{"asOf":"2026-07-26T13:09:06.222Z","block":"400-499 N 3RD ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/400-499-n-3rd-st","address":"461 N 3RD ST","parcelNumber":"882000580","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882000580","ownerType":"investor","kind":"offices","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"DB1","buildingCodeNew":"241","buildingClass":"OFF BLD COM NO GAR MAS+OT","buildingClassNew":"OFFICE BLDNG - Low Rise","useLabel":"Offices","owner":"461 POTATO LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":4750000,"landAssessment":950000,"improvementAssessment":3800000,"livableArea":208000,"yearBuilt":2002,"lastSale":{"price":6000000,"date":"2022-12-21T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.9589561017687,"lng":-75.14347626482024,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2025-002899","type":"Special Hazards Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-01-27","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-01-27","buildingId":"1045968"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19123","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":5,"lotArea":34785,"zoning":"CMX3","grade":"B","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"461 N 3RD STREET, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19123","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":4750000,"taxable":4750000,"land":950000,"improvement":3800000,"taxableLand":950000,"taxableImprovement":3800000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":4750000,"taxable":4750000,"land":950000,"improvement":3800000,"taxableLand":950000,"taxableImprovement":3800000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":66491,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2021-015245","date":"2022-06-17","work":"Lot Line Relocation","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-14","scope":"FOR THE RELOCATON OF LOT LINES TO CREATE TWO (2) LOTS (PARCELS A AND B) FROM ONE (1) EXISTING LOT (437-61 N 3RD ST), SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLAN/APPLICATION."},{"number":"CP-2023-004089","date":"2023-09-08","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-14","scope":"LEVEL II ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION) FOR RENOVATIONS TO EXISTING BAR/RESTAURANT AND NIGHT CLUB ON THE FIRST FLOOR AN CELLAR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. EXISTING BUILDING SPRINKLERED. *2018 IEBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP OR FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"OP-2023-000396","date":"2023-09-15","work":"Temporary Tents and Canopies","type":"Operations","description":"Operations Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-06-23","scope":"C#45195 INSTALLING 40X100 CANOPY TENT"},{"number":"MP-2023-003967","date":"2024-03-19","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-11-14","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"EP-2024-003235","date":"2024-05-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-17","scope":"Installation of two(2)new feeder panels .ALL NEW WIRING TRHOUGHOUT W/ ALL EM. LGHTING. INSTALL NEW FIRE ALARM DEVICES (ON EXISTING SYSTEM) TO INCLUDE RELAY TO SHUT-DOWN SOUND SYSTEM . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Lot Line Relocation"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Temporary Tents and Canopies"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"723163","type":"Special Assembly Occupancy","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RAZZ LLC (LOLIES ALE HOUSE)","legalName":"RAZZ LLC (LOLIES ALE HOUSE)","address":"461 N 3RD ST","revenueCode":"3006","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2016-12-13","latestIssueDate":"2016-12-13","expirationDate":"2018-12-12","inactiveDate":"2019-02-10"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"723163","type":"Special Assembly Occupancy","businessName":"RAZZ LLC (LOLIES ALE HOUSE)","legalName":"RAZZ LLC (LOLIES ALE HOUSE)","issuedDate":"2016-12-13","latestIssueDate":"2016-12-13","closureDate":"2019-02-10","expirationDate":"2018-12-12","inactiveDate":"2019-02-10","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"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":["4 permit events since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: OP-2023-000396 (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":"attention","title":"A life-safety certification appears expired","finding":"Special Hazards Certification: Certified through Jan 27, 2026","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/"},{"id":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Special Assembly Occupancy #723163: Inactive since Feb 10, 2019","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/"}],"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/"}]}