{"asOf":"2026-07-29T19:47:20.540Z","block":"4200-4299 N PARK AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/4200-4299-n-park-ave","address":"4225 N PARK AVE","parcelNumber":"886000080","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=886000080","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"multi-family","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"CF0","buildingCodeNew":"804","buildingClass":"APT BOARDING HOME MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"APARTMENTS - LOW RISE","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"SERVANTS OF RELIEF FOR","coOwner":"INCURABLE CANCER","marketValue":75300,"landAssessment":75300,"improvementAssessment":0,"livableArea":35432,"yearBuilt":2027,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2024-12-19T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.01750848681165,"lng":-75.14794877688779,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19140","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":15053,"zoning":"CMX2.5","grade":"A","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":null,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":75300,"taxable":75300,"land":75300,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":75300,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":75300,"taxable":75300,"land":75300,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":75300,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":1054,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2024-000514","date":"2024-01-17","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Erection of a new four (4) story, NTE 52 feet high, structure to be used for a 45-unit multi-family building with accessory bike parking. ** All as per submitted plans."},{"number":"PP-2025-009383","date":"2025-07-22","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-27","scope":"SEAL SEWER LATERAL"},{"number":"CP-2025-001944","date":"2025-07-23","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A FOUR (4) STORY BUILDING FOR USE AS A BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL OFFICE AND FOURTY-FIVE (45) DWELLING UNITS AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13 AND INCLUDE STANDPIPES PER NFPA 14. AMENDED PERMIT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TRUSS DRAWINGS PRIOR TO INSTALLATION. *2018 IBC REVIEW* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"ZP-2025-007164","date":"2025-07-25","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ALL STRUCTURES ON LOT. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN."},{"number":"DP-2025-000744","date":"2025-09-29","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-27","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF MULTIPLE ONE (1) STORY INTERCONNECTED MASONRY STRUCTURES. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN AND SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. DEMOLITION TO BE DONE BY BOTH MECHANICAL AND HAND TOOL METHODS (SEE PLAN FOR EXTENT OF HAND AND MECHANICAL DEMO) . PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS, PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY ENCROACHMENT OR CLOSURE."},{"number":"MP-2025-006283","date":"2026-03-17","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLICANCES, EQUIPMENT, DUCTWORK AND REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS PER APPROVED PLANS AND MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS."},{"number":"PP-2025-015504","date":"2026-03-19","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF MIXED USE BUILDING WITH B OCCUPACY SPACES AND APARTMENTS. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. ALL MATERIALS SHALL BE METALLIC TO ROOF EXTENSION FOR B-USE FIXTURES AND PIPING LOCATED WITHIN B-USE SPACES. VENTING TO BE DESIGNED AND INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 919 PHILADELPHIA SINGLE STACK VENT SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE INSTALLED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS"},{"number":"PP-2026-003706","date":"2026-03-25","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2026-04-27","scope":"INSTALL SANITARY AND STORM CT, FAI, MD & 2\" WDP."},{"number":"FP-2025-002353","date":"2026-06-29","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"TO INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 4\" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH 4\" AMES COLT 200 BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AND FIRE SYSTEM TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF STANDPIPES IN EXIT STAIRWAYS, STANDPIPES TO BE INTERCONNECTED PER NFPA 14 AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2025,"k":"land","p":82170},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2025,"k":"demo"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"283541","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","status":"Inactive","businessName":"GREGORY BROWN","legalName":"GREGORY BROWN","address":"4225 N PARK AVE","revenueCode":"3311","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-03-25","latestIssueDate":"2010-11-23","expirationDate":"2011-12-31","inactiveDate":"2012-07-24"},{"number":"520308","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"GREGORY BROWN","legalName":"GREGORY BROWN","address":"4225 N PARK AVE","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2010-11-26","latestIssueDate":"2010-11-26","expirationDate":"2011-07-31","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"520308","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"GREGORY BROWN","legalName":"GREGORY BROWN","issuedDate":"2010-11-26","latestIssueDate":"2010-11-26","closureDate":"2011-07-31","expirationDate":"2011-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"283541","type":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing","businessName":"GREGORY BROWN","legalName":"GREGORY BROWN","issuedDate":"2004-03-25","latestIssueDate":"2010-11-23","closureDate":"2012-07-24","expirationDate":"2011-12-31","inactiveDate":"2012-07-24","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[{"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":["9 permit events since 2023","demolition activity since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"The record identifies more than one dwelling/use.","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":"4 permits not marked completed: CP-2025-001944 (Issued), MP-2025-006283 (Issued), PP-2025-015504 (Issued), FP-2025-002353 (Issued).","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":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.","why":"A multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.","action":"Confirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"2 fire/suppression-related permits 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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing #283541: Inactive since Jul 24, 2012; Dumpster License - Private Property #520308: Inactive","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":"deed-chain","level":"verify","title":"The latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinion","finding":"The latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.","why":"A $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.","action":"Read the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/property-lots-housing/get-a-copy-of-a-deed-or-other-recorded-document/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. 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/"}],"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/"}]}