{"asOf":"2026-07-26T02:14:36.853Z","block":"200-299 BAINBRIDGE ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/200-299-bainbridge-st","address":"239 BAINBRIDGE ST","parcelNumber":"023000026","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=023000026","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"P60","buildingCodeNew":"25","buildingClass":"ROW W/GAR 3.5 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW MODERN","useLabel":"House","owner":"COHEN ANDREW B","coOwner":"LYONS-COHEN BLAIR A","marketValue":887200,"landAssessment":177440,"improvementAssessment":709760,"livableArea":2115,"yearBuilt":1978,"lastSale":{"price":null,"date":"2023-11-18T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94063979692336,"lng":-75.14734961515985,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19147","beds":3,"baths":2,"stories":3,"lotArea":1200,"zoning":"RM1","grade":null,"basement":"D","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":1,"homestead":false,"mail":null,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE LOT LINE CONSOLIDATION OF TWO DEEDED LOTS (239 BAINBRIDGE ST AND 239R BAINBRIDGE ST.) TO ONE LOT (PARCEL \"A\"), AND THE REMOVAL OF A FRONT 4TH STORY PORTION AND THE ERECTION OF A 4TH STORY FRONT ADDITION. 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TO ONE LOT (PARCEL \"A\"). SIZE AND LOCATION PER PLAN."},{"number":"ZP-2024-001594","date":"2024-02-12","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-01-23","scope":"FOR THE REMOVAL OF A FRONT FOURTH STORY PORTION AND THE ERECTION OF A FOURTH STORY FRONT ADDITION TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN PER APPLICATION/PLAN."},{"number":"RP-2023-011906","date":"2024-05-02","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-01-23","scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ADDITION ABOVE AND FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2018 IEBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK. *BBS VARIANCE: Grant relief of a sprinkler system due to small size of addition at 4th floor. Granted on the Grounds that EQUALLY GOOD OR BETTER CONSTRUCTION IS PROPOSED*"},{"number":"PP-2024-012562","date":"2024-09-12","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-01-23","scope":"Renovation of existing full bathroom on 4th floor (1 toilet, 1 vanity/sink, 1 shower) and renovation to existing half bathroom on 1st floor replacing fixtures: 1 toilet and 1 vanity/sink. Install 1 laundry sink 6 FIXTURES"},{"number":"MP-2024-004313","date":"2024-10-01","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-01-23","scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. 2 ton high efficiency inverter system for 3rd and 4th floor, ductwork, line set, 9 registers, thermostat"},{"number":"EP-2024-010147","date":"2024-10-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-01-21","scope":"Wire throughout a fourth floor addition with outlets, switches, light fixtures and smoke detectors as per NEC 2017 code."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.46,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"sale","p":625000},{"y":2016,"k":"sale","p":815000},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":910000},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Combined Lot Line Relocation and New Dev…"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2024,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal approved"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","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":["6 permit events since 2023","2 zoning/board appeals 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":"Appeal #RP-2023-011906: Completed · Approved.","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":"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 and appears related-party/family-held.","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/"}],"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/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}