{"asOf":"2026-07-11T06:58:55.111Z","block":"200-299 N 2ND ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/200-299-n-2nd-st","address":"246 N 2ND ST","parcelNumber":"052000004","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=052000004","ownerType":"absentee","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"GAS STAT FULL SRV MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"BERGUSON MARK W","coOwner":"CAMPBELL LAUREN E","marketValue":1552900,"livableArea":3202,"yearBuilt":2024,"lastSale":{"price":1645000,"date":"2025-09-30T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.95524542838961,"lng":-75.1427632868103,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.142693111,39.955206986],[-75.142845633,39.955225996],[-75.142833464,39.955283871],[-75.14268094,39.95526486],[-75.142693111,39.955206986]]]},"liDistrict":null,"certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":false,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19106","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":3,"lotArea":925,"zoning":"CMX3","grade":null,"basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"1","intCond":"1","garage":2,"homestead":false,"mail":"246 N 2ND ST # UNIT2, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19106","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2025,"v":760000,"taxable":760000},{"y":2026,"v":760000,"taxable":760000},{"y":2027,"v":1552900,"taxable":1552900}],"taxNow":10638,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"RP-2021-016025","date":"2021-11-09","work":"New Construction","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-02","scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR AND ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE & ELEVATOR. FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH TWO (2) ACCESSORY PARKING GARAGES. AS PER PLANS. SINGLE- FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. AS PER PLANS. ******NO UNDERPINNING ON THIS APPLICATION. SEPARATE PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, MECH. OR ELECTRICAL WORK.******** AMENDMENT: Revisions to window openings and materials. Plans Approved by PHC AMENDMENT: AMENDMENT WAS CANCELLED AS PER APPLICANT. BUILDING TO BE BUILT AS PER PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANS WITH AN ELEVATOR. 9/17/25 AMENDMENT: AMEND PERMIT TO REMOVE ELEVATOR FROM BASEMENT TO 4TH FLOOR AND REPLACE AREA WITH CLOSETS TO INCLUDE REMOVEAL OF ELEVATOR IN ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE."},{"number":"PP-2022-006101","date":"2022-05-18","work":"New Construction or Additions","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-02","scope":"A. Basement a. Installation of (1) floor-mounted toilet, (1) shower base with accompanying shower faucet, and (1) lavatory with deck-mount faucet. b. Supply and installation of (1) Navien tankless natural gas water heater. c. All necessary gas piping and fittings to feed the water heater. d. Installation of (1) Simplex sewage ejector pump & (1) sump pump crock. e. Supply and installation of necessary gas piping to feed the gas furnace. [ZONE #1] B. 1st Floor a. Installation of (1) floor-mounted toilet & (1) lavatory with (1) deck-mount faucet. b. Installation of (1) frost-proof hose bib in the Garage. C. 2nd Floor a. Installation of necessary water line to feed the in-wall ice maker. b. Installation of (1) kitchen sink and accompanying faucet, (1) garbage disposal, (1) dishwasher. c. Installation of (1) floor-mount toilet, (1) vanity with deck-mount faucet in powder room. d. Supply and installation of necessary gas piping to feed the gas stove. D. 3rd Floor a. FULL BATH #1 - Installation of (1) floor-mounted toilet, (1) lavatory with deck-mount faucet, (1) bathtub with shower faucet. b. FULL BATH #2 - Installation of (1) floor-mounted toilet, (1) lavatory with deck-mount faucet, (1) shower with shower faucet. c. Installation of necessary water lines and drainage lines for (1) washing machine. d. Installation of necessary gas piping for (1) natural gas dryer. e. Supply and installation of (1) Navien tankless natural gas water heater. f. All necessary gas piping and fittings to feed the water heater. g. Supply and installation of necessary gas piping to feed the gas furnace. [ZONE #2] E. 4th Floor a. Installation of (1) floor-mounted toilet, (1) lavatory with deck-mount faucet. b. Installation of (1) floor-mounted toilet, (1) dual vanity with deck-mount. faucets, (1) stall shower with accompanying mixing valve. c. Installation of (1) soaking tub and (1) tub filler faucet. d. Installation of (1) bar sink with a deck-mounted"},{"number":"MP-2021-007366","date":"2023-04-28","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-02","scope":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2021-016025"},{"number":"FP-2023-000900","date":"2023-05-05","work":"New Construction","type":"Fire Suppression","description":"Fire Suppression Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-10-02","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A FOUR (4) STORY SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING TO INCLUDE A TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A TWO (2) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE RP-2021-016025 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT."},{"number":"EP-2021-013003","date":"2023-06-07","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2025-09-18","scope":"Electrical Permit for combo RP-2021-016025"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2022,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction or Additions"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2023,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"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."},{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 104% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $760,000 to $1,552,900","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":[],"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/"},{"title":"Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill","body":"LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.","action":"Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/payment-plans-and-assistance-programs/income-based-programs-for-residents/apply-for-the-longtime-owner-occupants-program-loop/","secondaryUrl":"https://www.phila.gov/services/payments-assistance-taxes/taxes/property-and-real-estate-taxes/get-real-estate-tax-relief/tax-freeze/"},{"title":"Seller disclosure and independent inspections","body":"For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections.","action":"Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dos/department-and-offices/bpoa/boards-commissions/real-estate-commission"}]}