{"asOf":"2026-07-26T15:07:31.981Z","block":"200-299 ARCH ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/200-299-arch-st","address":"240 ARCH ST","parcelNumber":"052160605","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=052160605","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"home":true,"commercial":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"P70","buildingCodeNew":"25","buildingClass":"ROW W/GAR 4 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW MODERN","useLabel":"House","owner":"INSOGNA MICHAEL","coOwner":"INSOGNA SYLVIA","marketValue":2100000,"landAssessment":420000,"improvementAssessment":1680000,"livableArea":3772,"yearBuilt":2016,"lastSale":{"price":2075000,"date":"2018-05-25T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[{"number":"3079891","date":"2014-02-05","code":"PM-302.5/1","title":"EXT A-PATHWAYS CLEAR/MAINTAIN","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3115605","date":"2014-03-19","code":"PM-307.1/11","title":"WALL DETERIORATED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3115607","date":"2014-03-19","code":"PM-307.1/9","title":"WALL FRACTURED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3115604","date":"2014-03-19","code":"PM-307.1/10","title":"WALL LOOSE/MISS BRICKS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3115606","date":"2014-03-19","code":"PM-307.1/8","title":"WALL BULGED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3115603","date":"2014-03-19","code":"A-304.1/1","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3290194","date":"2014-08-12","code":"A-302.8/32","title":"INSURANCE - POST CERT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3724141","date":"2015-08-19","code":"A-104.1/5","title":"DEBRIS REMOVE - CONSTR","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3724142","date":"2015-09-25","code":"A-104.1/1","title":"WORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}],"violationCases":[{"number":"418302","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"CI","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2014-02-06","completedDate":"2014-05-21","violations":[{"number":"3079891","date":"2014-02-05","code":"PM-302.5/1","title":"EXT A-PATHWAYS CLEAR/MAINTAIN","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"422682","type":"UNSAFE","priority":"UNSAFE","responsibility":"CSU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2014-03-19","completedDate":"2014-08-25","violations":[{"number":"3115605","date":"2014-03-19","code":"PM-307.1/11","title":"WALL DETERIORATED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3115607","date":"2014-03-19","code":"PM-307.1/9","title":"WALL FRACTURED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3115604","date":"2014-03-19","code":"PM-307.1/10","title":"WALL LOOSE/MISS BRICKS","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3115606","date":"2014-03-19","code":"PM-307.1/8","title":"WALL BULGED","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3115603","date":"2014-03-19","code":"A-304.1/1","title":"ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"490588","type":null,"priority":null,"responsibility":null,"status":"CLOSED","createdDate":null,"completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"3290194","date":"2014-08-12","code":"A-302.8/32","title":"INSURANCE - POST CERT","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]},{"number":"514863","type":null,"priority":null,"responsibility":null,"status":"CLOSED","createdDate":null,"completedDate":null,"violations":[{"number":"3724141","date":"2015-08-19","code":"A-104.1/5","title":"DEBRIS REMOVE - CONSTR","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null},{"number":"3724142","date":"2015-09-25","code":"A-104.1/1","title":"WORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2014,"n":7,"worst":null},{"y":2015,"n":2,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"418302","date":"2014-02-05","type":"CI INSP","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"422682","date":"2014-03-19","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"418302","date":"2014-04-04","type":"CI INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"422682","date":"2014-08-25","type":"CSUINITIAL","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2014,"fails":2,"passes":2}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.95195740832326,"lng":-75.14469441632907,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.14463692,39.952023123],[-75.144666948,39.951880193],[-75.1447509,39.951891013],[-75.144723229,39.952033963],[-75.14463692,39.952023123]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2026-006592","type":"Sprinkler Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-01-28","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-01-28","buildingId":"1550220"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19106","beds":4,"baths":4,"stories":3,"lotArea":1190,"zoning":"CMX3","grade":"C","basement":"1","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":2,"homestead":false,"mail":"240 ARCH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19106","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE IS RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO  CREATE THREE (3) LOTS FROM ONE (1) EXISTING LOT; FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (65' HIGH) ON EACH PARCEL TO INCLUDE A CELLAR, A REAR 2ND FLOOR DECK ABOVE THE FIRST FLOOR ROOF, A