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109 E Wellens St

2 stories · 1,485 sqft · RSA3 · built 1940

Owner-occupied · assessed $218K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $192K · sold 2×. On the 100 block of E Wellens St.

Property summary

Assessment$218,4002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $191,700 Last sale$113KRecorded 2007 Est. tax bill$1,657/year2026 OPA · Homestead-adjusted Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits4Every fetched City permit Violations0 open3 historical across 3 cases

“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled

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Street view of 109 E Wellens St
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The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.

BlockReport can calculate the annual tax from the City’s taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and a current amount due live separately in Philadelphia Tax Center.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$1,657/year

2026 taxable assessment $118,400 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $191,700; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit—or an amount due—is not automatically “back taxes.”

OPA 421189600
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Choose “View period balance” to see the tax year and any credit, interest, or delinquency.
Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 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.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

What stands out

From the public record
Finding

Improved

Why it matters

Bought for $50K in 2000. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2022.

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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 1940: 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 RSA3: one household by right

Single-family attached. 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
$218,400
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $191,700 · built 1940
Price / sq ft
$129
block $135 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+119%
+8%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$192K
+8%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,657
0.86% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
4.8%
≈$771/mo rent
Times sold
2

Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line

$0$125K$250KBefore this chart — 2000: Sold $50K 2007: Sold $113K2022: Alterations 2022: Roof Covering Replacement 2022: Addition and/or Alteration 2022: Wall Covering Replacement2024: 2 L&I violations 2024: L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed2025: L&I violation 2025: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed$218K201620182020202220242026
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermit
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The paper trail

Improved

Bought for $50K in 2000. Owner pulled a wall covering replacement permit in 2022.

  1. 2000 $50KSold
  2. 2007 $113KSold
  3. 2022 AlterationsPermitRoof Covering ReplacementPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitWall Covering ReplacementPermit
  4. 2024 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 3 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
  5. 2025 L&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit

Every dated deed, permit, inspection, license, violation, certification, and appeal—together.

The timeline combines the report’s transfer history with every successfully fetched L&I and zoning row. A date or status is the City’s filed record, not a statement that the condition remains current; use the official file for live detail.

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Recorded owner
Individual owner on record
L&I district
EAST
OPA account
421189600

What this record suggests

The City file documents 4 permits touching electrical work, plumbing, roof work. 4 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-100271 · PASSED

  2. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2025-100271 · Violation VI-2025-071671 · COMPLIED

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-100271 · FAILED

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-075676 · PASSED

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-075676 · FAILED

  6. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2024-075676 · Violation VI-2024-059031 · COMPLIED

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-036543 · PASSED

  8. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2024-036543 · Violation VI-2024-029899 · COMPLIED

  9. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-036543 · FAILED

  10. PermitWall Covering Replacement

    Permit GM-2022-007962 · Completed

    EZ EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS- For the Applications of Exterior Wall Coverings as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.

  11. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2022-006113 · Completed

    Install a new 220 receptacle and circuit for cooking range and dryer,4 arc fault breakers,4 new receptacle and circuits on 1st and 2nd fl install 2 gfi receptacles,2 light fixtures,2 porcelian,1 carbon monoxide detector and replace 10 receptacles and switches. FISH ONLY as per 2014 nec

  12. PermitRoof Covering Replacement

    Permit GM-2022-004730 · Completed

    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.

  13. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2022-008500 · Completed

    Replace rain leader cesspool

  14. Recorded transfer$113K transfer

    2007

  15. Recorded transfer$50K transfer

    2000

How Philadelphia’s property system works

These explainers are free because the record only helps if you know what it can—and cannot—prove. Use the linked City guidance for the controlling rule.

Permits and inspections 4 on this property

This property’s file includes Plumbing, General Permit Minor, Electrical permit records. A permit documents authorized scope and a City process; it is not by itself proof that every described improvement was completed, remains in place, or meets today’s condition expectations.

L&I inspections are scheduled at defined stages; final inspection and required certifications are separate steps in closing out applicable work.

How construction and repair permits work ↗See City inspection stages by permit type ↗
Assessments and taxes

The OPA assessment is the City’s value on the tax roll—not an asking price, appraisal, or live account balance. The taxable assessment can differ from the full assessment because the City roll records exemptions or other treatment; the report keeps those fields separate.

Your annual estimate uses the taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and the amount due are maintained separately in Tax Center.

How the Office of Property Assessment works ↗Philadelphia property-tax guidance ↗
Violations, cases, and status check current status

An open row is a dated City status, not a diagnosis of current condition or a conclusion about the property. Read the case, notice, and any subsequent inspection together, then verify the live file.

How L&I code enforcement works ↗City violation and order types ↗

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
2
Interior
1,485 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,563 sqft
Heat
Radiant
city code G
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA3
city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 109 E Wellens 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 the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$192K
20%
6.875%
$775/mo

When this house last sold (2007) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.34% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
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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

109 E Wellens St sits on the 100 block of E Wellens St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 111 E Wellens St  ·  113 E Wellens St

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 10:01 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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