{"asOf":"2026-07-27T22:21:44.700Z","block":"2000-2099 E ARIZONA ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2000-2099-e-arizona-st","address":"2012 E ARIZONA ST","parcelNumber":"871541465","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=871541465","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"industrial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"LC0","buildingCodeNew":"821","buildingClass":"IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW MIXED-COM/RES-BLT AS COM","useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"GARDNER JESSE J","coOwner":"CHEN YU HUNG","marketValue":2130000,"landAssessment":426000,"improvementAssessment":1704000,"livableArea":10650,"yearBuilt":1900,"lastSale":null,"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.983502899741055,"lng":-75.1305502878387,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.130381492,39.983470049],[-75.130346601,39.983430435],[-75.130535383,39.983330561],[-75.130750209,39.983576727],[-75.13056499,39.983674716],[-75.130381492,39.983470049]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19125","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":7022,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"B","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":null,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION TO EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. FOR MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (ELEVEN (11) FAMILIES) AND A VACANT COMMERICAL SPACE. SEPARATE USE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR COM","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2022-11-21","number":"ZP-2022-001479","relatedPermit":"ZP-2022-001479"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2022,"v":610400,"taxable":610400,"land":122080,"improvement":488320,"taxableLand":122080,"taxableImprovement":488320,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":610400,"taxable":610400,"land":122080,"improvement":488320,"taxableLand":122080,"taxableImprovement":488320,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":610400,"taxable":610400,"land":122080,"improvement":488320,"taxableLand":122080,"taxableImprovement":488320,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":910500,"taxable":910500,"land":182100,"improvement":728400,"taxableLand":182100,"taxableImprovement":728400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":910500,"taxable":910500,"land":182100,"improvement":728400,"taxableLand":182100,"taxableImprovement":728400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":2130000,"taxable":2130000,"land":426000,"improvement":1704000,"taxableLand":426000,"taxableImprovement":1704000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":12745,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2022-001479","date":"2022-11-02","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION TO EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. **EXTENSION OF ZONING PERMIT ZP-2022-001479 FOR 1-YEAR FROM THE EXPIRATION DATE (UNTIL 11/2/2026) IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 14-303(10)(d) OF THE PHILADELPHIA ZONING CODE AND PER ZBA ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW. NO CHANGES TO PERMIT LANGUAGE.**"},{"number":"FP-2025-002209","date":"2025-10-29","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- For the Relocation of Sprinkler Heads as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 134% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $910,500 to $2,130,000","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2022-001479: Completed · Granted; related permit ZP-2022-001479.","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":"1 permit not marked completed: FP-2025-002209 (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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"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 and appears related-party/family-held.","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/"}],"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/"}]}