House report

1340 S Opal St

3 bd · 2 ba · 3 stories · 1,696 sqft · RSA5 · built 2018

Owner-occupied · assessed $533K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $496K · sold 3×. On the 1300 block of S Opal St.

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Property summary

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$1,493/year

2026 taxable assessment $106,660 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $496,300; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

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OPA 361180510
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption — basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $106,660 of $533,300 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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Full-assessment scenario$7,465/year

Applying the same rate to the billed-year full assessment. OPA's numeric split does not say when or whether the current treatment changes.

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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

From the public record
Finding

New construction

Why it matters

Bought for $7K in 2010, built new under a 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $455K in 2018.

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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

Verify the current tax bill and exemption

The 2026 taxable assessment implies about $1,493/yr, while applying the same rate to the full assessment would imply about $7,465/yr — $5,972/yr more. OPA's assessment split does not establish the exemption program, expiration, or buyer eligibility. Verify the basis and live bill with OPA and Revenue.

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

Verify which assessment relief applies

OPA shows a material assessment exemption, but this record does not identify its legal basis or transfer treatment. Ask OPA for the approval history; if the current treatment ends, an eligible owner-occupant may need to apply separately for Homestead relief.

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
$533,300
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $496,300 · built 2018
Price / sq ft
$293
block $274 · above block
Appreciation
+6182%
+46%/yr since 2016 · 2027 -7% vs 2026
In 5 years (~2032)
~$3.3M
+46%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,493
0.3% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
Gross yield
4.5%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
3

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

$0$500K$1.0MZIP 19146 median$496K2010201320162019202220252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19146 medianAssessmentDeed / saleLand buyAppeal

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Every dated record4 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $455K
  2. AppealZoning board appeal
  3. Land buyLand record $7K
  4. Land buyLand record $7K

The paper trail

Bought for $7K in 2010, built new under a 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $455K in 2018.

  1. 2010 $7KLand buy
  2. 2011 $7KLand buy
  3. 2016 2 L&I violationsL&I
  4. 2017 Appeal grantedZoningZoning/usePermitNew constructionPermitMechanicalPermitElectricalPermit
  5. 2018 SuppressionPermitPlumbingPermitZoning admin reviewPermit$455KSold

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Browse 4 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. Recorded transfer$455K transfer

    2018

  2. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 25144 · OPEN · Granted

    PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (NTE 38' HIGH); BAY AT 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS; ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY PILOT HOUSE AND FOR THE ERECTION OF SIX (6) FEET HIGH FENCE AT REAR FOR A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.

  3. Land recordLand record

    2011

  4. Land recordLand record

    2010

What this record suggests

The dated deed and City-record sequence is assembled below. Read timing as a research lead, not proof of renovation, condition, or motive.

Flags: material assessment exemption — legal basis and term unverified · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The assessment exemption gap

OPA's 2026 taxable assessment implies about $1,493/year. Applying the same 1.3998% rate to the full assessed value would imply ~$7,465/year$5,972/year more. That is a scenario, not a forecast: the assessment split alone does not identify the exemption program, approval date, expiration, transfer treatment, or live Tax Center balance.

2016: ~$111/yr2017: ~$538/yr2018: ~$538/yr2019: ~$1,176/yr2020: ~$1,176/yr2021: ~$1,176/yr2022: ~$1,176/yr2023: ~$1,691/yr2024: ~$1,691/yr2025: ~$1,493/yr2026: ~$1,493/yr20162026
2026~$1,493/yrestimated from assessment

2026: ($533,300 assessed − $426,642 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,493/yr full-assessment scenario: $533,300 × 1.3998% ≈ $7,465/yr The OPA amount does not prove a ten-year abatement or any other specific program. Obtain the approval history and verify the current Tax Center account; a buyer should not assume the seller's relief transfers or restarts.

The property, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
1,696 sqft
livable area
Lot
640 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Quality grade
B+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
OPEN · Granted · 2017

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

Run the numbers

What owning 1340 S Opal 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.

$496K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2018) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.54% — 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 with an optional full-assessment stress test, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

1340 S Opal St sits on the 1300 block of S Opal St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 1338 S Opal St  ·  1342 S Opal St

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 11:19 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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