{"asOf":"2026-07-25T14:04:52.626Z","block":"2900-2999 N CROSKEY ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2900-2999-n-croskey-st","address":"2927 N CROSKEY ST","parcelNumber":"882000492","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882000492","ownerType":"investor","kind":"retail","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"LC0","buildingCodeNew":"256","buildingClass":"IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"RETAIL - * SINGLE OCCUPANCY","useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"RM ESTATES LP","coOwner":null,"marketValue":227500,"landAssessment":45500,"improvementAssessment":182000,"livableArea":1665,"yearBuilt":1929,"lastSale":{"price":8500,"date":"2017-01-09T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.99957679959777,"lng":-75.1673191582773,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2024-028039","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-10-07","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-10-07","buildingId":"1190470"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19132","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":1,"lotArea":1665,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2912 VAN PELT ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19132","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":41600,"taxable":41600,"land":12480,"improvement":29120,"taxableLand":12480,"taxableImprovement":29120,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":227500,"taxable":227500,"land":45500,"improvement":182000,"taxableLand":45500,"taxableImprovement":182000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":582,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"803780","date":"2018-01-03","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"**FIRE DOORS ON PROPERTY LINES AS PER BBS VARIANCE #30756** FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS WITH A PARTIAL CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY TO A DAY CARE CENTER ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING THROUGH TO 2934 N 22ND & 2929 N CROSKEY ST, AS PER PLANS; SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY AND ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK; BUILDING IS NOT SPRINKLERED; SEE AP#741934 FOR PLANS."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 447% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $41,600 to $227,500","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: 803780 (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":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Oct 7, 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/"}],"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/"}]}