{"asOf":"2026-07-29T09:24:17.350Z","block":"5100-5199 WARREN ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/5100-5199-warren-st","address":"5149 WARREN ST","parcelNumber":"442000011","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=442000011","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"SC","buildingCodeNew":null,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND COMMER < ACRE","buildingClassNew":null,"useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"BIBLEWAY CHURCH OF THE","coOwner":"LORD JESUS CHRIST","marketValue":81500,"landAssessment":81500,"improvementAssessment":0,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":200000,"date":"1984-05-04T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.975957525248056,"lng":-75.22581025787944,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.225549774,39.975983854],[-75.225731855,39.975756619],[-75.226068565,39.975912348],[-75.22581677,39.976226252],[-75.225779048,39.97620836],[-75.225851256,39.976124631],[-75.225549774,39.975983854]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19131","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":5068,"zoning":"RM1","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"5949 SPRUCE ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19139","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":60800,"taxable":0,"land":60800,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":60800,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":81500,"taxable":0,"land":81500,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":81500,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"674954","date":"2016-03-21","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-06-21","scope":"FOR AN ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW [ORIGINAL APP# 580119; CAL# 24685];ZBA GRANTED A VARIENCE WITH PROVISO:[ZBA STAMPED PLANS ON 3/25/2015 ] TO INCLUDE FOUR(4) OMITTED OPA ACCOUNTS (5149R WARREN ST, 5147 WARREN ST, 5145 WARREN ST AND 5143 WARREN ST) ON PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT LANGUAGE; ALTHOUGH THE PROPERTIES WERE INCLUDED ON THE ZBA STAMPED PLANS. THE PERMIT LANGUAGE SHOULD SAY FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE THREE(3) LOTS ( LOT 'C'. LOT 'D' AND LOT 'E') FROM ELEVEN(11) OPA ACCOUNTS (5140 LANCASTER AVE, 5148-50 LANCASTER AVE, 5149 WARREN ST, 5155 WARREN ST,5184 BIBLE WAY, 5186 BIBLE WAY ,5188 BIBLE WAY;5149R WARREN ST, 5147 WARREN ST, 5145 WARREN STAND 5143 WARREN ST) AND FROM SIXTEEN (16) DEEDED LOTS ( FROM PREMISES A THROUGH PREMISES P). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"521457","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY","legalName":"GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY","address":"5149 WARREN ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-12-14","latestIssueDate":"2010-12-14","expirationDate":"2011-07-31","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"521457","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY","legalName":"GLOBAL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY","issuedDate":"2010-12-14","latestIssueDate":"2010-12-14","closureDate":"2011-07-31","expirationDate":"2011-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 674954 (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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Dumpster License - Private Property #521457: Inactive","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":"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/"}]}