{"asOf":"2026-07-28T17:31:28.477Z","block":"4700-4799 RIDGE AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/4700-4799-ridge-ave","address":"4705 RIDGE AVE","parcelNumber":"884000119","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=884000119","ownerType":"investor","kind":"industrial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"LC1","buildingCodeNew":"273","buildingClass":"IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY+OTH","buildingClassNew":"WAREHOUSE","useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"PECO ENERGY COMPANY","coOwner":null,"marketValue":4653400,"landAssessment":2792000,"improvementAssessment":1861400,"livableArea":10204,"yearBuilt":1946,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2024-04-25T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"211937871","date":"2017-04-12","code":"A-701.1/3","title":"CO- NEW USE OCCUPIED PRE-CO","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2025-01-11","resolution":"CLOSED - STOP PROCESSING"},{"number":"211975501","date":"2019-10-04","code":"A-301.1/65","title":"PERM Z- NEW USE","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2020-05-13","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"},{"number":"211981967","date":"2020-01-02","code":"FC-13-1004.2","title":"LO SIGN","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-10-14","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"},{"number":"211981962","date":"2020-01-02","code":"FC-13-2701.5","title":"HAZMAT LICENSE REQUIRED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-27","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"211981964","date":"2020-01-02","code":"A-701.1/3","title":"CO- NEW USE OCCUPIED PRE-CO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-10-14","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"},{"number":"211981965","date":"2020-01-02","code":"A-301.1/65","title":"PERM Z- NEW USE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-10-14","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"578821","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BUILDING INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2017-04-12","completedDate":"2025-01-11","violations":[{"number":"211937871","date":"2017-04-12","code":"A-701.1/3","title":"CO- NEW USE OCCUPIED PRE-CO","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2025-01-11","resolution":"CLOSED - STOP PROCESSING"}]},{"number":"711877","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2019-10-17","completedDate":"2020-05-13","violations":[{"number":"211975501","date":"2019-10-04","code":"A-301.1/65","title":"PERM Z- NEW USE","status":"CLOSED","resolutionDate":"2020-05-13","resolution":"CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY"}]},{"number":"720631","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2020-01-06","completedDate":"2022-10-17","violations":[{"number":"211981967","date":"2020-01-02","code":"FC-13-1004.2","title":"LO SIGN","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-10-14","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"},{"number":"211981962","date":"2020-01-02","code":"FC-13-2701.5","title":"HAZMAT LICENSE REQUIRED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2020-08-27","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR"},{"number":"211981964","date":"2020-01-02","code":"A-701.1/3","title":"CO- NEW USE OCCUPIED PRE-CO","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-10-14","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"},{"number":"211981965","date":"2020-01-02","code":"A-301.1/65","title":"PERM Z- NEW USE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2022-10-14","resolution":"COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2017,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2019,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2020,"n":4,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"711877","date":"2020-05-13","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"720631","date":"2020-08-31","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"720631","date":"2022-10-17","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"578821","date":"2025-01-11","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2020,"fails":1,"passes":1},{"y":2022,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2025,"fails":0,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.01387280414306,"lng":-75.20215308796764,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.20123934,40.012990476],[-75.2012809,40.012994755],[-75.202145575,40.013446733],[-75.201955007,40.01361031],[-75.201980052,40.013627198],[-75.201774608,40.014055718],[-75.200422415,40.013666829],[-75.201022664,40.01308949],[-75.20123934,40.012990476]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19129","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":1,"lotArea":197695,"zoning":"I2","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2301 MARKET ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19103","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":4611600,"taxable":4611600,"land":2220960,"improvement":2390640,"taxableLand":2220960,"taxableImprovement":2390640,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":4611600,"taxable":4611600,"land":2220960,"improvement":2390640,"taxableLand":2220960,"taxableImprovement":2390640,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":4653400,"taxable":4653400,"land":2792000,"improvement":1861400,"taxableLand":2792000,"taxableImprovement":1861400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":64553,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"CP-2021-001909","date":"2021-04-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-28","scope":"FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IN BUILDING \"A\" FOR A TASTING ROOM (SIT DOWN RESTAURANT) AS PART OF AN EXISTING BREWERY (LIMITED INDUSTRIAL),WHOLESALE AND DISTRIBUTION, WAREHOUSE WITH ACCESSORY OFFICES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN A/P # 691074 IN SPACE A IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"OP-2022-000591","date":"2022-10-21","work":"Temporary Tents and Canopies","type":"Operations","description":"Operations Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-06-14","scope":"Temporary tent in loading dock area, not in parking lot, to protect customers from the elements. Sides open for ventilation / access. 25' x 25' AS PER 2018 PHILADELPHIA FIRE CODE."}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":3.89,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"sale","p":1175000},{"y":2017,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2019,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2020,"k":"viol","w":"4 L&I violations"},{"y":2020,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Temporary Tents and Canopies"},{"y":2023,"k":"sale","p":5750000},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The history also contains “CO- NEW USE OCCUPIED PRE-CO.”","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: OP-2022-000591 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 11, 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":"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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 6 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/"}],"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/"}]}