{"asOf":"2026-07-25T16:41:19.063Z","block":"2600-2699 S 7TH ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2600-2699-s-7th-st","address":"2654 S 7TH ST","parcelNumber":"882936560","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882936560","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"ID0","buildingCodeNew":"820","buildingClass":"TAVERN OR BAR MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW MIXED-COM/RES-BLT AS RES","useLabel":"Commercial","owner":"MERLY OREGON LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":335300,"landAssessment":67000,"improvementAssessment":268300,"livableArea":1780,"yearBuilt":1920,"lastSale":{"price":250000,"date":"2017-06-28T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"4929648","date":"2019-01-10","code":"FC-13-605.5","title":"EXTENSION CORDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"VI-2023-050429","date":"2023-07-13","code":"F-907.4.2.4","title":"MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX SIGNS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-10-03","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2023-050440","date":"2023-07-13","code":"F-305.1","title":"CLEARANCE FROM IGNITION SOURCES\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-11-20","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2023-050439","date":"2023-07-13","code":"F-604.6","title":"UNAPPROVED CONDITIONS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-08-23","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2023-050434","date":"2023-07-13","code":"F-906.2","title":"FIRE EXTINGUISHERS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-10-03","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2023-050428","date":"2023-07-13","code":"F-907.4.2.6","title":"MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX UNOBSTRUCTED & UNOBSCURED\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-10-03","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2023-050422","date":"2023-07-13","code":"F-1104.3","title":"EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-08-23","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084873","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-308.1.4","title":"OPEN FLAME COOKING DEVICES\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-11-22","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084866","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-906.1","title":"FIRE EXTINGUISHERS REQUIRED\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-12-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084867","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-906.2","title":"FIRE EXTINGUISHERS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-12-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084868","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-906.7","title":"FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANGERS & BRACKETS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-12-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084872","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-1104.27","title":"STAIRWAYS IN THE MEANS OF EGRESS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-12-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-085181","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-5303.5.3","title":"SECURING COMPRESSED CYLINDERS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-12-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084869","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-807.2","title":"COMBUSTIBLE DECORATIVE MATERIALS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-12-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084870","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-1010.1.9.1","title":"DOOR HARDWARE\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-12-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084871","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-604.5 ","title":"EXTENSION CORDS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-12-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084865","date":"2025-10-24","code":"6-301(4)(A)(.1)","title":"FOOD - LARGE ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-11-22","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"670203","type":"HAZARDOUS","priority":"HAZARDOUS","responsibility":"NP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2019-01-11","completedDate":"2019-03-01","violations":[{"number":"4929648","date":"2019-01-10","code":"FC-13-605.5","title":"EXTENSION CORDS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"CF-2023-066826","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"FIRE SAFETY INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2023-07-14","completedDate":"2024-12-03","violations":[{"number":"VI-2023-050429","date":"2023-07-13","code":"F-907.4.2.4","title":"MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX SIGNS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-10-03","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2023-050440","date":"2023-07-13","code":"F-305.1","title":"CLEARANCE FROM IGNITION SOURCES\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-11-20","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2023-050439","date":"2023-07-13","code":"F-604.6","title":"UNAPPROVED CONDITIONS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-08-23","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2023-050434","date":"2023-07-13","code":"F-906.2","title":"FIRE EXTINGUISHERS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-10-03","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2023-050428","date":"2023-07-13","code":"F-907.4.2.6","title":"MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX UNOBSTRUCTED & UNOBSCURED\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-10-03","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2023-050422","date":"2023-07-13","code":"F-1104.3","title":"EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2023-08-23","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"}]},{"number":"CF-2025-118091","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"ADMINISTRATIVE NOTICE OF VIOLATION","responsibility":"QOL NPU AFTER HOURS INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2025-10-27","completedDate":"2025-12-10","violations":[{"number":"VI-2025-084873","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-308.1.4","title":"OPEN FLAME COOKING DEVICES\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-11-22","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084866","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-906.1","title":"FIRE EXTINGUISHERS REQUIRED\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-12-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084867","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-906.2","title":"FIRE EXTINGUISHERS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-12-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084868","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-906.7","title":"FIRE EXTINGUISHER HANGERS & BRACKETS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-12-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084872","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-1104.27","title":"STAIRWAYS IN THE MEANS OF EGRESS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-12-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-085181","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-5303.5.3","title":"SECURING COMPRESSED CYLINDERS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-12-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084869","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-807.2","title":"COMBUSTIBLE DECORATIVE MATERIALS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-12-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084870","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-1010.1.9.1","title":"DOOR