{"asOf":"2026-07-29T20:19:29.172Z","block":"2100-2199 E WESTMORELAND ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2100-2199-e-westmoreland-st","address":"2135 E WESTMORELAND ST","parcelNumber":"884201500","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=884201500","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":"DESIGN HOLDINGS III LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":4556300,"landAssessment":911200,"improvementAssessment":3645100,"livableArea":101252,"yearBuilt":1954,"lastSale":{"price":3250000,"date":"2018-09-14T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"4339136","date":"2016-05-19","code":"FC-915.1/4","title":"ANNUAL CERT FIRE SUPP","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2018-11-21","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"VI-2025-019474","date":"2025-04-04","code":"F-903.5","title":"SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-06-16","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR","latestInvestigationDate":"2025-06-16","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":"https://eclipse.phila.gov/phillylmsprod/pub/ws/DocumentDownload/download?documentId=861244698&hash=86CDADD3BE8911EBA6544D56720F13AA85518B0F885777FED590FD4791FEE46E"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"534658","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CI","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2016-05-23","completedDate":"2018-11-21","noticeUrl":null,"violations":[{"number":"4339136","date":"2016-05-19","code":"FC-915.1/4","title":"ANNUAL CERT FIRE SUPP","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2018-11-21","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null}]},{"number":"CF-2025-025650","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"FIRE SAFETY INVESTIGATOR","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2025-04-04","completedDate":"2025-06-16","noticeUrl":"https://eclipse.phila.gov/phillylmsprod/pub/ws/DocumentDownload/download?documentId=861244698&hash=86CDADD3BE8911EBA6544D56720F13AA85518B0F885777FED590FD4791FEE46E","violations":[{"number":"VI-2025-019474","date":"2025-04-04","code":"F-903.5","title":"SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE\n","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":"2025-06-16","resolution":"COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR","latestInvestigationDate":"2025-06-16","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":"https://eclipse.phila.gov/phillylmsprod/pub/ws/DocumentDownload/download?documentId=861244698&hash=86CDADD3BE8911EBA6544D56720F13AA85518B0F885777FED590FD4791FEE46E"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2016,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2025,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"534658","date":"2016-05-19","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"534658","date":"2016-10-20","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"534658","date":"2017-01-26","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"534658","date":"2017-06-05","type":"PRECOURT","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"534658","date":"2018-11-21","type":"PRECOURT","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-025650","date":"2025-04-04","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-025650","date":"2025-05-12","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2025-025650","date":"2025-06-16","type":null,"status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2016,"fails":2,"passes":0},{"y":2017,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2018,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2025,"fails":2,"passes":1}],"taxOwed":42101.48,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":true,"totalDue":42101.48,"principalDue":38880.69,"penaltyDue":1045.64,"interestDue":914.94,"otherChargesDue":1260.21,"yearsOwed":2,"oldestYearOwed":2020,"mostRecentYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentPaymentDate":"2022-02-17","assessmentYear":2022,"totalAssessment":2430000,"taxableAssessment":2430000,"exemptAbatementAssessment":0,"homesteadValue":0,"netTaxAfterHomestead":34015.14,"actionableAtSnapshot":true,"paymentAgreementAtSnapshot":false,"bankruptcyAtSnapshot":false,"assessmentUnderAppealAtSnapshot":false,"yearMonth":"202206"},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.99352159385768,"lng":-75.10557283532508,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.10432871,39.993930955],[-75.105230943,39.993429261],[-75.105214127,39.993407369],[-75.106376687,39.992752817],[-75.106774755,39.993198421],[-75.10464864,39.994293649],[-75.10432871,39.993930955]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2025-002008","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-11-13","result":"Deficient","expirationDate":null,"buildingId":"1047511"},{"number":"BC-2025-013172","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-11-13","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-11-13","buildingId":"1047511"},{"number":"BC-2026-017748","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-11-13","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-11-13","buildingId":"1047511"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19134","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":127034,"zoning":"I2","grade":"B-","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1630 N. MASCHER ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19122","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"LIRB-C Other L&I","grounds":"See