House report

1323 E Montgomery Ave

3 bd · 2 ba · 2 stories · 1,282 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925

Entity-held · assessed $403K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $412K · sold 2×. On the 1300 block of E Montgomery Ave.

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Property summary

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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$4,234/year

2026 taxable assessment $302,500 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $412,200; 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 181171800
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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

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

Permit between transfers

Record summary

$185K transfer in 2004; electrical permit in 2015; $245K transfer in 2015 (+32% between recorded amounts).

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Finding

Homestead exemption, mail goes elsewhere

Record summary

The parcel claims the homestead exemption (owner lives here) while the tax bill mails to 13 Springhouse La, Havertown Pa, 19083. Those two facts sit in tension on the record — there can be innocent reasons, but one of them is usually out of date.

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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 1925: 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 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’re the landlord

If it is rented, verify the Rental License

The fetched license records do not show an active Rental License. Ownership type or a tax mailing address does not prove that tenants occupy the property; if it is rented, verify the current license and legal occupancy in eCLIPSE.

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.

Who's behind it

Montgomery Five LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 13 Springhouse La, Havertown PA, 19083 — outside Philadelphia

Assessment and tax history

Every fetched annual City assessment for this house, compared with its block and ZIP. The figures show assessment change, the billed-year tax estimate, dated tax records, and recorded transfers. They do not estimate market appreciation or investment return.

Assessed value
$402,500
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $412,200 · built 1925
Price / sq ft
$322
block $278 · above block
Assessment change
+139%
+8%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +2% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$4,234
1.05% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Times sold
2

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

$0$500K$1.0MZIP 19125 median$412K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19125 medianAssessmentDeed / salePermitLicense

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Every dated record4 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitElectrical
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $245K
  3. LicenseRental
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $185K

The paper trail

$185K transfer in 2004; electrical permit in 2015; $245K transfer in 2015 (+32% between recorded amounts).

  1. 2004 $185KTransfer
  2. 2015 ElectricalPermit$245KTransfer

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The chart above is the primary timeline. This drawer preserves every underlying dated row and its filed status for source-level review.

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Browse 4 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. PermitElectrical

    Permit 609678 · COMPLETED

    REPLACEMENT OF 100A ELECTRIC SERVICE, NEW PANEL, RISER CABLE, METER SOCKET AND GROUNDING..... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BUILDING

  2. Recorded transfer$245K transfer

    2015

  3. LicenseRental

    License 529958 · Inactive

    PAUL DOUGHERTY · Expires 2012-02-29 · Inactive 2012-12-22

  4. Recorded transfer$185K transfer

    2004

What this record suggests

The City file documents 1 permit touching electrical work. 1 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

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
2
Interior
1,282 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,599 sqft
Basement
Basement
city code J
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
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

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.

Homestead exemption, mail goes elsewhere

The parcel claims the homestead exemption (owner lives here) while the tax bill mails to 13 Springhouse La, Havertown Pa, 19083. Those two facts sit in tension on the record — there can be innocent reasons, but one of them is usually out of date.

Run the numbers

What owning 1323 E Montgomery Ave 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.

$412K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2019) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.94% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
+ taxes & insurance
Estimated cash needed
down + 4% planning allowance
Modeled cash flow
rent − shown costs · /mo
Modeled cap rate
modeled NOI ÷ price
Modeled cash-on-cash
modeled year-1 return

Scenario for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance, and buyer cash equal to the down payment plus 4%. Taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance. Cash flow and returns exclude vacancy, management, utilities, HOA or condo fees, leasing costs, income tax, and unplanned capital work.

Block context

1323 E Montgomery Ave sits on the 1300 block of E Montgomery Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 1321 E Montgomery Ave  ·  1325 E Montgomery Ave

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 11, 2026, 7:33 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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