{"asOf":"2026-07-27T16:28:49.578Z","block":"1400-1499 S 33RD ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1400-1499-s-33rd-st","address":"1400 S 33RD ST","parcelNumber":"882009965","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882009965","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"PA0","buildingCodeNew":"222","buildingClass":"AUTO DEALER/AGNCY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"AUTO DEALER/SERVICE","useLabel":"Commercial","owner":"1450 S 33RD LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":47417700,"landAssessment":9727300,"improvementAssessment":37690400,"livableArea":144963,"yearBuilt":2021,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2019-10-25T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"VI-2024-016362","date":"2024-03-13","code":"A-301.1/50","title":"NEW ELECTRICAL WIRING","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2024-12-11","resolution":"COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"CF-2024-020117","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2024-03-13","completedDate":"2024-12-11","violations":[{"number":"VI-2024-016362","date":"2024-03-13","code":"A-301.1/50","title":"NEW ELECTRICAL WIRING","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2024-12-11","resolution":"COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2024,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-020117","date":"2024-03-13","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-020117","date":"2024-04-25","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-020117","date":"2024-05-30","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-020117","date":"2024-10-03","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2024-020117","date":"2024-12-11","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2024,"fails":4,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":276977.51,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":true,"totalDue":276977.51,"principalDue":224809.42,"penaltyDue":14590.18,"interestDue":21717.04,"otherChargesDue":15860.87,"yearsOwed":2,"oldestYearOwed":2020,"mostRecentYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentPaymentDate":null,"assessmentYear":2022,"totalAssessment":39824000,"taxableAssessment":8391976,"exemptAbatementAssessment":31432024,"homesteadValue":0,"netTaxAfterHomestead":117470.88,"actionableAtSnapshot":false,"paymentAgreementAtSnapshot":false,"bankruptcyAtSnapshot":false,"assessmentUnderAppealAtSnapshot":true,"yearMonth":"202206"},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.93629949315513,"lng":-75.19873599431872,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.198254979,39.936741693],[-75.198473306,39.9361333],[-75.198694434,39.93571066],[-75.199156936,39.935768886],[-75.198981939,39.936570437],[-75.198848431,39.936868034],[-75.198254979,39.936741693]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2025-026540","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-10-03","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-10-03","buildingId":"3000598"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":66337,"zoning":"I2","grade":"1","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"750 S. WEST END BLVD, QUAKERTOWN PA, 18951","mailOut":true,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"For the removal of existing flat wall sign (Sign D) and for the erection of fourteen (14) statically illuminated flat wall signs (Sign A,B,C,G,H) and to document an existing two-sided statically illuminated roof sign accessory to an existin","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2020-10-05","number":"ZP-2020-001122","relatedPermit":"ZP-2020-001122"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF SIX (6) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED FLAT-WALL SIGNS (FOUR (4) SIGN ?A? ? FLAT WALL SIGN, SINGLE-SIDED, 2? H X 12?-6? W), (ONE (1) SIGN ?D? ? FLAT WALL SIGN, SINGLE-SIDED, 2? H X 15?-5? W), (ONE (1) SIGN ?I? ? FLAT WALL","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted","date":"2021-09-28","number":"ZP-2021-004455","relatedPermit":"ZP-2021-004455"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2020,"v":7122000,"taxable":7122000,"land":6730000,"improvement":392000,"taxableLand":6730000,"taxableImprovement":392000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":7122000,"taxable":7122000,"land":6730000,"improvement":392000,"taxableLand":6730000,"taxableImprovement":392000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":39824000,"taxable":8391976,"land":8000000,"improvement":31824000,"taxableLand":8000000,"taxableImprovement":391976,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":31432024},{"y":2023,"v":39824000,"taxable":8357210,"land":7964800,"improvement":31859200,"taxableLand":7964800,"taxableImprovement":392410,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":31466790},{"y":2024,"v":39824000,"taxable":8357210,"land":7964800,"improvement":31859200,"taxableLand":7964800,"taxableImprovement":392410,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":31466790},{"y":2025,"v":39864800,"taxable":8365772,"land":7972960,"improvement":31891840,"taxableLand":7972960,"taxableImprovement":392812,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":31499028},{"y":2026,"v":39864800,"taxable":8365772,"land":7972960,"improvement":31891840,"taxableLand":7972960,"taxableImprovement":392812,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":31499028},{"y":2027,"v":47417700,"taxable":10191533,"land":9727300,"improvement":37690400,"taxableLand":9727300,"taxableImprovement":464233,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":37226167}],"taxNow":117104,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2020-001122","date":"2020-09-16","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF THIRTEEN (13) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED FLAT-WALL SIGNS (SIGN A,B,C,D,G,H) AND TO DOCUMENT AN EXISTING TWO-SIDED ROOF SIGN (SIGN E) WITH STATIC ILLUMINATION (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS)"},{"number":"FP-2020-002581","date":"2021-03-17","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-01-18","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A EIGHT (8) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE, BACKFLOW PREVENTER, FIRE PUMP, AND STANDPIPES FOR AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 13. