Mixed-use property report

2239 N Front St

2,496 sqftCMX2.5built 1875

Property at a glanceApartment building

El Street Partners LLC

2026 assessment
$411K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$415K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Fairhill · West Kensington Approximate · based on ZIP 19133
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Assessment and City record timeline

The line tracks this property’s published City assessment. Markers show deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals on their recorded dates. Select one to read the filing.

Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals. OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $415,000. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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Every dated record27 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  2. PermitAlterations
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  4. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  5. PermitNew Construction
  6. PermitAlterations
  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  8. PermitZoning/use
  9. Deed / saleDeed / sale $130K
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  15. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  16. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. LicenseJOSEPH V LARAGIONE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  20. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  21. LicenseJOSEPH V LARAGIONE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  22. Deed / saleDeed / sale $99K
  23. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  27. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Verify the public record

$2,013/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $143,780 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance. The City maintains payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due.

OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $415,000. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 871139800
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $143,780 of $410,600 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Property report

Mixed-use property

Apartment building, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
El Street Partners LLC
$ / sq ft
$166 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Front and Kensington city commercial corridor
Interior area
2,496 sqft
Lot size
630 sqft
Built
1875
Zoning
CMX2.5

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

El Street Partners LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 1208 Marlborough St, Philadelphia PA, 19125

Block context

2200 block of N Front St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2237 N Front St  ·  2235 N Front St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 25, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

JOSEPH V LARAGIONEInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Feb 8, 2016 · Terminal license date Apr 2, 2018

A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open, operating today, or located at this storefront. Dates are license dates. Events are deduped by parcel, business identity, and license type, so a renewal is not shown as another opening. Other permit and filing types remain in the full source ledger.

Open every source row 27 dated rows
  1. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2021-002053 · Certified

    Expires 2022-06-11

  2. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2021-000704 · Completed

    Install 1.5" Domestic water service

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2020-002502 · Completed

    INSTALL A 250 AMP SERVICE,4 GANG METER BANK, (1) 125 AMP PANEL, (2) 100 AMP PANELS, (1) 60 AMP HOUSE PANEL, COMPLETE WIRING OF COMMERCIAL SPACE, AND (2) DWELLING UNITS LIGHTS, SWITCHES RECEPTACLES, HVAC EQUIPMENT AND A NEW ADDRESSABLE FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT AS PER THE 2017 NEC 7 2016 NFPA-72.

  4. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2020-003463 · Completed

    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.

  5. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 1034874 · Completed

    INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH 2" WILKINS 350XL BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

  6. PermitAlterations

    Permit 1041673 · Completed

    ROUGH-IN TIEING INTO MAIN DRAIN RUNNING NEW STACKS TO SERVICE 3.5 BATHROOMS, KITCHENS AND LAUDRY ROOMS **BUILDING PERMIT# 987232**ONE STORY ADDITION ABOVE AN EXISTING THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE AND FOR INTERIOR LEVEL 3 ALTERATIONS OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AS PER PLANS. SEPARATE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS REQUIRED FOR THE VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE.

  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit 987232 · Completed

    FOR THE ERECTION OF A ONE STORY ADDITION ABOVE AN EXISTING THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE AND FOR INTERIOR LEVEL 3 ALTERATIONS OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AS PER PLANS. SEPARATE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS REQUIRED FOR THE VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK.

  8. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 987227 · COMPLETED

    RENOVATION OF EXISTING 3 STORY BUILDING WITH 4TH FLOOR ADDITION. COMMERCIAL GROUND FLOOR. 2 RESIDENTIAL APARTMENTS ON FLOORS 2-4

  9. Recorded transfer$130K transfer

    2019

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 638180 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 638185 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 638180 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 638185 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  14. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 638180 · Violation 4751231 · Code 9-3905 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  15. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 638185 · Violation 4751235 · Code PM15-302.1 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  16. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 638185 · Violation 4751234 · Code PM15-301 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 638180 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 638185 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  19. License terminal eventJOSEPH V LARAGIONE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 690646 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  20. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 457383 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  21. License issue eventJOSEPH V LARAGIONE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 690646 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  22. Recorded transfer$99K transfer

    2016

  23. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 457383 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 457383 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 457383 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  26. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 457383 · Violation 3632620 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 457383 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 9:41 PM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.

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