{"asOf":"2026-07-23T22:40:10.241Z","block":"1600-1699 N 61ST ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1600-1699-n-61st-st","address":"1621 N 61ST ST","parcelNumber":"342245100","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=342245100","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"O30","buildingCodeNew":null,"buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":null,"useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"CITY BLOCK ACQUISITION XI","coOwner":null,"marketValue":16200,"landAssessment":16200,"improvementAssessment":0,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":8100,"date":"2019-06-27T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"2205331","date":"2011-09-07","code":"PM-302.3/1","title":"EXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"2309415","date":"2011-10-18","code":"PM-306.0/1","title":"VACANT PROP STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3192565","date":"2013-07-26","code":"PM-102.4/2","title":"LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3192566","date":"2013-07-26","code":"PM-306.0/1","title":"VACANT PROP STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4248320","date":"2017-01-24","code":"A-304.1/1","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4248325","date":"2017-01-24","code":"PM15-304.1G","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4248324","date":"2017-01-24","code":"PM15-304.1C","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 3","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4248322","date":"2017-01-24","code":"PM15-304.1B","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 2","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4248321","date":"2017-01-24","code":"PM15-110.1","title":"ID STRUCTURE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4270002","date":"2017-02-07","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4270003","date":"2017-02-07","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4225003","date":"2017-02-08","code":"PM15-304.1H","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4225001","date":"2017-02-08","code":"PM15-304.1G","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4225000","date":"2017-02-08","code":"PM15-108.1","title":"UNSAFE STRUCTURE","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4445637","date":"2017-09-07","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4445638","date":"2017-09-07","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"5096244","date":"2019-07-02","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"5096245","date":"2019-07-02","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2020-034208","date":"2020-09-10","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-10-21","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-034207","date":"2020-09-10","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-10-21","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2022-063523","date":"2022-08-23","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-10-21","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2022-063524","date":"2022-08-23","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-10-21","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2023-097705","date":"2023-12-20","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2024-01-18","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2023-097704","date":"2023-12-20","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2024-01-18","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"296025","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2011-09-08","completedDate":"2011-10-18","violations":[{"number":"2205331","date":"2011-09-07","code":"PM-302.3/1","title":"EXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"302332","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2011-10-18","completedDate":"2013-07-29","violations":[{"number":"2309415","date":"2011-10-18","code":"PM-306.0/1","title":"VACANT PROP STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"394130","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2013-07-29","completedDate":"2016-07-20","violations":[{"number":"3192565","date":"2013-07-26","code":"PM-102.4/2","title":"LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3192566","date":"2013-07-26","code":"PM-306.0/1","title":"VACANT PROP STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"570423","type":"IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS","priority":"IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS","responsibility":"CSU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2017-01-24","completedDate":"2017-05-26","violations":[{"number":"4248320","date":"2017-01-24","code":"A-304.1/1","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4248325","date":"2017-01-24","code":"PM15-304.1G","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4248324","date":"2017-01-24","code":"PM15-304.1C","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 3","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4248322","date":"2017-01-24","code":"PM15-304.1B","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 2","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4248321","date":"2017-01-24","code":"PM15-110.1","title":"ID STRUCTURE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"572303","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2017-02-07","completedDate":"2017-05-23","violations":[{"number":"4270002","date":"2017-02-07","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4270003","date":"2017-02-07","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"572776","type":"UNSAFE","priority":"UNSAFE","responsibility":"CSU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2017-02-13","completedDate":"2017-02-23","violations":[{"number":"4225003","date":"2017-02-08","code":"PM15-304.1H","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4225001","date":"2017-02-08","code":"PM15-304.1G","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4225000","date":"2017-02-08","code":"PM15-108.1","title":"UNSAFE STRUCTURE","status":"DEMOLISH","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"603185","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2017-09-07","completedDate":"2017-10-16","violations":[{"number":"4445637","date":"2017-09-07","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4445638","date":"2017-09-07","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"693855","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2019-07-02","completedDate":"2019-08-21","violations":[{"number":"5096244","date":"2019-07-02","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"5096245","date":"2019-07-02","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"CF-2020-061205","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP - VACANT LOT INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2020-09-10","completedDate":"2020-11-05","violations":[{"number":"VI-2020-034208","date":"2020-09-10","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-10-21","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-034207","date":"2020-09-10","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-10-21","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}]},{"number":"CF-2022-086597","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP - VACANT LOT INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2022-08-23","completedDate":"2022-10-24","violations":[{"number":"VI-2022-063523","date":"2022-08-23","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-10-21","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2022-063524","date":"2022-08-23","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-10-21","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"}]},{"number":"CF-2023-128016","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP - VACANT LOT INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2023-12-20","completedDate":"2024-01-23","violations":[{"number":"VI-2023-097705","date":"2023-12-20","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH & GARBAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2024-01-18","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"},{"number":"VI-2023-097704","date":"2023-12-20","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2024-01-18","resolution":"COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2011,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2013,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2017,"n":12,"worst":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7"},{"y":2019,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2020,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2022,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2023,"n":2,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"296025","date":"2011-09-07","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"296025","date":"2011-10-14","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"302332","date":"2011-10-17","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"302332","date":"2011-12-14","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"394130","date":"2013-07-26","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"302332","date":"2013-07-26","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"394130","date":"2013-11-06","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"394130","date":"2014-01-30","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"394130","date":"2014-05-23","type":"PRECOURT","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"394130","date":"2014-06-06","type":"PRECOURT","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"572303","date":"2017-02-07","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"572776","date":"2017-02-08","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"572776","date":"2017-02-15","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"NONE"},{"caseNumber":"572303","date":"2017-04-06","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"572303","date":"2017-05-22","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"570423","date":"2017-05-26","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"570423","date":"2017-05-26","type":"CSUCURBINT","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"570423","date":"2017-05-26","type":"CSUTESTPIT","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"570423","date":"2017-05-26","type":"CSUSTUBAR","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"435512","date":"2017-05-26","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"570423","date":"2017-05-26","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"570423","date":"2017-05-26","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"570423","date":"2017-05-26","type":"CSUCURBINT","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"570423","date":"2017-05-26","type":"CSUFINAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-061205","date":"2020-09-10","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-061205","date":"2020-09-25","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-086597","date":"2022-08-23","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-086597","date":"2022-10-24","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-128016","date":"2023-12-20","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-128016","date":"2024-01-05","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-128016","date":"2024-01-23","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2011,"fails":3,"passes":1},{"y":2013,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2014,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2017,"fails":3,"passes":1},{"y":2020,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2022,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2023,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2024,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.97635247215449,"lng":-75.24164774636337,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.241802897,39.976313901],[-75.24181048,39.976355348],[-75.241493243,39.976391083],[-75.241484847,39.976349537],[-75.241802897,39.976313901]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19151","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":1350,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1602 FRANKFORD AVE #3757, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19125","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[{"year":2011,"total":1643.91,"principal":300.04,"interest":232.83,"penalty":52.79},{"year":2012,"total":1552.35,"principal":999.64,"interest":374.87,"penalty":69.97},{"year":2013,"total":1508.6,"principal":1035.58,"interest":295.14,"penalty":72.49},{"year":2014,"total":1540.4,"principal":1080.24,"interest":210.65,"penalty":75.62},{"year":2015,"total":1437.34,"principal":1080.24,"interest":113.42,"penalty":75.62},{"year":2016,"total":1317.95,"principal":1128.45,"interest":16.92,"penalty":11.28}],"taxNet":9000.55,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":70100,"taxable":70100,"land":6615,"improvement":63485,"taxableLand":6615,"taxableImprovement":63485,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":70100,"taxable":70100,"land":11566,"improvement":58534,"taxableLand":11566,"taxableImprovement":58534,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":70100,"taxable":70100,"land":11566,"improvement":58534,"taxableLand":11566,"taxableImprovement":58534,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":53100,"taxable":53100,"land":8761,"improvement":44339,"taxableLand":8761,"taxableImprovement":44339,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":55100,"taxable":55100,"land":9091,"improvement":46009,"taxableLand":9091,"taxableImprovement":46009,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":55100,"taxable":55100,"land":9091,"improvement":46009,"taxableLand":9091,"taxableImprovement":46009,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":55100,"taxable":55100,"land":9091,"improvement":46009,"taxableLand":9091,"taxableImprovement":46009,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":79700,"taxable":79700,"land":15940,"improvement":63760,"taxableLand":15940,"taxableImprovement":63760,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":79700,"taxable":79700,"land":15940,"improvement":63760,"taxableLand":15940,"taxableImprovement":63760,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":25500,"taxable":25500,"land":25500,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":25500,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":25500,"taxable":25500,"land":25500,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":25500,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":16200,"taxable":16200,"land":16200,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":16200,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":357,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"771077","date":"2017-05-02","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-05-26","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMO OF A VACANT SFD AS PART OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA DEPT. OF LICENSES & INSPECTIONS DEMOLITION PROGRAM."},{"number":"ZP-2021-010494","date":"2021-09-01","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"for the erection of an attached structure with cellar, roof deck and pilot houses ( size and location as sown on the plan). for use as single family household living."},{"number":"RP-2022-000239","date":"2022-03-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-05-16","scope":"ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. SHEETING AND SHORING AS PRESCRIBED IN GEO TECH REPORT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING AND SPRINKLER (13D) WORK. (NO UNDERPINNING ON THIS PERMIT). ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2015 IECC. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF C.O SUBMITTAL OF AIR BARRIER CHECKLIST AND ENVELOPE TESTING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. BOTH TO BE COMPLETED BY AN APPROVED PARTY."},{"number":"MP-2022-001120","date":"2022-03-31","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-05-12","scope":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2022-000239"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"demo"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2020,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","failed L&I inspection activity in 2022, 2023"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"2 permits not marked completed: RP-2022-000239 (Expired), MP-2022-001120 (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 24 historical violations across 11 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":"15 failed, 4 passed, and 11 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 23, 2024.","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit 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/"}],"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/"}]}