{"asOf":"2026-07-26T07:20:18.376Z","block":"1600-1699 S BROAD ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1600-1699-s-broad-st","address":"1611 S BROAD ST","parcelNumber":"394000024","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=394000024","ownerType":"investor","kind":"mixed-use","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"Y50","buildingCodeNew":"820","buildingClass":"STR/OFF+APT 3 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW MIXED-COM/RES-BLT AS RES","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"1611 S BROAD ST LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":619600,"landAssessment":123900,"improvementAssessment":495700,"livableArea":3645,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":839999,"date":"2021-12-29T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":1,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2026-003033","date":"2026-01-15","code":"F-103.2","title":"FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS\n","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"CF-2026-004756","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"SHORT TERM RENTAL INVESTIGATOR","status":"IN VIOLATION","createdDate":"2026-01-15","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2026-003033","date":"2026-01-15","code":"F-103.2","title":"FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS\n","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2026,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-004756","date":"2026-01-15","type":null,"status":"FAILED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2026,"fails":1,"passes":0}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.93008714743434,"lng":-75.16802587868794,"geom":null,"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":2214,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"116 DALTON TERRACE, CHERRY HILL NJ, 08003","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":657800,"taxable":657800,"land":131560,"improvement":526240,"taxableLand":131560,"taxableImprovement":526240,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":619600,"taxable":619600,"land":123900,"improvement":495700,"taxableLand":123900,"taxableImprovement":495700,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":9208,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2022-001205","date":"2022-02-09","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Single-Family"},{"number":"RP-2022-001452","date":"2022-03-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-05-23","scope":"For interior non-structural alterations to an existing attached single family dwelling per plans. No work on the basement level. Basement to remain non-habitable/storage and utilities only. Separate permits required for all associated MEP work."},{"number":"MP-2022-001441","date":"2022-03-10","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-05-18","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (To install one central heating and A/C(2.5-ton)system and ductwork for a single family dwelling. HVAC unit uses high efficiency w/powered air supply exhaust device. Condensing unit is in side yard. 11 diffusers)."},{"number":"EP-2022-002426","date":"2022-03-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-05-16","scope":"Rewire outlets and switches on 1st floor & 3rd floor as per 2014 nec"},{"number":"PP-2022-003671","date":"2022-03-10","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-05-18","scope":"To install the fixtures and pipes: 6 Lavatories, 6 showers/tubs, 6 water closets, 2 water heaters, and 2 others (2 washers)"},{"number":"ZP-2022-007023","date":"2022-06-10","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Limited Lodging"},{"number":"ZP-2025-010813","date":"2025-11-04","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Limited Lodging"},{"number":"EP-2026-001559","date":"2026-02-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-03-11","scope":"Remove old existing fire panel and cap all bare ends of wiring. All work to be done according to the 2017 NEC."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":839999},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"898954","type":"Limited Lodging Operator","status":"Inactive","businessName":"1611 s. Broad st","legalName":"1611 s. Broad st","address":"1611 S BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3240","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2022-06-22","latestIssueDate":"2024-05-29","expirationDate":"2025-06-21","inactiveDate":"2025-08-20"},{"number":"0998242","type":"Limited Lodging Operator","status":"Active","businessName":"Xinsheng Lin","legalName":"Xinsheng Lin","address":"1611 S BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3240","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2026-01-26","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-26","expirationDate":"2027-01-25","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0998242","type":"Limited Lodging Operator","businessName":"Xinsheng Lin","legalName":"Xinsheng Lin","issuedDate":"2026-01-26","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-26","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-01-25","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"898954","type":"Limited Lodging Operator","businessName":"1611 s. Broad st","legalName":"1611 s. Broad st","issuedDate":"2022-06-22","latestIssueDate":"2024-05-29","closureDate":"2025-08-20","expirationDate":"2025-06-21","inactiveDate":"2025-08-20","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"watch","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["1 open L&I violation","failed L&I inspection activity in 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 8 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2022, 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"1 violation row are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"mixed-use","level":"verify","title":"Residential and business space run on separate compliance tracks","finding":"OPA classifies this parcel as mixed-use.","why":"The zoning/use and occupancy file must cover the actual residential and commercial spaces. Dwelling units can require Rental Licenses and lead compliance; the operator can separately need an Activity License and sector license; installed fire systems can require annual certification.","action":"Match every dwelling and business use to the zoning permit, CO, current operator licenses, and life-safety filings.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 0 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jan 15, 2026.","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Limited Lodging Operator #898954: Inactive since Aug 20, 2025","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.","why":"Philadelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.","action":"Check the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/2026-06-09-pay-your-trash-fee-bill-by-june-30/"}],"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/"}]}