{"asOf":"2026-07-26T02:29:01.217Z","block":"2000-2099 CECIL B MOORE AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2000-2099-cecil-b-moore-ave","address":"2004 CECIL B MOORE AVE","parcelNumber":"882006672","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882006672","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":true,"institutional":true,"buildingCode":"AA0","buildingCodeNew":null,"buildingClass":"STORE 1 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":null,"useLabel":"Store","owner":"PHILADELPHIA HOUSING AUTH","coOwner":null,"marketValue":591200,"landAssessment":591200,"improvementAssessment":0,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2022-09-21T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.979757566905654,"lng":-75.16831553636975,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.167666169,39.979866282],[-75.167721112,39.979612653],[-75.167797962,39.979622507],[-75.167825141,39.979497048],[-75.168941785,39.979640208],[-75.168859668,39.980019297],[-75.167666169,39.979866282]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19121","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":46460,"zoning":"ICMX","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2013 RIDGE AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19121","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"Permit for the relocation of lot lines to create two lots (Parcels B & C) from one lot (deeded 2006 Cecil B Moore Ave).\n\nOn Parcel B:\nFor the erection of a detached structure, to include a residential roof deck with a pilot house. 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SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. **See Bill #210467, the base zoning districts of affected lots changed to ICMX.**"},{"number":"ZP-2021-016410","date":"2021-12-20","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ALL EXISTING STRUCTURES AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. SEE ZP-2021-010818 FOR LOT ADJUSTMENT (CONSOLIDATION) PERMIT."},{"number":"PP-2022-008961","date":"2022-06-09","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-08-12","scope":"SEAL LATERAL"},{"number":"ZP-2022-006885","date":"2022-07-26","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE ON LOT"},{"number":"DP-2022-000912","date":"2022-08-10","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-03","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING ONE (1) STORY MASONRY STRUCTURE. DEMOLITION TO BE DONE BY MECHANICAL DEMOLITION EQUIPMENT (HAND DEMOLITION WILL BE USED FIRST TO CREATE A SAFETY ZONE THAT IS HALF THE HEIGHT. ONLY THEN AN EXCAVATOR BE USED). ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN AND 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. 21 DAY POSTING & NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2. *Asbestos abatement required prior to commencement of work*"},{"number":"EP-2022-012389","date":"2022-12-12","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-01-09","scope":"Provide a 200 amp single phase temporary service for future construction project as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"CP-2022-003274","date":"2022-12-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-06-06","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A DETACHED STRUCTURE. FOR USE AS EQUIPMENT & MATERIALS STORAGE BUILDING. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP &FP WORK."},{"number":"ZP-2025-003933","date":"2025-12-16","work":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For the relocation of lot lines to create two lots (Parcels B & C) from one lot (deeded 2006 Cecil B Moore Ave)."},{"number":"CP-2026-001222","date":"2026-07-14","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH RESIDENTIAL ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. FOR USE AS A MULTI-FAMILY (63 UNIT) HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH BUSINESS OFFICES ON THE 1ST FLOOR LEVEL TO INCLUDE ONE (1) OFF-STREET LOADING SPACE. AS PER APPROVED PLANS. **********************SEPARATE PERMITS FOR ANY OTHER WORK. ******************************************"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2022,"k":"demo"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"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":["2 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal 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-2025-003933: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2025-003933.","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: CP-2022-003274 (Expired), CP-2026-001222 (Issued). 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":"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":"full-tax-exemption","level":"verify","title":"OPA shows a full exemption; its legal basis is unverified","finding":"OPA currently marks the land and building assessment fully tax-exempt; BlockReport does not receive the exemption determination or basis.","why":"Full OPA exemptions can have different legal bases, including government, religious, charitable/institutional, veteran, or other treatment. The current owner/use record is not a buyer’s tax forecast.","action":"Confirm the exact exemption basis, buyer eligibility, and next tax-year treatment directly with OPA.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/office-of-property-assessment/tax-exemptions-and-abatements/"}],"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/"}]}