2026 taxable assessment $158,118 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $229,700; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Mixed-use report
1348 Van Kirk St
4 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 2,144 sqft · CMX1 · built 1945
Absentee individual · assessed $217K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $230K · sold 3×. On the 1300 block of Van Kirk St.
Property summary
Assessment$216,6002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $229,700
Last sale$360KRecorded 2025
Est. tax bill$2,213/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits0Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open7 historical across 4 cases
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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Property tax
The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.
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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 5310053052026 OPA taxes $158,118 of $216,600 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.
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 recordFrequently traded
Why it mattersTraded 3×: $220K in 2008 → $360K in 2025 (+64%).
View supporting records →City Property History
Fetched L&I and zoning records
Every row successfully fetched for this report is counted below. Dataset availability and matching can differ from the City's interactive file; use the official link for current detail.
- Recorded owner
- Individual owner on record Analyst access to view
- Tax mailing address
- Private for individual owners
- L&I district
- EAST
- Building ID (BIN)
- 1231154
- OPA account
- 531005305
Permits0No match
Violation cases47 violation records · 0 open
Investigations2715 failed · 5 passed · 7 closed
Building certifications1Latest result: Certified
Business licenses20 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status0
No permits matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
Violation cases7 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible4
Case 128394CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 17, 2007 · completed Oct 5, 2007
- HIGH WEEDS-CUTViolation 681083Sep 17, 2007 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 681082Sep 17, 2007 COMPLIED
Case 365677CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jan 11, 2013 · completed Feb 26, 2013
- LICENSE - RENTAL PROPERTYViolation 2710573Jan 11, 2013 COMPLIED
Case 571506CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Feb 1, 2017 · completed Jul 28, 2017
- FA-REPAIR SYSTEMViolation 4356836Feb 1, 2017 COMPLIED
- ANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARMViolation 4356838Feb 1, 2017 COMPLIED
- FIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAGViolation 4356837Feb 1, 2017 COMPLIED
Case 596560CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jul 28, 2017 · completed Oct 31, 2017
- EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATIONViolation 4442679Jul 27, 2017 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes27
L_CLIPCase 10549
Jun 13, 2003 FAILED
L_CLIPCase 10549
Jul 1, 2003 CLOSED
L_CLIPCase 22095
Jan 13, 2004 FAILED
L_CLIPCase 22095
Jan 29, 2004 CLOSED
L_CLIPCase 32681
Sep 15, 2004 FAILED
L_CLIPCase 32681
Oct 14, 2004 CLOSED
L_CLIPCase 36900
Mar 16, 2005 FAILED
L_CLIPCase 43375
Aug 4, 2005 FAILED
L_CLIPCase 43375
Aug 22, 2005 CLOSED
L_CLIPCase 36900
Dec 30, 2005 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 52402
Feb 10, 2006 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 54100
Mar 16, 2006 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 69893
Jul 7, 2006 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 54100
Jul 11, 2006 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 52402
Jul 28, 2006 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 69893
Aug 10, 2006 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 128394
Sep 17, 2007 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 128394
Oct 5, 2007 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 52402
Jul 22, 2008 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 52402
Aug 18, 2008 PASSED
ADMIN INSPCase 365677
Feb 25, 2013 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 571506
Jan 31, 2017 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 571506
Jun 16, 2017 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 571506
Jul 27, 2017 PASSED
CI INSPCase 596560
Jul 27, 2017 FAILED
CI INSPCase 596560
Sep 1, 2017 FAILED
CI INSPCase 596560
Oct 30, 2017 PASSED
Building certificationsInspection result and filed expiration date by L&I building ID1
Fire Alarm CertificationCertification BC-2022-004734
Inspected Apr 8, 2022 Certified Expires Apr 8, 2023
Business licensesHistorical and active licenses are both retained2
RentalLicense 398661
INDIA PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD (AGT: HOPE MANAGEMENT & CONSTR)
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Feb 1, 2007 Inactive Expiration Feb 28, 2009 Inactive Dec 22, 2012
RentalLicense 585220
HERITAGE OF INDIA HIND FOHIND FOUNDATION
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Feb 25, 2013 Inactive Expiration Feb 28, 2022 Inactive Apr 29, 2022
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields0
No appeals matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
City of Philadelphia OPA, L&I and Zoning Board records, shown as filed. A CLOSED investigation is an outcome label, not a missing visit; an appeal's application status and decision may differ.
Legal due diligence
What this record proves—and what it does not.
These checks are triggered by this property’s actual City rows. They identify the controlling document to verify; they do not declare a use legal, a building safe, or title clear.
2 resolve before relying
4 verify
1 favorable dated record
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileThe record identifies more than one dwelling/use.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.
Verify nextVerify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Resolve before relyingA life-safety certification appears expiredFire Alarm Certification: Certified through Apr 8, 2023
Why it mattersFire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.
Verify nextRequest the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyResidential and business space run on separate compliance tracksOPA classifies this parcel as mixed-use.
Why it mattersThe zoning/use and occupancy file must cover the actual residential and commercial spaces. Dwelling units can require Rental Licenses and lead compliance; the operator can separately need an Activity License and sector license; installed fire systems can require annual certification.
Verify nextMatch every dwelling and business use to the zoning permit, CO, current operator licenses, and life-safety filings.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyResidential form does not establish rental useOPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use; no active Rental License row matched.
Why it mattersA multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.
Verify nextConfirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition15 failed, 5 passed, and 7 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Oct 30, 2017.
Why it mattersA PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.
Verify nextOpen the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA separate Commercial Trash account may applyOPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.
Verify nextCheck the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Favorable dated recordNo open violation; closed history remains relevantThe fetched record shows 0 open and 7 historical violations across 4 cases.
Why it mattersA closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.
Verify nextUse the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Closing file: checks no public-record summary can replace5 documents/searches to assign before settlement
Property Sales Certification
The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.
Next: Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.
Official guidance ↗Date-effective City Property Payoff
The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.
Next: Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.
Official guidance ↗Professional title and water-lien searches
OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.
Next: Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill
LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.
Next: Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Seller disclosure and independent inspections
For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.
Next: Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.
Official guidance ↗Informational only—not a legal opinion, title report, code inspection, tax payoff, or substitute for a Pennsylvania lawyer, title company, inspector, or tax professional.
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 1945: 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.
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.
The investment read
How this building 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
$216,600
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $229,700 · built 1945
Price / sq ft
$107
block $161 · below block
Appreciation
+79%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$230K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,213
0.96% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
4.5%
≈$857/mo rent
Times sold
3
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
The paper trail
Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $220K in 2008 → $360K in 2025 (+64%).
- 2007 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2008 L&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit$220KSold
- 2013 L&I violationL&IInspection passedL&I visit
- 2017 4 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 4 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
- 2021 $315KSold
- 2025 $360KSold
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
4
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
2,144 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,792 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
CMX1
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 1348 Van Kirk 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 (2025) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.6% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Mortgage
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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
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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
1348 Van Kirk St sits on the 1300 block of Van Kirk St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1346 Van Kirk St · 1344 Van Kirk St
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022 — Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016 — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance — Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 8:37 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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