{"asOf":"2026-07-25T01:14:49.091Z","block":"2700-2799 CASTOR AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2700-2799-castor-ave","address":"2728 CASTOR AVE","parcelNumber":"882000254","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882000254","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"LC0","buildingCodeNew":"223","buildingClass":"IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"AUTO SERVICE GARAGE","useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"2700 CASTOR AVE LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":2067100,"landAssessment":413400,"improvementAssessment":1653700,"livableArea":9705,"yearBuilt":1950,"lastSale":{"price":5150000,"date":"2025-09-24T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.9897277951472,"lng":-75.09064732941737,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.090698157,39.989477279],[-75.090970183,39.989788221],[-75.090598107,39.989978702],[-75.090323699,39.989667043],[-75.090698157,39.989477279]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19134","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":1,"lotArea":16875,"zoning":"ICMX","grade":"B-","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"124 W VENANGO ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19140","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":4,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":533800,"taxable":533800,"land":160140,"improvement":373660,"taxableLand":160140,"taxableImprovement":373660,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":533800,"taxable":533800,"land":160140,"improvement":373660,"taxableLand":160140,"taxableImprovement":373660,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":2067100,"taxable":2067100,"land":413400,"improvement":1653700,"taxableLand":413400,"taxableImprovement":1653700,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":7472,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"FP-2025-002495","date":"2025-12-31","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF A DRY CHEMICAL FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM PER APPROVED PLANS."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":67.67,"timeline":[{"y":2000,"k":"sale","p":75000},{"y":2019,"k":"sale","p":500000},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":1500000},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":5150000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"280162","type":"Dumpster License - 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Private Property","businessName":"ANDRZEJ SMURA","legalName":"ANDRZEJ SMURA","issuedDate":"2000-05-31","latestIssueDate":"2000-05-31","closureDate":"2010-07-31","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"280162","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"SAM HUBI (PARS ICE CREAM INC)","legalName":"SAM HUBI","issuedDate":"1998-09-11","latestIssueDate":"1998-09-11","closureDate":"2010-07-31","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"watch","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 1 permit event matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2025","permit activity in 2025"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 287% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $533,800 to $2,067,100","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":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: FP-2025-002495 (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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Dumpster License - Private Property #280162: Inactive; Dumpster License - Private Property #280568: Inactive; Food Manufacturer / Wholesaler #314930: Inactive since Dec 22, 2012","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":"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/"}]}