2026 taxable assessment $603,800 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $603,800; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Multi-family report
1029 S 10th St
3 stories · 1,860 sqft · RSA5 · built 1915
Absentee individual · assessed $604K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $604K · 2 licensed units · sold 1×. On the 1000 block of S 10th St.
Property summary
Assessment$603,8002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $603,800
Last sale$17KRecorded 1995
Est. tax bill$8,452/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits3Every fetched City permit
Violations3 open9 historical across 4 cases
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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Property tax
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OPA 0215404002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
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 recordImproved
Why it mattersBought for $17K in 1995. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025.
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Fetched L&I and zoning records
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- Recorded owner
- Miguel A Ortiz & Epifania Ortiz
- Tax mailing address
- 932 LEAGUE ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19147
- L&I district
- CENTRAL EAST
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 021540400
Permits3Every dated permit
Violation cases49 violation records · 1 open
Investigations107 failed · 2 passed · 1 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses11 active
Appeals2Completed · Approved
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status3
Change of UsePermit ZP-2022-007249
Feb 1, 2023 Issued
Residential - Household Living - Multi-Family
Addition and/or AlterationPermit CP-2024-001910
Aug 1, 2025 Issued
FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE AND A COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS AND TO PROVIDE FINISHES / FURNISHINGS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. AMENDMENT APPROVED AS OF 10/23/25: TO UPDATE THE FIRE RESISTANCE RATED ASSEMBLIES. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE AMENDED PLANS.
Addition and/or AlterationsPermit FP-2025-001598
Aug 12, 2025 Issued
INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH 2 "-INCH WILKINS 950XLT2BFSS BACKFLOW PREVENTER AND AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. 03/18/26 AMENDMENT: AMEND PERMIT TO CHANGE THE NUMBER OF SPRINKLER HEADS FROM 31 TO 44 AND REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE FIRE-SUPPRESSION SYSTEM PIPING TO 1 1/2" FOR THE RISER, CROSS MAIN AND BRANCH.
Violation cases9 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible4
Case 121082CLOSED
HAZARDOUS · Opened Jul 19, 2007
- EXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATEViolation 628684Jul 19, 2007 STOP WORK
- PROSEC- STD INFOViolation 628683Jul 19, 2007 STOP WORK
Case CF-2026-017309CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Feb 26, 2026 · completed Mar 11, 2026
- NEW PLUMBINGViolation VI-2026-011241Feb 28, 2026 CLOSED
Case CF-2026-017796CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Feb 28, 2026 · completed Mar 11, 2026
- HVAC SYSTEMViolation VI-2026-011246Feb 28, 2026 CLOSED
- NEW PLUMBINGViolation VI-2026-011245Feb 28, 2026 CLOSED
- OCCUPIED W/O TCO OR COViolation VI-2026-011247Feb 28, 2026 CLOSED
Case CF-2026-019895IN VIOLATION
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Mar 5, 2026
- NEW ELECTRICAL WIRINGViolation VI-2026-012516Mar 5, 2026 OPEN
- PLUMBING FIXTURESViolation VI-2026-012517Mar 5, 2026 CLOSED
- WORK NOT ACCORDING TO PLANSViolation VI-2026-012518Mar 5, 2026 OPEN
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes10
HCEU INSPCase 121082
Jul 18, 2007 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 121082
Jul 19, 2007 CLOSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2026-017309
Feb 28, 2026 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2026-017796
Feb 28, 2026 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2026-019895
Mar 5, 2026 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2026-017796
Mar 11, 2026 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2026-017309
Mar 11, 2026 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2026-019895
Apr 9, 2026 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2026-019895
May 21, 2026 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2026-019895
Jun 24, 2026 FAILED
Building certificationsInspection result and filed expiration date by L&I building ID0
No building certifications matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
Business licensesHistorical and active licenses are both retained1
RentalLicense 497473
EPIFANIA ORTIZ
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Apr 5, 2010 Active Expiration Feb 28, 2027
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields2
ZBA Permit Denial - VarianceAppeal ZP-2022-007249
Feb 14, 2023 Completed Granted Related permit ZP-2022-007249
APPLICATION IS FOR A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS) ON THE SAME LOT WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION The permit for the above location cannot be issued because the proposal d
BBS Permit DenialAppeal CP-2024-001910
Jun 24, 2025 Completed Approved
For legalization of Level II Alterations with a Complete Change of Occupancy Classification from Group R-3 (2FD) to Group R-2 (Three (3) Dwelling Units) throughout an existing three (3) story attached structure.
