{"asOf":"2026-07-29T19:58:31.244Z","block":"2500-2599 CARWITHAN ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2500-2599-carwithan-st","address":"2547 CARWITHAN ST","parcelNumber":"881000488","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881000488","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"A16","buildingCodeNew":null,"buildingClass":"DET 1 STY FRAME","buildingClassNew":null,"useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"BM2430 HOLDINGS LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":121900,"landAssessment":121900,"improvementAssessment":0,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2025-02-18T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.0700427084481,"lng":-75.02893496016368,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19114","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":19500,"zoning":"RSA3","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"173 MONROE CT, SOUTHAMPTON PA, 18966","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":268000,"taxable":268000,"land":268000,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":268000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":121900,"taxable":121900,"land":121900,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":121900,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":3751,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2023-007152","date":"2023-07-31","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED BUILDING. (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS)"},{"number":"CP-2024-004955","date":"2025-09-24","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED THREE-STORY WITH MEZZANINES BUILDING (PARCEL A) FOR USE AS EIGHTEEN (18) DWELLING UNITS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE PRIVATE DRIVEWAY AND ACCESSORY SURFACE PARKING LOT. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 12/7/25 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2024-004955 FOR CHANGES TO LAYOUTS AND EXTERIOR WALL OPENINGS TO ACCOMODATE MECHANICAL SYSTEM CHANGES AS PER APPROVED PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: CP-2024-004955 (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.","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/"}]}