2026 taxable assessment $642,400 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $646,700; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
4 bd · 3 ba · 3 stories · 1,728 sqft · RSA5 · built 1915
Owner-occupied · assessed $642K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $647K · sold 5×. On the 1200 block of S 13th St.

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Property tax
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2026 taxable assessment $642,400 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $646,700; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
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 0216075002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.
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Bought for $248K in 2013, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $705K in 2021.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
How this house has moved and where it's pointed: every fetched annual City assessment, charted against its block and ZIP; appreciation includes the full-period compound rate and the latest year-over-year change. The 5-year figure simply extends that historical pace. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.
Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line
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Bought for $248K in 2013, built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $705K in 2021.
Records behind the chart
The chart above is the primary timeline. This drawer preserves every underlying dated row and its filed status for source-level review.
2021
Permit EP-2020-006034 · Expired
Install new 100 amp service with grounding system Rewire knob and tube outlets and switches Wire 120v interconnected smoke and CO2 detectors Install ARC fault breakers AS PER 2014 NEC
Permit PP-2020-005922 · Completed
Plumbing, new bathrooms, new kitchen sink , hose bib, sump pump, hot water heater drains and water lines
Permit MP-2020-002509 · Completed
EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.
Permit 1047128 · Completed
CONSTRUCTION OF REAR ROOF DECK AT THIRD FLOOR LEVEL AND INTERIOR ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE PER SUBMITTED PLANS.
Permit 1047126 · Issued
ADDITION OF REAR ROOF DECK AT THIRD FLOOR LEVEL TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE PER PLAN.
Permit 1034640 · Completed
EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- For the interior demolition on non-bearing partition wall and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; INCLUDING UNDERPINNING, EXCAVATION, AND REMOVAL OF FOUNDATION SLAB. NO WORK MAY BE PEFORMED IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR)
2019
Case 133102 · PASSED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
License 621660 · Inactive
JACOB BROPHY · Expires 2019-02-28 · Inactive 2019-04-29
Case 291432 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Case 193812 · PASSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
2013
Case 256741 · PASSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Permit 309549 · COMPLETED
REMOVE AND REPLACE OLD STUCCO,WIRE SCRATCH COAT, AND FINISH COAT
Case 256741 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Case 193812 · FAILED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Appeal 13303 · OPEN · City affirmed
Related permit 193812 · I DO NOT BELIEVE I NEED A BUSINESS LICENSE FOR MY RESIDENCE. MY ALLEY IS NOT UNSAFE.
Case 256741 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 256741 · Violation 1868218 · Code A-301.1/70 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
Case 193812 · CLOSED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Case 162775 · PASSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Case 193812 · Violation 1995687 · Code PM-102.3/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 162775 · FAILED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 193812 · Violation 1995688 · Code PM-102.8/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 162775 · CLOSED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Case 162775 · Violation 1317620 · Code PM-102.3/1 · COMPEXCP
Case 162775 · Violation 1317619 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPEXCP
Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines.
Case 162775 · Violation 1317621 · Code PM-102.8/1 · COMPEXCP
Case 133102 · FAILED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 133102 · Violation 727921 · Code A.CNE.000 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
What this record suggests
The City file documents 7 permits touching kitchen work, bathroom work, electrical work, plumbing. 6 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.
Flags: 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
What owning 1221 S 13th 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.
When this house last sold (2021) a 30-year mortgage ran about 2.96% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
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.
1221 S 13th St sits on the 1200 block of S 13th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1219 S 13th St · 1223 S 13th St
This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 2:23 PM 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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