{"asOf":"2026-07-30T18:19:47.909Z","block":"9300-9399 VANDIKE ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/9300-9399-vandike-st","address":"9308 VANDIKE ST","parcelNumber":"652337605","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=652337605","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"SR","buildingCodeNew":"07","buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","buildingClassNew":"CONVENTIONAL","useLabel":"House","owner":"WANG LIAN BIN","coOwner":"ZHENG LI JIN","marketValue":673800,"landAssessment":134760,"improvementAssessment":539040,"livableArea":2408,"yearBuilt":2020,"lastSale":{"price":449000,"date":"2020-05-29T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.0515817526253,"lng":-74.99708030615459,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-74.997014323,40.051444213],[-74.997247701,40.051652036],[-74.99714629,40.051719293],[-74.996912911,40.051511469],[-74.997014323,40.051444213]]]},"liDistrict":"EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19114","beds":4,"baths":2,"stories":2,"lotArea":3750,"zoning":"RSD3","grade":"C","basement":"H","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":1,"homestead":false,"mail":"9308 VANDIKE ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19114","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2020,"v":456900,"taxable":132400,"land":132400,"improvement":324500,"taxableLand":132400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":324500},{"y":2021,"v":456900,"taxable":132400,"land":132400,"improvement":324500,"taxableLand":132400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":324500},{"y":2022,"v":456900,"taxable":132400,"land":132400,"improvement":324500,"taxableLand":132400,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":324500},{"y":2023,"v":456900,"taxable":91380,"land":91380,"improvement":365520,"taxableLand":91380,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":365520},{"y":2024,"v":456900,"taxable":91380,"land":91380,"improvement":365520,"taxableLand":91380,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":365520},{"y":2025,"v":580000,"taxable":116000,"land":116000,"improvement":464000,"taxableLand":116000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":464000},{"y":2026,"v":580000,"taxable":116000,"land":116000,"improvement":464000,"taxableLand":116000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":464000},{"y":2027,"v":673800,"taxable":134760,"land":134760,"improvement":539040,"taxableLand":134760,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":539040}],"taxNow":1624,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"910056","date":"2018-09-13","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-09-13","scope":"ERECTION OF A DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH REAR DECK ON FIRST FLOOR LEVEL FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH ONE (1) ACCESSORY INTERIOR OFF-STREET PARKING SPACE ACCESSED BY FRONT STREET (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN). SEE AP# 910055 FOR PLANS"},{"number":"938019","date":"2019-03-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-12","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A WOOD FRAME TWO (2) STORY DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH BASEMENT PRIVATE RESIDENCE PARKING GARAGE AND DECK AT THE 1ST FLOOR REAR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2009 IRC. FOR USE AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. STRUCTURE TO BE SPRINKLERED THROUGHOUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS, RIGHT-OF-WAY AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES."},{"number":"973138","date":"2019-05-03","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-12","scope":"STORM AND SANITARY INSTALL 12 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"990489","date":"2019-08-08","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-12","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":"1025397","date":"2019-11-06","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-05","scope":"COMPLETE ELECTRICAL WIRE/DEVICES 200AMP SERVICE AS PER 2014 NEC"},{"number":"1027795","date":"2019-11-15","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE AMENDMENT OF BUILDING PERMIT #938019 TO NOT REQUIRE THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH PA ACT 1 OF 2011 (HB 377, PN 1520) AND PHILADELPHIA CODE BULLETIN 1001-R1. ORIGINAL PERMIT APPROVED FOR THE ERECTION OF A WOOD FRAME TWO (2) STORY DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH BASEMENT GARAGE AND 1ST FLOOR REAR DECK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2009 IRC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK. SEE AP#938019 FOR PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"land","p":153000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":449000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"780072","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"PNE DEVELOPMENT LLC","legalName":"PNE DEVELOPMENT LLC","address":"9308 VANDIKE ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2018-06-13","latestIssueDate":"2018-06-13","expirationDate":"2019-06-12","inactiveDate":"2019-08-11"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"780072","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"PNE DEVELOPMENT LLC","legalName":"PNE DEVELOPMENT LLC","issuedDate":"2018-06-13","latestIssueDate":"2018-06-13","closureDate":"2019-08-11","expirationDate":"2019-06-12","inactiveDate":"2019-08-11","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-29","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #910056: 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":"1 permit not marked completed: 1027795 (Issued).","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":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #780072: Inactive since Aug 11, 2019","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":"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/"},{"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.","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"}]}