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.
3 resolve before relying
5 verify
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileAppeal #ZP-2022-007249: Completed · Granted; related permit ZP-2022-007249. The history also contains “OCCUPIED W/O TCO OR CO.”
Why it mattersPhiladelphia 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.
Verify nextVerify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Resolve before relyingA permit row needs file-level verification2 permits not marked completed: CP-2024-001910 (Issued), FP-2025-001598 (Issued).
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 ↗Resolve before relying3 open L&I violations9 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.
Why it mattersOpen notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.
Verify nextRead the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA rental license does not transfer with the deed1 active Rental License record matched.
Why it mattersIf 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.
Verify nextPlan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyLead compliance is a separate recordOPA records a 1915 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia 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.
Verify nextRequest the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition7 failed, 2 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jun 24, 2026.
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 fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched2 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.
Why it mattersInstalled systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.
Verify nextConfirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA separate Commercial Trash account may applyOPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia 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.
Verify nextCheck the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.
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.
Records to verify together
More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.
Evidence: 3 open L&I violations · failed L&I inspection activity in 2026
Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.
Recent transition activity
The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.
Evidence: 3 permit events since 2023 · 2 zoning/board appeals since 2023
Limit: Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned.
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 1915: 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.
The multi-unit use has a zoning appeal on record
Appeal #ZP-2022-007249 was granted in 2023 for application is for a multi-family household living (three (3) dwelling units) on the same lot with all other uses as previously approved. no sign on this application the permit for the above location cannot be issued because the proposal d; the City row still reports status Completed. Verify the registered use and certificate of occupancy with L&I instead of assuming the use predates the code.
If you own it
3 open violations: the clock matters
Most L&I appeals must be filed within 30 days; unsafe or imminently dangerous orders can carry a shorter deadline. Unresolved notices can lead to fees, court enforcement, City abatement work, and liens. Read the dated notice and verify its current status with L&I.
If you’re the landlord
Lead certificate is not optional
Built 1915: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.
Licensed rental — keep it that way
Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.
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 building 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
$603,800
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $603,800 · built 1915
Price / sq ft
$325
block $282 · above block
Appreciation
+128%
+9%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$606K
+9%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$8,452
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
2%
≈$995/mo rent
Times sold
1
licensed rental
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationZoningPermit
The paper trail
ImprovedBought for $17K in 1995. Owner pulled a addition and/or alterations permit in 2025.
- 1995 $17KSold
- 2007 2 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visit
- 2023 Change of UsePermitAppeal grantedZoning
- 2025 Appeal approvedZoningAddition and/or AlterationPermitAddition and/or AlterationsPermit
- 2026 7 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 6 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
Flags: active rental license · 3 open L&I violations · 2 zoning/board appeals on record. 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.
Stories
3
Interior
1,860 sqft
livable area
Lot
900 sqft
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
2
Completed · Approved · 2025
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 1029 S 10th St 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 2 licensed units × ~85% of the area's median unit rent — the whole building's income, not one unit's. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.
When this house last sold (1995) a 30-year mortgage ran about 7.93% — 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
1029 S 10th St sits on the 1000 block of S 10th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1027 S 10th St · 1025 S 10th St
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, 3:43 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: queried. “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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