{"asOf":"2026-07-26T06:54:50.829Z","block":"1200-1299 CHESTNUT ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1200-1299-chestnut-st","address":"1208 CHESTNUT ST","parcelNumber":"882000355","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882000355","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"CA0","buildingCodeNew":"821","buildingClass":"APTS 5-50 UNITS MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW MIXED-COM/RES-BLT AS COM","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"CHESTNUT VIEW LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":2300000,"landAssessment":690000,"improvementAssessment":1610000,"livableArea":52534,"yearBuilt":2020,"lastSale":{"price":2750000,"date":"2017-10-31T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.95006706465492,"lng":-75.16078345878687,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.160785495,39.949844294],[-75.16080753,39.949745831],[-75.160896182,39.949756489],[-75.160759544,39.950388979],[-75.160670914,39.950378322],[-75.160785495,39.949844294]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19107","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":5875,"zoning":"CMX5","grade":"C-","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"5","intCond":"5","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1614 CECIL B MOORE AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19121","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":2300000,"taxable":2300000,"land":690000,"improvement":1610000,"taxableLand":690000,"taxableImprovement":1610000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":2300000,"taxable":2300000,"land":690000,"improvement":1610000,"taxableLand":690000,"taxableImprovement":1610000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":32195,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"943459","date":"2019-05-03","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-04-06","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING THREE (3) STORY VACANT ATTACHED STRUCTURE, BY HAND AND WITH HAND HELD TOOLS ONLY, TO INCLUDE BREAKING UP OF FOUNDATION SLAB, AS PER SUBMITTED DOCUMENTS AND SITE SAFETY PLAN; PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES; APPROVED SITE SAFETY PLAN MUST BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES DURING DEMOLITION; ANY DEVIATION FROM THE SUBMITTED PLAN AND DOCUMENTS WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 8 FEET OF BUILDING FAÇADE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. * 21 DAY POSTING AND NOTICE TO NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES REQUIRED PER A-303.2 OF THE PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. * NEWLY EXPOSED WALLS TO BE TREATED."},{"number":"936021","date":"2019-05-30","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2020-12-11","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF 11-STORY ABV GRADE PLANE, W. BASEMENT & ROOF DECKS, MIXED-USE MULTI-FAMILY HIGH-RISE BUILDING OF SHALLOW CONCRETE MATT SLAB FOUNDATION, COLD FORM FRAME & STRUCTURAL STEEL FRAME, & MASONRY CONSTRUCTION BUILDING INCLUDING UNDERPINNING OF EXIST. ADJACENT BLDG'S FOUNDATION PER APROVED PLANS; BLDNG TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 MIN. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR FIT-OUT OF BSMT. & 1ST FLR COMMERCIAL SPACES & ANY MECH., ELEC., PLUMB., & FIRESUPP WORK. ALL MEANS OF PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK. *** ALL UNDERPINNING WORK TO BE CONTINUOUSLY INSPECTED BY APPROVED SPECIAL INSPECTION AGENCY ***"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"land","p":2750000},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"demo"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"518244","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"FASHION GALLERY INC (RAINBOW SHOP)","legalName":"FASHION GALLERY INC","address":"1208 CHESTNUT ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-10-29","latestIssueDate":"2011-08-11","expirationDate":"2012-07-31","inactiveDate":"2012-06-27"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"518244","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"FASHION GALLERY INC (RAINBOW SHOP)","legalName":"FASHION GALLERY INC","issuedDate":"2010-10-29","latestIssueDate":"2011-08-11","closureDate":"2012-06-27","expirationDate":"2012-07-31","inactiveDate":"2012-06-27","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: 936021 (Expired). 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":"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 #518244: Inactive since Jun 27, 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/"}]}