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS."},{"number":"ZP-2021-004455","date":"2021-09-15","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-10-19","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF SIX (6) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED FLAT-WALL SIGNS (FOUR (4) SIGN 'A' - FLAT WALL SIGN, SINGLE-SIDED, 2' H X 12'-6\" W), (ONE (1) SIGN 'D' - FLAT WALL SIGN, SINGLE-SIDED, 2' H X 15'-5\" W), (ONE (1) SIGN 'I' - FLAT WALL SIGN, SINGLE-SIDED, 6'-2\" H X 12'-6\" W), ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING PERSONAL VEHICLES SALES AND RENTAL AND AUTO BODY WORK WITH OTHER ACCCESSORY USES AND ACTIVITIES AS PREVIOSLUY APPROVED, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2022-005538","date":"2022-08-04","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A DOUBLE-FACED INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN. NO OTHER CHANGE TO USE, STRUCTURE, OR SIGN IS PROPOSED."},{"number":"GP-2022-010450","date":"2023-03-03","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-20","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED CHANNEL LETTER PROJECTING SIGN, AS PER PLANS; SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK; NO OTHER WORK ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"EP-2024-003735","date":"2024-10-09","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-20","scope":"Provide 120 volt 20 amp circuit with disconnect switch for exterior sign. Sign permit GP-2022-010450"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2001,"k":"land","p":243000},{"y":2002,"k":"land","p":470000},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2020,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2021,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2024,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"280593","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"GALAXY AUTO CENTER INC","legalName":"GALAXY AUTO CENTER INC","address":"1400 S 33RD ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2001-03-23","latestIssueDate":"2001-03-23","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"285048","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"GALAXY AUTO CENTER INC","legalName":"GALAXY AUTO CENTER INC","address":"1400 S 33RD ST","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2002-03-10","latestIssueDate":"2002-03-10","expirationDate":"2003-12-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"299473","type":"Outdoor Advertising Sign","status":"Closed","businessName":"CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR","legalName":"CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR","address":"1400 S 33RD ST","revenueCode":"3708","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-02-09","latestIssueDate":"2005-04-20","expirationDate":"2007-03-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"283290","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"33RD STREET GARAGE LLC","legalName":"33RD STREET GARAGE LLC","address":"1400 S 33RD ST","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-01-01","latestIssueDate":"2007-12-04","expirationDate":"2008-12-31","inactiveDate":"2012-07-24"},{"number":"405026","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"33RD ST GARAGE CO LLC","legalName":"33RD ST GARAGE CO LLC","address":"1400 S 33RD ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2007-03-30","latestIssueDate":"2010-08-12","expirationDate":"2011-07-31","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"405026","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"33RD ST GARAGE CO LLC","legalName":"33RD ST GARAGE CO LLC","issuedDate":"2007-03-30","latestIssueDate":"2010-08-12","closureDate":"2011-07-31","expirationDate":"2011-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"283290","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","businessName":"33RD STREET GARAGE LLC","legalName":"33RD STREET GARAGE LLC","issuedDate":"2005-01-01","latestIssueDate":"2007-12-04","closureDate":"2012-07-24","expirationDate":"2008-12-31","inactiveDate":"2012-07-24","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"299473","type":"Outdoor Advertising Sign","businessName":"CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR","legalName":"CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR","issuedDate":"2004-02-09","latestIssueDate":"2005-04-20","closureDate":"2007-03-31","expirationDate":"2007-03-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Closed","active":false},{"number":"285048","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","businessName":"GALAXY AUTO CENTER INC","legalName":"GALAXY AUTO CENTER INC","issuedDate":"2002-03-10","latestIssueDate":"2002-03-10","closureDate":"2003-12-31","expirationDate":"2003-12-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"280593","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"GALAXY AUTO CENTER INC","legalName":"GALAXY AUTO CENTER INC","issuedDate":"2001-03-23","latestIssueDate":"2001-03-23","closureDate":"2010-07-31","expirationDate":"2010-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","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":["$276,978 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","failed L&I inspection activity in 2024"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$276,977.51 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2020–2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"4 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 11, 2024.","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":"Dumpster License - Private Property #280593: Inactive; Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing #285048: Inactive; Outdoor Advertising Sign #299473: Closed; Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing #283290: Inactive since Jul 24, 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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"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/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.","why":"A closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.","action":"Use the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Oct 3, 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":"Confirm the certificate covers every applicable system and remains accepted by L&I.","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/"}]}