{"asOf":"2026-07-30T13:30:38.385Z","block":"4200-4299 PARKSIDE AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/4200-4299-parkside-ave","address":"4272 PARKSIDE AVE","parcelNumber":"881000561","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881000561","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"R50","buildingCodeNew":null,"buildingClass":"ROW B/GAR 3 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":null,"useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"3625 SPRING GARDEN LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":304700,"landAssessment":304700,"improvementAssessment":0,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":null,"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.97696047288524,"lng":-75.2121499832674,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19104","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":11942,"zoning":"RM1","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"4272 PARKSIDE AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19104","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":1325200,"taxable":1325200,"land":1325200,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":1325200,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":1325200,"taxable":1325200,"land":1325200,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":1325200,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":304700,"taxable":304700,"land":304700,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":304700,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":18550,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2024-003501","date":"2024-04-03","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Vacant"},{"number":"ZP-2024-005104","date":"2024-05-31","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"complete demolition of all structures on the lot to become a vacant lot"},{"number":"ZP-2024-006399","date":"2024-06-24","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE TO CREATE A VACANT LOT."},{"number":"ZP-2024-003258","date":"2024-07-22","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ALL STRUCTURES ON THE LOTS (EXCLUDING 4262 PARKSIDE, WHICH IS TO REMAIN). FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED FIVE (5) STORY STRUCTURE (INCLUDING A MIXED-INCOME HEIGHT BONUS). FOR USE AS A MULTI-FAMILY (FORTY-NINE (49) DWELLING UNITS, INCLUDING USE OF THE MIXED-INCOME HOUSING BONUS AND A GREEN ROOF BONUS). NO CHANGES TO 4262 PARKSIDE; ALL SEVEN (7) EXISTING DWELLING UNITS TO REMAIN. TWO (2) ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURES PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE GREEN ROOF (NO OCCUPANCY ON THE GREEN ROOF) AND ROOF DECK. SIXTEEN (16) ACCESSORY CLASS 1A BICYCLE PARKING SPACES LOCATED ALONG AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN. AMENDMENT #1: AMEND TO ELIMINATE ONE (1) DWELLING UNIT (TOTAL FORTY-EIGHT (48) UNITS); ADD FRONT CANOPY; ADD TWO (2) BENCHES AT FRONT; RELOCATE PECO VAULT TO REAR RIGHT SIDE OF BUILDING; REMOVE STAIRS AND RAMPS AT FRONT; AND MODIFY FAÇADE TO INCLUDE COLUMNS/PIERS AT FRONT, CENTERED FRONT DOOR, CANOPY ABOVE ENTRANCE WITH BUILDING NUMBER, BUILDING NAME AND ILLUMINATED LIGHT FIXTURES AT FRONT FAÇADE, AND LIGHT FIXTURES ON COLUMNS/PIERS"},{"number":"CP-2024-004455","date":"2025-04-08","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR STORY BUILDING WITH TWO BELOW GRADE FLOOR LEVELS, GREEN ROOF AND A COMMON ROOF DECK WITH ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURES FOR USE AS FORTY-NINE (49) DWELLING UNITS [UTILIZING GREEN ROOF AND MIXED INCOME HOUSING BONUSES) AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. SEE SP-2024-000899 FOR ASSOCIATED EXCAVATION WORK. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK** AMENDMENT APPROVED 5/18/25 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2024-004455 FOR CHANGES TO UNIT LAYOUTS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. AMENDMENT APPROVED 9/6/25 AMEND NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT CP-2024-004455 FOR CHANGES TO FLOOR LAYOUTS INCLUDING A REDUCTION IN DWELLING UNITS TO FORTY-EIGHT (48) AND CHANGES TO EXTERIOR AND FACADE AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"SP-2024-000899","date":"2026-03-03","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"EXCAVATION WORK FOR A NEW CONSTRUCTION RESIDENTIAL BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEE CP-2024-004455 FOR ASSOCIATED NEW CONSTRUCTION. *2018 IBC REVIEW* AMENDMENT APPROVED 4/18/26 AMEND EXCAVATION PERMIT SP-2024-000899 TO INCLUDE UNDERPINNING AT 4276 PARKSIDE AVE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. UNDERPINNING REQUIRED TO BE MONITORED BY A PA LICENSED PE AT ALL TIMES."},{"number":"PP-2026-004341","date":"2026-06-16","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF APARTMENT BUILDING. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. 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"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":550000},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-29","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 7 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2024","permit activity in 2024, 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"3 permits not marked completed: CP-2024-004455 (Issued), SP-2024-000899 (Issued), PP-2026-004341 (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/"}]}