{"asOf":"2026-07-27T05:53:15.647Z","block":"1200-1299 LEOPARD ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1200-1299-leopard-st","address":"1223 LEOPARD ST","parcelNumber":"881000830","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881000830","ownerType":"investor","kind":"apartments","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"O50","buildingCodeNew":"804","buildingClass":"ROW 3 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"APARTMENTS - LOW RISE","useLabel":"Apartments","owner":"1223 LEOPARD LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":1186700,"landAssessment":118600,"improvementAssessment":1068100,"livableArea":6141,"yearBuilt":2022,"lastSale":{"price":2075000,"date":"2025-07-31T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.96938486218513,"lng":-75.1349887951317,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.134898767,39.969371452],[-75.1348987,39.969312242],[-75.135094756,39.969349305],[-75.135062726,39.969457513],[-75.134899706,39.969427587],[-75.134898767,39.969371452]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2025-020268","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-07-25","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-07-25","buildingId":"1549128"},{"number":"BC-2026-018565","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-06-30","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-06-30","buildingId":"1549128"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19125","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":4,"lotArea":2046,"zoning":"RM1","grade":"B","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2032 DELANCEY PL, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19103","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":1600000,"taxable":160000,"land":160000,"improvement":1440000,"taxableLand":160000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1440000},{"y":2026,"v":1600000,"taxable":160000,"land":160000,"improvement":1440000,"taxableLand":160000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1440000},{"y":2027,"v":1186700,"taxable":118600,"land":118600,"improvement":1068100,"taxableLand":118600,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1068100}],"taxNow":2240,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"918538","date":"2018-10-15","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-03-23","scope":"SEAL LATERAL"},{"number":"955934","date":"2019-05-13","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-25","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING[SIX(6) DWELLING UNITS] WITH ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13R ** **STANDPIPES TO BE INSTALLED IN EXIT STAIRWAYS.** **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"1028818","date":"2019-12-20","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-25","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NFPA 13R SYSTEM SERVICED BY A TWO INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A BACK FLOW PREVENTER ASSEMBLY FOR A RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY THROUGHOUT A FOUR STORY STRUCTURE. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF A STANPIPE TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 14. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R AND NFPA 14 STANDARD."},{"number":"1046748-RI","date":"2020-02-04","work":"Rough-In","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-07-02","scope":"ELECTRICAL WIRE 6 UNITS 400AMP SERVICE WITH COMPLETE GROUNDING SYSTEM PANELS IN EACH UNIT HOUSE PANEL IN COMMON AREA HALL EXIT/EME LIGHTS IN COMMON AREAS FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT BLDG 120V SMOKE IN APTS AS PER 2008 NEC (EAST DIST.) INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGH OUT AS PER THE 2008 NEC & 2OO7 NFPA-72."},{"number":"1046748","date":"2020-09-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-02-16","scope":"ELECTRICAL WIRE 6 UNITS 400AMP SERVICE WITH COMPLETE GROUNDING SYSTEM PANELS IN EACH UNIT HOUSE PANEL IN COMMON AREA HALL EXIT/EME LIGHTS IN COMMON AREAS FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT BLDG 120V SMOKE IN APTS AS PER 2008 NEC (EAST DIST.) INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGH OUT AS PER THE 2008 NEC & 2OO7 NFPA-72."},{"number":"PP-2020-009178","date":"2021-02-24","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-09-13","scope":"New construction, interior & exterior plumbing. All proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018."},{"number":"MP-2022-001430","date":"2022-03-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-25","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (Install new Three 2 ton heat pump system. Install Three 2,5 ton heat pump, 6 defuses on each apartment, Outdoor condensers installed on the concrete back patio)."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 918538 (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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Jul 25, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jun 30, 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":"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-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":"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/"}]}