{"asOf":"2026-07-24T22:05:35.952Z","block":"200-299 W RITTENHOUSE ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/200-299-w-rittenhouse-st","address":"216 W RITTENHOUSE ST","parcelNumber":"871000426","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=871000426","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"mixed-use","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"LC0","buildingCodeNew":null,"buildingClass":"IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY","buildingClassNew":null,"useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"BUSH DANYELLE","coOwner":null,"marketValue":247800,"landAssessment":49500,"improvementAssessment":198300,"livableArea":4200,"yearBuilt":1915,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2013-04-05T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.034867796838824,"lng":-75.1790546949496,"geom":null,"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2023-010798","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2023-05-16","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2024-05-16","buildingId":"1101114"},{"number":"BC-2024-020769","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-07-19","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-07-19","buildingId":"1101114"},{"number":"BC-2025-023766","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-09-11","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-09-11","buildingId":"1101114"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19144","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":2,"lotArea":3510,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"3","intCond":"3","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"6908 MOWER ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19119","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR A PERSONAL SERVICE AT FIRST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD\nLIVING ABOVE OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION.","status":"In Process","outcome":"Complete","date":"2020-12-03","number":"HA-2020-002802","relatedPermit":"ZP-2020-006163"},{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"Permit for the uses, 1) Eating & Drinking Establishment - Take-Out Restaurant, 2) Business & Professional, 3) Wholesale, Distribution, and Storage - Equipment and Materials Storage, 4) Single-Family Household Living, in an attached structur","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2025-09-05","number":"ZP-2025-003081","relatedPermit":"ZP-2025-003081"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":210000,"taxable":210000,"land":63000,"improvement":147000,"taxableLand":63000,"taxableImprovement":147000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":247800,"taxable":247800,"land":49500,"improvement":198300,"taxableLand":49500,"taxableImprovement":198300,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":2940,"familyHeld":true,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2020-006163","date":"2020-11-17","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Personal Services"},{"number":"CP-2022-000608","date":"2022-09-23","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-12-26","scope":"FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCUTRE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IEBC AND 2009 ICC / ANSI A117.1 STANDARD. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO START OF WORK."},{"number":"ZP-2025-003081","date":"2025-08-20","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Residential - Household Living - Single-Family; Office - Business and Professional; Wholesale, Distribution, and Storage - Equipment and Materials Storage Yards and Buildings; Vacant"},{"number":"ZP-2025-010363","date":"2025-11-05","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Retail Sales - Consumer Goods"},{"number":"AP-2025-008766","date":"2026-04-14","work":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A MIXED-USE COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL BUILDING. NO ALTERATIONS WORK UNDER THIS PERMIT."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2020,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal complete"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2025,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2026,"k":"permit","w":"Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"599956","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"DANYELLE BUSH","legalName":"DANYELLE BUSH","address":"216 W RITTENHOUSE ST","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2013-07-18","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-24","expirationDate":"2027-02-28","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"599956","type":"Rental","businessName":"DANYELLE BUSH","legalName":"DANYELLE BUSH","issuedDate":"2013-07-18","latestIssueDate":"2026-02-24","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-02-28","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-23","signals":[{"kind":"transition-activity","level":"watch","title":"Recent transition activity","summary":"The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.","evidence":["3 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #HA-2020-002802: In Process · Complete; related permit ZP-2020-006163.","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: AP-2025-008766 (Issued).","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-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1915 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"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":"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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Sep 11, 2026","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/"}]}