{"asOf":"2026-07-30T04:15:40.986Z","block":"3500-3599 AINSLIE ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/3500-3599-ainslie-st","address":"3508 AINSLIE ST","parcelNumber":"382000029","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=382000029","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"J58","buildingCodeNew":null,"buildingClass":"S/D W/D GAR 3 STY STONE","buildingClassNew":null,"useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"MCCOUBREY CHARLOTTE","coOwner":null,"marketValue":134000,"landAssessment":134000,"improvementAssessment":0,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2022-09-12T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.01209781453275,"lng":-75.19007240715575,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.189896444,40.012033507],[-75.190008581,40.011956088],[-75.190248405,40.012162335],[-75.190136359,40.012239497],[-75.189896444,40.012033507]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19129","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":4300,"zoning":"RSA3","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":null,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE THREE (3) LOTS (PARCELS \"A\", \"B\", AND \"C\") FROM ONE (1) ZONING LOT (3504 AINSLIE STREET).  FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (HEIGHT NTE 38 FEET) WITH PILOTHOUSE (HEIGHT NTE 10 FEET; ","status":"Dismissed / Withdrawn","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2022-04-07","number":"ZP-2021-007889","relatedPermit":"ZP-2021-007889"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2023,"v":172000,"taxable":172000,"land":172000,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":172000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":172000,"taxable":172000,"land":172000,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":172000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":172000,"taxable":172000,"land":172000,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":172000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":172000,"taxable":172000,"land":172000,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":172000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":134000,"taxable":134000,"land":134000,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":134000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":2408,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"544310","date":"2014-07-11","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2015-06-01","scope":"DEMOLISH GARAGE ATTACHED TO A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING IN RESPONSE TO CASE 434004"},{"number":"ZP-2021-015815","date":"2022-05-09","work":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-02-10","scope":"RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE TWO (2) LOTS (PROPOSED PARCEL A WITH EXISTING THREE-STORY STRUCTURE), FROM ONE (1) DEEDED LOT WITH ONE OPA ACCOUNT (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN)"},{"number":"ZP-2022-008329","date":"2022-07-12","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-02-10","scope":"APPLICATION IS FOR A NEW CONSTRUCTION OF AN DETACHED BUILDING WITH A ROOF DECK. ERECTION OF A GARAGE IN THE REAR YARD WITH 2 ACCESSORY PARKING SPACE. SEE PLAN FOR SIZE AND LOCATION."},{"number":"ZP-2021-007889","date":null,"work":"Lot Line Relocation","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Refused","completedDate":"2022-07-27","scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE THREE (3) LOTS (PARCELS \"A\", \"B\", AND \"C\") FROM ONE (1) ZONING LOT (3504 AINSLIE STREET). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLANS."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2015,"k":"demo"},{"y":2022,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-29","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2021-007889: Dismissed / Withdrawn · Withdrawn; related permit ZP-2021-007889.","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: ZP-2022-008329 (Expired), ZP-2021-007889 (Refused). 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":"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/"}]}