{"asOf":"2026-07-29T06:49:18.446Z","block":"2500-2599 N BROAD ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2500-2599-n-broad-st","address":"2500 N BROAD ST","parcelNumber":"882000147","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882000147","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"PC0","buildingCodeNew":"256","buildingClass":"AUTO TIRE CENTER MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"RETAIL - * SINGLE OCCUPANCY","useLabel":"Commercial","owner":"BROAD ST INVESTMENT LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":1393000,"landAssessment":278600,"improvementAssessment":1114400,"livableArea":6006,"yearBuilt":1940,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2024-01-25T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.991109351582246,"lng":-75.15569479108544,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19132","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":1,"lotArea":13338,"zoning":"CMX3","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":null,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":623500,"taxable":623500,"land":124700,"improvement":498800,"taxableLand":124700,"taxableImprovement":498800,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":1393000,"taxable":1393000,"land":278600,"improvement":1114400,"taxableLand":278600,"taxableImprovement":1114400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":8728,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2023-011579","date":"2023-11-08","work":"Lot Line Relocation","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-01-30","scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CONSOLIDATE FOUR (4) LOTS (2500 N BROAD ST, 2504 N BROAD ST, 1401 W CUMBERLAND ST, AND 1407 W CUMBERLAND ST) INTO LOT LOT. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Lot Line Relocation"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"279960","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"PERZAN AUTO RADIO INC","legalName":"PERZAN AUTO RADIO INC","address":"2500 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"1997-03-03","latestIssueDate":"1997-03-03","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"295611","type":"Vendor - Newsstand","status":"Inactive","businessName":"BOBBY MILLERS CORNER INC","legalName":"BOBBY MILLERS CORNER INC","address":"2500 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3414","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2003-04-30","latestIssueDate":"2007-12-21","expirationDate":"2011-03-31","inactiveDate":"2011-12-14"},{"number":"278601","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"PERZAN AUTO RADIO INC","legalName":"PERZAN AUTO RADIO INC","address":"2500 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-01-28","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-28","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"534148","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"WHEEL THING INC","legalName":"WHEEL THING INC","address":"2500 N BROAD ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2011-05-24","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-24","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"534148","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"WHEEL THING INC","legalName":"WHEEL THING INC","issuedDate":"2011-05-24","latestIssueDate":"2013-07-24","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"295611","type":"Vendor - Newsstand","businessName":"BOBBY MILLERS CORNER INC","legalName":"BOBBY MILLERS CORNER INC","issuedDate":"2003-04-30","latestIssueDate":"2007-12-21","closureDate":"2011-12-14","expirationDate":"2011-03-31","inactiveDate":"2011-12-14","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"278601","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"PERZAN AUTO RADIO INC","legalName":"PERZAN AUTO RADIO INC","issuedDate":"1997-03-03","latestIssueDate":"2005-01-28","closureDate":"2010-07-31","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 123% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $623,500 to $1,393,000","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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Dumpster License - Private Property #279960: Inactive; Vendor - Newsstand #295611: Inactive since Dec 14, 2011; Dumpster License - Private Property #278601: Inactive","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":"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/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. 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/"}]}