{"asOf":"2026-07-31T12:35:12.536Z","block":"7200-7299 GERMANTOWN AVE","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/7200-7299-germantown-ave","address":"7236-40 GERMANTOWN AVE","parcelNumber":"882666200","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882666200","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"AA0","buildingCodeNew":"237","buildingClass":"STORE 1 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"CONV FOOD MARKET-NO GAS PUMPS","useLabel":"Store","owner":"MACLENS AUTO BODY","coOwner":"RADIATOR CO","marketValue":1201200,"landAssessment":240240,"improvementAssessment":960960,"livableArea":3432,"yearBuilt":1990,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"1979-07-11T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":1,"violations":[{"number":"1306025","date":"2009-04-17","code":"A-000.0/11","title":"VIOL BC MESSAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2009-04-17","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null},{"number":"VI-2026-010631","date":"2026-02-25","code":"F-901.6.4","title":"PERIODIC TESTING\n","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2026-05-14","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":"https://eclipse.phila.gov/phillylmsprod/pub/ws/DocumentDownload/download?documentId=964026358&hash=1385022EB1A4F937AAAE0F09ADCD33084C0A7B877BA053E24315F596FA5CF82B"}],"violationCases":[{"number":"196781","type":"STANDARD","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"BU","status":"CLOSED","createdDate":"2009-04-21","completedDate":"2009-04-21","noticeUrl":null,"violations":[{"number":"1306025","date":"2009-04-17","code":"A-000.0/11","title":"VIOL BC MESSAGE","status":"COMPLIED","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2009-04-17","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":null}]},{"number":"CF-2026-016951","type":"NOTICE OF VIOLATION","priority":"STANDARD","responsibility":"QUALITY OF LIFE COURTS","status":"IN VIOLATION","createdDate":"2026-02-26","completedDate":null,"noticeUrl":"https://eclipse.phila.gov/phillylmsprod/pub/ws/DocumentDownload/download?documentId=964026358&hash=1385022EB1A4F937AAAE0F09ADCD33084C0A7B877BA053E24315F596FA5CF82B","violations":[{"number":"VI-2026-010631","date":"2026-02-25","code":"F-901.6.4","title":"PERIODIC TESTING\n","status":"OPEN","resolutionDate":null,"resolution":null,"latestInvestigationDate":"2026-05-14","underAppeal":false,"noticeUrl":"https://eclipse.phila.gov/phillylmsprod/pub/ws/DocumentDownload/download?documentId=964026358&hash=1385022EB1A4F937AAAE0F09ADCD33084C0A7B877BA053E24315F596FA5CF82B"}]}],"violYears":[{"y":2009,"n":1,"worst":null},{"y":2026,"n":1,"worst":null}],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"196781","date":"2009-04-17","type":"BC INSP","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-016951","date":"2026-02-26","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-016951","date":"2026-04-08","type":null,"status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"CF-2026-016951","date":"2026-05-14","type":null,"status":"FAILED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2009,"fails":0,"passes":1},{"y":2026,"fails":3,"passes":0}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.06094026513815,"lng":-75.19194366428074,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.191748608,40.060953382],[-75.191955381,40.060759054],[-75.192165335,40.060886995],[-75.191888307,40.061146382],[-75.191748608,40.060953382]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19119","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":1,"lotArea":7997,"zoning":"CMX2.5","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"20 W ALLENS LN, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19119","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":440000,"taxable":440000,"land":199900,"improvement":240100,"taxableLand":199900,"taxableImprovement":240100,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":440000,"taxable":440000,"land":199900,"improvement":240100,"taxableLand":199900,"taxableImprovement":240100,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":883700,"taxable":883700,"land":530220,"improvement":353480,"taxableLand":530220,"taxableImprovement":353480,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":855200,"taxable":855200,"land":171040,"improvement":684160,"taxableLand":171040,"taxableImprovement":684160,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2020,"v":855200,"taxable":855200,"land":171040,"improvement":684160,"taxableLand":171040,"taxableImprovement":684160,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":855200,"taxable":855200,"land":171040,"improvement":684160,"taxableLand":171040,"taxableImprovement":684160,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":855200,"taxable":855200,"land":171040,"improvement":684160,"taxableLand":171040,"taxableImprovement":684160,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":934500,"taxable":934500,"land":186900,"improvement":747600,"taxableLand":186900,"taxableImprovement":747600