{"asOf":"2026-07-28T23:38:00.198Z","block":"600-699 S 42ND ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/600-699-s-42nd-st","address":"600 S 42ND ST","parcelNumber":"881000528","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881000528","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"Y50","buildingCodeNew":null,"buildingClass":"STR/OFF+APT 3 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":null,"useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"EB4200 LLC","coOwner":"SG4200 LLC","marketValue":1806200,"landAssessment":1806200,"improvementAssessment":0,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2023-11-17T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94811177369569,"lng":-75.20729246499745,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.207279234,39.947868533],[-75.207373616,39.947866015],[-75.207404313,39.948351476],[-75.207211661,39.948358489],[-75.207180494,39.94787163],[-75.207279234,39.947868533]]]},"liDistrict":"SOUTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19104","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":9578,"zoning":"CMX1","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":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":1806200,"taxable":1806200,"land":1806200,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":1806200,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":1806200,"taxable":1806200,"land":1806200,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":1806200,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":1806200,"taxable":1806200,"land":1806200,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":1806200,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":25283,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"GM-2023-009883","date":"2023-11-02","work":"Exterior Window and Door Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-12-12","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-2023-002568","date":"2024-02-07","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND THE ERECTION A DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE AND GREENROOF. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2024-003476","date":"2024-03-12","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-04-03","scope":"SEAL LATERAL FOR DEMO"},{"number":"DP-2024-000400","date":"2024-06-19","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-19","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING THREE (3) STORY MASONRY STRUCTURE. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN AND SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. DEMOLITION TO BE DONE BY MECHANICAL AND HAND TOOLS SEQUENCE AS PER PLANS. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS, PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY ENCROACHMENT OR CLOSURE.**DEMOLITION TO OCCUR SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH 4200 CHESTER AVE.** **ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK.**"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Exterior Window and Door Replacement"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2024,"k":"demo"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"282907","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"UVC INC. (T/A TRACK & TURF TAVERN)","legalName":"UVC INC.","address":"600 S 42ND ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2002-07-30","latestIssueDate":"2011-06-30","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":"2014-08-07"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"282907","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"UVC INC. (T/A TRACK & TURF TAVERN)","legalName":"UVC INC.","issuedDate":"2002-07-30","latestIssueDate":"2011-06-30","closureDate":"2014-08-07","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":"2014-08-07","status":"Active","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","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":["4 permit events since 2023","demolition activity since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: GM-2023-009883 (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":"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/"}]}