{"asOf":"2026-07-26T19:43:54.235Z","block":"5000-5099 FRANKFORD AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/5000-5099-frankford-ave","address":"5001 FRANKFORD AVE","parcelNumber":"881000551","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881000551","ownerType":"investor","kind":"apartments","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"DD0","buildingCodeNew":"804","buildingClass":"OFF BLD N/PKG N/COM MASON","buildingClassNew":"APARTMENTS - LOW RISE","useLabel":"Apartments","owner":"5001 FRANKFORD LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":1612100,"landAssessment":161200,"improvementAssessment":1450900,"livableArea":19095,"yearBuilt":1950,"lastSale":{"price":null,"date":"2025-08-07T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2023-085731","date":"2023-10-31","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-12-08","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"CF-2023-114032","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2023-10-31","completedDate":"2023-12-11","violations":[{"number":"VI-2023-085731","date":"2023-10-31","code":"PM15-302.4","title":"EXTERIOR AREA WEEDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-12-08","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2023,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-114032","date":"2023-10-31","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-114032","date":"2023-11-15","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-114032","date":"2023-12-11","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2023,"fails":2,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.020298660130706,"lng":-75.08000177519328,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"EAST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2026-016467","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-06-09","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-06-09","buildingId":"1358112"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19124","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":8114,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"2","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"227 ANGELIQUE ST, WEEHAWKEN NJ, 07086","mailOut":true,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNITY OF USE TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT FOR ZONING PURPOSES WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS TO BE RECORDED BY DEED TO BIND CURRENT AND FUTURE OWNERS OF THE CONTIGUOUS TWO (2) PARCELS (5001 FRANKFORD AV","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2026-03-02","number":"ZP-2024-007561","relatedPermit":"ZP-2024-007561"},{"type":"LIRB Violation Appeal","grounds":"See attached","status":"Closed","outcome":"Complete","date":"2025-12-19","number":"HA-2025-002189","relatedPermit":null}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":400000,"taxable":400000,"land":133000,"improvement":267000,"taxableLand":133000,"taxableImprovement":267000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":400000,"taxable":400000,"land":133000,"improvement":267000,"taxableLand":133000,"taxableImprovement":267000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":1612100,"taxable":1612100,"land":161200,"improvement":1450900,"taxableLand":161200,"taxableImprovement":1450900,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":5599,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"GM-2023-001667","date":"2023-03-15","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-04-01","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- For the interior demolition on non-bearing partition wall and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk and street closures. Removal of interior non-load bearing partitions and other finishes in preparation for a full zoning and building permit to be submitted."},{"number":"ZP-2023-013567","date":"2024-01-16","work":"Lot Line Relocation","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE TWO (2) LOTS (PREMISES F & G) FROM FIVE (5) DEEDED PREMISES UNDER ONE OPA ACCOUNT (5001-05 FRANKFORD AVE). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2024-000362","date":"2024-01-24","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Medical, Dental, and Health Practitioner - Group Medical, Dental, and Health Practitioner"},{"number":"ZP-2024-002573","date":"2024-05-24","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Amendment Ready For Issue","completedDate":null,"scope":"AMENDMENT #2: AMEND TO PROVIDE ENTRANCE STEPS AND RAMPS ALONG FRANKFORD AVE, AS PER AMENDED PLAN AMENDMENT # 1: AMEND TO ADD A ROOFTOP ACCESS STRUCTURE ON A FLAT ROOF FOR MAINTENANCE ONLY, AS PER THE AMENDED PLAN. FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE; FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY (TOTAL TWENTY-FIVE (25) DWELLING UNITS, INCLUDING FIVE (5) AFFORDABLE UNITS) FIRST THROUGH 4TH FLOORS WITH AN EXISTING GROUP MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND HEALTH PRACTITIONER OFFICE AT THE GROUND FLOOR ALONG PRIMARY FRONTAGE FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 FEET; AND NINE (9) ACCESSORY CLASS 1A BICYCLE PARKING SPACES LOCATED ALONG AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2024-011892","date":"2024-12-11","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Maintenance and Repair of Consumer Goods; Retail Sales - Food, Beverages, and Groceries"},{"number":"CP-2024-003910","date":"2025-01-28","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR LEVEL III INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, ADDITION ON SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR AND EXTERIOR FACADE WORK TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED BUILDING FOR THE USE OF LAUNDROMAT (B OCCUPANCY) AND VACANT NON-RESIDENTIAL USE (SEPARATE FIT OUT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) AT THE FIRST FLOOR AND R2 OCCUPANCY-20 DWELLING UNITS (INCLUDES 1 ACCESSIBLE DWELLING UNIT ON THE GROUND FLOOR) AS PHASE 1A. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVMENTS THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"PP-2025-002867","date":"2025-04-09","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-06-04","scope":"Installation of full 1.5\" water,2' water for commercial ,8\" sanitary,6\" storm"},{"number":"MP-2025-000857","date":"2025-04-15","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Amendment Application Incomplete","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES, EQUIPMENT, DUCTWORK AND REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS PER APPROVED PLANS AND MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. *2018 IMC REVIEW* **AMENDMENT 12/23/25 TO MODIFY THE DRYER EXHAUST SYSTEM LAYOUT AND SHAFT CONFIGURATION.**"},{"number":"PP-2025-004106","date":"2025-05-01","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Amendment Applicant Revisions","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 23 HOT WATER HEATERS, 1 BACKFLOW PREVENTER, 1 EJECTOR SUMP PUMP,, 1 LINT INTERCEPTOR, 21 HUB DRAINS, 1 DRINKING FOUNTAIN, 6 ROOF DRAINS, 21 WASHING MACHINE BOXES, 1 SUMP PUMP, 1 TROUGH DRAIN, 5 FLOOR DRAINS, 26 WATER CLOSETS, 20 SHOWER/TUBS, 26 LAVATORIES AND 20 KITCHEN SINKS ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC AND PER PLANS. AMENDMENT: INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL BACKFLOW PREVENTER ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC."},{"number":"FP-2025-000789","date":"2025-05-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A 2\" WILKINS 950XLT2 BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"EP-2025-004385","date":"2025-05-08","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Rough-In Permit for EP-2025-004383 Install Service Equipment as per drawings, INSTALL WIRING THROUGHOUT COMMON AREAS, & all DWELLING UNITS AND COMMERCIAL. INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL & EMERGENCY, SWITCHES, SENSORS, RECEPTACLES, & SMOKE ALARMS. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE MECHANICAL, HVAC, & ELEVATOR EQUIPMENT INSTALL RESCUE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM.. INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT"},{"number":"EP-2025-004383","date":"2025-11-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-07-10","scope":"Install a 1600 amp service with grounding. Install a 1200 amp meter bank with (20) 125 amp panels, (1) 200 amp MLO house panel, and (1) 200 amp MLO commercial panel. Install (1) 400 amp service disconnect and (1) 400 amp MLO commercial panel. Install lighting (normal and emergency), switches, receptacles, smoke alarms. Provide power for mechanical, HVAC, and elevator equipment as per 2017 NEC. Install Rescue and Assistance System. Install fire alarm system as per 2016 NFPA 72."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"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","2 zoning/board appeals since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 303% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $400,000 to $1,612,100","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":"Appeal #ZP-2024-007561: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2024-007561.","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":"7 permits not marked completed: GM-2023-001667 (Expired), ZP-2024-002573 (Amendment Ready For Issue), CP-2024-003910 (Issued), MP-2025-000857 (Amendment Application Incomplete), PP-2025-004106 (Amendment Applicant Revisions). 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 11, 2023.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","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/"},{"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jun 9, 2027","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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"}],"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/"}]}