{"asOf":"2026-07-25T02:32:43.134Z","block":"2200-2299 E TIOGA ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2200-2299-e-tioga-st","address":"2245 E TIOGA ST","parcelNumber":"882000370","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882000370","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"LC0","buildingCodeNew":null,"buildingClass":"IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY","buildingClassNew":null,"useLabel":"Industrial building","owner":"2200 N PHILLIP LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":745500,"landAssessment":149100,"improvementAssessment":596400,"livableArea":13160,"yearBuilt":1940,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2016-01-25T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.99420977937944,"lng":-75.1002483256516,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.100626961,39.993888068],[-75.100786145,39.994068783],[-75.10072536,39.994100457],[-75.10068491,39.994054532],[-75.1000976,39.994360578],[-75.10017906,39.994453054],[-75.099973492,39.994560173],[-75.099804241,39.99431679],[-75.100626961,39.993888068]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2026-008344","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-03-16","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-03-16","buildingId":"1019728"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19134","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":1,"lotArea":19857,"zoning":"ICMX","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"2209 N AMERICAN ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19133","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":723800,"taxable":723800,"land":217140,"improvement":506660,"taxableLand":217140,"taxableImprovement":506660,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":723800,"taxable":723800,"land":217140,"improvement":506660,"taxableLand":217140,"taxableImprovement":506660,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":745500,"taxable":745500,"land":149100,"improvement":596400,"taxableLand":149100,"taxableImprovement":596400,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":10132,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"CP-2021-008510","date":"2022-03-06","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-02-25","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATION TO AN EXISTING ONE STORY STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLAN. AMENDMENT APPROVED AS OF 8/2/2024: AMEND ORIGINAL PERMIT TO CHANGE THE GROUP OF OCCUPANCY OF SPACE B AND C FROM RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY TO CHILD CARE CENTER. CHANGE THE USE OF SPACE D FROM ASSEMBLY AND ENTERTAINMENT TO GYM. AMENDMENT TO THE INTERIOR FITOUT IN ACCORDANCE WITH PLAN. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."},{"number":"ZP-2024-004163","date":"2024-04-19","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Child Care - Child Care Center"},{"number":"ZP-2024-005901","date":"2024-06-13","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Personal Services"},{"number":"CP-2024-004575","date":"2024-08-29","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2024-09-19","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A 3-HOUR FIRE RESISTANCE RATED FIRE WALL TO CREATE 2 SEPARATE FIRE AREAS. FIRE AREA 1- SPACE A (VACANT SPACE- SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR USE REGISTRATION/ FIT-OUT PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY), SPACE B AND SPACE C TO BE E OCCUPANCY AND FIRE AREA 2 TO BE GYM - SPACE D (B OCCUPANCY) AND SPACE E (A-3 OCCUPANCY). ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"0954855","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Expired","businessName":"Vanessa R Cruz  (Little Empire Kids )","legalName":"Vanessa R Cruz ","address":"2245 E TIOGA ST","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2024-06-25","latestIssueDate":"2025-06-30","expirationDate":"2026-06-24","inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"0954855","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"Vanessa R Cruz  (Little Empire Kids )","legalName":"Vanessa R Cruz ","issuedDate":"2024-06-25","latestIssueDate":"2025-06-30","closureDate":"2026-06-24","expirationDate":"2026-06-24","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Expired","statusLabel":"Expired","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-24","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"],"caveat":"Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned."}],"legalChecks":[{"id":"permit-status","level":"attention","title":"A permit row needs file-level verification","finding":"1 permit not marked completed: CP-2021-008510 (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":"business-license","level":"verify","title":"A historical business license is not current operating authority","finding":"Food Preparing and Serving #0954855: Expired","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/"},{"id":"building-certifications","level":"clear","title":"Filed system certifications are current in this dataset","finding":"Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Mar 16, 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/"}]}