attached\n\nBENCHMARKING","status":"Closed","outcome":"Withdrawn","date":"2025-09-18","number":"HA-2024-004187","relatedPermit":null}],"taxYears":[{"year":2015,"total":124.22,"principal":0,"interest":0,"penalty":0}],"taxNet":124.22,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":3,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":1343000,"taxable":1343000,"land":290000,"improvement":1053000,"taxableLand":290000,"taxableImprovement":1053000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":1343000,"taxable":1343000,"land":290000,"improvement":1053000,"taxableLand":290000,"taxableImprovement":1053000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":1383200,"taxable":1383200,"land":553280,"improvement":829920,"taxableLand":553280,"taxableImprovement":829920,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":1467900,"taxable":1467900,"land":539784,"improvement":928116,"taxableLand":539784,"taxableImprovement":928116,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":3010000,"taxable":3010000,"land":1106852,"improvement":1903148,"taxableLand":1106852,"taxableImprovement":1903148,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":2560000,"taxable":2560000,"land":941376,"improvement":1618624,"taxableLand":941376,"taxableImprovement":1618624,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":2430000,"taxable":2430000,"land":893571,"improvement":1536429,"taxableLand":893571,"taxableImprovement":1536429,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":3037600,"taxable":3037600,"land":607520,"improvement":2430080,"taxableLand":607520,"taxableImprovement":2430080,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":3037600,"taxable":3037600,"land":607520,"improvement":2430080,"taxableLand":607520,"taxableImprovement":2430080,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":3037600,"taxable":3037600,"land":911280,"improvement":2126320,"taxableLand":911280,"taxableImprovement":2126320,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":3037600,"taxable":3037600,"land":911280,"improvement":2126320,"taxableLand":911280,"taxableImprovement":2126320,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":4556300,"taxable":4556300,"land":911200,"improvement":3645100,"taxableLand":911200,"taxableImprovement":3645100,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":42520,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"892498","date":"2018-07-10","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-07-10","scope":"FOR THE CREATION OF TWO SPACES FROM ONE, AREA 1 FOR MANUFACTURE OF FURNITURE (GENERAL INDUSTRIAL) AREA 2 TO REMAIN VACANT(USE REGISTRATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY)(NO SIGNS ON THIS PERMIT)"},{"number":"897224","date":"2018-09-06","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-23","scope":"INSTALLATION OF LISTED ELECTRIC FIRE PUMP IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS TO REPLACE EXISTING FIRE PUMP ASSEMBLY WITHIN FIRE RESISTANCE RATED PUMP ROOM. SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQ'D FOR FIRE PUMP SERVICE INSTALLATION."},{"number":"901442","date":"2018-10-30","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-23","scope":"COMPLETE CHANGE IN USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND STRUCTURAL WORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK."},{"number":"917152","date":"2018-10-30","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-30","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION (CANOPIES) TO AN EXISTIN STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION/PLAN."},{"number":"947723","date":"2019-02-07","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-11","scope":"REPLACE CURB TRAP FAI PARTIAL MAIN"},{"number":"963184","date":"2019-04-02","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-24","scope":"EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- FOR THE RELOCATION OF SPRINKLER HEADS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARDS. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS. RELOCATE FORTY FIVE (45) SPRINKLER HEADS"},{"number":"945766","date":"2019-04-16","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-23","scope":"ALTERATIONS: INTERIOR PLUMBING;CHANGE IN USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION;WAREHOUSE;PARTIAL MAINDRAIN, 8 WATERCLOSETS, 5 LAVS, 1 SHOWER, 2 THROUGH DRAINS, 7 FLOOR DRAINS."},{"number":"976700","date":"2019-05-15","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-23","scope":"INSTALL (3) HVAC SYSTEMS WITH DUCTWORK. (COMMERCIAL)"},{"number":"928765","date":"2019-05-30","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-30","scope":"FOR WAREHOUSE IN SPACE # 2 WITH EXISTING GENERAL INDUSTRIAL IN SPACE # 1 AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"1002693","date":"2019-09-03","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-23","scope":"NEW PECO PAD MOUNT TRANSFORMERS TWO 800AMP 277/480 MAIN PANELS 3 PHASE ALL NEW ELECTRICAL WIRING/DEVICES AS PER 2008 NEC"},{"number":"1004088","date":"2019-09-25","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-12-24","scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM WITH NEW MAIN FIRE PANEL. NEW PULL STATIONS SMOKE DETECTORS, 1 HORN STROBES AND STROBES PER NFPA 72 (EAST DIST)"},{"number":"PP-2023-008621","date":"2023-06-21","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2024-01-22","scope":"AMEND 2\" backflow preventer INSTALL 3/4\" BACKFLOW DEVICE"}],"storyTag":"Renovated & sold on","storyDelta":0.63,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2025,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal withdrawn"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","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":["$42,101 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot","a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016","failed L&I inspection activity in 2025"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"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":["1 permit event since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 50% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $3,037,600 to $4,556,300","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #892498: COMPLETED.","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: PP-2023-008621 (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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$42,101.48 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":"5 failed, 2 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jun 16, 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":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 2 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":"Sprinkler Certification: Certified through Nov 13, 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/"}]}