{"asOf":"2026-07-26T01:41:13.421Z","block":"2200-2299 N FRONT ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/2200-2299-n-front-st","address":"2226 N FRONT ST","parcelNumber":"882000568","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882000568","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"BA0","buildingCodeNew":null,"buildingClass":"STR/OFF 1 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":null,"useLabel":"Commercial","owner":"FRONT STREET ROW LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":470000,"landAssessment":94000,"improvementAssessment":376000,"livableArea":4400,"yearBuilt":2007,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2020-11-20T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-122638","date":"2022-12-12","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2022-122638","date":"2023-01-19","type":null,"status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-008766","date":"2026-02-02","type":null,"status":"FAILED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2022,"fails":1,"passes":0},{"y":2023,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2026,"fails":1,"passes":0}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.98405622538741,"lng":-75.13259212896348,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.132709165,39.984050284],[-75.13268128,39.984180201],[-75.132456618,39.984150832],[-75.132504698,39.983932551],[-75.132728276,39.98396125],[-75.132709165,39.984050284]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2026-003608","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-02-05","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-02-05","buildingId":"1042480"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19133","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":1,"lotArea":5088,"zoning":"CMX2","grade":"B","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"107 09 S 13TH ST #3B, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19107","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":4,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2026,"v":222700,"taxable":222700,"land":66810,"improvement":155890,"taxableLand":66810,"taxableImprovement":155890,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":470000,"taxable":470000,"land":94000,"improvement":376000,"taxableLand":94000,"taxableImprovement":376000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":3117,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"ZP-2020-009006","date":"2020-12-14","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Personal Services"},{"number":"CP-2020-006065","date":"2021-06-25","work":"New Construction","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (HEIGHT NTE 55 FEET) WITH ROOF DECK & ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURES AND GREEN ROOF. FOR USE AS TWENTY-TWO (22) DWELLING UNITS (UTILIZING GREEN ROOF BONUS) AND VACANT COMMERCIAL ON THE FIRST FLOOR (SEPARATE USE REGISTRATION AND FIT-OUT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY); FOR THE CREATION OF EIGHT (8) CLASS IA BICYCLE SPACES. A site Safety Plan will need to be devised submitted to the area building inspector prior to beginning construction. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARARE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR M.E.P.S WORK. SEPARATE APPROVAL REQUIRED FROM PA L & I FOR ELEVATOR INSTALLATION."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":0.54,"timeline":[{"y":2002,"k":"land","p":32500},{"y":2004,"k":"land","p":50000},{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":250000},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":385000},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"},{"y":2023,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection passed"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 111% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $222,700 to $470,000","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":"1 permit not marked completed: CP-2020-006065 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"2 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Feb 2, 2026.","why":"A PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.","action":"Open the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections-by-permit-type/"},{"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 Feb 5, 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/"}]}