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":934500,"taxable":934500,"land":186900,"improvement":747600,"taxableLand":186900,"taxableImprovement":747600,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":1201200,"taxable":1201200,"land":240240,"improvement":960960,"taxableLand":240240,"taxableImprovement":960960,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":1201200,"taxable":1201200,"land":240240,"improvement":960960,"taxableLand":240240,"taxableImprovement":960960,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":1201200,"taxable":1201200,"land":240240,"improvement":960960,"taxableLand":240240,"taxableImprovement":960960,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":16814,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"77903","date":"2007-05-22","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2008-10-20","scope":"RELOCATE 4 OUTLETS. INSTALL 2 120V OUTLETS (NORTH DIST)"},{"number":"181156","date":"2008-10-06","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-21","scope":"INSTALL 1 POLE LIGHT FIXTURE, 4 WALL MOUNT SECURITY LIGHTS & ASSOCIATED WIRING."},{"number":"186637","date":"2008-11-05","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-09-12","scope":"REPLACE HOUSE DRAIN"},{"number":"262113","date":"2010-02-18","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-08-19","scope":"INSTALL (4)OUTLETS- 120VOLT EACH...IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC"},{"number":"262274","date":"2010-02-22","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-10-21","scope":"INSTALL NEW ICE CUBELET MACHINE. PIPE 1/2\" DRAIN INTO EXISTING FLOOR SINK"},{"number":"385785","date":"2012-01-31","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2012-08-06","scope":"INSTALL (2)GFI OUTLETS FOR UNDER COUNTER REFRIGERATOR AND NEW 30AMP, 208V CIRCUIT AND TWIST LOCK OUTLET FOR ESPRESSO MACHINE.... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC"},{"number":"402506","date":"2012-05-04","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL WATER LINE TO NEW ESPRESSO MACHINE AND INDIRECT WATER LINE TO EXISTING FLOOR DRAIN(COMMERCIAL-RETAIL)"},{"number":"470502","date":"2013-05-14","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL L-15-50R 30 50A 208V FOR OVEN, INSTALL GFI RECEPTACLES FOR REFRIGERATOR...IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC"},{"number":"529070","date":"2014-05-14","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-05-20","scope":"REPLACE EXISTING 200AMP SERVICE WITH 400AMP SERVICE (CONVENIENCE STORE)"},{"number":"591676","date":"2015-02-25","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"RELOCATE 1- COKE OUTLET, 1- ICE COFFEE OUTLET AND 1- BOOSTER BUMP OUTLET...IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC"},{"number":"588794","date":"2015-04-10","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2015-08-25","scope":"REMOVE AND REPLACE SECTIONS OF CONCRETE AND BITUMINOUS PAVING ADJACENT TO BUILDING AREA. ALL WORK AS NOTED AND DETAILED ON ATTACHED PLANS. RESTORE PARKING PAVEMENT MARKINGS. ACCESSIBLE ROUTE FROM ACCESSIBLE PARKING TO WITHIN MARKET REQUIRED."},{"number":"603126","date":"2015-10-05","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"LEVEL 1 INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INSTALL 3-5/8\" MTL STUDS WITH 1/2\" GWB PARTITION FOR NEW BEVERAGE CABINETS AS PER PLAN. SEPARATE ELECTRICAL PERMIT REQUIRED."},{"number":"692082","date":"2016-05-24","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 1- 120V GFI CIRCUIT FOR HOT HOLDING WARMER.... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC"},{"number":"773488","date":"2017-04-10","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-04-21","scope":"REPLACE 15' OF 4\" CAST IRON WITH 4\" CORROSIVE RESISTANT CPVC PIPING(CHLORINATED POLY-VINYL CHLORIDE)"},{"number":"ZP-2022-000590","date":"2022-02-01","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-14","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO(2) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED SIGNS. ONE(1) FREESTANDING SIGN AND ONE(1) FLATWALL SIGN. SIGNS ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE."},{"number":"GP-2022-000993","date":"2022-02-16","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-14","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED FLATWALL SIGN AND ONE (1) FREESTANDING SIGN. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK."},{"number":"CP-2021-009443","date":"2022-04-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2023-01-04","scope":"ALTERATION TO INCLUDE FULL RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING SPACE WITHIN AN EXISTING 1-STORY BUILDING, EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION, AND EXTERIOR FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"EP-2022-003780","date":"2022-04-25","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-01","scope":"Replace electrical panels, lights, wiring devices, HVACR wiring as per 2017 NEC."