{"asOf":"2026-07-28T00:54:30.774Z","block":"1200-1299 N DELAWARE AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1200-1299-n-delaware-ave","address":"1212-16 N DELAWARE AVE","parcelNumber":"881000477","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881000477","ownerType":"investor","kind":"apartments","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"LC0","buildingCodeNew":"830","buildingClass":"IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"APARTMENTS - MID RISE","useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"1212 NORTH DELAWARE AVENUE QOZ LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":801100,"landAssessment":801100,"improvementAssessment":0,"livableArea":40000,"yearBuilt":2026,"lastSale":{"price":3100000,"date":"2024-04-29T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.96700183335861,"lng":-75.12994012521521,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.129987864,39.966839388],[-75.130090826,39.966799375],[-75.130199341,39.967005448],[-75.129731351,39.967192458],[-75.129666659,39.967072354],[-75.129987864,39.966839388]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19125","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":6,"lotArea":10014,"zoning":"CMX3","grade":"B","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1199 LUDLOW ST APT 1412, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19107","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"BBS Permit Denial","grounds":"FOR THE PRELIMINARY REVIEW OF THE EXTERIOR WALL OPENINGS. 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FOR THE CREATION OF ONE(1) ACCESSIBLE SPACE ON LOT.. FOR THE CREATION OF SIXTEEN(16) BICYCLE SPACES IN AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"CP-2021-006936","date":"2021-12-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-12-12","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE; ROOF DECKS ACCESSED BY A ROOF TOP STRUCTURES WITH TWELVE(12) OFF-SITE PARKING SPACES ( ONE(1) AUTOSHARE SPACE) ( WITHIN 1,000 FT OF AN ENTRANCE TO THE PRINCIPAL USE ) ( PROVIDED FROM 950-56 MARLBOROUGH ST- PARCEL A WITH AN LEASE EASEMENT AND AGREEMENT IN BETWEEN TWO(2) PROPERTY OWNERS). FOR THE CREATION OF ONE(1) ACCESSIBLE SPACE ON LOT. FOR THE CREATION OF SIXTEEN(16) BICYCLE SPACES IN AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE. FOR A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE AT FIRST FLOOR (SEPARATE USE REGISTRATION AND FIT-OUT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) WITH MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING( 48 DWELLING UNITS) FROM SECOND(2ND) FLOORS THROUGH SIXTH(6TH) FLOORS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FP WORK. SEPARATE APPROVAL REQUIRED FROM PA L&I FOR ELEVATOR INSTALLATION."},{"number":"ZP-2023-009750","date":"2024-01-17","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Amendment Application Incomplete","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING ONE (1) STORY STRUCTURE ON LOT; FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED STRUCTURE (MAX. 84 FT. HIGH) WITH A DECK ACCESSED FROM THE SEVENTH FLOOR AND A ROOF STRUCTURE FOR THE HOUSING OF ELEVATORS AND STAIRWAYS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"CP-2024-001836","date":"2025-03-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Amendment Applicant Revisions","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A SEVEN (7) STORY STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SHELL COMMERCIAL SPACE (USE REGISTRATION & FIT-OUT PERMITS REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AND SIXTY-TWO (62) DWELLING UNITS WITH ACCESSORY PARKING AREA AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO UTILIZE HORIZONTAL SEPARATIONS TO CREATE TWO (2) SEPARATE BUILDINGS WITH TWO (2) DIFFERENT CONSTRUCTION TYPES (1ST & 2ND FLOORS - TYPE IA AND 3RD THROUGH 7TH FLOORS - TYPE IIIA). BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. FIRE RETARDANT TREATED STUDS AND SHEATHING REQUIRED FOR EXTERIOR WALLS IN TYPE III CONSTRUCTION. FIRE WATCH REQUIRED PER CODE BULLETIN F-2001. *2018 IBC* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"PP-2025-007634","date":"2025-06-10","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-07-09","scope":"Seal lateral for demo"},{"number":"GM-2025-005440","date":"2025-06-10","work":"Party Wall Protection","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-20","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"ZP-2025-005750","date":"2025-07-23","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-19","scope":"Full Demolition to create vacant lot"},{"number":"DP-2025-000620","date":"2025-07-28","work":"Major Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-20","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ONE EXISTING DETACHED/ATTACHED 2-STORY, VACANT COMMERICAL STRUCTURE BY HAND & MECHANICAL DEMOLITION. **ALL WORK WITHIN 15 FEET OF 318 ALLEN STREET TO BE BY HAND DEMOLITION ONLY. ** ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 12 FEET (MECHANICAL- ½ HT OF BUILDING; HAND DEMO 1/4TH OF BUILDING) OF BUILDING FACADES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. ** SEE GM-2025-005440 FOR PARTY WALL PROTECTION ** ASBESTOS REMOVAL/REMEDIATION REQUIRED **"},{"number":"EP-2025-012159","date":"2025-12-29","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-12-31","scope":"Install 200amp temporary service equipment"},{"number":"PP-2026-000968","date":"2026-01-28","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install 4\" domestic water service, backflow, storm and sanitary curb traps complete with fresh air inlets and main house drains. Install (5)- 8x8 yard drains as per plans"},{"number":"PP-2026-001891","date":"2026-04-16","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF MIXED USE BUILDING.. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. ALL MATERIALS SHALL BE METALLIC TO ROOF EXTENSION FOR COMMERCIAL SPACE. VENTING TO BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 919 PHILADELPHIA SINGLE STACK VENT SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE INSTALLED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS"},{"number":"FP-2026-000636","date":"2026-05-12","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF FOUR-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE, FOUR-INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTER, FIRE PUMP, FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND STANDPIPES IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS, HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS, NFPA 13, NFPA 14, AND NFPA 20."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Party Wall Protection"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Major Demolition"},{"y":2025,"k":"demo"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"473481","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE WHOLESALERS","legalName":"INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE WHOLESALERS","address":"1212-16 N DELAWARE AVE","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2009-05-12","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-27","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"473481","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE WHOLESALERS","legalName":"INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE WHOLESALERS","issuedDate":"2009-05-12","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-27","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","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":["10 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023","demolition activity 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":"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":"6 permits not marked completed: CP-2021-006936 (Expired), ZP-2023-009750 (Amendment Application Incomplete), CP-2024-001836 (Amendment Applicant Revisions), PP-2026-000968 (Issued), PP-2026-001891 (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":"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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"3 fire/suppression-related permits 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.","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":"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/"}]}