{"asOf":"2026-07-27T10:59:50.173Z","block":"200-299 W RITTENHOUSE SQ","blockUrl":"https://philadelphia.blockreport.homes/block/200-299-w-rittenhouse-sq","address":"224-30 W RITTENHOUSE SQ","parcelNumber":"888080964","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=888080964","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"commercial","isHouse":false,"home":false,"commercial":true,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingCode":"6A0","buildingCodeNew":"829","buildingClass":"COM CONDO 1 STY MASONRY","buildingClassNew":"APTS - HIGH RISE","useLabel":"Commercial","owner":"DOMB ALLAN","coOwner":null,"marketValue":204900,"landAssessment":20490,"improvementAssessment":184410,"livableArea":504,"yearBuilt":1970,"lastSale":{"price":125000,"date":"1998-12-17T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"62037","date":"2006-05-04","type":"HC HI RISE","status":"FAILED"},{"caseNumber":"62037","date":"2006-08-22","type":"HC HI RISE","status":"PASSED"},{"caseNumber":"62037","date":"2006-08-22","type":"HCEU INSP","status":"PASSED"}],"inspYears":[{"y":2006,"fails":1,"passes":2}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.94906528853791,"lng":-75.17362596661565,"geom":null,"liDistrict":null,"certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":false,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19103","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":null,"zoning":"RM4","grade":"C+","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"4","intCond":"4","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"1608 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19103","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) ACCESSORY NON-ILLUMINATED WINDOW SIGN AND PROPOSED  TREATMENT OF PATIENTS TO INCLUDE BOTOX, LASER HAIR REMOVAL AND OTHER SKIN CARE SERVICES AND ACCESSORY SALES OF COSMETICS (NO ACTIVITIES AS DEFINED IN SEC","status":"CLOSED","outcome":"Granted","date":"2010-04-07","number":"11242","relatedPermit":"263192"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[],"taxNow":null,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"48512","date":"2007-01-08","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"AMEND PERMIT # 25286 TO SHOW ADDRESS AS 224 W. RITTENHOUSE SQ. SUITE 102-103. APPLICATIONS 25286 & 44067 HAVE BEE VOIDED. THIS IS THE ACTIVE PERMIT. ALL WORK SHALL CONFORM TO THE APPROVED PLANS."},{"number":"48537","date":"2007-01-08","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2009-07-14","scope":"HISTORICAL REGISTERED PROPERTY. RENOVATIONS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR. MINOR ALTERATIONS TO AN OFFICE SPACE AND INSTALLATION OF A HVAC SYSTEM."},{"number":"103745","date":"2007-09-18","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2007-11-08","scope":"INSTALL TRI PLEX PUMPS WIRING 1-15HP AND 2-30HP PREWIRED.(CC DIST)"},{"number":"263192","date":"2010-04-15","work":"Zoning/use","type":"ZP_ZON/USE","description":"ZONING/USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-04-15","scope":"USE TO 1ST FLOOR, TREATMENT FOR OUTPATIENT TO INCLUDE BOTOX, LASER HAIR REMOVAL AND OTHER SKIN SERVICES WITH ACCESSORY SALES OF COSMETICS WITH ACCESSORY SIGN. NO CHANGE TO BALANCE OF EXISTING FLOOR USES TO UPPER FLOORS."},{"number":"285330","date":"2010-08-03","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2011-08-18","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS FOR BELLA MED SPA PER PLANS"},{"number":"296122","date":"2010-08-12","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2010-09-28","scope":"ROUGHIN: TOILET, LAV SINK, HAND WASH SINK, DRAIN AND WATER LINES TO AND FROM FIXTURES"},{"number":"355750","date":"2011-09-01","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"INSTALL 1 SPLIT DUCTLESS HVAC SYSTEM IN EXISTING LOCATION WITH SMALL COMPRESSOR UNIT HOUSED OUTDOORS JUST TO NORTH SIDE OF UNIT (ACCESS THROUGH TOP WINDOW). (UNIT 101)"},{"number":"714661","date":"2016-08-19","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"EXPIRED","completedDate":null,"scope":"EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS. INSTALL 1 DUCTLESS MULTI SPLIT HEAT PUMP AND 3 INDOOR AIR HANDLERS"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2006,"k":"insp","w":"L&I: 1 failed, 2 passed"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2007,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2010,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning/use"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2010,"k":"permit","w":"Plumbing"},{"y":2011,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"},{"y":2016,"k":"permit","w":"Mechanical"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"licenseActivity":[],"businessLicenseSourceDate":"2026-07-25","signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #263192: 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":"3 permits not marked completed: 48512 (EXPIRED), 355750 (EXPIRED), 714661 (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":"investigations","level":"verify","title":"Failed inspections are dated events—not the current condition","finding":"1 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Aug 22, 2006.","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":"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/"}]}