},{"number":"PP-2022-006132","date":"2022-05-02","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-16","scope":"Alterations: Interior plumbing. All proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018."},{"number":"MP-2022-002569","date":"2022-05-11","work":"Addition and/or Alterations","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-16","scope":"ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING HVAC SYSTEM TO ACCOMODATE RENOVATIONS TO AN EXISTING CONVENIENCE STORE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. *2018 IMC REVIEW*"},{"number":"EP-2022-004409","date":"2022-05-15","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-11","scope":"Install and terminate telecommunication data cabling for POS devices and computers as per 2017 nec"},{"number":"EP-2022-002957","date":"2022-05-26","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-07-05","scope":"Installation of a new Fire Alarm System for the existing store remodel as per approved drawings-2017 NEC,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2017,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alterations"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2026,"k":"viol","w":"L&I violation"},{"y":2026,"k":"insp","w":"Inspection failed ×3"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"280794","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Inactive","businessName":"WAWA INC (FACILITIES)","legalName":"WAWA INC","address":"7236-40 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2002-11-12","latestIssueDate":"2010-07-26","expirationDate":"2011-07-31","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"200963","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Active","businessName":"WAWA INCORPORATED #252","legalName":"WAWA INCORPORATED #252","address":"7236-40 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2004-05-07","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-12","expirationDate":"2027-04-30","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"312973","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","status":"Inactive","businessName":"WAWA INC","legalName":"WAWA INC","address":"7236-40 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3120","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2005-04-09","latestIssueDate":"2009-06-01","expirationDate":"2011-04-30","inactiveDate":"2011-02-07"},{"number":"523103","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"WAWA INC","legalName":"WAWA INC","address":"7236-40 GERMANTOWN AVE","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2011-01-11","latestIssueDate":"2013-08-03","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"523103","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"WAWA INC","legalName":"WAWA INC","issuedDate":"2011-01-11","latestIssueDate":"2013-08-03","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"312973","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"WAWA INC","legalName":"WAWA INC","issuedDate":"2005-04-09","latestIssueDate":"2009-06-01","closureDate":"2011-02-07","expirationDate":"2011-04-30","inactiveDate":"2011-02-07","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"200963","type":"Food Preparing and Serving","businessName":"WAWA INCORPORATED #252","legalName":"WAWA INCORPORATED #252","issuedDate":"2004-05-07","latestIssueDate":"2026-05-12","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-04-30","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"280794","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"WAWA INC (FACILITIES)","legalName":"WAWA INC","issuedDate":"2002-11-12","latestIssueDate":"2010-07-26","closureDate":"2011-07-31","expirationDate":"2011-07-31","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-30","signals":[{"kind":"record-pressure","level":"watch","title":"Records to verify together","summary":"More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.","evidence":["1 open L&I violation","failed L&I inspection activity in 2026"],"caveat":"A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 29% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $934,500 to $1,201,200","no permit shown in 2024-2026"],"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":"2 permits not marked completed: 402506 (EXPIRED), 603126 (EXPIRED).","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":"violations","level":"attention","title":"1 open L&I violation","finding":"2 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.","why":"Open notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.","action":"Read the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-licenses-and-inspections/inspections/violation-and-order-types/"},{"id":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"3 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on May 14, 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":"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":"Dumpster License - Private Property #280794: Inactive; Food Preparing and Serving #312973: Inactive since Feb 7, 2011","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":"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/"}]}