{"asOf":"2026-07-25T12:06:56.900Z","block":"2200-2299 BROWN ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2200-2299-brown-st","address":"2222 BROWN ST","parcelNumber":"152000017","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=152000017","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"S50","buildingCodeNew":"22","buildingClass":"ROW W/OFF STR 3 STY MASON","buildingClassNew":"ROW TYPICAL","useLabel":"House","owner":"SINNI BRENDAN","coOwner":"SINNI JENNIFER M","marketValue":842700,"landAssessment":168540,"improvementAssessment":674160,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":1920,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2008-06-30T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.969541360560314,"lng":-75.1747780949575,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2025-016625","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-06-18","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-06-18","buildingId":"1031702"},{"number":"BC-2026-020705","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-07-13","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-07-13","buildingId":"1031702"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19130","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":1067,"zoning":"CMX1","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"2222 BROWN ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19130","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":731500,"taxable":631500,"land":146300,"improvement":585200,"taxableLand":146300,"taxableImprovement":485200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":100000},{"y":2027,"v":842700,"taxable":742700,"land":168540,"improvement":674160,"taxableLand":168540,"taxableImprovement":574160,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":100000}],"taxNow":8840,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"208920","date":"2009-04-06","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 200AMP SINGLE PHASE, 3 GANG METER, 2 - 100AMP PANELS, 1 60AMP PANEL AND WIRE A 2 FAMILY DWELLING AS PER 2005 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"247890","date":"2010-03-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-12-01","scope":"INSTALL PER PLANS AS PER 2005 NEC (CC DISTRICT)"},{"number":"989455","date":"2019-06-27","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2021-01-11","scope":"INSTALL 4 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2008,"k":"sale","p":250000},{"y":2009,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"448952","type":"Rental","status":"Inactive","businessName":"JBS RENOVATIONS LLC","legalName":"JBS RENOVATIONS LLC","address":"2222 BROWN ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2008-06-16","latestIssueDate":"2008-06-16","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":"2008-07-25"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"448952","type":"Rental","businessName":"JBS RENOVATIONS LLC","legalName":"JBS RENOVATIONS LLC","issuedDate":"2008-06-16","latestIssueDate":"2008-06-16","closureDate":"2008-07-25","expirationDate":"2009-02-28","inactiveDate":"2008-07-25","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"3 permits not marked completed: 208920 (Issued), 247890 (Expired), 989455 (Expired). 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":"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/"},{"id":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jul 13, 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/"}]}