{"asOf":"2026-07-27T16:32:52.247Z","block":"5600-5699 CHESTER AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/5600-5699-chester-ave","address":"5645 CHESTER AVE","parcelNumber":"871235550","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=871235550","ownerType":"investor","kind":"mixed-use","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"Y50","buildingCodeNew":"820","buildingClass":"STR/OFF+APT 3 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW MIXED-COM/RES-BLT AS RES","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"65TH INVESTMENTS LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":110300,"landAssessment":22000,"improvementAssessment":88300,"livableArea":2829,"yearBuilt":1920,"lastSale":{"price":11768,"date":"2018-12-01T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"817121","date":"2008-01-25","code":"PM-102.4/2","title":"LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"817122","date":"2008-01-25","code":"PM-306.0/1","title":"VACANT PROP STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"817123","date":"2008-01-25","code":"PM-302.2/1","title":"EXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3322434","date":"2013-02-05","code":"PM-102.4/2","title":"LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4650093","date":"2014-10-06","code":"9-3905","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4123968","date":"2015-04-06","code":"PM-306.2/4","title":"VAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4123967","date":"2015-04-06","code":"PM-102.4/2","title":"LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4650187","date":"2018-04-24","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4650185","date":"2018-04-24","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4650184","date":"2018-04-24","code":"PM15-108.2","title":"VACANT AND OPEN","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4650188","date":"2018-04-24","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH AND GARBAGE","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4650186","date":"2018-04-24","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"211974940","date":"2019-10-18","code":"PM15-304.1G","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-05-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"211974941","date":"2019-10-18","code":"PM15-304.1H","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-05-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"211974966","date":"2019-10-18","code":"PM15-108.1","title":"UNSAFE STRUCTURE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-05-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"144395","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BRU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2008-01-28","completedDate":"2009-04-20","violations":[{"number":"817121","date":"2008-01-25","code":"PM-102.4/2","title":"LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"817122","date":"2008-01-25","code":"PM-306.0/1","title":"VACANT PROP STANDARD","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"817123","date":"2008-01-25","code":"PM-302.2/1","title":"EXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"368355","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2013-02-05","completedDate":"2016-07-20","violations":[{"number":"3322434","date":"2013-02-05","code":"PM-102.4/2","title":"LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"454183","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2014-09-25","completedDate":"2018-07-09","violations":[{"number":"4650093","date":"2014-10-06","code":"9-3905","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"475040","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2015-04-15","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"4123968","date":"2015-04-06","code":"PM-306.2/4","title":"VAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4123967","date":"2015-04-06","code":"PM-102.4/2","title":"LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"630124","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"HCEU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2018-04-24","completedDate":"2018-08-07","violations":[{"number":"4650187","date":"2018-04-24","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4650185","date":"2018-04-24","code":"PM15-301","title":"VACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4650184","date":"2018-04-24","code":"PM15-108.2","title":"VACANT AND OPEN","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4650188","date":"2018-04-24","code":"PM15-308.1","title":"RUBBISH AND GARBAGE","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"4650186","date":"2018-04-24","code":"PM15-302.1","title":"EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION","status":"CLOSEDCASE","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"712061","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"UNSAFE","responsibility":"CSU INVESTIGATOR","status":"COMPLIED, BALANCE DUE","createdDate":"2019-10-18","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"211974940","date":"2019-10-18","code":"PM15-304.1G","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-05-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"211974941","date":"2019-10-18","code":"PM15-304.1H","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-05-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"211974966","date":"2019-10-18","code":"PM15-108.1","title":"UNSAFE STRUCTURE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-05-13","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2008,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2013,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2014,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2015,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2018,"n":5,"worst":null},{"y":2019,"n":3,"worst":"EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7"}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"22998","date":"2004-02-11","type":"L_INITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"60799","date":"2006-04-18","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"144395","date":"2008-01-26","type":"BRU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"144395","date":"2009-04-17","type":"BRU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"368355","date":"2013-02-05","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"368355","date":"2014-02-28","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"368355","date":"2014-04-10","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"368355","date":"2014-09-10","type":"PRECOURT","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"368355","date":"2014-09-25","type":"PRECOURT","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"475040","date":"2015-04-06","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"475040","date":"2015-05-11","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"475040","date":"2015-08-20","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"475040","date":"2016-04-28","type":"PRECOURT","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"475040","date":"2016-07-19","type":"PRECOURT","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"475040","date":"2016-10-24","type":"PRECOURT","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"454183","date":"2018-04-05","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"454183","date":"2018-04-23","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"630124","date":"2018-04-23","type":"VAC INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"630124","date":"2018-05-24","type":"VAC INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"454183","date":"2018-07-06","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2019-10-18","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2019-11-26","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2020-01-16","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2020-02-25","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2020-06-26","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2020-08-03","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2020-09-14","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2020-10-20","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2020-11-23","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2021-01-15","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2023-08-04","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2023-09-13","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2023-10-26","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2023-12-01","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2024-05-17","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2024-11-05","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2025-02-28","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2025-03-07","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2025-04-16","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"712061","date":"2025-05-13","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2008,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2009,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2013,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2014,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2015,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2016,"fails":3,"passes":0},{"y":2018,"fails":3,"passes":1},{"y":2019,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2020,"fails":7,"passes":0},{"y":2021,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2023,"fails":4,"passes":0},{"y":2024,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2025,"fails":3,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":9218.28,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":true,"totalDue":9218.28,"principalDue":5111.62,"penaltyDue":643.52,"interestDue":1445.81,"otherChargesDue":2017.33,"yearsOwed":8,"oldestYearOwed":2011,"mostRecentYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentPaymentDate":"2021-03-14","assessmentYear":2022,"totalAssessment":100100,"taxableAssessment":100100,"exemptAbatementAssessment":0,"homesteadValue":0,"netTaxAfterHomestead":1401.2,"actionableAtSnapshot":true,"paymentAgreementAtSnapshot":false,"bankruptcyAtSnapshot":false,"assessmentUnderAppealAtSnapshot":false,"yearMonth":"202206"},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.936964527447515,"lng":-75.22720135151907,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.227084768,39.936899016],[-75.227126917,39.936869219],[-75.227318161,39.937031751],[-75.227278765,39.937060738],[-75.227084768,39.936899016]]]},"liDistrict":"SOUTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19143","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":1254,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"7","intCond":"7","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"5645 CHESTER AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19143","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[{"year":2011,"total":290.74,"principal":0,"interest":188.01,"penalty":56.92},{"year":2012,"total":463.04,"principal":0,"interest":275.77,"penalty":77.99},{"year":2013,"total":343,"principal":0,"interest":189.99,"penalty":80.8},{"year":2014,"total":579.81,"principal":0,"interest":307.76,"penalty":152.53},{"year":2015,"total":1036.09,"principal":534.39,"interest":203.82,"penalty":152.53},{"year":2016,"total":2565.01,"principal":2276.22,"interest":34.14,"penalty":22.76}],"taxNet":5277.69,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":141400,"taxable":141400,"land":18800,"improvement":122600,"taxableLand":18800,"taxableImprovement":122600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":42400,"taxable":42400,"land":18800,"improvement":23600,"taxableLand":18800,"taxableImprovement":23600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":96400,"taxable":96400,"land":19280,"improvement":77120,"taxableLand":19280,"taxableImprovement":77120,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":99200,"taxable":99200,"land":19552,"improvement":79648,"taxableLand":19552,"taxableImprovement":79648,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":100100,"taxable":100100,"land":19729,"improvement":80371,"taxableLand":19729,"taxableImprovement":80371,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":100100,"taxable":100100,"land":19729,"improvement":80371,"taxableLand":19729,"taxableImprovement":80371,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":100100,"taxable":100100,"land":19729,"improvement":80371,"taxableLand":19729,"taxableImprovement":80371,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":84800,"taxable":84800,"land":16900,"improvement":67900,"taxableLand":16900,"taxableImprovement":67900,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":84800,"taxable":84800,"land":16900,"improvement":67900,"taxableLand":16900,"taxableImprovement":67900,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":93100,"taxable":93100,"land":18620,"improvement":74480,"taxableLand":18620,"taxableImprovement":74480,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":93100,"taxable":93100,"land":18620,"improvement":74480,"taxableLand":18620,"taxableImprovement":74480,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":110300,"taxable":110300,"land":22000,"improvement":88300,"taxableLand":22000,"taxableImprovement":88300,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":1303,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"CP-2025-002228","date":"2025-04-23","work":"Commercial Make Safe Permit","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-05-13","scope":"MAKE SAFE PERMIT- For (Make safe to comply #712061 as per Engineer's report. Three joists, rear wall, lintel, brick pointing and stucco.) to resolve case #712061. Abutting sidewalk must be closed with fencing a minimum of 6’ in height. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk closure. A separate permit is required for any additional alterations that are not specifically addressed on case #712061. “In accordance with Code Bulletin PM-1801, a PA professional engineer is required to monitor repairs made under this permit. The engineer must submit a sealed statement to the Department confirming that the structure is in sound condition at completion.”"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"viol","w":"5 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":10000},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations incl EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7"},{"y":2021,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×2"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Commercial Make Safe Permit"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"392400","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"SHENA HOLLAND","legalName":"SHENA HOLLAND","address":"5645 CHESTER AVE","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2006-11-22","latestIssueDate":"2010-03-16","expirationDate":"2011-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22"},{"number":"838074","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"65TH INVESTMENTS LLC","legalName":"65TH INVESTMENTS LLC","address":"5645 CHESTER AVE","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2020-02-25","latestIssueDate":"2020-02-25","expirationDate":"2021-02-24","inactiveDate":"2021-04-25"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"838074","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"65TH INVESTMENTS LLC","legalName":"65TH INVESTMENTS LLC","issuedDate":"2020-02-25","latestIssueDate":"2020-02-25","closureDate":"2021-04-25","expirationDate":"2021-02-24","inactiveDate":"2021-04-25","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"392400","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"SHENA HOLLAND","legalName":"SHENA HOLLAND","issuedDate":"2006-11-22","latestIssueDate":"2010-03-16","closureDate":"2012-12-22","expirationDate":"2011-02-28","inactiveDate":"2012-12-22","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["$9,218 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","failed L&I inspection activity in 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."}],"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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"An unsafe-building history still deserves the repair file","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 15 historical violations across 6 cases.","why":"The aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.","action":"Review the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$9,218.28 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2011–2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"31 failed, 3 passed, and 6 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 13, 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #392400: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #838074: Inactive since Apr 25, 2021","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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}