{"asOf":"2026-07-27T13:10:17.458Z","block":"1200-1299 S 18TH ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1200-1299-s-18th-st","address":"1254-56 S 18TH ST","parcelNumber":"871000539","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=871000539","ownerType":"investor","kind":"mixed-use","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"WC0","buildingCodeNew":"820","buildingClass":"HSE WORSHIP ALL 3 STY MAS","buildingClassNew":"ROW MIXED-COM/RES-BLT AS RES","useLabel":"Place of worship","owner":"MHJL HOLDINGS LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":420200,"landAssessment":54626,"improvementAssessment":365574,"livableArea":5580,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":365000,"date":"2018-09-24T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.93510222188563,"lng":-75.17415059339207,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2026-008358","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-01-13","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-01-13","buildingId":"1418364"},{"number":"BC-2026-008335","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-02-16","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-02-16","buildingId":"1418364"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":2190,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"210 W RITTENHOUSE SQ, PHILADELPHIA PA, 18193","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR PERSONAL SERVICES, COMMERCIAL USES ALLOWED UNDER CMX-1 AND THE EXISTING MULTI-FAMILY (4) UNITS WITH ACCESSORY STORAGE AND (2) ACCESSORY BIKE RACKS IN THE SAME STRUCTURE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2026-04-27","number":"ZP-2025-006042","relatedPermit":"ZP-2025-006042"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":420200,"taxable":420200,"land":54626,"improvement":365574,"taxableLand":54626,"taxableImprovement":365574,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":420200,"taxable":420200,"land":54626,"improvement":365574,"taxableLand":54626,"taxableImprovement":365574,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":5882,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"925176","date":"2018-11-06","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-04-23","scope":"INTERIOR DEMO OF NON LOAD BEARING WALLS ONLY NO STRUCTUAL WORK ON THIS PERMIT"},{"number":"967532","date":"2019-06-21","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-04-29","scope":"FOR A REAR ADDITION TO EXIST. THREE (3) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE, W. UTILITY BASEMENT, MIXED-USE MULTI-FAMILY BUILDING OF MASONRY & WOOD FRAME EXTERIOR WALL & SHALLOW CONCRETE FOUNDATION CONSTRUCTION PER APPROVED PLANS; BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SITE TO BE EXCAVATED AT AREAS ABUTTING PROPERTIES NOT WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS PERMIT. ADJONING PROPERTY OWNER(S) TO BE NOTIFIED IN WRITING MIN. TEN (10) DAYS PRIOR TO START OF WORK PER SEC. B-3307.1 OF THE PHILA. BLDG. CODE. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR 1ST FLR FIT-OUT & ANY MECH., ELEC., PLUMB., & FIRESUPP WORK. (2018 IEBC) AMENDMENT (1/13/2023) TO CHANGE THE BATHROOM LAYOUT AND ADD A SHAFT ENCLOSURE AS PER REVISED PLANS. AMENDMENT (8/5/2O23) TO CHANGE THE LAUNDRY AREA AND TO ADD FLOOR TYPE AS PER REVISED PLANS."},{"number":"1044029","date":"2020-06-17","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR AMENDMENT OF PERMIT #967532 TO EXPAND THE EXISTING BASEMENT TO INCLUDE EXCAVATION WORK, NEW FOUNDATION INSTALLATION, AND CRAWL SPACE/SLAB INSULATION. (IBC 2018)"},{"number":"FP-2023-000780","date":"2023-09-25","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-04-29","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING WITH 4” FIRE SERVICE AND 4\" BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"EP-2023-010282","date":"2023-12-14","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-10-16","scope":"Installation of complete fire alarm system . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."},{"number":"PP-2024-007746","date":"2024-05-31","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-06-28","scope":"Supply and install new 1-1/2” Domestic water line main to building Supply new meter 1-1/2” meter (INSTALLED BY PWD) Supply and install (1) new 4” fire service main to building Supply and install new 6” Storm sewer line main to curb Supply and install (2) new curb traps Supply and install (1) new 6” Sanitary line main to curb Supply and install (2) new 4” fresh air inlets"},{"number":"ZP-2025-006042","date":"2026-03-18","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Personal Services"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":365000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"0996821","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"MHJL Holding LLC","legalName":"MHJL Holding LLC","address":"1254-56 S 18TH ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":4,"issuedDate":"2026-01-06","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-06","expirationDate":"2027-01-05","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0996821","type":"Rental","businessName":"MHJL Holding LLC","legalName":"MHJL Holding LLC","issuedDate":"2026-01-06","latestIssueDate":"2026-01-06","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-01-05","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","units":4,"signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["4 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2025-006042: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2025-006042.","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":"2 permits not marked completed: 925176 (Expired), 1044029 (Issued). 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":"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-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1915 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"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 13, 2027; Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Feb 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/"}]}