{"asOf":"2026-07-24T13:56:13.907Z","block":"8400-8499 E ROOSEVELT BLVD","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/8400-8499-e-roosevelt-blvd","address":"8401R E ROOSEVELT BLVD","parcelNumber":"881000152","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881000152","ownerType":"investor","kind":"apartments","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"YI0","buildingCodeNew":"804","buildingClass":"HEALTH FAC LIFE CARE MAS","buildingClassNew":"APARTMENTS - LOW RISE","useLabel":"Apartments","owner":"EVANGELICAL SENIOR HOUSING","coOwner":null,"marketValue":4878000,"landAssessment":975600,"improvementAssessment":3902400,"livableArea":50400,"yearBuilt":2005,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2024-09-18T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.06152408280645,"lng":-75.04013456440013,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.039336962,40.061632604],[-75.040738677,40.060891899],[-75.040912778,40.061086418],[-75.040788456,40.061378667],[-75.040494088,40.061534221],[-75.039852696,40.062208828],[-75.039336962,40.061632604]]]},"liDistrict":"EAST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2024-009100","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2023-05-18","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2024-05-18","buildingId":"1305259"},{"number":"BC-2024-014666","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2023-09-30","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2024-09-30","buildingId":"1305259"},{"number":"BC-2024-009083","type":"Special Hazards Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-01-05","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-01-05","buildingId":"1305259"},{"number":"BC-2024-009795","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-01-09","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-01-09","buildingId":"1305259"},{"number":"BC-2024-016904","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-05-15","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-05-15","buildingId":"1305259"},{"number":"BC-2024-026721","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-09-30","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-09-30","buildingId":"1305259"},{"number":"BC-2025-003358","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-01-23","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-01-23","buildingId":"1305259"},{"number":"BC-2025-003362","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-01-23","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-01-23","buildingId":"1305259"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19152","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":84772,"zoning":"RSA1","grade":"B","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"6970 GERMANTOWN AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19119","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":2000000,"taxable":0,"land":600000,"improvement":1400000,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":600000,"exemptImprovement":1400000},{"y":2026,"v":2000000,"taxable":0,"land":600000,"improvement":1400000,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":600000,"exemptImprovement":1400000},{"y":2027,"v":4878000,"taxable":0,"land":975600,"improvement":3902400,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":975600,"exemptImprovement":3902400}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2021-006593","date":"2021-06-22","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family"},{"number":"GM-2025-002650","date":"2025-04-11","work":"Exterior Window and Door Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"EZ PERMIT STANDARDS WINDOWS & DOORS For Replacement of Exterior Windows & Doors without submitting plans by meeting the Conditions and Design Limitations below. Any deviations from this permit standard will result in permit revocation. Remove and replace Double Hung Windows"},{"number":"PP-2025-008623","date":"2025-08-12","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-08-20","scope":"Install 80 gallon water heater"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Exterior Window and Door Replacement"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 144% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $2,000,000 to $4,878,000","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":"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":"1 permit not marked completed: GM-2025-002650 (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":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jan 23, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jan 23, 2026; Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Jan 5, 2025","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":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as apartments; 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":"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 apartments. 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/"}]}