{"asOf":"2026-07-26T03:42:59.849Z","block":"800-899 S DARIEN ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/800-899-s-darien-st","address":"800 S DARIEN ST","parcelNumber":"882000268","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882000268","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"AA0","buildingCodeNew":"256","buildingClass":"STORE 1 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"RETAIL - * SINGLE OCCUPANCY","useLabel":"Store","owner":"824 CATHARINE STREET LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":3949600,"landAssessment":394900,"improvementAssessment":3554700,"livableArea":8777,"yearBuilt":1980,"lastSale":{"price":10,"date":"2022-04-29T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.939378020868105,"lng":-75.1572714861259,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.15724228,39.93908374],[-75.157302445,39.939091503],[-75.157290511,39.939146308],[-75.157416206,39.939162526],[-75.157312627,39.939638232],[-75.157127241,39.939612063],[-75.15724228,39.93908374]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19147","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":1,"lotArea":9633,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1936 WASHINGTON AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19146","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ALL EXISTING STRUCTURES ON LOT; FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE; FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY (TOTAL NINE (9) DWELLING UNITS) HOUSEHOLD LIVING; EACH UNIT IS TO HAVE A DECK ACCESSED F","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2026-02-18","number":"ZP-2025-004755","relatedPermit":"ZP-2025-004755"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":2380100,"taxable":2380100,"land":238500,"improvement":2141600,"taxableLand":238500,"taxableImprovement":2141600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":2380100,"taxable":2380100,"land":238500,"improvement":2141600,"taxableLand":238500,"taxableImprovement":2141600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":3949600,"taxable":3949600,"land":394900,"improvement":3554700,"taxableLand":394900,"taxableImprovement":3554700,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":33317,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2022-001923","date":"2022-02-28","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE AND AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2025-004755","date":"2025-12-03","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ALL EXISTING STRUCTURES ON LOT; FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED FOUR (4) STORY STRUCTURE; FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY (TOTAL NINE (9) DWELLING UNITS) HOUSEHOLD LIVING; EACH UNIT IS TO HAVE A DECK ACCESSED FROM THE SECOND-FLOOR REAR, A ROOF DECK TO BE ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE, AND TWO ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES (FOR A TOTAL OF EIGHTEEN (18) ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES); AND EIGHTEEN (18) 1A CLASS BICYCLE SPACES IN AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2026-001820","date":"2026-02-24","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Complete demolition to create vacant lot"},{"number":"PP-2026-005643","date":"2026-05-04","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-05-11","scope":"SEAL LATERAL FOR DEMO."},{"number":"GM-2026-004996","date":"2026-06-10","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"DP-2026-000432","date":"2026-07-20","work":"Major Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ONE EXISTING TWO (2) STORY BUILDING BY HAND HELD DEVICES AND MECHANICAL DEMOLITION. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 18.5 FT. OF BUILDING FACADES IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. **THE WALL COVERING IS INCLUDED IN THIS DEMOLITION SCOPE OF WORK**"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Major Demolition"},{"y":2026,"k":"demo"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","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":["5 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023","demolition activity 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":"Appeal #ZP-2025-004755: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2025-004755.","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: GM-2026-004996 (Issued), DP-2026-000432 (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":"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/"}]}