{"asOf":"2026-07-28T14:15:11.116Z","block":"1700-1799 N FRONT ST","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/1700-1799-n-front-st","address":"1749 N FRONT ST","parcelNumber":"882971997","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=882971997","ownerType":"investor","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"IB0","buildingCodeNew":"401","buildingClass":"REST'RNT W/BAR MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"MANUFACTURING/PROCESSING","useLabel":"Commercial","owner":"FRONT AND PALMER ASSOCIATES LP","coOwner":null,"marketValue":900000,"landAssessment":180000,"improvementAssessment":720000,"livableArea":8964,"yearBuilt":1925,"lastSale":{"price":10,"date":"2019-02-25T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.97607171246549,"lng":-75.13377158704921,"geom":{"type":"MultiPolygon","coordinates":[[[[-75.13397915,39.975981406],[-75.133920349,39.976254896],[-75.133783986,39.976237135],[-75.133504996,39.976008456],[-75.133656895,39.975891208],[-75.133686417,39.975944151],[-75.13397915,39.975981406]]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2024-014266","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-03-28","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-03-28","buildingId":"1550360"},{"number":"BC-2024-014150","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-03-28","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-03-28","buildingId":"1550360"},{"number":"BC-2025-006946","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-02-12","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-02-12","buildingId":"1550360"},{"number":"BC-2025-006950","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-02-12","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-02-12","buildingId":"1550360"},{"number":"BC-2026-003529","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-02-05","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-02-05","buildingId":"1550360"},{"number":"BC-2026-003548","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2026-02-05","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2027-02-05","buildingId":"1550360"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19122","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":2,"lotArea":9742,"zoning":"CMX3","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1523 N FRONT ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19125","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR ERECTION OF AN EXTERNAL FENCING AT FRONT, SIDE AND REAR OF THE PROPERTY LINE AND INTERNAL FENCING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION.\nUSES - FOR AN EXISTING EAT-IN RESTAYRANT WITH OUTDOOR SEATING AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVE","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2019-10-09","number":"38373","relatedPermit":"998482"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":7300,"taxable":7300,"land":7300,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":7300,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2017,"v":7300,"taxable":7300,"land":7300,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":7300,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2018,"v":111300,"taxable":111300,"land":111300,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":111300,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2019,"v":111300,"taxable":111300,"land":111300,"improvement":0,"taxableLand":111300,"taxableImprovement":0,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2021,"v":358300,"taxable":358300,"land":185400,"improvement":172900,"taxableLand":185400,"taxableImprovement":172900,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2022,"v":358300,"taxable":358300,"land":185400,"improvement":172900,"taxableLand":185400,"taxableImprovement":172900,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2023,"v":391500,"taxable":391500,"land":78305,"improvement":313195,"taxableLand":78305,"taxableImprovement":313195,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2024,"v":391500,"taxable":391500,"land":78305,"improvement":313195,"taxableLand":78305,"taxableImprovement":313195,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2025,"v":391500,"taxable":391500,"land":78300,"improvement":313200,"taxableLand":78300,"taxableImprovement":313200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2026,"v":391500,"taxable":391500,"land":78300,"improvement":313200,"taxableLand":78300,"taxableImprovement":313200,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0},{"y":2027,"v":900000,"taxable":900000,"land":180000,"improvement":720000,"taxableLand":180000,"taxableImprovement":720000,"exemptLand":0,"exemptImprovement":0}],"taxNow":5480,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":true,"permits":[{"number":"915021","date":"2018-10-09","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-10-09","scope":"RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE ONE LOT FROM TWO LOTS (1739-47, 1749 N FRONT STREET)"},{"number":"934361","date":"2018-12-17","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-17","scope":"FOR THE ERECTION OF A ROOF ADDITION AT FIRST FLOOR, FOR USE AS AN EAT-IN RESTAYRANT WITH OUTDOOR SEATING."},{"number":"952534","date":"2019-03-27","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-29","scope":"INTERIOR DEMOLITION WORK. STRUCTURAL WORK TO INCLUDE: NEW LINTELS, EXPOSE EXISTING FOUNDATION, MINOR FRAMING WORK, AND ALL OTHER WORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY MEP, FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK, ROOF ADDITION, AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY."},{"number":"985685","date":"2019-07-11","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-29","scope":"INSTALL 10 TOILETS, 3 URINALS, 10 LAVS, 1DW, 3 GLASS FILLERS, 1MOP SINK, 9HS, 2 GLASS WASHERS."},{"number":"987311","date":"2019-08-01","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-29","scope":"LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE ONE-STORY ADDITION AND COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO CREATE A SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT IN AN EXISTING TWO-STORY BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. *2018* **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP & FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**"},{"number":"990926","date":"2019-09-18","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-29","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLTION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13, WITH A TWO-INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE; FOR THE INSTALLTION OF A BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA."