{"asOf":"2026-07-29T00:10:36.749Z","block":"2900-2999 N 21ST ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2900-2999-n-21st-st","address":"2906-18 N 21ST ST","parcelNumber":"882000535","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882000535","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":"RM ESTATES LP","coOwner":null,"marketValue":387800,"landAssessment":271400,"improvementAssessment":116400,"livableArea":5540,"yearBuilt":1949,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2019-04-11T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":2,"violations":[{"number":"211971373","date":"2019-09-05","code":"A-301.1/65","title":"PERM Z- NEW USE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-05-24","resolution":"COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED"},{"number":"211971372","date":"2019-09-05","code":"A-301.1/26","title":"PERMB- REPL ROOF COVERING","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-05-24","resolution":"COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED"},{"number":"211971375","date":"2019-09-05","code":"A-301.1/38","title":"PERMB- STRUCTURAL REPAIR","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-05-24","resolution":"COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED"},{"number":"211971376","date":"2019-09-05","code":"A-701.1/3","title":"CO- NEW USE OCCUPIED PRE-CO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-05-24","resolution":"COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED"},{"number":"VI-2020-023327","date":"2020-07-28","code":"PM15-304.3","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE  IDENTIFICATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-11-04","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-023455","date":"2020-07-28","code":"FC-13-2201","title":"MOTOR FUEL DISPENSING & REPAIR GARAGES","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-10-19","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-023456","date":"2020-07-28","code":"PM15-313.4","title":"PRIVATE PARKING LOTS USE OF STREETS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-10-19","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2023-018471","date":"2023-03-24","code":"F-906.2","title":"FIRE EXTINGUISHERS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-06-16","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2024-072720","date":"2024-08-27","code":"F-906.2","title":"FIRE EXTINGUISHERS\n","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2026-014821","date":"2026-03-13","code":"F-105.6.4","title":"REPAIR GARAGES/MOTOR FUEL\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2026-07-22","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"},{"number":"VI-2026-050118","date":"2026-07-06","code":"F-2311.8.7","title":"FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AUTO REPAIR\n","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2026-050119","date":"2026-07-06","code":"F-2311.3.2","title":"SMOKING IN REPAIR GARAGES\n","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"705119","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2019-09-05","completedDate":"2022-05-24","violations":[{"number":"211971373","date":"2019-09-05","code":"A-301.1/65","title":"PERM Z- NEW USE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-05-24","resolution":"COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED"},{"number":"211971372","date":"2019-09-05","code":"A-301.1/26","title":"PERMB- REPL ROOF COVERING","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-05-24","resolution":"COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED"},{"number":"211971375","date":"2019-09-05","code":"A-301.1/38","title":"PERMB- STRUCTURAL REPAIR","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-05-24","resolution":"COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED"},{"number":"211971376","date":"2019-09-05","code":"A-701.1/3","title":"CO- NEW USE OCCUPIED PRE-CO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-05-24","resolution":"COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED"}]},{"number":"CF-2020-043688","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2020-07-28","completedDate":"2022-11-04","violations":[{"number":"VI-2020-023327","date":"2020-07-28","code":"PM15-304.3","title":"EXTERIOR STRUCTURE  IDENTIFICATION","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-11-04","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}]},{"number":"CF-2020-043856","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CODE ENFORCEMENT COURTS","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2020-07-28","completedDate":"2021-10-19","violations":[{"number":"VI-2020-023455","date":"2020-07-28","code":"FC-13-2201","title":"MOTOR FUEL DISPENSING & REPAIR GARAGES","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-10-19","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2020-023456","date":"2020-07-28","code":"PM15-313.4","title":"PRIVATE PARKING LOTS USE OF STREETS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2021-10-19","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}]},{"number":"CF-2023-024339","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"FIRE SAFETY INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2023-03-24","completedDate":"2023-06-16","violations":[{"number":"VI-2023-018471","date":"2023-03-24","code":"F-906.2","title":"FIRE EXTINGUISHERS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-06-16","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}]},{"number":"CF-2024-094419","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"FIRE SAFETY INVESTIGATOR","status":"IN VIOLATION - COURT","createdDate":"2024-08-27","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2024-072720","date":"2024-08-27","code":"F-906.2","title":"FIRE EXTINGUISHERS\n","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"CF-2026-024061","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE OF VIOLATION","responsibility":"QOL FIRE SAFETY INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2026-03-17","completedDate":"2026-07-22","violations":[{"number":"VI-2026-014821","date":"2026-03-13","code":"F-105.6.4","title":"REPAIR GARAGES/MOTOR FUEL\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2026-07-22","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"}]},{"number":"CF-2026-081328","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"QOL FIRE SAFETY INVESTIGATOR","status":"IN VIOLATION","createdDate":"2026-07-06","completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2026-050118","date":"2026-07-06","code":"F-2311.8.7","title":"FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AUTO REPAIR\n","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2026-050119","date":"2026-07-06","code":"F-2311.3.2","title":"SMOKING IN REPAIR GARAGES\n","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2019,"n":4,"worst":null},{"y":2020,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2023,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2024,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2026,"n":3,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-043688","date":"2020-07-28","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-043856","date":"2020-07-28","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-043856","date":"2020-10-06","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-043856","date":"2021-10-19","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"705119","date":"2022-05-24","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2020-043688","date":"2022-11-04","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-024339","date":"2023-03-24","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-024339","date":"2023-05-01","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-024339","date":"2023-06-16","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-094419","date":"2024-08-27","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-094419","date":"2024-10-02","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-094419","date":"2024-11-07","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-094419","date":"2024-12-26","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-024061","date":"2026-03-17","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-024061","date":"2026-05-11","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-081328","date":"2026-07-06","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-024061","date":"2026-07-22","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2020,"fails":3,"passes":0},{"y":2021,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2022,"fails":0,"passes":2},{"y":2023,"fails":2,"passes":1},{"y":2024,"fails":4,"passes":0},{"y":2026,"fails":3,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.999054785736114,"lng":-75.16547016744192,"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":20198,"zoning":"RSA5","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":144000,"taxable":144000,"land":43200,"improvement":100800,"taxableLand":43200,"taxableImprovement":100800,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":387800,"taxable":387800,"land":271400,"improvement":116400,"taxableLand":271400,"taxableImprovement":116400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":2016,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"978438","date":"2020-01-07","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-09-21","scope":"LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATION (NO OCCUPANCY CHANGE). TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL REPAIRS TO THE ROOF SUPPORT SYSTEM AS PER APPROVED PLANS.**IEBC 2018**"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed ×2"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×4"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"493837","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"LAQUENTINE WRIGHT (BOSS AUTOMOTIVE)","legalName":"LAQUENTINE WRIGHT","address":"2906-18 N 21ST ST","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-02-18","latestIssueDate":"2012-05-30","expirationDate":"2012-12-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"1013215","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","status":"Active","businessName":"smd auto","legalName":"smd auto","address":"2906-18 N 21ST ST","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2026-07-20","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-20","expirationDate":"2027-07-19","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"1013215","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","businessName":"smd auto","legalName":"smd auto","issuedDate":"2026-07-20","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-20","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-07-19","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"493837","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","businessName":"LAQUENTINE WRIGHT (BOSS AUTOMOTIVE)","legalName":"LAQUENTINE WRIGHT","issuedDate":"2010-02-18","latestIssueDate":"2012-05-30","closureDate":"2012-12-31","expirationDate":"2012-12-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"elevated","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["2 open L&I violations","failed L&I inspection activity in 2023, 2024, 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 169% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $144,000 to $387,800","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The history also contains “PERM Z- NEW USE.”","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":"1 permit not marked completed: 978438 (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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"2 open L&I violations","finding":"12 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"12 failed, 5 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jul 22, 2026.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing #493837: 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/"}]}