{"asOf":"2026-07-29T07:39:10.547Z","block":"5800-5899 OVERBROOK AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/5800-5899-overbrook-ave","address":"5844 OVERBROOK AVE","parcelNumber":"522000001","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=522000001","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"C58","buildingCodeNew":"18","buildingClass":"DET W/D GAR 3 STY STONE","buildingClassNew":"TUDOR","useLabel":"House","owner":"BIGGS BLAIR P","coOwner":"BIGGS ALEXANDRIA R","marketValue":746800,"landAssessment":149300,"improvementAssessment":597500,"livableArea":4428,"yearBuilt":1906,"lastSale":{"price":695000,"date":"2022-12-28T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.990363539751726,"lng":-75.24297219550492,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.242698183,39.990236488],[-75.242836124,39.990171478],[-75.242874346,39.990219462],[-75.242910863,39.990202252],[-75.243041313,39.990208381],[-75.243238955,39.990456492],[-75.242975498,39.990580659],[-75.242698183,39.990236488]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19131","beds":10,"baths":4,"stories":3,"lotArea":11469,"zoning":"RSD3","grade":null,"basement":"C","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"4","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":null,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE TWO LOTS (PARCEL B AND PARCEL C) FROM EXISTING ONE LOT (PARCEL A) FOR THE USE OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING AND ONE (1) ACCESSORY SURFACE PARKING SPACE ON PARCEL B AND PARCEL C (SIZE AND ","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2022-05-23","number":"ZP-2021-007983","relatedPermit":"ZP-2021-007983"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2023,"v":610000,"taxable":610000,"land":122000,"improvement":488000,"taxableLand":122000,"taxableImprovement":488000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":610000,"taxable":610000,"land":122000,"improvement":488000,"taxableLand":122000,"taxableImprovement":488000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":746800,"taxable":746800,"land":149300,"improvement":597500,"taxableLand":149300,"taxableImprovement":597500,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":746800,"taxable":746800,"land":149300,"improvement":597500,"taxableLand":149300,"taxableImprovement":597500,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":746800,"taxable":746800,"land":149300,"improvement":597500,"taxableLand":149300,"taxableImprovement":597500,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":10454,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2022-006740","date":"2022-03-15","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-09","scope":"Residential - Household Living - Single-Family"},{"number":"ZP-2021-007983","date":"2022-03-15","work":"Lot Line Relocation","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-09","scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE TWO LOTS (PARCEL B AND PARCEL C) FROM EXISTING ONE LOT (PARCEL A) (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS)."},{"number":"PP-2022-012798","date":"2022-08-30","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-05-16","scope":"New installation of curb trap, main drain, fai, 1in full water service"},{"number":"PP-2025-012094","date":"2025-09-24","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"AMENDED 12.16.2025 TO INCLUDE We are looking to perform another spot repair on the building drain at this property (on 10/29) which is 30 feet from the previous repair we made on the building drain (10/2). Repair building drain"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Lot Line Relocation"},{"y":2022,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":695000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 4 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2022","permit activity in 2022, 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":"Appeal #ZP-2021-007983: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2021-007983.","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: PP-2022-012798 (Expired), PP-2025-012094 (Issued). 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/"}],"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"}]}