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118 E Washington Ln

3 bd · 1 ba · 3 stories · 2,203 sqft · RSA3 · built 1900

Owner-occupied · assessed $83K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $140K · sold 2×. On the 100 block of E Washington Ln.

Property summary

Assessment$83,4002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $139,800 Last sale$105KRecorded 2020 Est. tax bill$1,167/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits4Every fetched City permit Violations0 open31 historical across 15 cases

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

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Street view of 118 E Washington Ln
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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$1,167/year

2026 taxable assessment $83,400 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $139,800; 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 592136700
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $3,429.77 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2014$1,228.39 total · $847.55 principal · $165.28 interest · $59.33 penalty2015$1,147.53 total · $847.55 principal · $89.00 interest · $59.33 penalty2016$1,053.85 total · $885.37 principal · $13.28 interest · $8.85 penalty

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

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Why it matters

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

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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.

Dated record flagRecords to verify together

More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.

Evidence: a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016 · failed L&I inspection activity in 2022

Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.

Dated record flagAssessment/permit mismatch

The assessment jumped 68% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.

Evidence: assessment moved from $83,400 to $139,800 · no permit shown in 2026-2028

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 1900: 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.

If you own it

$1,399/yr may be unclaimed

This home reads owner-occupied but shows no Homestead Exemption, which removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment (worth up to $1,399/yr). Applying through the City is free and takes minutes.

$3,430 in the historical tax ledger through 2016

Historical context only, not a current payoff figure; that ledger also contains a lien entry. Verify today's balance and lien status directly with Philadelphia Revenue before relying on it.

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
$83,400
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $139,800 · built 1900
Price / sq ft
$63
block $127 · below block
Appreciation
+52%
+4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$140K
+4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,167
0.83% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
11.2%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
2

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2013: Electrical 2013: Plumbing2016: L&I violation2018: 4 L&I violations2019: 5 L&I violations 2019: Inspection failed ×32020: Inspection failed 2020: Sold $36K 2020: Sold $105K2022: L&I violation 2022: Inspection failed2023: Inspection passed ×2$83K201620182020202220242026
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermitInspection
Highlight

The paper trail

Improved

Bought for $36K in 2020. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013.

  1. 2013 ElectricalPermitPlumbingPermit
  2. 2016 L&I violationL&I
  3. 2018 4 L&I violationsL&I
  4. 2019 5 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×3L&I visit
  5. 2020 Inspection failedL&I visit$36KSold$105KSold
  6. 2022 L&I violationL&IInspection failedL&I visit
  7. 2023 Inspection passed ×2L&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
NORTH
OPA account
592136700

What this record suggests

The City file documents 4 permits touching kitchen work, electrical work, plumbing. 2 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-069727 · PASSED

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 630341 · PASSED

  3. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2022-069727 · Violation VI-2022-050786 · CLOSED

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-069727 · FAILED

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 702832 · FAILED

  6. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 697528 · CLOSED

  7. Recorded transfer$36K transfer

    2020

  8. Recorded transfer$105K transfer

    2020

  9. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 702832 · Violation 211970802 · COMPLIED

  10. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 702832 · Violation 211969027 · COMPLIED

  11. ViolationVACANT BLDG KEEP CLEAN GET LIC

    Case 702832 · Violation 211970801 · COMPLIED

  12. InvestigationPRECOURT

    Case 630341 · FAILED

  13. ViolationVACANT PROPERTIES-GENERAL

    Case 697528 · Violation 5122132 · CLOSEDCASE

  14. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 697528 · Violation 5122131 · CLOSEDCASE

  15. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 697528 · FAILED

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 630341 · CLOSED

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 644541 · CLOSED

  18. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 644541 · Violation 4743958 · CLOSEDCASE

  19. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 644541 · Violation 4743956 · CLOSEDCASE

  20. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 644541 · Violation 4743957 · CLOSEDCASE

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 644541 · FAILED

  22. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 630341 · Violation 211946995 · COMPLIED

  23. InvestigationPRECOURT

    Case 551253 · CLOSED

  24. InvestigationPRECOURT

    Case 551253 · FAILED

  25. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 551253 · Violation 4284169 · CLOSEDCASE

