{"asOf":"2026-07-10T12:53:40.441Z","block":"2200-2299 WHARTON ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/2200-2299-wharton-st","address":"2222 WHARTON ST","parcelNumber":"361304400","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=361304400","ownerType":"owner-occupied","kind":"house","isHouse":true,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"ROW 2 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"House","owner":"BROWN KYLE P","coOwner":"MOLINARO MAUREEN A","marketValue":346800,"livableArea":1092,"yearBuilt":1923,"lastSale":{"price":345000,"date":"2020-08-26T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[{"caseNumber":"4680","date":"2002-12-28","type":"L_INITIAL","status":"CLOSED"}],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.93576993508195,"lng":-75.18137160332522,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.181329752,39.935852423],[-75.18136675,39.935681317],[-75.181413499,39.93568712],[-75.181376351,39.935858883],[-75.181329752,39.935852423]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL WEST","certifications":[],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19146","beds":2,"baths":1,"stories":2,"lotArea":868,"zoning":"RSA5","grade":"C","basement":"A","heater":"A","centralAir":true,"extCond":"2","intCond":"2","garage":null,"homestead":true,"mail":"2222 WHARTON ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19146","mailOut":false,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[{"year":2012,"total":856.19,"principal":311.41,"interest":116.78,"penalty":21.8},{"year":2013,"total":486,"principal":323.61,"interest":92.23,"penalty":22.65},{"year":2014,"total":1395.76,"principal":972.37,"interest":189.61,"penalty":68.07},{"year":2015,"total":1302.99,"principal":972.37,"interest":102.1,"penalty":68.07},{"year":2016,"total":1373.93,"principal":1179.96,"interest":17.7,"penalty":11.8}],"taxNet":5414.87,"taxLien":true,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":2,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":103300,"taxable":73300},{"y":2017,"v":103300,"taxable":73300},{"y":2018,"v":103300,"taxable":73300},{"y":2019,"v":109600,"taxable":69600},{"y":2020,"v":117900,"taxable":117900},{"y":2021,"v":117900,"taxable":72900},{"y":2022,"v":117900,"taxable":72900},{"y":2023,"v":182600,"taxable":102600},{"y":2024,"v":182600,"taxable":102600},{"y":2025,"v":341000,"taxable":241000},{"y":2026,"v":341000,"taxable":241000},{"y":2027,"v":346800,"taxable":246800}],"taxNow":3374,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"926119","date":"2018-11-08","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-08","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION-INTERIOR DEMO OF NONLOAD BEARING PARTITION WALL FINISHES THROUGHOUT A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON LOAD-BEARING PARTITION WALLS AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS."},{"number":"942588","date":"2019-01-18","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-02-13","scope":"INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE DRYWALL, SHEETROCK, AND FRAMING NEW BATHROOM, AND KITCHEN NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS INTO EXISTING OPENING"},{"number":"957980","date":"2019-04-05","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Residential Building","description":"Residential Building Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2022-08-04","scope":"FOR THE CONSTRUCTION/ALTERATIONS OF INTERIOR MODIFICATIONS OF EXISTING FLOOR JOISTS AT 1ST AND 2ND FLOORS, RECONSTRUCTION OF REAR CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS UNDER EXISTING 1ST FLOOR REAR ADDITION.FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. AS PER DESIGN DRAWINGS.******** NO UNDERPINNING WHAT SO EVER STOP AND CONTACT A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER ******************"},{"number":"970195","date":"2019-04-25","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2023-02-13","scope":"RUN NEW WATER AND DRAIN FOR 1.5 BATHROOMS, KITCHEN, LAUNDRY, NEW WATER HEATER, INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004"},{"number":"982425","date":"2019-06-04","work":"New Construction","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-08-18","scope":"REMOVE & REPLACE 100AMP SERVICE WITH NEW 100AMP SERVICE & WIRE THROUGHOUT OUTLETS, SWITCHES, GFI, SMOKE CARBON DETECTORS AS PER NEC 2008 SOUTH DISTRICT"},{"number":"1054369","date":"2020-03-03","work":"New Construction","type":"Mechanical","description":"Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2020-06-23","scope":"INSTALL 60,000 BTU GAS FURNACE WITH 86% EFF AND 2.5 TON NEW DUCT WORK"}],"storyTag":"New construction","storyDelta":4.31,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"sale","p":65000},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Demolition"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2019,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"New Construction"},{"y":2020,"k":"sale","p":345000}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"0992525","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"Kyle and Maureen Brown Partnership","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":1,"issuedDate":"2025-10-30","latestIssueDate":"2025-10-30","expirationDate":"2026-10-29","inactiveDate":null}],"signals":[{"kind":"permit-mismatch","level":"watch","title":"Assessment/permit mismatch","summary":"The assessment jumped 87% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.","evidence":["assessment moved from $182,600 to $341,000","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":"3 permits not marked completed: 942588 (Expired), 957980 (Expired), 970195 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.","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":"rental-license","level":"verify","title":"A rental license does not transfer with the deed","finding":"1 active Rental License record matched.","why":"If dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.","action":"Plan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/rent-or-sell-property/get-a-rental-license/"},{"id":"lead","level":"verify","title":"Lead compliance is a separate record","finding":"OPA records a 1923 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.","why":"Philadelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.","action":"Request the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/lead-and-healthy-homes-resources-for-landlords/"},{"id":"homestead","level":"verify","title":"Homestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deed","finding":"OPA shows the Homestead Exemption.","why":"Philadelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.","action":"A buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/documents/homestead-exemption-application/"}],"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. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.","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"}]}