2026 taxable assessment $114,800 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $217,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
6856 Woolston Ave
2 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 980 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920
Owner-occupied · assessed $215K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $217K · sold 2×. On the 6800 block of Woolston Ave.
Property summary
Assessment$214,8002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $217,200
Last sale$160KRecorded 2022
Est. tax bill$1,607/year2026 OPA · Homestead-adjusted
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits5Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open13 historical across 6 cases
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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OPA 1024063002026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.
Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion
This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.
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What stands out
From the public recordRenovated & sold on
Why it mattersBought for $48K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $160K in 2022 (+237%).
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Fetched L&I and zoning records
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- Recorded owner
- Individual owner on record Analyst access to view
- Tax mailing address
- Private for individual owners
- L&I district
- NORTH
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 102406300
Permits5Every dated permit
Violation cases613 violation records · 0 open
Investigations1510 failed · 4 passed · 1 closed
Building certifications0Unavailable
Business licenses10 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status5
Addition and/or AlterationPermit RP-2021-007461
Jun 8, 2021 Expired Completed May 3, 2023
Alteration: Interior building; existing single family dwelling; no basement excavation work included in this permit.
Addition and/or AlterationPermit EP-2021-008566
Aug 22, 2021 Expired Completed May 3, 2023
Install 100 amp service, install outlets, switches lights, gfi's, smokes and carbons throughout AS PER NEC 2014
AlterationsPermit PP-2021-014692
Sep 13, 2021 Expired Completed May 3, 2023
Install main drain from back of the basement to the front of the basement. Install main stack from roof to the basement. Install branch drain lines from fixtures to the stack or main drain. Install waterlines to service each fixture.
Addition and/or AlterationPermit RP-2021-015409
Dec 28, 2021 Expired Completed Jul 18, 2023
For the removal and reconstruction of the one story rear section of the existing attached structure. Size and location per plans. Separate permits required for all related MEP work.
Addition and/or AlterationsPermit MP-2021-009058
Dec 30, 2021 Issued
EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (ductwork 92% efficiency gas furnace 60,000 btu 2,5 ton 13 SEER AC On the ground in the back of the house 2,5 ton coil).
Violation cases13 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible6
Case 220838CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Nov 20, 2009 · completed Feb 2, 2010
- EXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTSViolation 1557201Nov 20, 2009 COMPEXCP
- PROSEC- STD INFOViolation 1557202Nov 20, 2009 COMPEXCP
Case 538510CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jun 10, 2016 · completed Jun 25, 2016
- HIGH WEEDS-CUTViolation 3970725Jun 10, 2016 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 3970724Jun 10, 2016 COMPLIED
Case 671899CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jan 28, 2019 · completed Sep 4, 2019
- EXTERIOR AREA WEEDSViolation 5124736Jan 28, 2019 COMPLIED
- VACANT STRUCTURE AND LANDViolation 5124735Jan 28, 2019 COMPLIED
Case 671902CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Jan 28, 2019 · completed Sep 29, 2023
- VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSEViolation 211958487Jan 28, 2019 COMPLIED
Case 713008CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Oct 25, 2019 · completed Mar 23, 2020
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 211974513Oct 25, 2019 COMPLIED
- HIGH WEEDS-CUTViolation 211975141Oct 25, 2019 COMPLIED
- RUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNERViolation 211975140Oct 25, 2019 COMPLIED
- VACANT BLDG KEEP CLEAN GET LICViolation 211974514Oct 25, 2019 COMPLIED
Case CF-2021-021882CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Mar 26, 2021 · completed Jun 24, 2021
- ALTER EXTERIOR PORTIONViolation VI-2021-016920Mar 26, 2021 COMPLIED
- ALTER INTERIOR PORTIONViolation VI-2021-016919Mar 26, 2021 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes15
HCEU INSPCase 220838
Nov 19, 2009 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 220838
Dec 31, 2009 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 220838
Feb 1, 2010 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 671899
Jan 28, 2019 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 671902
Jan 28, 2019 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 671899
Jul 29, 2019 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 671902
Jul 29, 2019 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 671899
Sep 3, 2019 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 671902
Oct 28, 2019 CLOSED
L&I investigationCase 713008
Mar 23, 2020 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-021882
Mar 26, 2021 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-021882
Apr 30, 2021 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-021882
Jun 4, 2021 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-021882
Jun 24, 2021 PASSED
L&I investigationCase 671902
Sep 29, 2023 PASSED
Building certificationsInspection result and filed expiration date by L&I building ID0
This dataset was unavailable when the report was assembled.
