{"asOf":"2026-07-10T08:06:12.203Z","block":"200-299 N 9TH ST","blockUrl":"https://blockreport.homes/block/200-299-n-9th-st","address":"202 N 9TH ST","parcelNumber":"871508910","source":"https://property.phila.gov/?p=871508910","ownerType":"investor","kind":"mixed-use","isHouse":false,"residential":true,"taxExempt":false,"institutional":false,"buildingClass":"STR/OFF+APT 4 STY MASONRY","useLabel":"Apartment building","owner":"TSY CASTOR REALTY LLC","coOwner":null,"marketValue":824300,"livableArea":3870,"yearBuilt":1925,"lastSale":{"price":1030000,"date":"2017-08-17T04:00:00Z"},"openViolations":0,"violations":[],"violationCases":[],"investigations":[],"taxOwed":0,"taxSnapshot":{"available":true,"asOf":"2022-06","matched":false},"taxDelinquencySnapshotAsOf":"2022-06","taxDelinquencySnapshotAvailable":true,"lat":39.95535341526426,"lng":-75.1544940417449,"geom":{"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[-75.154363744,39.955361826],[-75.15437361,39.955314109],[-75.154624083,39.955344923],[-75.154614273,39.955392835],[-75.154363744,39.955361826]]]},"liDistrict":"CENTRAL EAST","certifications":[{"number":"BC-2021-006930","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2021-11-13","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2022-11-13","buildingId":"1413602"},{"number":"BC-2024-018884","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2024-04-29","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2025-04-29","buildingId":"1413602"},{"number":"BC-2025-031549","type":"Fire Alarm Certification","inspectionDate":"2025-12-02","result":"Certified","expirationDate":"2026-12-02","buildingId":"1413602"}],"cityRecordAvailability":{"violations":true,"investigations":true,"appeals":true,"certifications":true,"permits":true,"licenses":true},"zip":"19107","beds":null,"baths":null,"stories":null,"lotArea":1278,"zoning":"CMX4","grade":"C","basement":null,"heater":null,"centralAir":null,"extCond":"5","intCond":"5","garage":null,"homestead":false,"mail":"PO BOX 481, SEWELL NJ, 08080","mailOut":true,"appeals":[],"taxYears":[],"taxNet":0,"taxLien":false,"taxLedgerThrough":2016,"taxLedgerAvailable":true,"timesSold":1,"abated":false,"assessmentExemption":false,"exemptionBasisVerified":false,"valueSeries":[{"y":2016,"v":425700,"taxable":425700},{"y":2017,"v":425700,"taxable":425700},{"y":2018,"v":795200,"taxable":795200},{"y":2019,"v":819000,"taxable":819000},{"y":2020,"v":827100,"taxable":827100},{"y":2021,"v":827100,"taxable":827100},{"y":2022,"v":827100,"taxable":827100},{"y":2023,"v":869800,"taxable":869800},{"y":2024,"v":869800,"taxable":869800},{"y":2025,"v":860200,"taxable":860200},{"y":2026,"v":860200,"taxable":860200},{"y":2027,"v":824300,"taxable":824300}],"taxNow":12041,"familyHeld":false,"lastTransferNominal":false,"permits":[{"number":"802867","date":"2017-07-25","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-25","scope":"FOR A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE AT FIRST FLOOR ( USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH MULTI-FAMILY (FIVE(5) DWELLING UNITS) FROM SECOND THROUGH FOURTH FLOORS.NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"804384","date":"2017-07-31","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2017-07-31","scope":"FOR AN EXISTING VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE AT FIRST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH MULTI-FAMILY (THREE(3) DWELLING UNITS) FROM SECOND THROUGH FOURTH FLOORS.NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"807784","date":"2017-08-11","work":"Demolition","type":"BP_DEMO","description":"DEMOLITION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-01-22","scope":"EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- 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. * PERMIT RECEIVED FROM DOWNSTAIRS*"},{"number":"813030","date":"2017-10-10","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-19","scope":"INTERIOR RENOVATION OF EXISTING (4) STORY BUILDING OF JUST THE STAIRS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR STAIRWAY ENCLOSURE, AND ANY OTHER INTERIOR WORK &/OR CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY."},{"number":"823322","date":"2017-11-15","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-19","scope":"PRESCRIPTIVE ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT UPPER FLOORS OF EXIST. MIXED-USE BUILDING, W. UNOCCUPIED UTILITY BASEMENT, INCLUDING ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS FOR DWELLING UNIT SPACES & ALL ASSOCIATED FINISH WORK PER APPROVED PLANS; BUILDING IS NOT FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR ANY MECH., ELEC., & PLUMB. WORK."},{"number":"838414","date":"2017-12-11","work":"Mechanical","type":"BP_MECH","description":"MECHANICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-19","scope":"INSTALL NEW HEATING AND A/C SYSTEM FOR 3 APT UNITS AND NEW DUCT WORK. 40K BTU DIRECT VENTED GAS FURNACE 2.0 TON 13 SEER A/C-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."},{"number":"850969","date":"2018-02-07","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-02-07","scope":"FOR A CONSUMER GOODS AT FIRST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION."},{"number":"843159","date":"2018-03-15","work":"Plumbing","type":"PP_PLUMBNG","description":"PLUMBING PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-19","scope":"INSTALL 6-WATER CLOSETS,6-LAVS,6-TUBS,3-KITCHEN SINKS AND 3-INDIRECT DRAINS.THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"},{"number":"842084","date":"2018-04-12","work":"Electrical","type":"EP_ELECTRL","description":"ELECTRICAL PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-19","scope":"RE WIRE 400AMP SERVICE PANELS, 5 GANG METER SOCKET, SWITCHES, RECEPTS, LIGHTS, SMOKE DETECTGORS, DATA/CABLE EMERGENCY LIGHTS & EXIT SIGNS AS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT) INSTALL NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER NFPA72"},{"number":"844670","date":"2018-05-07","work":"Suppression","type":"BP_FIRESUP","description":"SUPPRESSION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2018-06-19","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 2007, STANDARD 13 TO INCLUDE A 2-INCH DIAMETER SERVICE LINE AND 3-INCH DIAMETER BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY."},{"number":"864952","date":"2018-07-03","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-11","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF FLOOR ACCESS DOOR ON THE SIDEWALK WITH NEW OPENING AT THE FRONT FOUDATION WALL. ALL BRACING/SHORING SHALL BE IN PLACE PER SEALED PLAN. SEPERATED PERMIT IS REQUIRED FROM STREET DEPARTMENT FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE."},{"number":"905120","date":"2018-11-16","work":"Major alteration","type":"BP_ALTER","description":"ALTERATION PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2019-02-11","scope":"FOR PRESCRIPTIVE ALTERATIONS TO CREATE NEW OPENINGS FOR DOORS AND WINDOWS AT THE FIRST STORY FRONT FACADE OF AN EXISTING FOUR (4) STORY ATTACHED MIXED-USE STRUCTURE, AS PER PLANS AND PHC APPROVAL DATED 10/29/18; NO OTHER WORK ON THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"1054189","date":"2020-03-02","work":"Use","type":"ZP_USE","description":"USE PERMIT","status":"COMPLETED","completedDate":"2020-03-02","scope":"USE THE FIRST(1ST) FLOOR SPACE OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AS A SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT WITH THE OTHER SPACES ABOVE TO REMAIN AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OR SQUARE FOOTAGE. NO SIGN WITH THIS PERMIT."},{"number":"CP-2020-003021","date":"2020-08-24","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Building","description":"Commercial Building Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-04","scope":"For Level II Alterations to fit-out a new Group B occupancy (Sit-Down Restaurant w/<50 occupants) on the ground floor of an existing four (4) story attached structure, as per plans and PHC approval dated 8/4/20; separate permits required for all MEP work; no structural work on this permit; sprinklers currently not installed; see AP#1054189 for use registration permit."},{"number":"EP-2020-006495","date":"2020-08-26","work":"Addition and/or Alteration","type":"Electrical","description":"Electrical Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-02-01","scope":"For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work."},{"number":"ZP-2020-003113","date":"2020-08-31","work":"Change of Use","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Issued","completedDate":null,"scope":"Eating and Drinking Establishments - Sit-Down Restaurant"},{"number":"PP-2020-012360","date":"2020-11-19","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2022-03-04","scope":"1 3-comp sink; 1 food prep-sink; 1 hand sink; 1 2comp sink; 3 hub drain; 1 wc; 1 lav; 1 mop"},{"number":"ZP-2021-006365","date":"2021-08-02","work":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)","type":"Zoning","description":"Zoning Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-29","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) FLAT WALL SIGN WITH STATIC ILLUMINATION (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS)"},{"number":"GP-2021-007602","date":"2021-10-06","work":"Sign","type":"General","description":"General Permit","status":"Completed","completedDate":"2021-12-29","scope":"FOR THE INSTALLATION OF ONE (1) FLAT WALL SIGN WITH STATIC ILLUMINATION."},{"number":"PP-2024-010654","date":"2024-07-31","work":"Alterations","type":"Plumbing","description":"Plumbing Permit","status":"Expired","completedDate":"2025-08-01","scope":"BACKFLOW 3/4"}],"storyTag":"Improved","storyDelta":null,"timeline":[{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Electrical"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Suppression"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2018,"k":"permit","w":"Major alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Use"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Addition and/or Alteration"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Change of Use"},{"y":2020,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)"},{"y":2021,"k":"permit","w":"Sign"},{"y":2024,"k":"permit","w":"Alterations"}],"rented":true,"licenses":[{"number":"784713","type":"Rental","status":"Active","businessName":"TSY CASTOR REALTY LLC","revenueCode":"3202","rentalCategory":"Residential Dwellings","units":3,"issuedDate":"2018-07-31","latestIssueDate":"2025-07-21","expirationDate":"2026-07-30","inactiveDate":null}],"units":3,"signals":[],"legalChecks":[{"id":"use-occupancy","level":"attention","title":"Zoning approval is not the occupancy file","finding":"Use permit #802867: 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: PP-2024-010654 (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":"mixed-use","level":"verify","title":"Residential and business space run on separate compliance tracks","finding":"OPA classifies this parcel as mixed-use.","why":"The zoning/use and occupancy file must cover the actual residential and commercial spaces. Dwelling units can require Rental Licenses and lead compliance; the operator can separately need an Activity License and sector license; installed fire systems can require annual certification.","action":"Match every dwelling and business use to the zoning permit, CO, current operator licenses, and life-safety filings.","url":"https://www.phila.gov/services/permits-violations-licenses/get-a-certificate/get-a-certificate-of-occupancy/"},{"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":"managing-agent","level":"verify","title":"Tax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verification","finding":"OPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (PO BOX 481, SEWELL NJ, 08080).","why":"A tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.","action":"Verify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.","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 1925 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":"commercial-trash","level":"verify","title":"A separate Commercial Trash account may apply","finding":"OPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use. 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 Dec 2, 2026","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/"},{"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"}]}