{"asOf":"2026-07-29T09:01:36.917Z","block":"5100-5199 PARKSIDE AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/5100-5199-parkside-ave","address":"5134 PARKSIDE AVE","parcelNumber":"521093900","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=521093900","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"multi-family","isHouse":false,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"U50","buildingCodeNew":"24","buildingClass":"ROW CONV/APT 3 STY MASON","buildingClassNew":"ROW PORCH FRONT","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"GJUZI AMELIA","coOwner":"GJUZI DEVIS","marketValue":291400,"landAssessment":58280,"improvementAssessment":233120,"livableArea":2400,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2020-09-08T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.98088669582005,"lng":-75.22255915998146,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.222517422,39.980996462],[-75.222468748,39.980978368],[-75.222596878,39.980775714],[-75.222649683,39.980794851],[-75.222517422,39.980996462]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19131","beds":6,"baths":3,"stories":3,"lotArea":1312,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":"H","centralAir":null,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"5112 WOODMONT CIR, JEWELL NJ, 08080","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":178000,"taxable":178000,"land":6260,"improvement":171740,"taxableLand":6260,"taxableImprovement":171740,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":178000,"taxable":178000,"land":29370,"improvement":148630,"taxableLand":29370,"taxableImprovement":148630,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":178000,"taxable":178000,"land":29370,"improvement":148630,"taxableLand":29370,"taxableImprovement":148630,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":31700,"taxable":31700,"land":5230,"improvement":26470,"taxableLand":5230,"taxableImprovement":26470,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":32900,"taxable":32900,"land":9870,"improvement":23030,"taxableLand":9870,"taxableImprovement":23030,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":32900,"taxable":32900,"land":9870,"improvement":23030,"taxableLand":9870,"taxableImprovement":23030,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":32900,"taxable":32900,"land":9870,"improvement":23030,"taxableLand":9870,"taxableImprovement":23030,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":115600,"taxable":115600,"land":23120,"improvement":92480,"taxableLand":23120,"taxableImprovement":92480,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":115600,"taxable":115600,"land":23120,"improvement":92480,"taxableLand":23120,"taxableImprovement":92480,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":115600,"taxable":115600,"land":23100,"improvement":92500,"taxableLand":23100,"taxableImprovement":92500,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":115600,"taxable":115600,"land":23100,"improvement":92500,"taxableLand":23100,"taxableImprovement":92500,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":291400,"taxable":291400,"land":58280,"improvement":233120,"taxableLand":58280,"taxableImprovement":233120,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":1618,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"840163","date":"2017-12-18","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-12-18","scope":"FOR A THREE(3) FAMILY DWELLING. NO SIGNS ON THIS PERMIT"},{"number":"857962","date":"2018-03-09","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-22","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION ON NON-BEARING PARTITION WALL AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS"},{"number":"865325","date":"2018-08-24","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-08-24","scope":"ERECTION OF ROOF TOP DECK"},{"number":"910270","date":"2018-11-30","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"CLOSED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE LEVEL III ALTERATION AND ADDITION OF AN ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOTHOUSE WITH COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO CREATE A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS). BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED, SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUM, ELEC, MECH AND FIRE SUPP WORK."},{"number":"941182","date":"2019-01-11","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-01-29","scope":"REPLACE HOUSE DRAIN, HOUSE TRAP, FRESH AIR INLET, 1\" DOMESTIC, INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"954764","date":"2019-03-05","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-26","scope":"INSTALL 18 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"973384","date":"2019-05-06","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-10-26","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."},{"number":"977839","date":"2019-08-22","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-18","scope":"WIRE THROUGHOUT SWITCHES, OUTLETS, LIGHTS, SMOKE ALARMS USING EXISTING SERVICE AS PER NEC 2008 WEST DISTRICT INSTALL FIRE ALARM AS PER NFPA 72"},{"number":"FP-2020-000723","date":"2020-06-29","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-08-05","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT THREE STORY BUILDING TO INCLUDE BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AND 2-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2020-004033","date":"2020-10-10","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-11-09","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF PARTITIONS AND FIXTURES TO CREATE BATHROOM AT BASEMENT OF EXISTING STRUCTURE. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":110000},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"649245","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CITI MORTGAGE INC","legalName":"CITI MORTGAGE INC","address":"5134 PARKSIDE AVE","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2014-12-05","latestIssueDate":"2015-09-17","expirationDate":"2016-02-29","inactiveDate":"2016-04-29"},{"number":"694705","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"CITIMORTGAGE INC","legalName":"CITIMORTGAGE INC","address":"5134 PARKSIDE AVE","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2016-03-12","latestIssueDate":"2016-03-12","expirationDate":"2017-02-01","inactiveDate":"2017-04-02"},{"number":"821341","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Devis Gjuzi","legalName":"Devis Gjuzi","address":"5134 PARKSIDE AVE","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2019-08-19","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-22","expirationDate":"2027-08-18","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"821341","type":"Rental","businessName":"Devis Gjuzi","legalName":"Devis Gjuzi","issuedDate":"2019-08-19","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-22","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-08-18","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"694705","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"CITIMORTGAGE INC","legalName":"CITIMORTGAGE INC","issuedDate":"2014-12-05","latestIssueDate":"2016-03-12","closureDate":"2017-04-02","expirationDate":"2017-02-01","inactiveDate":"2017-04-02","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","units":3,"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 152% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $115,600 to $291,400","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #840163: 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":"2 permits not marked completed: 910270 (CLOSED), FP-2020-000723 (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 (5112 WOODMONT CIR, JEWELL NJ, 08080).","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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"3 fire/suppression-related permits 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":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #649245: Inactive since Apr 29, 2016; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #694705: Inactive since Apr 2, 2017","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"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/"}],"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/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}