Business licensesHistorical and active licenses are both retained1
Vacant Residential Property / LotLicense 751874
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.
Revenue code 3219 · First issued Sep 17, 2017 Inactive Expiration Sep 16, 2018 Inactive Nov 15, 2018
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields0
No appeals matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
City of Philadelphia OPA, L&I and Zoning Board records, shown as filed. A CLOSED investigation is an outcome label, not a missing visit; an appeal's application status and decision may differ.
Legal due diligence
What this record proves—and what it does not.
These checks are triggered by this property’s actual City rows. They identify the controlling document to verify; they do not declare a use legal, a building safe, or title clear.
1 resolve before relying
3 verify
1 favorable dated record
Resolve before relyingA permit row needs file-level verification5 permits not marked completed: RP-2021-007461 (Expired), EP-2021-008566 (Expired), PP-2021-014692 (Expired), RP-2021-015409 (Expired), MP-2021-009058 (Issued). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.
Why it mattersIssued 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.
Verify nextOpen the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition10 failed, 4 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Sep 29, 2023.
Why it mattersA 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.
Verify nextOpen the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA historical business license is not current operating authorityVacant Residential Property / Lot #751874: Inactive since Nov 15, 2018
Why it mattersA license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.
Verify nextIf business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyHomestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deedOPA shows the Homestead Exemption.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.
Verify nextA buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Favorable dated recordNo open violation; closed history remains relevantThe fetched record shows 0 open and 13 historical violations across 6 cases.
Why it mattersA closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.
Verify nextUse the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Closing file: checks no public-record summary can replace5 documents/searches to assign before settlement
Property Sales Certification
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.
Next: Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.
Official guidance ↗Date-effective City Property Payoff
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.
Next: Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.
Official guidance ↗Professional title and water-lien searches
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.
Next: Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill
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.
Next: Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Seller disclosure and independent inspections
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.
Next: Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.
Official guidance ↗Informational only—not a legal opinion, title report, code inspection, tax payoff, or substitute for a Pennsylvania lawyer, title company, inspector, or tax professional.
Records to verify together
Rule-based groupings across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows the records that belong in the same verification step and where the inference stops.
Assessment/permit mismatch
The assessment jumped 80% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.
Evidence: assessment moved from $119,200 to $214,800 · no permit shown in 2024-2026
Limit: Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it.
Transparent record rules, not a score or forecast. Each flag is a prompt to verify the cited records, not a prediction or allegation.
What to do with this
The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.
If you’re buying
Built 1920: lead rules apply
Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.
Zoned RSA5: one household by right
Single-family rowhouse (the classic Philly row). Converting to a duplex or apartments needs a use variance the zoning board rarely grants — Pennsylvania courts require a physical hardship of the lot itself, and economics alone do not qualify.
Derived from the fetched property records and linked City guidance as of 2026. Assessment treatment is not a substitute for an exemption approval, live balance, title report, license, occupancy certificate, or inspection. Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.
The investment read
How this house has moved and where it's pointed: the city's assessed value (not a listing price) over 12 years, charted against its block; appreciation is that history's pace, and the 5-year figure simply extends it. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.
Assessed value
$214,800
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $217,200 · built 1920
Price / sq ft
$222
block $147 · above block
Appreciation
+161%
+10%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$218K
+10%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,607
0.74% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
-3683241.2%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
2
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleInspection
The paper trail
Renovated & sold onBought for $48K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $160K in 2022 (+237%).
- 2019 L&I: 4 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2020 Inspection failedL&I visit
- 2021 $48KSoldAddition and/or AlterationPermit2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 3 failed, 1 passedL&I visitAddition and/or AlterationPermitAlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitAddition and/or AlterationsPermit
- 2022 $160KSold
- 2023 Inspection passedL&I visit
Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The property, on paper
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
980 sqft
livable area
Lot
924 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 6856 Woolston Ave takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.
When this house last sold (2022) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.34% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Mortgage
—
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
—
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
—
rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
—
NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
—
year-1 return on cash in
Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.
Block context
6856 Woolston Ave sits on the 6800 block of Woolston Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 6854 Woolston Ave · 6858 Woolston Ave
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022 — Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016 — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance — Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 8:47 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: unavailable. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.
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