{"asOf":"2026-07-30T07:59:35.243Z","block":"400-499 N 11TH ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/400-499-n-11th-st","address":"425-27 N 11TH ST","parcelNumber":"881000978","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881000978","ownerType":"investor","kind":"apartments","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"LC0","buildingCodeNew":"804","buildingClass":"IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"APARTMENTS - LOW RISE","useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"DIAMTORA REALTY INVESTMEN","coOwner":null,"marketValue":2553300,"landAssessment":255300,"improvementAssessment":2298000,"livableArea":9156,"yearBuilt":2025,"lastSale":{"price":330000,"date":"2010-06-18T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.9598271505334,"lng":-75.1562364593101,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.156075893,39.959846111],[-75.156008533,39.959760861],[-75.156441077,39.959816921],[-75.156423056,39.959890617],[-75.156075893,39.959846111]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19123","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":3049,"zoning":"IRMX","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"5","intCond":"5","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1017 CARPENTER ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19147","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE AND THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE. FOR THE USE OF MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING CONTAINING 18 DWELLING UNITS AND A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE GROUND FLOOR. SI","status":"Dismissed / Withdrawn","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2022-06-13","number":"ZP-2020-006321","relatedPermit":"ZP-2020-006321"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":389600,"taxable":389600,"land":116880,"improvement":272720,"taxableLand":116880,"taxableImprovement":272720,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":389600,"taxable":389600,"land":116880,"improvement":272720,"taxableLand":116880,"taxableImprovement":272720,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":2553300,"taxable":2553300,"land":255300,"improvement":2298000,"taxableLand":255300,"taxableImprovement":2298000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":5454,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2022-009499","date":"2022-08-29","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For the erection of a three-story addition above an existing attached structure that includes a roof deck and roof access structures above the fourth floor, a roof deck above the first floor rear, rear balconies, and three interior accessory parking spaces (including one ADA Van Accessible space.) Size and locations per plan."},{"number":"CP-2023-001564","date":"2023-05-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-20","scope":"For the Construction of a three-story addition above an existing attached structure that includes a roof deck and roof access structures above the fourth floor, a roof deck above the first-floor rear, rear balconies, with Mezzanine on first floor. For use as Vacant Industrial on the first floor and basement levels (separate use registration required prior to occupancy) with Multi-Family (Nine Units) Household Living on the second through fourth floors with three interior accessory parking spaces (including one ADA Van Accessible space). As per approved plans. ************** Required Fire-Suppression system NFPA 13 with Standpipes throughout structure. ************************************ AMENDMENT: Amendment is for the Construction of bathroom in the Industrial space at the 1st floor as per approved plans. **************Vacant Industrial on the first floor and basement levels (separate use registration required prior to occupancy. ******"},{"number":"FP-2024-000015","date":"2024-04-09","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-20","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. INSTALLATION TO INCLUDE 4\" FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 4.\" DCV AMES 2000SS BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS.** STANDPIPE SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA14 TO BE PROVIDED** ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA"},{"number":"EP-2024-002508","date":"2024-05-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-20","scope":"INSTALL A 600 AMP 120/208V 3 PHASE SERVICE & 600 AMP (10) GANG METER BANK. INSTALL A 400 AMP 120/208V 3 PHASE SERVICE, 400 AMP FUSED DISCONNECT SWITCH & 400 AMP PANEL FOR THE COMMERCIAL SPACE. INSTALL (1) 150 AMP HOUSE PANEL & FEEDER & (9) 150 AMP PANELS & FEEDERS. INSTALL WIRING THROUGHOUT THE COMMON AREAS, COMMERCIAL SHELL SPACE & NINE DWELLING UNITS. INSTALL LIGHTS NORMAL & EMERGENCY, SWITCHES, SENSORS, RECEPTACLES & SMOKE ALARMS. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE MECHANICAL & HVAC EQUIPMENT. INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC."},{"number":"PP-2024-002813","date":"2024-05-31","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-20","scope":"INSTALL 10 HOT WATER HEATERS, 11 WATER CLOSETS, 10 SHOWER/TUBS, 11 LAVATORIES, 9 KITCHEN SINKS, 1 BACKFLOW PREVENTER, 3 HUB DRAINS, 9 WASHING MACHINE BOXES, 2 NON-FREEZE HYRANT BIBBS, 3 ROOF DRAINS, 1 TWO INCH WATER SERVICE, 1 BUILDING DRAIN, 1 CURB TRAP, 1 FAI AND 1 FLOOR DRAIN ACCORDING TO THE 2018 PPC AND PER PLANS."},{"number":"ZP-2020-006321","date":null,"work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Refused","completedDate":"2022-06-14","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE AND THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2001,"k":"land","p":40000},{"y":2004,"k":"land","p":60000},{"y":2010,"k":"land","p":330000},{"y":2022,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-29","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"],"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 555% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $389,600 to $2,553,300","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-2020-006321: Dismissed / Withdrawn · Withdrawn; related permit ZP-2020-006321.","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":"5 permits not marked completed: CP-2023-001564 (Expired), FP-2024-000015 (Expired), EP-2024-002508 (Expired), PP-2024-002813 (Expired), ZP-2020-006321 (Refused). 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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"3 fire/suppression-related permits 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":"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/"}]}