FRON","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Denied","date":"2013-04-23","number":"20059","relatedPermit":"455060"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":true,"assessmentExemption":true,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2017,"v":150100,"taxable":150100,"land":150100,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":150100,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":1900000,"taxable":551000,"land":551000,"improvement":1349000,"taxableLand":551000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1349000},{"y":2020,"v":1963400,"taxable":569386,"land":569386,"improvement":1394014,"taxableLand":569386,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1394014},{"y":2021,"v":1963400,"taxable":569386,"land":569386,"improvement":1394014,"taxableLand":569386,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1394014},{"y":2022,"v":1963400,"taxable":569386,"land":569386,"improvement":1394014,"taxableLand":569386,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1394014},{"y":2023,"v":2100000,"taxable":420000,"land":420000,"improvement":1680000,"taxableLand":420000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1680000},{"y":2024,"v":2100000,"taxable":420000,"land":420000,"improvement":1680000,"taxableLand":420000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1680000},{"y":2025,"v":2100000,"taxable":420000,"land":420000,"improvement":1680000,"taxableLand":420000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1680000},{"y":2026,"v":2100000,"taxable":420000,"land":420000,"improvement":1680000,"taxableLand":420000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1680000},{"y":2027,"v":2100000,"taxable":420000,"land":420000,"improvement":1680000,"taxableLand":420000,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":1680000}],"taxNow":5879,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"471933","date":"2013-05-28","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-05-28","scope":"FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE (3) LOTS FROM (1) LOT TO BE KNOWN AS PARCEL \"A\", PARCEL \"B\" AND PARCEL \"C\""},{"number":"477314","date":"2013-07-18","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2013-07-18","scope":"NEW CONSTRUCTION OF AN ATTACHED FIVE STORY STRUCTURE FOR THE USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH CELLAR, ROOF DECK AND ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION."},{"number":"514863","date":"2014-04-11","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-09-28","scope":"PROPOSED NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A SFD AS PER PLANS"},{"number":"543193","date":"2014-06-16","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"REVOKED","completedDate":null,"scope":"6-WC, 6-LAV, 4-TUBS, 1-WET BED, 1-WASH BOX, 1-KIT SINK, 2-PANTRY SINK & 1-BOOSTER PUMP (SFD)"},{"number":"543226","date":"2014-06-16","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-11","scope":"6-WC, 6-LAV, 4-TUBS, 1-WET BED, 1-WASH BOX, 1-KIT SINK, 2-PANTRY SINK, 1-BOOSTER PUMP & 1-SEWAGE EJECTOR, CAST IRON & PEX (SFD)"},{"number":"490588","date":"2014-07-28","work":"New construction","type":"BP_NEWCNST","description":"NEW CONSTRUCTION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-11","scope":"FOUNDATION WORK ONLY. ALL OTHER WORK REQUIRES ADDITIONAL PERMITS. CALL THE INSPECTOR PRIOR TO STARTING WORK."},{"number":"554031","date":"2014-08-06","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-02-02","scope":"INSTALL TEMP 100 AMP SERVICE 20 CKTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF HOME & INSTALL 3-GFCI OUTLETS 20AMP FROM 8/12/14 TO 11/12 14 AS PER NEC 2008 (SFD)"},{"number":"550097","date":"2014-08-26","work":"Administrative","type":"BP_ADMINST","description":"ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-11","scope":"AMEND PERMIT #514863 TO INDICATE CHANGE IN FRAMING AND MODIFICATION OF THE PROPOSED ELEVATOR PIT FOUNDATION"},{"number":"577319","date":"2015-01-05","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-11","scope":"INSTALLATION OF AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH TWO INCH (2\") FIRE SERVICE LINE, BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT A FIVE (5) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH GARAGE, BASEMENT AND ROOF DECK PER PLANS. SEPARATE PEMRITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL WORK."},{"number":"589244","date":"2015-02-10","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-11","scope":"INSTALL 2 HVAC UNITS WITH DUCTWORK(SFD)"},{"number":"591742","date":"2015-02-20","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL NEW 100AMP SERVICE WITH A 1-20 CIRCUIT SUB PANEL AND WIRE , 33 OUTLETS, 30 LIGHTS, 15 SWITCHES APPLIANCE CIRCUITS AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"603931","date":"2015-04-20","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-05-27","scope":"LATERAL,HOUSE DRAIN,HOUSE TRAP,FAI & WATER SERV PA20151100263 \"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED\" - \"ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION\"(CENTER CITY)"},{"number":"604503","date":"2015-04-21","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2016-08-03","scope":"200AMP SERVICE & WIRING THROUGHOUT AS PER NEC 2008 (SFD) CC DISTRICT"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2014,"k":"viol","w":"7 L&I violations"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"New construction"},{"y":2014,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2014,"k":"permit","w":"Administrative"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2015,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2015,"k":"viol","w":"2 L&I violations"},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":2075000}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #477314: 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: 543193 (REVOKED).","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":"2 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Aug 25, 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":"abatement","level":"verify","title":"A reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatement","finding":"OPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.","why":"The numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.","action":"Obtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/get-a-property-tax-abatement/"},{"id":"violations","level":"clear","title":"No open violation; closed history remains relevant","finding":"The fetched record shows 0 open and 9 historical violations across 4 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 Jan 28, 2027","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/"},{"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"}]}