{"asOf":"2026-07-26T09:10:55.169Z","block":"700-799 S 4TH ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/700-799-s-4th-st","address":"703 S 4TH ST","parcelNumber":"871000352","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=871000352","ownerType":"investor","kind":"mixed-use","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"Y50","buildingCodeNew":"821","buildingClass":"STR/OFF+APT 3 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW MIXED-COM/RES-BLT AS COM","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"PARKSIDE52 HOLDINGS LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":536000,"landAssessment":107200,"improvementAssessment":428800,"livableArea":3402,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":null,"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.9403753206257,"lng":-75.14926459943702,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2026-004623","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-01-16","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-01-16","buildingId":"1516061"},{"number":"BC-2026-004624","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-01-16","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-01-16","buildingId":"1540816"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19147","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":null,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"6","intCond":"6","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"152 TRENT ROAD, WYNNEWOOD PA, 19096","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2027,"v":536000,"taxable":536000,"land":107200,"improvement":428800,"taxableLand":107200,"taxableImprovement":428800,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":null,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2024-012208","date":"2024-12-31","work":"Lot Line Relocation","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT WITH EXISTING STRUCTURE (PROPOSED PARCEL A) FROM TWO (2) EXISTING LOTS (703 1/2 S. 4TH STREET & 703 S. 4TH STREET) . SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS/APPLICATION."},{"number":"GM-2025-000498","date":"2025-01-16","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-08-04","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"CP-2025-002700","date":"2025-07-11","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR LEVEL III INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND THE CONSOLIDATION OF TWO (2) BUILDINGS (PREVIOUSLY ADDRESSED 703 AND 703 1/2 S 4TH ST) INTO ONE (1) BUILDING ON ONE (1) CONSOLIDATED LOT (SEE ZONING PERMIT ZP-2024-012208). FOR USE AS TWO (2) VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACES (SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO FIT-OUTS AND ISSUANCE OF C.O.'s) AND THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS (GROUP R-2). BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IEBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO START OF WORK. [AMENDMENT 11/10/2025 FOR CHANGES TO INTERIOR LAYOUT, RELOCATION OF INTERIOR STAIRS, REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF STAIRS TO ROOF WITH NEW ROOF ACCESS HATCH, AND NEW EXTERIOR ENTRY STEPS AND LANDING AS PER APPROVED AMENDED PLANS.]"},{"number":"MP-2025-003433","date":"2025-12-15","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo CP-2025-002700 [AMENDMENT 1/12/2026 FOR CHANGES TO LOCATIONS OF HVAC SYSTEM COMPONENTS TO ADDRESS LAYOUT CHANGES AS PER APPROVED AMENDED PLANS.]"},{"number":"PP-2025-008139","date":"2025-12-15","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"AMENDMENT 4/8/2026 REVISE FLOOR PLAN TO CORRESPOND WITH UPDATED ARCHITECTUAL PLANS Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo CP-2025-002700"},{"number":"EP-2025-005984","date":"2026-01-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Amendment: The building permit layout was changed, this amendment to match the layout of the building permit."},{"number":"FP-2026-000774","date":"2026-05-04","work":"Rough-In","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-11","scope":"Rough-In Permit for FP-2026-000737 SUPPLY AND INSTALL ALL REQUIRED SPRINKLERS, PIPING, HANGERS AND FITTINGS PER NFPA 13"},{"number":"FP-2026-000737","date":"2026-05-10","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF 2-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE, 2.5-INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS, HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS AND NFPA 13."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":680000},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Lot Line Relocation"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"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 8 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2024","permit activity in 2024, 2025, 2026"],"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":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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":"5 permits not marked completed: CP-2025-002700 (Issued), MP-2025-003433 (Issued), PP-2025-008139 (Issued), EP-2025-005984 (Issued), FP-2026-000737 (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":"mixed-use","level":"verify","title":"Residential and business space run on separate compliance tracks","finding":"OPA classifies this parcel as mixed-use.","why":"The zoning/use and occupancy file must cover the actual residential and commercial spaces. Dwelling units can require Rental Licenses and lead compliance; the operator can separately need an Activity License and sector license; installed fire systems can require annual certification.","action":"Match every dwelling and business use to the zoning permit, CO, current operator licenses, and life-safety filings.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use. 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":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jan 16, 2027","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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}