number":"237413","date":"2009-12-03","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-12-03","scope":"USE PERMIT FOR TWO(2) FAMILY DWELLING"},{"number":"250132","date":"2009-12-03","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"300 AMP SERVICE- (3)GANG METER SOCKETS, (2)DISCONNECTS 100A, (1)60A HOUSE PANEL, TOTAL REWIRE. ARC FAULT PROTECTION FOR ALL BEDROOMS, SMOKE DETECTORS INTERCONNECTED (APPLIANCE ELECTRICAL AND BASE BOARD HEAT) (SERVICE CONDUCTORS TO BE 500K CMIL SERVICE CABLE)...IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2005 NEC"},{"number":"257493","date":"2010-02-18","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-02-18","scope":"CONVERT USE TO A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING"},{"number":"257495","date":"2010-02-18","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":"2015-11-17","scope":"COMPLETE RE-HAB / RECONSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE THAT PERFORMED UNDER MAKE SAFE BUILDING PERMIT #99813. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRED"},{"number":"272702","date":"2010-04-14","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-09-21","scope":"2-WC,2-LAVS,1-BATHTUB,1-KITCHEN SINK"},{"number":"470402","date":"2013-05-09","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INTERIOR DEMO OF NON LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS AND CLEAN UP"},{"number":"ZP-2021-001075","date":"2021-02-03","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Two-Family; Vacant"},{"number":"ZP-2022-003977","date":"2022-08-01","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE DEMOLITION OF REAR DECK AND ERECTION OF A ROOF DECK WITH ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUTURE TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. **NO CHANGE IN STRUCTURE HEIGHT OR USE**"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2007,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations incl VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2009,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2013,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2013,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #16286: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 434974. Use permit #237413: 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":"2 permits not marked completed: 257495 (EXPIRED), 470402 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 historical violations across 1 case.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"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 and appears related-party/family-held.","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/"}],"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"}]}