{"asOf":"2026-07-30T18:22:12.940Z","block":"4500-4599 RICHMOND ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/4500-4599-richmond-st","address":"4550-54 RICHMOND ST","parcelNumber":"884350335","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=884350335","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"industrial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"LD0","buildingCodeNew":"272","buildingClass":"IND SHOP MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"OFFICE WAREHOUSE","useLabel":"Store","owner":"FORTY-FIVE FIFTY RICHMOND","coOwner":null,"marketValue":354900,"landAssessment":70900,"improvementAssessment":284000,"livableArea":4670,"yearBuilt":1925,"lastSale":{"price":300000,"date":"2007-04-11T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"863312","date":"2008-03-06","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2010-02-19","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"863313","date":"2008-03-06","code":"CP-305","title":"RUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2010-02-19","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"3160793","date":"2013-03-20","code":"A-501.1/1","title":"BLDG PERMIT REQUIRED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2014-04-30","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"3116474","date":"2013-03-20","code":"A-501.1/1","title":"BLDG PERMIT REQUIRED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2014-06-11","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"3116476","date":"2013-05-30","code":"A-301.1/4","title":"PERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2014-06-11","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"3762622","date":"2015-09-08","code":"CP-312A","title":"HIGH WEEDS-CUT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2015-11-20","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"3762620","date":"2015-09-08","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2015-11-20","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"3762621","date":"2015-09-08","code":"CP-305","title":"RUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2015-11-20","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"3293539","date":"2014-07-23","code":"A-302.8/32","title":"INSURANCE - POST CERT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2014-11-03","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"149930","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2008-03-06","completedDate":"2010-02-22","noticeUrl":null,"violations":[{"number":"863312","date":"2008-03-06","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2010-02-19","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"863313","date":"2008-03-06","code":"CP-305","title":"RUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2010-02-19","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null}]},{"number":"376342","type":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","priority":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","responsibility":"DE","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2013-04-16","completedDate":"2014-04-30","noticeUrl":null,"violations":[{"number":"3160793","date":"2013-03-20","code":"A-501.1/1","title":"BLDG PERMIT REQUIRED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2014-04-30","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null}]},{"number":"376346","type":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","priority":"CONSTRUCTION SERVICES","responsibility":"DE","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2013-04-17","completedDate":"2014-06-11","noticeUrl":null,"violations":[{"number":"3116474","date":"2013-03-20","code":"A-501.1/1","title":"BLDG PERMIT REQUIRED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2014-06-11","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"3116476","date":"2013-05-30","code":"A-301.1/4","title":"PERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2014-06-11","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null}]},{"number":"501164","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CLIP","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2015-09-08","completedDate":"2016-01-11","noticeUrl":null,"violations":[{"number":"3762622","date":"2015-09-08","code":"CP-312A","title":"HIGH WEEDS-CUT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2015-11-20","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"3762620","date":"2015-09-08","code":"CP-01","title":"CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2015-11-20","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"3762621","date":"2015-09-08","code":"CP-305","title":"RUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2015-11-20","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null}]},{"number":"512066","type":null,"priority":null,"responsibility":null,"status":"CLOSED","createdDate":null,"completedDate":null,"noticeUrl":null,"violations":[{"number":"3293539","date":"2014-07-23","code":"A-302.8/32","title":"INSURANCE - POST CERT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2014-11-03","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2008,"n":2,"worst":null},{"y":2013,"n":3,"worst":null},{"y":2014,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2015,"n":3,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"18132","date":"2003-10-10","type":"L_CLIP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"18132","date":"2003-11-08","type":"L_CLIP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"25945","date":"2004-05-10","type":"L_CLIP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"25945","date":"2004-05-26","type":"L_CLIP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"41750","date":"2005-07-08","type":"L_CLIP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"41750","date":"2005-08-05","type":"L_CLIP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"70164","date":"2006-07-10","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"70164","date":"2006-07-25","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"CLOSED"},{"caseNumber":"376346","date":"2013-03-20","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"376342","date":"2013-03-20","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"376342","date":"2013-04-26","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"376346","date":"2013-04-26","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"376342","date":"2013-07-01","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"376