{"asOf":"2026-07-27T21:29:06.383Z","block":"1800-1899 N MARSTON ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1800-1899-n-marston-st","address":"1819 N MARSTON ST","parcelNumber":"323186800","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=323186800","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":"BENTLEY CHARLES ENRIQUE III","coOwner":null,"marketValue":344900,"landAssessment":68900,"improvementAssessment":276000,"livableArea":1568,"yearBuilt":2022,"lastSale":{"price":369900,"date":"2022-11-29T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"4206461","date":"2009-11-24","code":"PM-307.1/3","title":"ROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4260085","date":"2017-03-13","code":"PM15-110.1","title":"ID STRUCTURE","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4260084","date":"2017-03-13","code":"A-304.1/1","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4260086","date":"2017-03-13","code":"PM15-304.1G","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4260088","date":"2017-03-13","code":"PM15-304.1I","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 9","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4260087","date":"2017-03-13","code":"PM15-304.1H","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2021-053436","date":"2021-08-05","code":"10-715","title":"LITTER ON VACANT LOTS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-09-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"221139","type":"UNSAFE","priority":"UNSAFE","responsibility":"CSU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2009-11-24","completedDate":"2017-03-13","violations":[{"number":"4206461","date":"2009-11-24","code":"PM-307.1/3","title":"ROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"575389","type":"IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS","priority":"IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS","responsibility":"CSU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2017-03-13","completedDate":"2019-01-22","violations":[{"number":"4260085","date":"2017-03-13","code":"PM15-110.1","title":"ID STRUCTURE","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4260084","date":"2017-03-13","code":"A-304.1/1","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4260086","date":"2017-03-13","code":"PM15-304.1G","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4260088","date":"2017-03-13","code":"PM15-304.1I","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 9","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4260087","date":"2017-03-13","code":"PM15-304.1H","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"CF-2021-074027","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP - VACANT LOT INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2021-08-05","completedDate":"2022-02-20","violations":[{"number":"VI-2021-053436","date":"2021-08-05","code":"10-715","title":"LITTER ON VACANT LOTS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-09-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2009,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2017,"n":5,"worst":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7"},{"y":2021,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"48011","date":"2005-12-27","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"221139","date":"2009-11-24","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"221139","date":"2009-12-15","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"221139","date":"2010-08-09","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"221139","date":"2011-08-05","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"221139","date":"2011-12-15","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"221139","date":"2015-06-02","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"221139","date":"2015-08-26","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"221139","date":"2015-10-07","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"221139","date":"2017-01-24","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"221139","date":"2017-03-10","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"NONE"},{"caseNumber":"575389","date":"2017-06-02","type":"CSUCURBINT","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"575389","date":"2017-06-02","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"575389","date":"2017-06-02","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"575389","date":"2017-06-02","type":"CSUFINAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"575389","date":"2017-06-02","type":"CSUSTUBAR","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"575389","date":"2017-06-02","type":"CSUTESTPIT","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"575389","date":"2017-06-02","type":"CSUCURBINT","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2021-074027","date":"2021-08-05","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2021-074027","date":"2021-09-13","type":null,"status":"FAILED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2009,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2010,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2011,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2015,"fails":3,"passes":0},{"y":2017,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2021,"fails":2,"passes":0}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.98348471539497,"lng":-75.17924574990647,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.179167355,39.983493017],[-75.179175128,39.983456534],[-75.179323796,39.983476097],[-75.179316025,39.983513111],[-75.179167355,39.983493017]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19121","beds":3,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":602,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1819 N MARSTON ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19121","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":4,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":11000,"taxable":11000,"land":2693,"improvement":8307,"taxableLand":2693,"taxableImprovement":8307,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":2800,"taxable":2800,"land":2800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":2800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":2800,"taxable":2800,"land":2800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":2800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":2800,"taxable":2800,"land":2800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":2800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":2800,"taxable":2800,"land":2800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":2800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":2800,"taxable":2800,"land":2800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":2800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":2800,"taxable":2800,"land":2800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":2800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":29700,"taxable":29700,"land":29700,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":29700,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":29700,"taxable":29700,"land":29700,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":29700,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":42200,"taxable":42200,"land":42200,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":42200,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":330000,"taxable":66000,"land":66000,"improvement":264000,"taxableLand":66000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":264000},{"y":2027,"v":344900,"taxable":68900,"land":68900,"improvement":276000,"taxableLand":68900,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":276000}],"taxNow":924,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"708057","date":"2016-08-02","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT - FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF 2ND FLR REAR WALL WITH CMU, BUILD NEW ROOF WITH MATERIALS TO MATCH EXISTING (LIKE IN LIND), (NO JOIST REPLACEMENT), CLEAN UP DEBRIS. ADDITIONAL PERMITS NEEDED FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO RESOLVE CASE #221139. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6’ IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #221139."},{"number":"771217","date":"2017-05-02","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-06-02","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMO OF A VACANT SFD AS PART OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA DEPT. OF LICENSES & INSPECTIONS DEMOLITION PROGRAM."},{"number":"ZP-2021-006292","date":"2021-07-17","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-28","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOTHOUSE, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLANS,"},{"number":"RP-2021-008419","date":"2021-10-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-28","scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE-STORY STRUCTURE WITH PILOTHOUSE TO ACCESS ROOF DECK WITH 42-INCH GUARD RAILS, FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"FP-2021-003661","date":"2022-02-13","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-28","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND 1\" COMBINED SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"EP-2022-005806","date":"2022-06-13","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-17","scope":"Installation of new 200 amp service and wiring throughout lights,outlets and smoke detectors as per 2014 NEC"},{"number":"MP-2021-006553","date":"2022-07-01","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-28","scope":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2021-008419"},{"number":"PP-2022-009606","date":"2022-07-21","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-28","scope":"Exterior plumbing Curb trap, fai and house drain,1 inch water service Interior plumbing 3 WC,3 TUBS,3 LAVATORIES,1 LL,1 KS,1 WH AS PER PPC 2018"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"land","p":17000},{"y":2019,"k":"land","p":100000},{"y":2019,"k":"land","p":650000},{"y":2021,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":369900}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 4 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2022"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 682% in 2026, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $42,200 to $330,000","no permit shown in 2025-2027"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 708057 (EXPIRED).","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 7 historical violations across 3 cases.","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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"11 failed, 0 passed, and 8 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Sep 13, 2021.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"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.","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"}]}