{"asOf":"2026-07-25T21:55:15.887Z","block":"1700-1799 N 7TH ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1700-1799-n-7th-st","address":"1742-48 N 7TH ST","parcelNumber":"777399200","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=777399200","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":true,"buildingCode":"WA0","buildingCodeNew":"620","buildingClass":"HSE WORSHIP ALL 1 STY MAS","buildingClassNew":"RELIGIOUS","useLabel":"Place of worship","owner":"FEDERATION OF PENTECOSTAL","coOwner":null,"marketValue":154300,"landAssessment":20100,"improvementAssessment":134200,"livableArea":3694,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":50000,"date":"1999-11-03T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.978663262633944,"lng":-75.14683606130188,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.146674407,39.978739314],[-75.146710289,39.978552121],[-75.146997503,39.978584283],[-75.146958757,39.978777327],[-75.146674407,39.978739314]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19122","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":5615,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"PO BOX 2205, UNION NJ, 07083","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":144800,"taxable":0,"land":44900,"improvement":99900,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":44900,"exemptImprovement":99900},{"y":2017,"v":144800,"taxable":0,"land":44900,"improvement":99900,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":44900,"exemptImprovement":99900},{"y":2018,"v":154300,"taxable":0,"land":20059,"improvement":134241,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":20059,"exemptImprovement":134241},{"y":2019,"v":154300,"taxable":0,"land":20100,"improvement":134200,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":20100,"exemptImprovement":134200},{"y":2020,"v":154300,"taxable":0,"land":20100,"improvement":134200,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":20100,"exemptImprovement":134200},{"y":2021,"v":154300,"taxable":0,"land":20100,"improvement":134200,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":20100,"exemptImprovement":134200},{"y":2022,"v":154300,"taxable":0,"land":20100,"improvement":134200,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":20100,"exemptImprovement":134200},{"y":2023,"v":154300,"taxable":0,"land":20100,"improvement":134200,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":20100,"exemptImprovement":134200},{"y":2024,"v":154300,"taxable":0,"land":20100,"improvement":134200,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":20100,"exemptImprovement":134200},{"y":2025,"v":154300,"taxable":0,"land":20100,"improvement":134200,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":20100,"exemptImprovement":134200},{"y":2026,"v":154300,"taxable":0,"land":20100,"improvement":134200,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":20100,"exemptImprovement":134200},{"y":2027,"v":154300,"taxable":0,"land":20100,"improvement":134200,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":20100,"exemptImprovement":134200}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"998163","date":"2019-07-31","work":"Wall Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-05-20","scope":"EZ EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS - For the Applications of Exterior Wall Coverings as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."},{"number":"998191","date":"2019-07-31","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-05-20","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":"1026010","date":"2020-11-19","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-06-13","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF FLOOR JOISTS (LESS THAN 2/3RDS) WITH THE INSTALLATION OF STUCCO AND ERECTION OF PARITION WALLS IN THE BASEMENT AND FIRST FLOOR LEVEL. WORK TO ALSO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF A BATHROOM IN THE BASEMENT LEVEL. NO CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ASSOCIATED WITH SCOPE OF WORK, ONLY CORE AND SHELL WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ZONING, INTERIOR FITOUT AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OF THE STRUCTURE. WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDIITONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2021-003157","date":"2021-04-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-08-11","scope":"wire Basement with outlets, switches and lights as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"PP-2021-009275","date":"2021-05-25","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-06-13","scope":"Install 1 WC, 1 LAV AND 1- 3 COMPARTMENT SINK ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC."},{"number":"GM-2022-002437","date":"2022-03-28","work":"Roof Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-05-02","scope":"EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- For the Installation of New Roof Coverings on Exiting Roofs as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.60x60= 3600 sq ft torn down rubber roofing material first layer and aluminum coating"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Wall Covering Replacement"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Roof Covering Replacement"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"5 permits not marked completed: 998163 (Expired), 998191 (Expired), 1026010 (Expired), EP-2021-003157 (Expired), PP-2021-009275 (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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}