{"asOf":"2026-07-28T09:33:53.635Z","block":"4900-4999 CHESTNUT ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/4900-4999-chestnut-st","address":"4902-06 CHESTNUT ST","parcelNumber":"881000783","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881000783","ownerType":"investor","kind":"apartments","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"X50","buildingCodeNew":"804","buildingClass":"HOTEL/RM HSE 3 STY MASON","buildingClassNew":"APARTMENTS - LOW RISE","useLabel":"Hotel","owner":"4902-06 CHESTNUT LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":1598700,"landAssessment":159800,"improvementAssessment":1438900,"livableArea":8400,"yearBuilt":1930,"lastSale":{"price":750000,"date":"2023-01-11T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.957509436709294,"lng":-75.21956452836748,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2025-017398","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-05-23","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-05-23","buildingId":"1467247"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19139","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":5096,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"2","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"45 E CITY AVENUE 20001, BALA CYNWYD PA, 19004","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":1598000,"taxable":540000,"land":159800,"improvement":1438200,"taxableLand":159800,"taxableImprovement":380200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1058000},{"y":2026,"v":1598000,"taxable":540000,"land":159800,"improvement":1438200,"taxableLand":159800,"taxableImprovement":380200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1058000},{"y":2027,"v":1598700,"taxable":540185,"land":159800,"improvement":1438900,"taxableLand":159800,"taxableImprovement":380385,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1058515}],"taxNow":7559,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"GM-2023-000374","date":"2023-02-23","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-04-14","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. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations; including underpinning, excavation and removed of foundation slab."},{"number":"GP-2023-000429","date":"2023-04-21","work":"Tank Install/Removal","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-06-02","scope":"FOR IN-PLACE CLOSURE OF AN EXISTING UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2023-009719","date":"2023-09-26","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family"},{"number":"CP-2023-005238","date":"2023-09-28","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-07-02","scope":"FOR LEVEL III ALTERATIONS AND CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY PER APPROVED PLANS FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (ELEVEN DWELLING UNITS). BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED WITH NFPA 13R. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION. *AMEND 1/16/24; REVISE FLOOR FRAMING AND FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLIES PER AMENDED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS*"},{"number":"EP-2023-009687","date":"2023-10-12","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-05-20","scope":"Install new 600 amp electrical service and wire throughout an existing building for an 11-unit residential as per 2017 NEC. Install new fire alarm system as per 2016 NFPA 72."},{"number":"FP-2023-002505","date":"2023-11-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-07-02","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN NFPA 13R SYSTEM FOR A MULTI-FAMILY (11 UNITS) DWELLING SERVICED BY A FOUR (4) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A 4 INCH AMES COLT 200 BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK."},{"number":"MP-2023-004438","date":"2023-11-10","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-05-07","scope":"For a new mechanical system installation to accommodate an existing structure. Work to be peformed per approved plans. ** If field conditions vary, contact design egineer prior to start of work**separate permits required for any other work**"},{"number":"PP-2023-016070","date":"2023-12-21","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-07-02","scope":"INSTALL 11 WATER CLOSETS, 11 LAVATORIES, 11 SHOWER/TUBS, 11 KITCHEN SINKS, 3 HOT WATER HEATERS, 1 FLOOR DRAIN, 4 BACKWATER VALVES, 1 BACKFLOW PREVENTER, 3 STORM DRAINS AND 2 AREA DRAINS ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"PP-2023-017029","date":"2023-12-28","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-02-05","scope":"REPLACE 2\" BACKFLOW DEVICE."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Tank Install/Removal"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"0956427","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"4902-06 CHESTNUT LLC","legalName":"4902-06 CHESTNUT LLC","address":"4902-06 CHESTNUT ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":11,"issuedDate":"2024-07-16","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-01","expirationDate":"2027-07-15","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0956427","type":"Rental","businessName":"4902-06 CHESTNUT LLC","legalName":"4902-06 CHESTNUT LLC","issuedDate":"2024-07-16","latestIssueDate":"2026-06-01","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-07-15","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","units":11,"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":["9 permit events 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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through May 23, 2026","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":"Request the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (45 E CITY AVENUE 20001, BALA CYNWYD PA, 19004).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1930 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"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/"}]}