{"asOf":"2026-07-28T10:05:22.929Z","block":"1300-1399 S 32ND ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1300-1399-s-32nd-st","address":"1348 S 32ND ST","parcelNumber":"881001364","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881001364","ownerType":"investor","kind":"apartments","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"RB","buildingCodeNew":"830","buildingClass":"NON PD PKG LOT COMMERCIAL","buildingClassNew":"APARTMENTS - MID RISE","useLabel":"Apartments","owner":"HERO HOUSE HOLDINGS LP","coOwner":null,"marketValue":682100,"landAssessment":682100,"improvementAssessment":0,"livableArea":42000,"yearBuilt":2027,"lastSale":{"price":81177,"date":"2015-02-05T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.93696286404514,"lng":-75.1971596261593,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.1970894,39.936760816],[-75.19731102,39.936789186],[-75.197229852,39.937164913],[-75.197008232,39.937136542],[-75.1970894,39.936760816]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":7,"lotArea":8741,"zoning":"CMX3","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"251 ST ASAPHS RD, BALA CYNWYD PA, 19004","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":305900,"taxable":305900,"land":305900,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":305900,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":682100,"taxable":682100,"land":682100,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":682100,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":4282,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2025-003820","date":"2025-08-25","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For the erection of a semi-detached structure with structured/surface vehicle parking (ten spaces, including one van accessible space) and bicycle parking (21 spaces located along an accessible route). Roof access for maintenance only. Size and location per plans."},{"number":"CP-2025-003165","date":"2025-09-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Amendment Ready For Issue","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A SEVEN (7) STORY, FOR USE AS VACANT COMMERCIAL AND FORTY NINE (49) FAMILY DWELLING WITH HORIZONTAL EXITS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. *2018 IBC REVIEW* AMENDMENT 9/19/25 TO CHANGE SPECIAL INSPECTION AGENCY AMENDMENT 12/1/2025 TO CHANGE SPECIAL INSPECTION AGENCY, LAYOUT CHANGES, NEW PARTITIONS, FIXTURES, WALL ASSEMBLIES, STRUCTURAL WORK. AMENDMENT 7/26/2026 FOR TRUSS SUBMITTAL."},{"number":"SP-2025-001024","date":"2025-11-20","work":"Excavation","type":"Site / Utility Permit","description":"Site / Utility Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR EXCAVATION WORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS. AMENDMENT 12/18/2025 TO REVISE SHORING DESIGN AND ADD UNDERPINNING."},{"number":"PP-2025-015555","date":"2025-12-02","work":"Rough-In","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-03-12","scope":"Rough-In Permit for PP-2025-015338 Installation of 49 kitchens, 49 laundries, 54 toilets, 54 lavatories, 53 tub/showers, 49 hot water heaters, 4\" backflow preventer."},{"number":"PP-2026-000054","date":"2026-01-06","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install 4\" domestic water service, storm and sanitary curb traps complete with fresh air inlets and main house drains as per plans"},{"number":"FP-2026-000020","date":"2026-01-21","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A 6-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE FOR AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY, STANDPIPES, FIRE PUMP IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13,14, & 20. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"PP-2025-015338","date":"2026-07-07","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Installation of 49 kitchens, 49 laundries, 54 toilets, 54 lavatories, 53 tub/showers, 49 hot water heaters, 4\" backflow preventer."},{"number":"MP-2025-005684","date":"2026-07-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2025-010551","date":"2026-07-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Install service equipment to serve apartments, commercial spaces, fire pump, elevators, and house panel. Provide complete electrical distribution and wiring throughout the building. Install receptacle outlets, switches, light fixtures, interconnected smoke alarms, emergency lighting, exit signs, and a complete grounding and bonding system. Install a new fire alarm system. All work to be done according to the 2017 NEC, 2016 NFPA 72 and per approved plans."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2015,"k":"land","p":81177.6},{"y":2025,"k":"land","p":1335000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Excavation"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Rough-In"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"8 permits not marked completed: CP-2025-003165 (Amendment Ready For Issue), SP-2025-001024 (Issued), PP-2025-015555 (Expired), PP-2026-000054 (Issued), FP-2026-000020 (Issued). 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/"}]}