{"asOf":"2026-07-31T22:22:05.441Z","block":"5200-5299 HAVERFORD AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/5200-5299-haverford-ave","address":"5217-19 HAVERFORD AVE","parcelNumber":"441000003","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=441000003","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"SR","buildingCodeNew":null,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","buildingClassNew":null,"useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"CITY OF PHILADELPHIA","coOwner":null,"marketValue":95900,"landAssessment":95900,"improvementAssessment":0,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":null,"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.965571165825295,"lng":-75.22564239061222,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19139","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":3134,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1401 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19102","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR FOR A NON-ACCESSORY PRIVATE PARKING LOT WITH 7 PARKING SPACES ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING FOR TREATMENT OF PATIENTS AT 5201 HAVERFORD AVENUE (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS)","status":"Closed","outcome":"Complete","date":"2020-10-07","number":"39913","relatedPermit":null}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":22000,"taxable":0,"land":22000,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":22000,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":95900,"taxable":0,"land":95900,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":95900,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"1033805","date":"2020-09-22","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Parking, Non-Accessory - Surface Parking"},{"number":"SP-2021-000506","date":"2021-08-26","work":"General Earth Disturbance ONLY","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-03-29","scope":"FOR CONCRETE WORK ON AN EXISTING OPEN-AIR PARKING. ** EXTERIOR WORK ONLY**"},{"number":"SP-2023-000330","date":"2023-04-26","work":"General Earth Disturbance ONLY","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-10-23","scope":"FOR CONCRETE WORK ON AN EXISTING OPEN-AIR PARKING. ** EXTERIOR WORK ONLY**"},{"number":"EP-2023-008084","date":"2023-11-30","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-12-18","scope":"INSTALL A 200 AMP SINGLE PHASE SERVICE & 200 AMP NEMA-3R PANEL, & WP GFCI RECEPTACLE. INSTALL (2) SITE LIGHT & FEEDERS.. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2107 NEC."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2020,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"General Earth Disturbance ONLY"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"General Earth Disturbance ONLY"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-30","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 336% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $22,000 to $95,900","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"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":"2 permits not marked completed: SP-2021-000506 (Expired), SP-2023-000330 (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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"}],"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/"}]}