{"asOf":"2026-07-26T15:23:10.836Z","block":"700-799 MERCY ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/700-799-mercy-st","address":"736 MERCY ST","parcelNumber":"393049000","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=393049000","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"SR","buildingCodeNew":null,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","buildingClassNew":null,"useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"ZHU ZHI MIN","coOwner":null,"marketValue":64200,"landAssessment":64200,"improvementAssessment":0,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":15000,"date":"2016-04-25T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"3863628","date":"2016-03-09","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3863629","date":"2016-03-09","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3994367","date":"2016-06-29","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3994366","date":"2016-06-29","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4124618","date":"2016-10-25","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4124617","date":"2016-10-25","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4452114","date":"2017-09-14","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4452115","date":"2017-09-14","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4753261","date":"2018-07-25","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4753260","date":"2018-07-25","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2022-051224","date":"2022-07-16","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-08-16","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2022-062510","date":"2022-08-19","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2022-11-02","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"VI-2023-084698","date":"2023-10-28","code":"A-302.10/3","title":"WORK OUTSIDE OF SCOPE","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"523124","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2016-03-09","completedDate":"2016-04-21","violations":[{"number":"3863628","date":"2016-03-09","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3863629","date":"2016-03-09","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"542173","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2016-06-29","completedDate":"2016-07-29","violations":[{"number":"3994367","date":"2016-06-29","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3994366","date":"2016-06-29","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"561061","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2016-10-25","completedDate":"2017-01-09","violations":[{"number":"4124618","date":"2016-10-25","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4124617","date":"2016-10-25","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"604152","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2017-09-14","completedDate":"2017-10-31","violations":[{"number":"4452114","date":"2017-09-14","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4452115","date":"2017-09-14","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"646070","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2018-07-25","completedDate":"2018-10-04","violations":[{"number":"4753261","date":"2018-07-25","code":"PM-302.2/4","title":"EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4753260","date":"2018-07-25","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"CF-2022-070291","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP - VACANT LOT INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2022-07-16","completedDate":"2022-08-18","violations":[{"number":"VI-2022-051224","date":"2022-07-16","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-08-16","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}]},{"number":"CF-2022-085079","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP - VACANT LOT INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2022-08-19","completedDate":"2022-11-02","violations":[{"number":"VI-2022-062510","date":"2022-08-19","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2022-11-02","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"}]},{"number":"CF-2023-112845","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING COURTS","status":"IN VIOLATION - COURT","createdDate":"2023-10-28","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2023-084698","date":"2023-10-28","code":"A-302.10/3","title":"WORK OUTSIDE OF SCOPE","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2016,"n":6,"worst":null},{"y":2017,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2018,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2022,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2023,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"52377","date":"2006-03-03","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"52377","date":"2009-04-20","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-070291","date":"2022-07-16","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-070291","date":"2022-08-18","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-085079","date":"2022-08-19","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-085079","date":"2022-11-02","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-112845","date":"2023-10-28","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-112845","date":"2024-07-23","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-112845","date":"2025-09-03","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-112845","date":"2025-10-17","type":null,"status":"FAILED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2006,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2022,"fails":2,"passes":2},{"y":2023,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2024,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2025,"fails":2,"passes":0}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.92339286060158,"lng":-75.15925469116064,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.159219796,39.923445349],[-75.159243068,39.923333552],[-75.159290518,39.923339395],[-75.159267781,39.92345143],[-75.159219796,39.923445349]]]},"liDistrict":"SOUTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19148","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":567,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"210 N 9TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19107","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON\nPLANS/APPLICATION.\nFOR USE AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2016-09-21","number":"28245","relatedPermit":"691276"},{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS\nSTRUCTURE. FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING (HOUSEHOLD LIVING). SIZE AND LOCATION AS\nSHOWN IN APPLICATION AND PLAN.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2019-07-24","number":"37225","relatedPermit":"926090"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":8500,"taxable":8500,"land":8500,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":8500,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":8500,"taxable":8500,"land":8500,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":8500,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":22400,"taxable":22400,"land":22400,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":22400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":22400,"taxable":22400,"land":22400,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":22400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":22400,"taxable":22400,"land":22400,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":22400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":22400,"taxable":22400,"land":22400,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":22400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":22400,"taxable":22400,"land":22400,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":22400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":60800,"taxable":60800,"land":60800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":60800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":60800,"taxable":60800,"land":60800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":60800,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":61400,"taxable":61400,"land":61400,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":61400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":61400,"taxable":61400,"land":61400,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":61400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":64200,"taxable":64200,"land":64200,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":64200,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":859,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"691276","date":"2016-10-13","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-10-13","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION. FOR USE AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING."},{"number":"774498","date":"2017-09-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-10-28","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A WOOD-FRAME SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING WITH BASEMENT, REAR EGRESS WELL, RATED SIDE WALLS ON REINFORCED CONCRETE FOOTINGS / FOUNDATION FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING THROUGHOUT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. **PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS, RIGHT-OF-WAY AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES**"},{"number":"926090","date":"2019-09-18","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-18","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING (HOUSEHOLD LIVING). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION AND PLAN."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.5,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2022,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #28245: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 691276. Use permit #691276: 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":"1 permit not marked completed: 774498 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"7 failed, 2 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Oct 17, 2025.","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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 13 historical violations across 8 cases.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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/"}]}