{"asOf":"2026-07-23T14:32:38.794Z","block":"2600-2699 GERMANTOWN AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2600-2699-germantown-ave","address":"2605 GERMANTOWN AVE","parcelNumber":"882000293","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882000293","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"P30","buildingCodeNew":"254","buildingClass":"ROW W/GAR 2 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"DOWNTOWN ROW TYPE-* SNGL OCCP","useLabel":"Commercial","owner":"SWEET TREAT HUT LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":160000,"landAssessment":32000,"improvementAssessment":128000,"livableArea":1920,"yearBuilt":1925,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2023-05-30T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.99165399802498,"lng":-75.14796198797119,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.148161341,39.991657636],[-75.148149737,39.991700643],[-75.147762635,39.991650359],[-75.147774239,39.991607353],[-75.148161341,39.991657636]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19133","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":2,"lotArea":1760,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":"D","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"5","intCond":"5","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1240 N 50TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19131","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"ZBA Permit Denial - Variance","grounds":"PERMIT FOR A ROOF DECK ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ADDITION TO INCLUDE A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN.","status":"Completed","outcome":"Granted with conditions","date":"2026-03-24","number":"ZP-2024-006971","relatedPermit":"ZP-2024-006971"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":83500,"taxable":83500,"land":16700,"improvement":66800,"taxableLand":16700,"taxableImprovement":66800,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":83500,"taxable":83500,"land":16700,"improvement":66800,"taxableLand":16700,"taxableImprovement":66800,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":160000,"taxable":160000,"land":32000,"improvement":128000,"taxableLand":32000,"taxableImprovement":128000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":1169,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2023-002658","date":"2023-03-15","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Eating and Drinking Establishments - Prepared Food Shop"},{"number":"ZP-2023-003893","date":"2023-04-14","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Office - Business and Professional"},{"number":"CP-2023-005971","date":"2024-06-26","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"For level III alteration with partial change of occupancy classification to create a prepare food shop (The number of seats shall be greater than 3 but shall not exceed 20 seats). The 2nd floor to be used for accessory office to the prepare food shop bussiness only. Building is not required to be sprinklered. Separate permits required for MEP work."},{"number":"GM-2024-008234","date":"2024-09-13","work":"Roof Covering Replacement","type":"General Permit Minor","description":"General Permit Minor","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-03-14","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"EP-2024-006611","date":"2024-09-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Wire all building devices and install 400 amp electrical service as on plans for 2017 NEC."},{"number":"ZP-2024-006971","date":"2025-01-23","work":"New construction, addition, GFA change","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Amendment Applicant Revisions","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR A ROOF DECK ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.ADDITION TO INCLUDE A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE.SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN."},{"number":"MP-2024-003805","date":"2025-05-05","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR INSTALLATION OF HVAC SYSTEM TO SERVE THE MIXED-USE BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"CP-2025-001869","date":"2025-05-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF ROOF AND ROOF JOIST AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":48000},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Roof Covering Replacement"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"New construction, addition, GFA change"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2025,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted with conditions"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"199194","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","status":"Inactive","businessName":"JENNINGS JOSEPH","legalName":"JENNINGS JOSEPH","address":"2605 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3118","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-12-14","latestIssueDate":"2004-12-14","expirationDate":"2005-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-10-16"},{"number":"632257","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","status":"Inactive","businessName":"JOE & PEGGY JENNINGS","legalName":"JOE & PEGGY JENNINGS","address":"2605 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3219","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2014-06-16","latestIssueDate":"2014-06-16","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"632257","type":"Vacant Residential Property / Lot","businessName":"JOE & PEGGY JENNINGS","legalName":"JOE & PEGGY JENNINGS","issuedDate":"2014-06-16","latestIssueDate":"2014-06-16","closureDate":"2015-04-29","expirationDate":"2015-02-28","inactiveDate":"2015-04-29","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"199194","type":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location","businessName":"JENNINGS JOSEPH","legalName":"JENNINGS JOSEPH","issuedDate":"2004-12-14","latestIssueDate":"2004-12-14","closureDate":"2012-10-16","expirationDate":"2005-04-30","inactiveDate":"2012-10-16","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"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":["8 permit events since 2023","1 zoning/board appeal since 2023"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 92% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $83,500 to $160,000","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":"6 permits not marked completed: CP-2023-005971 (Issued), GM-2024-008234 (Expired), EP-2024-006611 (Issued), ZP-2024-006971 (Amendment Applicant Revisions), MP-2024-003805 (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":"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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location #199194: Inactive since Oct 16, 2012; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #632257: Inactive since Apr 29, 2015","why":"A license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.","action":"If business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/licenses/business-licenses/"},{"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.","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 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/"}]}