{"asOf":"2026-07-25T22:00:35.831Z","block":"500-599 BROWN ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/500-599-brown-st","address":"526 BROWN ST","parcelNumber":"881553500","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=881553500","ownerType":"investor","kind":"apartments","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"CA0","buildingCodeNew":"830","buildingClass":"APTS 5-50 UNITS MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"APARTMENTS - MID RISE","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"6TH AND BROWN LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":8953600,"landAssessment":895300,"improvementAssessment":8058300,"livableArea":37854,"yearBuilt":2021,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2019-12-12T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.964265042500365,"lng":-75.14741614320077,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2022-005730","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2022-04-26","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2023-04-26","buildingId":"1039931"},{"number":"BC-2023-008502","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2023-04-18","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2024-04-18","buildingId":"1039931"},{"number":"BC-2024-017982","type":"Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-06-14","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-06-14","buildingId":"1039931"},{"number":"BC-2024-025626","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-09-17","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-09-17","buildingId":"1039931"},{"number":"BC-2025-033188","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-10-28","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-10-28","buildingId":"1039931"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19123","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":6,"lotArea":8744,"zoning":"IRMX","grade":"A","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"885 SPRING VIEW DRIVE, SOUTHAMPTON PA, 18966","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":10000000,"taxable":1000000,"land":1000000,"improvement":9000000,"taxableLand":1000000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":9000000},{"y":2026,"v":10000000,"taxable":1000000,"land":1000000,"improvement":9000000,"taxableLand":1000000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":9000000},{"y":2027,"v":8953600,"taxable":895300,"land":895300,"improvement":8058300,"taxableLand":895300,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":8058300}],"taxNow":13998,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2022-013432","date":"2022-12-15","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Personal Services"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"592704","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"FRANCISCO J JAQUEZ (F JAQUEZ DELI GROCERY)","legalName":"FRANCISCO J JAQUEZ","address":"526 BROWN ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2013-05-07","latestIssueDate":"2014-05-06","expirationDate":"2015-04-30","inactiveDate":"2015-06-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"592704","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"FRANCISCO J JAQUEZ (F JAQUEZ DELI GROCERY)","legalName":"FRANCISCO J JAQUEZ","issuedDate":"2013-05-07","latestIssueDate":"2014-05-06","closureDate":"2015-06-29","expirationDate":"2015-04-30","inactiveDate":"2015-06-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","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":"building-certifications","level":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Oct 28, 2026; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Jun 14, 2025; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Sep 17, 2025","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Preparing and Serving #592704: Inactive since Jun 29, 2015","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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/"}]}