{"asOf":"2026-07-27T16:56:48.528Z","block":"0-99 E JOHNSON ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/0-99-e-johnson-st","address":"46 E JOHNSON ST","parcelNumber":"592000006","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=592000006","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"house","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"BA0","buildingCodeNew":"36","buildingClass":"STR/OFF 1 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"TWIN OLD STYLE","useLabel":"House","owner":"CARR COURTLYN LANCASTER","coOwner":"LOREK STEPHEN MICHAEL","marketValue":464500,"landAssessment":92900,"improvementAssessment":371600,"livableArea":3336,"yearBuilt":1905,"lastSale":{"price":540000,"date":"2021-10-08T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.04634473322296,"lng":-75.18136346610083,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.18155801,40.046410324],[-75.181497173,40.046471609],[-75.181168924,40.046279143],[-75.18122976,40.046217858],[-75.18155801,40.046410324]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19144","beds":5,"baths":1,"stories":3,"lotArea":3246,"zoning":"RSA3","grade":null,"basement":"B","heater":null,"centralAir":true,"extCond":"2","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"46 E JOHNSON ST., PHILADELPHIA PA, 19144","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":5,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2022,"v":205000,"taxable":205000,"land":30750,"improvement":174250,"taxableLand":30750,"taxableImprovement":174250,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":205000,"taxable":205000,"land":41000,"improvement":164000,"taxableLand":41000,"taxableImprovement":164000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":205000,"taxable":205000,"land":41000,"improvement":164000,"taxableLand":41000,"taxableImprovement":164000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":500000,"taxable":260000,"land":100000,"improvement":400000,"taxableLand":100000,"taxableImprovement":160000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":240000},{"y":2026,"v":500000,"taxable":260000,"land":100000,"improvement":400000,"taxableLand":100000,"taxableImprovement":160000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":240000},{"y":2027,"v":464500,"taxable":241540,"land":92900,"improvement":371600,"taxableLand":92900,"taxableImprovement":148640,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":222960}],"taxNow":3639,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"RP-2021-003951","date":"2021-05-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-28","scope":"Renovation of an existing three story, single family attached structure."},{"number":"GM-2021-003108","date":"2021-05-04","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-11-21","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. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. DIGGING IN BASEMENT). *CONTRACTOR HAS NO EMPLOYEES PER NOTARIZED LETTER*"},{"number":"PP-2021-009178","date":"2021-05-24","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-10-04","scope":"3.5 bathrooms 1 kitchen sink"},{"number":"EP-2021-005644","date":"2021-06-02","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-24","scope":"Install New 200amp Service And Complete Rewire Of a Single Family Home With all New Outlets, Switches, Lighting And Smoke/CO Detectors AS PER NEC 2014"},{"number":"MP-2021-003610","date":"2021-06-15","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-10-04","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (Install (2) Two HVAC and duct work - Gas Furnace 92% efficient, 60,000 BTU,1200 CFM and 2 Ton Condenser in back yard)."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":0.8,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":300000},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":300000},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":300000},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":141200},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"sale","p":540000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 5 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2021","permit activity in 2021"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 144% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $205,000 to $500,000","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"}],"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/"}]}