HARDWARE\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-12-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084871","date":"2025-10-24","code":"F-604.5 ","title":"EXTENSION CORDS\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-12-10","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"VI-2025-084865","date":"2025-10-24","code":"6-301(4)(A)(.1)","title":"FOOD - LARGE ESTABLISHMENT LICENSE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-11-22","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2019,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2023,"n":6,"worst":null},{"y":2025,"n":10,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"670203","date":"2019-01-10","type":"CI INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"670203","date":"2019-02-28","type":"CI INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-066826","date":"2023-07-14","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-066826","date":"2023-08-23","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-066826","date":"2023-10-03","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2023-066826","date":"2024-12-03","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-118091","date":"2025-10-28","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-118091","date":"2025-12-10","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2019,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2023,"fails":3,"passes":0},{"y":2024,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2025,"fails":1,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.91554611813607,"lng":-75.15998794409991,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.159878479,39.915552978],[-75.159888087,39.915511783],[-75.160097949,39.915539865],[-75.160088465,39.915580515],[-75.159878479,39.915552978]]]},"liDistrict":"SOUTH","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2021-001657","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2021-06-16","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2022-06-16","buildingId":"1374483"},{"number":"BC-2023-003474","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2023-02-15","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2024-02-15","buildingId":"1374483"},{"number":"BC-2024-005867","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-03-04","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-03-04","buildingId":"1374483"},{"number":"BC-2025-008602","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-04-02","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-04-02","buildingId":"1374483"},{"number":"BC-2025-029062","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-11-04","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-11-04","buildingId":"1374483"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19148","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":2,"lotArea":890,"zoning":"CMX1","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2652-54 S 7TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19145","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":225300,"taxable":225300,"land":17800,"improvement":207500,"taxableLand":17800,"taxableImprovement":207500,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":225300,"taxable":225300,"land":17800,"improvement":207500,"taxableLand":17800,"taxableImprovement":207500,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":235500,"taxable":235500,"land":47059,"improvement":188441,"taxableLand":47059,"taxableImprovement":188441,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":235700,"taxable":235700,"land":70710,"improvement":164990,"taxableLand":70710,"taxableImprovement":164990,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":235700,"taxable":235700,"land":70710,"improvement":164990,"taxableLand":70710,"taxableImprovement":164990,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":235700,"taxable":235700,"land":70710,"improvement":164990,"taxableLand":70710,"taxableImprovement":164990,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":235700,"taxable":235700,"land":70710,"improvement":164990,"taxableLand":70710,"taxableImprovement":164990,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":326800,"taxable":326800,"land":65360,"improvement":261440,"taxableLand":65360,"taxableImprovement":261440,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":326800,"taxable":326800,"land":65360,"improvement":261440,"taxableLand":65360,"taxableImprovement":261440,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":333000,"taxable":333000,"land":66600,"improvement":266400,"taxableLand":66600,"taxableImprovement":266400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":333000,"taxable":333000,"land":66600,"improvement":266400,"taxableLand":66600,"taxableImprovement":266400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":335300,"taxable":335300,"land":67000,"improvement":268300,"taxableLand":67000,"taxableImprovement":268300,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":4661,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[],"storyTag":"History","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2017,"k":"sale","p":250000},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2019,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2023,"k":"viol","w":"6 L&I violations"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"},{"y":2024,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"10 L&I violations"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"202016","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Closed","businessName":"ANNAMARIES INC","legalName":"ANNAMARIES INC","address":"2654 S 7TH ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-05-18","latestIssueDate":"2017-05-05","expirationDate":"2018-04-30","inactiveDate":"2018-06-29"},{"number":"582146","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"ANNAMARIES INC","legalName":"ANNAMARIES INC","address":"2654 S 7TH ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2013-01-15","latestIssueDate":"2013-08-06","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"747655","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Active","businessName":"MERLY, INC","legalName":"MERLY, INC ","address":"2654 S 7TH ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2017-08-03","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-06","expirationDate":"2027-08-02","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"747655","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"MERLY, INC","legalName":"MERLY, INC ","issuedDate":"2017-08-03","latestIssueDate":"2026-07-06","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-08-02","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"582146","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"ANNAMARIES INC","legalName":"ANNAMARIES INC","issuedDate":"2013-01-15","latestIssueDate":"2013-08-06","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"202016","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"ANNAMARIES INC","legalName":"ANNAMARIES INC","issuedDate":"2004-05-18","latestIssueDate":"2017-05-05","closureDate":"2018-06-29","expirationDate":"2018-04-30","inactiveDate":"2018-06-29","status":"Closed","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 39% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $235,700 to $326,800","no permit shown in 2022-2024"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"5 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 10, 2025.","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":"Food Preparing and Serving #202016: Closed since Jun 29, 2018","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":"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 17 historical violations across 3 cases.","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":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Nov 4, 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/"}]}