House report

1317 Brown St

2 stories · 1,482 sqft · RSA5 · built 2000

Owner-occupied · assessed $364K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $364K · sold 1×. On the 1300 block of Brown St.

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$3,697/year

2026 taxable assessment $264,100 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $364,100; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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OPA 141369060
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

The June 2022 delinquency snapshot was not verifiably available in this cached report. No conclusion about a match—or today’s balance—can be drawn from that absence.

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What stands out

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History

Why it matters

sold $63K (2001); 2 L&I violations (2010); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2010); L&I violation (2011); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2011); 2 L&I violations (2025); Inspection failed ×2 (2025); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026); Inspection failed ×2 (2026).

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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

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.

If you own it

4 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.

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: 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.

Assessed value
$364,100
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $364,100 · built 2000
Price / sq ft
$246
block $246 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+70%
+5%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +0% vs 2026
In 5 years (~2032)
~$463K
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$3,697
1.02% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
Gross yield
1%
≈$298/mo rent
Times sold
1

Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$250K$500KZIP 19123 median$364K2001200620112016202120262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19123 medianAssessmentDeed / sale

Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

Every dated record1 event · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $63K

The paper trail

sold $63K (2001); 2 L&I violations (2010); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2010); L&I violation (2011); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2011); 2 L&I violations (2025); Inspection failed ×2 (2025); 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE (2026); Inspection failed ×2 (2026).

  1. 2001 $63KSold
  2. 2010 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  3. 2011 L&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  4. 2025 2 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  5. 2026 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit

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  1. Recorded transfer$63K transfer

    2001

What this record suggests

4 violations are still marked open in the assembled record. The date and status belong in a current L&I check before relying on them.

Flags: 4 open L&I violations. 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
1,482 sqft
livable area
Lot
6,508 sqft
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Below average
city code 5
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 1317 Brown 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.

$364K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo

When this house last sold (2001) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.97% — 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

1317 Brown St sits on the 1300 block of Brown St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 3:49 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. “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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