{"asOf":"2026-07-25T14:44:53.085Z","block":"4500-4599 LOCUST ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/4500-4599-locust-st","address":"4507 LOCUST ST","parcelNumber":"881001127","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881001127","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"SC","buildingCodeNew":null,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND COMMER < ACRE","buildingClassNew":null,"useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"PENN LOCUST LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":168100,"landAssessment":168100,"improvementAssessment":0,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2025-06-23T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.95435186597483,"lng":-75.21245517227432,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19139","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":1681,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":null,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"Permit for the proposed use, Multi-Family Household Living (5 dwelling units), within an existing structure.","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2026-01-29","number":"ZP-2025-005795","relatedPermit":"ZP-2025-005795"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":74900,"taxable":74900,"land":74900,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":74900,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":168100,"taxable":168100,"land":168100,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":168100,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":1048,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2025-001197","date":"2025-05-07","work":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-02-24","scope":"For the relocation of lot line to create two lots (Parcels A & B), for three lot (Deeded 4507 Locust St, and 222-224 S 45th St (2 deeded lots with 1 OPA account number)). Size and location per plan."},{"number":"ZP-2025-005058","date":"2025-06-04","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For the erection of a four-story attached structure (not to exceed 45 ft. in height) that include a cellar and a residential roof deck with a pilot house. Size and location per plans."},{"number":"ZP-2025-005795","date":"2026-01-07","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family"},{"number":"SP-2026-000136","date":"2026-03-31","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE EXCAVATION AND UNDERPINNING TO THE ABUTTING STRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEW CONSTRUCTION. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER THE APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT THE DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQURIED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ***********PROTECTION OF ADJACENT STRUCTURES TO BE MAINTAINED DURING EXCAVATION ACTIVITY. SCOPE INCLUDES SPECIAL INSPECTIONS OF STRUCTURAL STABILITY OF ADJACENT STRUCTURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH B-1704.6.4. **********************"},{"number":"CP-2026-000995","date":"2026-05-01","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE (3) STORY BUILDING WITH CELLAR, INTERIOR MEZZANINES AND PRIVATE ROOF DECK WITH PILOT HOUSE FOR USE AS FIVE (5) DWELLING UNITS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE A STANDPIPE SYSTEM PER NFPA 14. SEE PERMIT SP-2026-000136 FOR ASSOCIATED EXCAVATION WORK AND ADJACENT PROPERTY PROTECTIONS. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"sale","p":1100000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 5 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2024","permit activity in 2025, 2026"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #ZP-2025-005795: Completed · Granted; related permit ZP-2025-005795.","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":"2 permits not marked completed: SP-2026-000136 (Issued), CP-2026-000995 (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/"}]}