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1232 Webster St

3 bd · 2 ba · 1 story · 1,440 sqft · RSA5 · built 2010

Owner-occupied · assessed $541K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $560K · sold 4×. On the 1200 block of Webster St.

Property summary

Assessment$541,3002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $559,600 Last sale$502KRecorded 2019 · later nominal deed Est. tax bill$6,177/year2026 OPA · Homestead-adjusted Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits6Every fetched City permit Violations0 open2 historical across 1 case

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

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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$6,177/year

2026 taxable assessment $441,300 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $559,600; 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 022237225
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

New construction

Why it matters

Bought for $44K in 2009, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $502K in 2019.

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What to do with this

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If you’re buying

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.

The last transfer used nominal consideration

The latest deed records $100 or less and shared-name parties. That is not a usable market-sale price and can reflect a family, estate, gift, correction, or entity transfer. Inspect the deed and order a title search rather than inferring the relationship or chain.

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
$541,300
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $559,600 · built 2010
Price / sq ft
$389
block $350 · above block
Appreciation
+47%
+4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$561K
+4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$6,177
1.1% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
5.4%
≈$3K/mo rent
Times sold
4
latest deed has shared-name parties

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

$0$500K$1.0MBefore this chart — 2007: 2 L&I violations 2009: Land $44K 2009: Zoning/use 2009: Appeal granted 2010: New construction 2010: Mechanical 2010: Plumbing 2011: Electrical 2011: Plumbing 2011: Sold $307K 2015: Sold $435K2019: Sold $502K$541K201620182020202220242026
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit

The paper trail

New construction

Bought for $44K in 2009, built new under a 2009 permit, sold for $502K in 2019.

  1. 2007 2 L&I violationsL&I
  2. 2009 $44KLand buyZoning/usePermitAppeal grantedZoning
  3. 2010 New constructionPermitMechanicalPermitPlumbingPermit
  4. 2011 ElectricalPermitPlumbingPermit$307KSold
  5. 2015 $435KSold
  6. 2019 $502KSold

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
CENTRAL EAST
OPA account
022237225

What this record suggests

The City file documents 6 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.

  1. Recorded transfer$502K transfer

    2019

  2. Recorded transfer$435K transfer

    2015

  3. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 322327 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 3 WATER CLOSET, 3 BATH TUBS, 3 LAVY SINK, 1 KITCHENS AND 1 SEWER PUMP

  4. PermitElectrical

    Permit 319384 · COMPLETED

    NEW 200 AMP, 30 CIRCUIT PANEL, TOTAL WIRE THROUGHOUT AS PER 2008 NEC.

  5. Recorded transfer$307K transfer

    2011

  6. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 312195 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 5" LATERAL, CURB TRAP, FRESH AIR INLET AND 3/4" WATER SERVICE

  7. PermitMechanical

    Permit 307699 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 1 HEAT PUMP UNIT (SFD)

  8. PermitNew construction

    Permit 259980 · COMPLETED

    NEW CONSTRUCTION OF 3 STORY STRUCTURE, ASSOCIATED CIVIL/SITE WORK, AS PER SUBMITTED PLANS. IF ENGINEER'S SITE INSPECTION DETERMINES UNDERPINNING REQUIRED, SEPARATE PLANS AND PERMIT ARE REQUIRED. NO UNDERPINNING APPROVAL BY THIS OFFICE

  9. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 238813 · COMPLETED

    NEW 3 STORY SFD ON VACANT LOT, NEW STRUCTURE TO HAVE 2ND AND 3RD FL BAY WINDOW, 3RD FL BALCONY AND ROOF DECK LESS THAN 12" ABOVE FINISHED BASEMENT

  10. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 10254 · CLOSED · Granted

    Related permit 238813 · PERMIT FOR ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY (NTE 35') SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR AND ROOF DECK (ROOF DECK LESS THAN 12") FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.

  11. Land recordLand record

    2009

  12. ViolationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC

    Case 109801 · Violation 550304 · COMPLIED

  13. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 109801 · Violation 550303 · COMPLIED

How Philadelphia’s property system works

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Permits and inspections 6 on this property

This property’s file includes ZP_ZON/USE, BP_NEWCNST, BP_MECH, 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: 1 zoning/board appeal on record · latest deed has shared-name parties — relationship unverified. 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
2
Stories
1
Interior
1,440 sqft
livable area
Lot
627 sqft
Basement
Partial, unfinished
city code G
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
CLOSED · Granted · 2009

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

Run the numbers

What owning 1232 Webster 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.

$560K
20%
6.875%
$3K/mo
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

1232 Webster St sits on the 1200 block of Webster St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 1234 Webster St  ·  1226 Webster St

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 8:56 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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