  26. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 438927 · PASSED

  27. ViolationPERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP

    Case 446997 · Violation 3431136 · ERROR

  28. ViolationPERMB- EXP'D ACTIVITY UNLAWFUL

    Case 446997 · Violation 3431137 · ERROR

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 441840 · CLOSED

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 441840 · FAILED

  31. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS

    Case 441840 · Violation 3294383 · COMPLIED

  32. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE

    Case 441840 · Violation 3294382 · COMPLIED

  33. ViolationPROPERLY REMOVE DEMO DEBRIS

    Case 438927 · Violation 3229551 · COMPLIED

  34. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 438927 · FAILED

  35. InvestigationPRECOURT

    Case 343286 · PASSED

  36. PermitElectrical

    Permit 484084 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE TOTAL REWIRE PER 2008 NEC (SFD)

  37. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 484113 · EXPIRED

    INSTALLING WATER LINES, DRAIN LINE AND INSTALLING FIXTURES- 1 TUB, 1 TOILET, 1 SINK, 1 KITCHEN, 1 POWDER ROOM

  38. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 448496 · COMPLETED

    REMOVE AND RESET EXISTING STONE AS NEEDED ON FRONT WALL. REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING LEDGER TO MATCH EXISTING. NEW PLYWOOD. NEW SHINGLES-SFD

  39. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 234931 · PASSED

  40. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 446997 · EXPIRED

    REPLACE DAMAGED JOISTS ON SECOND FLOOR AS PER PLAN TO COMPLY VIOLATION, ALSO COMPLETE REHAB OF PROPERTY, NEW PARTITIONS AS PER PLAN. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL WORK.

  41. ViolationSWO- PEOPLE CONTINUE TO ENTER

    Case 343286 · Violation 2657076 · COMPLIED

  42. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 339077 · CLOSED

  43. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 343286 · CLOSED

  44. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 339076 · PASSED

  45. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 343286 · FAILED

  46. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 339076 · FAILED

  47. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 339077 · FAILED

  48. ViolationSWO- CONSTR W/O BLDG PERMIT

    Case 343286 · Violation 2625242 · COMPLIED

  49. ViolationPERMB- TO COMPLY VIOL

    Case 343286 · Violation 2625241 · COMPLIED

  50. ViolationPERMB- STRUCTURAL REPAIR

    Case 343286 · Violation 2625240 · COMPLIED

  51. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 339076 · Violation 2569356 · COMPLIED

  52. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD

    Case 339076 · Violation 2569355 · COMPLIED

  53. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS

    Case 339076 · Violation 2569354 · COMPLIED

  54. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG

    Case 339077 · Violation 2637856 · CLOSEDCASE

  55. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 279372 · CLOSED

  56. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 234931 · FAILED

  57. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD

    Case 279372 · Violation 2088670 · COMPLIED

  58. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG

    Case 279372 · Violation 2088669 · COMPLIED

  59. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 279372 · Violation 2088671 · COMPLIED

  60. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 279372 · FAILED

  61. ViolationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED

    Case 234931 · Violation 2120160 · COMPLIED

  62. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 211304 · CLOSED

  63. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 211304 · FAILED

  64. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO

    Case 211304 · Violation 1465577 · COMPLIED

  65. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD

    Case 211304 · Violation 1465579 · COMPLIED

  66. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG

    Case 211304 · Violation 1465578 · COMPLIED

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 BP_ALTER, EP_ELECTRL, PP_PLUMBNG 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 ↗

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $3K with a lien entry. 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
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
3
Interior
2,203 sqft
livable area
Lot
3,061 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
B-
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA3
city zoning code

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

Where the record looks off

Places where the city's own paperwork disagrees with itself. These are flags on the data — not problems with the property.

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

Run the numbers

What owning 118 E Washington Ln 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.

$140K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2020) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.1% — 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

118 E Washington Ln sits on the 100 block of E Washington Ln. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 116 E Washington Ln  ·  120 E Washington Ln

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 10:03 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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