{"asOf":"2026-07-29T10:33:58.887Z","block":"2200-2299 MOUNT VERNON ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2200-2299-mount-vernon-st","address":"2240 MOUNT VERNON ST","parcelNumber":"152000015","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=152000015","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"mixed-use","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"Y70","buildingCodeNew":"820","buildingClass":"STR/OFF+APT 4 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"ROW MIXED-COM/RES-BLT AS RES","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"JALLO JACK","coOwner":"JOHNSTON MARY GAGE","marketValue":786600,"landAssessment":157300,"improvementAssessment":629300,"livableArea":3014,"yearBuilt":1920,"lastSale":{"price":360000,"date":"1999-09-10T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.96618425935883,"lng":-75.17551751412135,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19130","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":1139,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2240 MOUNT VERNON ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19130","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":715800,"taxable":715800,"land":143160,"improvement":572640,"taxableLand":143160,"taxableImprovement":572640,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":786600,"taxable":786600,"land":157300,"improvement":629300,"taxableLand":157300,"taxableImprovement":629300,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":10020,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"725784","date":"2016-09-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"BRICK POINTING AND BRICK REPLACEMENT/REPAIR FRONT, SIDE AND REAR OF HOUSES INCLUDING LINTEL AND STILL MARBLE REPLACEMENT AND ADDITION AT WINDOWS. STUCCO REPAIR AT BACK OF HOUSE. STAR BOLTS REQUIRED. INTERIOR PATCHING AND PAINTING OF CEILING AS REQUIRED FOR STAR BOLTS INSTALLATION (PLANS AND REPORT SUBMITTED ON A/P #722314)"},{"number":"GM-2022-009474","date":"2022-11-02","work":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-11-03","scope":"**Existing Philadelphia Historic Property** For the interior demolition of non-bearing partition walls and ceiling in accordance with the attached EZ Permit Interior Demolition Standard. Failure to comply with the attached EZ Permit Interior Demolition Standard shall result in revocation of this permit. Historical Commission approves with the condition the work is interior only. No exterior work permitted as part of this permit as per PHC. 2nd Floor Rear Apartment"},{"number":"RP-2024-004765","date":"2025-03-13","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"TO DEMOLISH AND RECONSTRUCT A REAR ADDITION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING; SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER APPLICATION/PLAN. ** SIDING FOR THE ADDITION TO BE WOOD OR FIBER CEMENT BOARDS-NO VINYL. WINDOWS TO BE WOOD OR ALUMINUM CLAD WITH SDL MUNTINS PER PHC APPROVAL. ** AMENDMENT #1: AMEND TO REVISE STRUCTURAL DETAILS DUE TO FIELD CONDITIONS ENCOUNTERED DURING CONSTRUCTION AND TO DOCUMENT CHANGES TO THE SKYLIGHT ASSEMBLY, AS PER AMENDED PLAN."},{"number":"PP-2025-005172","date":"2025-04-21","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-08","scope":"Replace Rain leader cesspool"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo."},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-28","signals":[],"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":"3 permits not marked completed: 725784 (Issued), GM-2022-009474 (Expired), RP-2024-004765 (Issued). 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":"mixed-use","level":"verify","title":"Residential and business space run on separate compliance tracks","finding":"OPA classifies this parcel as mixed-use.","why":"The zoning/use and occupancy file must cover the actual residential and commercial spaces. Dwelling units can require Rental Licenses and lead compliance; the operator can separately need an Activity License and sector license; installed fire systems can require annual certification.","action":"Match every dwelling and business use to the zoning permit, CO, current operator licenses, and life-safety filings.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"id":"rental-status","level":"verify","title":"Residential form does not establish rental use","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use; 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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use. 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/"}]}