},{"number":"1011825","date":"2019-09-18","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-10-03","scope":"INSTALL TWO HOUSE TRAP TWO FAIS ONE 2\" DOMESTIC WATER SERVICE AS PER 2004 PPC"},{"number":"1005158","date":"2019-09-27","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-06","scope":"ALL ELECTRICAL WORK THROUGHOUT AS PER PLANS-2 800 AMP SERVICE AS PER NEC 2017.***NO FIRE ALARM ON THIS PERMIT***"},{"number":"1004079","date":"2019-10-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-29","scope":"INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEM FOR A NEW RESTAURANT IN AN EXISTING BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"1019073","date":"2019-10-31","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"CLOSED","completedDate":null,"scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FIVE (5) KITCHEN HOODS AND RELATED DUCTWORK, EXHAUST FANS WITHIN THE RESTAURANT AS PER PLANS."},{"number":"1025843","date":"2019-11-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-22","scope":"INSTALL 30-CATEGORY 6E PLENUM CABLES FOR VOICE & DATA & 10-AUDIO LINES, LONGEST RUN 150' AS PER NEC 2017 NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT"},{"number":"998482","date":"2019-11-25","work":"Zoning","type":"ZP_ZONING","description":"ZONING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-11-25","scope":"FOR ERECTION OF AN EXTERNAL FENCING AT FRONT, SIDE AND REAR OF THE PROPERTY LINE AND INTERNAL FENCING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION. USES - FOR AN EXISTING EAT-IN RESTAYRANT WITH OUTDOOR SEATING AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"1022606","date":"2019-12-02","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-05-26","scope":"FURNISH AND INSTALL NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER NFPA 72 AND PLANS"},{"number":"1023677","date":"2020-02-25","work":"Amend for conversion","type":"Administrative","description":"Administrative Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-29","scope":"AMEND BUILDING PERMIT NO. 987311 TO INCLUDE ERECTION OF SITE FENCING AND FENCE WALLS AS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"1052037","date":"2020-04-16","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-31","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FOUR ACCESSORY (4) SIGNS AS FOLLOWS: TWO (2) DOUBLE-FACED ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN MEASURING 38\" X 16\"; ONE (1) WALL SIGN MEASURING 88\" X 184\"; ONE (1) WALL SIGN MEASURING 6.5\" X 20\". SIZE AND LOCATION OF SIGNS PER APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"1052036","date":"2020-04-16","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-31","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FOUR ACCESSORY (4) SIGNS AS FOLLOWS: TWO (2) DOUBLE-FACED ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN MEASURING 38\" X 16\"; ONE (1) WALL SIGN MEASURING 88\" X 184\"; ONE (1) WALL SIGN MEASURING 6.5\" X 20\". SIZE AND LOCATION OF SIGNS PER APPROVED PLANS."}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":629,"timeline":[{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Amend for conversion"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[{"number":"869270","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","status":"Active","businessName":"RK Palmer Associates, LLC (LMNO)","legalName":"RK Palmer Associates, LLC","address":"1749 N FRONT ST","revenueCode":"3121","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2021-05-25","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-21","expirationDate":"2027-05-24","inactiveDate":null},{"number":"870410","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","status":"Active","businessName":"RK Palmer Associates, LLC (LMNO)","legalName":"RK Palmer Associates, LLC","address":"1749 N FRONT ST","revenueCode":"3230","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2021-06-09","latestIssueDate":"2021-06-09","expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null},{"number":"871571","type":"Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary)","status":"Inactive","businessName":"RK Palmer Associates, LLC (LMNO)","legalName":"RK Palmer Associates, LLC","address":"1749 N FRONT ST","revenueCode":"3123","rentalCategory":null,"units":null,"issuedDate":"2021-06-24","latestIssueDate":"2021-12-18","expirationDate":"2022-12-31","inactiveDate":"2023-03-01"}],"licenseActivity":[{"number":"871571","type":"Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary)","businessName":"RK Palmer Associates, LLC (LMNO)","legalName":"RK Palmer Associates, LLC","issuedDate":"2021-06-24","latestIssueDate":"2021-12-18","closureDate":"2023-03-01","expirationDate":"2022-12-31","inactiveDate":"2023-03-01","status":"Inactive","statusLabel":"Inactive","active":false},{"number":"870410","type":"Dumpster License - Private Property","businessName":"RK Palmer Associates, LLC (LMNO)","legalName":"RK Palmer Associates, LLC","issuedDate":"2021-06-09","latestIssueDate":"2021-06-09","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":null,"inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true},{"number":"869270","type":"Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS)","businessName":"RK Palmer Associates, LLC (LMNO)","legalName":"RK Palmer Associates, LLC","issuedDate":"2021-05-25","latestIssueDate":"2026-04-21","closureDate":null,"expirationDate":"2027-05-24","inactiveDate":null,"status":"Active","statusLabel":"Active","active":true}],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-27","signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 130% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $391,500 to $900,000","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #38373: OPEN · Granted; related permit 998482. Use permit #934361: COMPLETED.","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: 1019073 (CLOSED).","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":"Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary) #871571: Inactive since Mar 1, 2023","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 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/"}]}