{"asOf":"2026-07-24T15:07:06.661Z","block":"2200-2299 GERMANTOWN AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2200-2299-germantown-ave","address":"2255 GERMANTOWN AVE","parcelNumber":"871000282","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=871000282","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"WC0","buildingCodeNew":"620","buildingClass":"HSE WORSHIP ALL 3 STY MAS","buildingClassNew":"RELIGIOUS","useLabel":"Place of worship","owner":"APM PROPERTIES INC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":391700,"landAssessment":78340,"improvementAssessment":313360,"livableArea":5760,"yearBuilt":1940,"lastSale":{"price":300000,"date":"2025-04-10T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.98624406021975,"lng":-75.1445773372818,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.144735314,39.9861458],[-75.144770348,39.986194503],[-75.144460176,39.986326769],[-75.144347355,39.986312282],[-75.144735314,39.9861458]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19133","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":2477,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2255 GERMANTOWN AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19133","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2024,"v":202700,"taxable":202700,"land":26400,"improvement":176300,"taxableLand":26400,"taxableImprovement":176300,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":202700,"taxable":202700,"land":26400,"improvement":176300,"taxableLand":26400,"taxableImprovement":176300,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":202700,"taxable":202700,"land":26400,"improvement":176300,"taxableLand":26400,"taxableImprovement":176300,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":391700,"taxable":391700,"land":78340,"improvement":313360,"taxableLand":78340,"taxableImprovement":313360,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":2837,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2022-012241","date":"2022-11-17","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING BUILDING FACING DAUPHIN ST.; FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION AT THIRD FLOOR FACING DAUPHIN ST., ROOF DECK AND TWO (2) ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURES ABOVE THIRD FLOOR OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED BUILDING (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS)."},{"number":"CP-2023-000175","date":"2023-06-22","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2026-02-11","scope":"FOR LEVEL III INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION WITH ROOF DECKS AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURES (TYPE V-B CONSTRUCTION). FOR USE AS ONE (1) VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE (SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR CHANGE OF USE, FIT-OUT, & C.O.) AND THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS (GROUP R-2). BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLER PER NFPA 13. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO START OF WORK."},{"number":"ZP-2025-007936","date":"2025-08-12","work":"Full Demolition","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Complete demolition to create vacant lot"},{"number":"PP-2025-010644","date":"2025-08-18","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-14","scope":"Seal lateral for demo"},{"number":"DP-2025-001011","date":"2025-09-22","work":"Minor Demolition","type":"Demolition","description":"Demolition Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-27","scope":"FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STRUCTURE. EXISTING STRUCTURE TO BE DEMOLISHED BY A COMBINATION OF HAND-HELD AND MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT PER APPROVED PLANS. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. * 21 DAY POSTING AND NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2 * NEWLY EXPOSED WALLS TO BE TREATED"}],"storyTag":"Torn down & rebuilt","storyDelta":1.17,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"sale","p":138000},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"sale","p":300000},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Full Demolition"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Minor Demolition"},{"y":2025,"k":"demo"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"post-purchase-work","level":"elevated","title":"Post-purchase work pattern","summary":"A recorded purchase followed by 3 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.","evidence":["purchase recorded in 2025","permit activity in 2025"],"caveat":"This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 93% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $202,700 to $391,700","no permit shown in 2026-2028"],"caveat":"Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: CP-2023-000175 (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":"building-certifications","level":"verify","title":"A fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched","finding":"1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.","why":"Installed systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.","action":"Confirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/maintenance-certifications/fire-protection-certifications/"},{"id":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as commercial. 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/"}]}