{"asOf":"2026-07-28T00:44:38.234Z","block":"1600-1699 W GIRARD AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1600-1699-w-girard-ave","address":"1637 W GIRARD AVE","parcelNumber":"471000016","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=471000016","ownerType":"investor","kind":"multi-family","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"CA0","buildingCodeNew":"22","buildingClass":"APTS 5-50 UNITS MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW TYPICAL","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"GHR PROPERTIES LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":581400,"landAssessment":116280,"improvementAssessment":465120,"livableArea":3270,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":555000,"date":"2024-06-18T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.97229866021303,"lng":-75.16395647729773,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.163892675,39.972430376],[-75.163951165,39.972157608],[-75.164019948,39.972166413],[-75.163962384,39.972439088],[-75.163892675,39.972430376]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2025-022354","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-08-15","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-08-15","buildingId":"1019309"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19130","beds":7,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":2000,"zoning":"RM4","grade":"C","basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"30 MAPLE AVE, UPPER DARBY PA, 19082","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":426800,"taxable":426800,"land":128040,"improvement":298760,"taxableLand":128040,"taxableImprovement":298760,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":426800,"taxable":426800,"land":128040,"improvement":298760,"taxableLand":128040,"taxableImprovement":298760,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":581400,"taxable":581400,"land":116280,"improvement":465120,"taxableLand":116280,"taxableImprovement":465120,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":5974,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"GM-2024-006537","date":"2024-07-24","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-28","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"ZP-2024-007639","date":"2024-07-25","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family"},{"number":"CP-2024-003947","date":"2024-11-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-20","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATION WITH PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TO CREATE FOUR DWELLING UNITS WITHIN THE EXISTING STRUCTURE. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13R. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FP WORK."},{"number":"EP-2024-010728","date":"2025-04-24","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-09-29","scope":"Replace (5) 100 amp service panels and breakers. Install new grounding system. Install new wall outlets, recess lighting, wall switches, and doorbell system for each unit. Install new basement wiring for lighting and outlets as per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"PP-2024-016582","date":"2025-05-23","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-14","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO CREATE 4 DWELLING UNITS. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES CONNECTING TO EXISTING PIPING. VENTING DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 919 PHILADELPHIA SINGLE STACK SYSTEM. ALL WORK PERFORMED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"MP-2024-003445","date":"2025-05-27","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-14","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEMS, ASSOCIATED DUCT WORK, DUCTLESS SYSTEMS, AND REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION."},{"number":"FP-2025-000252","date":"2025-07-24","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-14","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 2-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE FOR AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH A 2 INCH WILKINS 950XLT2BFSS BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":0.39,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":400000},{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":555000},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"217637","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CHURCH USHERS ASSOC OF PHILA","legalName":"CHURCH USHERS ASSOC OF PHILA","address":"1637 W GIRARD AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":null,"units":4,"issuedDate":"2004-05-28","latestIssueDate":"2015-05-12","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29"},{"number":"0999422","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"GHR Properties LLC","legalName":"GHR Properties LLC","address":"1637 W GIRARD AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":4,"issuedDate":"2026-02-11","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-11","expirationDate":"2027-02-10","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0999422","type":"Rental","businessName":"GHR Properties LLC","legalName":"GHR Properties LLC","issuedDate":"2026-02-11","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-11","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-02-10","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"217637","type":"Rental","businessName":"CHURCH USHERS ASSOC OF PHILA","legalName":"CHURCH USHERS ASSOC OF PHILA","issuedDate":"2004-05-28","latestIssueDate":"2015-05-12","closureDate":"2016-04-29","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":4,"signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 7 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2024","permit activity in 2024, 2025"],"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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: GM-2024-006537 (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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (30 MAPLE AVE, UPPER DARBY PA, 19082).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1915 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. 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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Aug 15, 2026","why":"Fire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.","action":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}