{"asOf":"2026-07-11T01:32:56.562Z","block":"200-299 FOUNTAIN ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/200-299-fountain-st","address":"226 FOUNTAIN ST","parcelNumber":"212289736","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=212289736","ownerType":"vacant","kind":"vacant land","isHouse":false,"residential":false,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"VACANT LAND RESIDE < ACRE","useLabel":"Vacant lot","owner":"FOUNTAIN REALTY PARTNERS","coOwner":null,"marketValue":222800,"livableArea":null,"yearBuilt":null,"lastSale":{"price":1,"date":"2018-01-09T05:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":4322.68,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":true,"totalDue":4322.68,"principalDue":3145.78,"penaltyDue":209.58,"interestDue":448.28,"otherChargesDue":519.04,"yearsOwed":3,"oldestYearOwed":2019,"mostRecentYearOwed":2021,"mostRecentPaymentDate":"2021-03-13","assessmentYear":2022,"totalAssessment":66000,"taxableAssessment":66000,"exemptAbatementAssessment":0,"homesteadValue":0,"netTaxAfterHomestead":923.87,"actionableAtSnapshot":true,"paymentAgreementAtSnapshot":false,"bankruptcyAtSnapshot":false,"sheriffSaleAtSnapshot":false,"assessmentUnderAppealAtSnapshot":false,"yearMonth":"202206"},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":40.034597954612074,"lng":-75.22895798743139,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.228836975,40.034422791],[-75.229138566,40.034737979],[-75.229079898,40.034773967],[-75.228776618,40.03445701],[-75.228836975,40.034422791]]]},"liDistrict":"NORTH","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19128","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":3002,"zoning":"RSD3","grade":null,"basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":null,"intCond":null,"garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"646 ROXBOROUGH AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19128","mailOut":false,"appeals":[{"type":"Zoning board appeal","grounds":"PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE FOR THE USE OF A SINGLE HOU SEHOLD LIVING UNIT WITH ROOF DECK. SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER SUBMITTED PLANS.","status":"OPEN","outcome":"Granted","date":"2018-11-07","number":"34846","relatedPermit":"914758"}],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":0,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2021,"v":66000,"taxable":66000},{"y":2022,"v":66000,"taxable":66000},{"y":2023,"v":66000,"taxable":66000},{"y":2024,"v":66000,"taxable":66000},{"y":2025,"v":180400,"taxable":180400},{"y":2026,"v":180400,"taxable":180400},{"y":2027,"v":222800,"taxable":222800}],"taxNow":2525,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"914758","date":"2018-12-10","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-12-10","scope":"FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A UNITY OF USE TO CREATE ONE (1) LOT FOR ZONING PURPOSES WITH RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS, AGREEMENTS AND EASMENTS TO BE RECORDED BY ZONING LOT DECLARATION TO BIND CURRENT AND FUTURE OWNERS OF THE CONTINGUOUS TWO (2) PARCELS (224 & 226 FOUNTAIN ST) TO PRESERVE THE UNITY OF USE AND THE LEGALITY OF THE ENITRE PROJECT THAT STEMS FROM SINGLE ZONING LOT TREATMENT, FOR THE USE OF A NON-ACCESSORY SURFACE PARKING LOT TO INCLUDE FIVE (5) COMPACT PARKING SPACES (LOCATED ON 224 FOUNTAIN ST) ACCESSED THROUGH 226 FOUNTAIN ST. SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER SUBMITTED PLANS."},{"number":"972987","date":"2019-06-05","work":"Zoning admin review","type":"ZP_ADMIN","description":"ZONING ADMIN REVIEW","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-06-05","scope":"REALIGNMENT OF FIVE (5) PARKING SPACES IN SURFACE PARKING LOT (NO CHANGE IN NUMBER OF SPACES). DECREASE IN CURB CUT WIDTH FROM 18.2 FT TO 12.0 FT. INCREASE INSTALL DEPTH OF PARKING SPACES FROM 16 FEET TO 17.5 FEET. INCREASE IN TOTAL INTERIOR LANDSCAPING AREA FROM 181 SQ FT TO 184.5 SQ FT. INCREASE IN DEPTH OF REQUIRED LANDSCAPE BUFFER FROM 2.5 FEET TO 5 FEET."}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"appeal","w":"Appeal granted"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Zoning admin review"}],"rented":false,"licenses":[],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 173% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $66,000 to $180,400","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":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Appeal #34846: OPEN · Granted; related permit 914758. Use permit #914758: 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":"dated-tax-balance","level":"attention","title":"A dated tax balance needs a current payoff","finding":"$4,322.68 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2019–2021.","why":"That is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.","action":"Check period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/guides/philadelphia-tax-center/what-to-do/"}],"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/"}]}