346","date":"2013-07-15","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"376346","date":"2014-03-19","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"376342","date":"2014-04-30","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"376346","date":"2014-06-11","type":"BP_BLDG","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2003,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2004,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2005,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2006,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2013,"fails":4,"passes":2},{"y":2014,"fails":0,"passes":3}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.99971437739448,"lng":-75.06950808335282,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.06947011,39.999461824],[-75.069754311,39.999791508],[-75.069434284,39.999958695],[-75.069339062,39.999828365],[-75.069470919,39.99976113],[-75.069291425,39.999552931],[-75.06947011,39.999461824]]]},"liDistrict":"EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19137","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":11675,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"4550-54 RICHMOND ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19137","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY (HOUSE OF WORSHIP) IN AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE.","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2013-12-03","number":"20832","relatedPermit":"478419"},{"type":"Building standards appeal","grounds":"ON 1/27/14 DEPARTMENT OF LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS ISSUED NOTICE OF REFUSAL FOR APPLICATION #512066.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"APPROVED","date":"2014-03-07","number":"22234","relatedPermit":"512066"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":205900,"taxable":205900,"land":30900,"improvement":175000,"taxableLand":30900,"taxableImprovement":175000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":205900,"taxable":205900,"land":30900,"improvement":175000,"taxableLand":30900,"taxableImprovement":175000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":211600,"taxable":211600,"land":44436,"improvement":167164,"taxableLand":44436,"taxableImprovement":167164,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":217900,"taxable":217900,"land":45759,"improvement":172141,"taxableLand":45759,"taxableImprovement":172141,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":219300,"taxable":219300,"land":46053,"improvement":173247,"taxableLand":46053,"taxableImprovement":173247,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":219300,"taxable":219300,"land":46053,"improvement":173247,"taxableLand":46053,"taxableImprovement":173247,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":219300,"taxable":219300,"land":46053,"improvement":173247,"taxableLand":46053,"taxableImprovement":173247,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":249700,"taxable":249700,"land":49940,"improvement":199760,"taxableLand":49940,"taxableImprovement":199760,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":249700,"taxable":249700,"land":49940,"improvement":199760,"taxableLand":49940,"taxableImprovement":199760,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":350300,"taxable":350300,"land":105090,"improvement":245210,"taxableLand":105090,"taxableImprovement":245210,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":350300,"taxable":350300,"land":105090,"improvement":245210,"taxableLand":105090,"taxableImprovement":245210,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":354900,"taxable":354900,"land":70900,"improvement":284000,"taxableLand":70900,"taxableImprovement":284000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":4903,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"79427","date":"2007-05-30","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-01-05","scope":"INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE, 3 GANG METER SOCKET, 1 -100AMP DISCONNECT AND SUBPANEL, 2 - 60AMP PANELS, 16 LIGHT FIXTURES AND 3 DUPLEX RECEPT AS PER 2005 NEC (EAST DISTRICT)"},{"number":"478419","date":"2014-01-09","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2014-01-09","scope":"USE TO A HOUSE OF WORSHIP"},{"number":"512066","date":"2014-03-24","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-04-19","scope":"LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH BBS VARIANCE NO. 22234. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP WORK**"},{"number":"535109","date":"2014-05-07","work":"Alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-02","scope":"REPLACE 5 WINDOWS, BLOCK 16'X 14' GARAGE DOOR & INSTALL 2 WINDOWS, INSTALL STUCCO"},{"number":"561602","date":"2014-09-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-05-02","scope":"NEW WASTE AND WATER FOR LAV AND KITCHEN SINK,WATER HEATER AND SET FIXTURES (HOUSE OF WORSHIP)"},{"number":"566706","date":"2014-10-07","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-11-02","scope":"INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTER (CHURCH) NOTE: THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"569809","date":"2015-01-13","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL NEW FIRE PANEL AND SYSTEM AS PER NFPA72 (EAST DISTRICT)"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2013,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 4 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2013,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2014,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Alteration"},{"y":2014,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2014,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed ×3"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"3 L&I violations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-29","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 40% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $249,700 to $350,300","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"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":"Appeal #20832: CLOSED · Granted; related permit 478419. Use permit #478419: 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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"8 failed, 5 passed, and 4 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jun 11, 2014.","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 9 historical violations across 5 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/"}]}