{"asOf":"2026-07-20T19:37:41.909Z","block":"3400-3499 FILBERT ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/3400-3499-filbert-st","address":"3401 FILBERT ST","parcelNumber":"774675500","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=774675500","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":true,"buildingCode":"VA0","buildingCodeNew":"613","buildingClass":"SCHOOL 1 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"COLLEGES & UNIVERSITY","useLabel":"School","owner":"DREXEL UNIVERSITY","coOwner":null,"marketValue":3943400,"landAssessment":512650,"improvementAssessment":3430750,"livableArea":10030,"yearBuilt":1985,"lastSale":{"price":10,"date":"2019-11-01T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"3323864","date":"2014-09-11","code":"FC-901.6/6","title":"FA-REPAIR SYSTEM","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4548294","date":"2017-10-24","code":"FC-13-915","title":"CERTIFICATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2025-079179","date":"2025-10-06","code":"F-901.6.4","title":"PERIODIC TESTING\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-11-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"},{"number":"VI-2025-079180","date":"2025-10-06","code":"F-903.5","title":"SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-11-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"452172","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CI","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2014-09-11","completedDate":"2015-01-14","violations":[{"number":"3323864","date":"2014-09-11","code":"FC-901.6/6","title":"FA-REPAIR SYSTEM","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"609612","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CI","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2017-10-26","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"4548294","date":"2017-10-24","code":"FC-13-915","title":"CERTIFICATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"CF-2025-110181","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"QOL FIRE SAFETY INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2025-10-06","completedDate":"2025-11-10","violations":[{"number":"VI-2025-079179","date":"2025-10-06","code":"F-901.6.4","title":"PERIODIC TESTING\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-11-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"},{"number":"VI-2025-079180","date":"2025-10-06","code":"F-903.5","title":"SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-11-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2014,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2017,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2025,"n":2,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"452172","date":"2014-09-11","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"452172","date":"2015-01-14","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"609612","date":"2017-10-24","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"609612","date":"2017-11-29","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"609612","date":"2017-12-29","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"609612","date":"2018-03-20","type":"PRECOURT","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"609612","date":"2018-04-09","type":"PRECOURT","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-110181","date":"2025-10-06","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-110181","date":"2025-11-10","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2014,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2015,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2017,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2018,"fails":0,"passes":2},{"y":2025,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.957006631612686,"lng":-75.1927587825968,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2022-009403","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2022-08-02","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2023-08-02","buildingId":"1473622"},{"number":"BC-2023-016703","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2023-08-02","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2024-08-02","buildingId":"1473622"},{"number":"BC-2023-026402","type":"Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification","inspectionDate":"2023-12-21","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2024-12-21","buildingId":"1473622"},{"number":"BC-2024-025820","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-07-12","result":"Deficient","expirationDate":null,"buildingId":"1473622"},{"number":"BC-2025-023931","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-07-15","result":"Deficient","expirationDate":null,"buildingId":"1473622"},{"number":"BC-2025-027658","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-07-18","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-07-18","buildingId":"1473622"},{"number":"BC-2025-028554","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-07-31","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-07-31","buildingId":"1473622"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19104","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":74835,"zoning":"CMX3","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"3201 ARCH ST STE 420, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19104","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"SPECIAL EXCEPTION/PERMIT FOR THE PROPOSED LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE TWO (2) LOTS (PROPOSED PREMISES C AND D) FROM ONE LOT (3401 FILBERT ST) FOR USE OF PREMISES C AS NON-ACCESSORY PARKING AND PREMISES D AS AN EDUCATIONAL FACILITY. (SIZE ","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2017-11-01","number":"31734","relatedPermit":"812435"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":3699100,"taxable":0,"land":748400,"improvement":2950700,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":748400,"exemptImprovement":2950700},{"y":2017,"v":3699100,"taxable":0,"land":748400,"improvement":2950700,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":748400,"exemptImprovement":2950700},{"y":2018,"v":3943400,"taxable":0,"land":512642,"improvement":3430758,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":512642,"exemptImprovement":3430758},{"y":2019,"v":3943400,"taxable":0,"land":512650,"improvement":3430750,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":512650,"exemptImprovement":3430750},{"y":2020,"v":3943400,"taxable":0,"land":512650,"improvement":3430750,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":512650,"exemptImprovement":3430750},{"y":2021,"v":3943400,"taxable":0,"land":512650,"improvement":3430750,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":512650,"exemptImprovement":3430750},{"y":2022,"v":3943400,"taxable":0,"land":512650,"improvement":3430750,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":512650,"exemptImprovement":3430750},{"y":2023,"v":3943400,"taxable":0,"land":512650,"improvement":3430750,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":512650,"exemptImprovement":3430750},{"y":2024,"v":3943400,"taxable":0,"land":512650,"improvement":3430750,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":512650,"exemptImprovement":3430750},{"y":2025,"v":3943400,"taxable":0,"land":512650,"improvement":3430750,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":512650,"exemptImprovement":3430750},{"y":2026,"v":3943400,"taxable":0,"land":512650,"improvement":3430750,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":512650,"exemptImprovement":3430750},{"y":2027,"v":3943400,"taxable":0,"land":512650,"improvement":3430750,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":512650,"exemptImprovement":3430750}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"257640","date":"2010-01-20","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-01-20","scope":"REGISTER USE AS OFFICES, CLASSROOMS AND RELATED UNIVERSITY USES WITH 119 ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED"},{"number":"350590","date":"2011-07-25","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-07-25","scope":"1ST FLOOR USE TO ART GALLERY, SCREENING ROOM AND THEATER"},{"number":"374070","date":"2011-12-09","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-01-03","scope":"CLASSROOMS-INSTALLING FLOOR DRAINS,ROOF DRAINS,WATER CLOSETS,LAVS,URINALS. INSTALLING SANITARY RAIN WATER AND DOMESTIC WATER WITHIN BLDG."},{"number":"367336","date":"2011-12-14","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-01-03","scope":"INTERIOR & EXTERIOR RENOVATION AND ALTERATION OF EXISTING ONE STORY BUIDLING. SEE ALSO AP #368404 FOR ONE-STORY ADDITION."},{"number":"368404","date":"2011-12-14","work":"Addition","type":"BP_ADDITON","description":"ADDITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-01-03","scope":"ONE-STORY ADDITION TO EXISTING ONE-STORY BUILDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLANS APPROVED UNDER AP #367336."},{"number":"368424","date":"2012-01-31","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-01-03","scope":"INSTTALL HVAC AS PART OF ALTERATION/ADDITION TO ONE-STORY BLDG. SEE AP #367336 FOR ALTERATION PERMIT AND AP #368404 FOR ADDITION PERMIT."},{"number":"395887","date":"2012-05-04","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-01-03","scope":"INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13"},{"number":"416948","date":"2012-08-24","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-08-24","scope":"INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) EXTERIOR FLATWALL SIGN"},{"number":"423961","date":"2012-09-24","work":"Sign","type":"BP_SIGN","description":"SIGN PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-01-03","scope":"INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) NON-ILLUMINATED FLATWALL SIGN PER PLANS."},{"number":"621963","date":"2015-07-07","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-01-11","scope":"TEAR OFF EXISTING ROOF SYSTEM DOWN TO THE TECTUM DECK. INSTALL 3 INCH ISO IN OLYBOND ADHESIVE OVER TECTUM DECK. INSTALL 1/4 INCH DENS DECK PRIME IN OLYBOND ADHESIVE OVER INSULATION. INSTALL SOLAR BRITE KEE 60 MIL MEMBRANE IN BONDING ADHESIVE OVER DENS DECK PRIME. HEAT WELD SEAMS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE TO ATTACHED SPECIFICATION SHEETS."},{"number":"812435","date":"2019-09-27","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-09-27","scope":"SPECIAL EXCEPTION/PERMIT FOR THE PROPOSED LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE TWO (2) LOTS (PROPOSED PREMISES C AND D) FROM ONE LOT (3401 FILBERT ST)"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2012,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2014,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2015,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2017,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2017,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2018,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed ×2"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-10","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #31734: OPEN · Granted; related permit 812435. Use permit #257640: 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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jul 18, 2026; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Dec 21, 2024; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jul 31, 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":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 5 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Nov 10, 2025.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"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.","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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. 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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 4 historical violations across 3 cases.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"}],"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/"}]}