{"asOf":"2026-07-23T20:46:57.906Z","block":"100-199 BERKLEY ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/100-199-berkley-st","address":"133 BERKLEY ST","parcelNumber":"881000347","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881000347","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"SC","buildingCodeNew":null,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND COMMER < ACRE","buildingClassNew":null,"useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"WAYNE JUNCTION PROPERTIES","coOwner":null,"marketValue":496700,"landAssessment":49600,"improvementAssessment":447100,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2024-11-19T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.02326103521152,"lng":-75.16132608387692,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.161123572,40.023045727],[-75.161389659,40.022862678],[-75.161844916,40.023253834],[-75.161247547,40.023664782],[-75.160815915,40.023257374],[-75.161123572,40.023045727]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19144","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":42089,"zoning":"CMX3","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":null,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":496710,"taxable":0,"land":496710,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":496710,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":496700,"taxable":0,"land":49600,"improvement":447100,"taxableLand":0,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":49600,"exemptImprovement":447100}],"taxNow":0,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2020-004132","date":"2020-09-16","work":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO COMBINE TWO EXISTING LOTS (113 BERKLEY ST AND 133 BERKLEY ST) INTO ONE LOT. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2021-003501","date":"2021-04-09","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE ON LOT."},{"number":"ZP-2021-011193C","date":"2021-09-23","work":"Conditional Zoning Approval","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-12-04","scope":"CONDITIONAL PERMIT ; FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE; ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOTHOUSE WITH ELEVATOR AND LOBBIES AND DECK AT SECOND FLOOR. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"ZP-2021-011193","date":"2022-06-16","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED STRUCTURE; ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOTHOUSE WITH ELEVATOR AND LOBBIES AND DECK AT SECOND FLOOR. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":125000},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Conditional Zoning Approval"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"444582","type":"Rental","status":"Closed","businessName":"IRA POTTER (RECOVERY KING DRUG ADDICTION)","legalName":"IRA POTTER","address":"133 BERKLEY ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":2,"issuedDate":"2008-05-08","latestIssueDate":"2014-03-15","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29"},{"number":"801546","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"Wayne Junction Properties LLC","legalName":"Wayne Junction Properties LLC ","address":"133 BERKLEY ST","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2019-02-04","latestIssueDate":"2019-02-04","expirationDate":"2020-02-03","inactiveDate":"2020-04-03"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"801546","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"Wayne Junction Properties LLC","legalName":"Wayne Junction Properties LLC ","issuedDate":"2019-02-04","latestIssueDate":"2019-02-04","closureDate":"2020-04-03","expirationDate":"2020-02-03","inactiveDate":"2020-04-03","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"444582","type":"Rental","businessName":"IRA POTTER (RECOVERY KING DRUG ADDICTION)","legalName":"IRA POTTER","issuedDate":"2008-05-08","latestIssueDate":"2014-03-15","closureDate":"2015-04-29","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: ZP-2021-011193C (Expired). 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot #801546: Inactive since Apr 3, 2020","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":"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":"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/"}],"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/"}]}