2026 taxable assessment $150,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $725,000; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
1403 E Columbia Ave
3 bd · 3 ba · 3 stories · 2,280 sqft · RSA5 · built 2021
Owner-occupied · assessed $750K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $725K · sold 3×. On the 1400 block of E Columbia Ave.
Property summary
Assessment$750,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $725,000
Last sale$700KRecorded 2021
Est. tax bill$2,100/year2026 taxable assessment · full-value scenario $10,499/year · basis and term unverified
Tax delinquency$62City snapshot · Jun 2022
Permits12Every fetched City permit
Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records
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Property tax
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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 1811064002026 OPA taxes $150,000 of $750,000 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.
See the assessment math →Applying the same rate to the billed-year full assessment. OPA's numeric split does not say when or whether the current treatment changes.
See the assessment math →Historical delinquency sources Record found
$61.75 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
$50.46 principal$2.65 interest$3.03 penalty$5.61 other charges
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $240,300 total assessment, $240,300 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.
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 recordTorn down & rebuilt
Why it mattersdemolished and rebuilt (2020), then sold for $700K in 2021.
View supporting records →City Property History
Fetched L&I and zoning records
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- Recorded owner
- Glickman Madeline Clarie & Sarkar Shomik Kumar
- Tax mailing address
- 1403 E COLUMBIA AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19125
- L&I district
- CENTRAL EAST
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 181106400
Permits12Every dated permit
Violation cases0No match
Investigations0No match
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses10 active
Appeals3Closed · Complete
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status12
PlumbingPermit 1015581
Oct 3, 2019 COMPLETED Completed Oct 31, 2019
SEAL 5" LATERAL & TRAP
DemolitionPermit 1016519
Oct 10, 2019 COMPLETED Completed Feb 6, 2020
FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING DETACHED THREE-STORY MASONRY AND WOOD SINGLE-FAMILY STRUCTURE BY HAND METHODS. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. COMPLETE SIDEWALK CLOSURE REQUIRED AS REFLECTED ON APPROVED SITE PLAN AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE STREET CLOSURE PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT.
Zoning/usePermit 1046114
Feb 21, 2020 COMPLETED Completed Feb 21, 2020
ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH ROOF DECK ABOVE THIRD FLLOR LEVEL ACCESSED BY PILOT HOUSE(SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS)
New ConstructionPermit 1046113
Feb 21, 2020 Completed Completed Apr 9, 2021
ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. SHEETING AND SHORING AS PRESCRIBED IN GEO TECH REPORT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING AND SPRINKLER (13D) WORK. (UNDERPINNNING IS NOT PART OF THIS PERMIT). ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2015 IECC. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF C.O SUBMITTAL OF AIR BARRIER CHECKLIST AND ENVELOPE TESTING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. BOTH TO BE COMPLETED BY AN APPROVED PARTY.
New ConstructionPermit FP-2020-001232
Aug 7, 2020 Completed Completed Apr 9, 2021
INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT NEW THREE STORY TOWNHOUSE TO INCLUDE 1-INCH COMBINED LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS.
New ConstructionPermit EP-2020-007791
Sep 30, 2020 Completed Completed Apr 9, 2021
Work will be through in the house and include outlets for each side of wall, lights for all the house, for kitchen will be provided detected lines based on NEC 2014. 200 Amp electrical service with 40 space electric panel
New Construction or AdditionsPermit PP-2020-014626
Dec 4, 2020 Completed Completed Apr 9, 2021
For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.
New Construction or AdditionsPermit PP-2020-010625
Dec 5, 2020 Completed Completed Apr 9, 2021
Interior plumbing
Addition and/or AlterationsPermit MP-2020-006724
Jan 5, 2021 Completed Completed Apr 9, 2021
EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For Mechanical Work to include the installation as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.
Addition and/or AlterationPermit RP-2026-001741
Mar 23, 2026 Completed Completed May 21, 2026
- For alterations to an Existing One Family Dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Separate permits are required for plumbing and electrical work and the installation of heating/cooling appliances. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; INCLUDING UNDERPINNING, EXCAVATION, AND REMOVAL OF FOUNDATION SLAB. ***NO WORK MAY BE PERFORMED IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR.*** Separate permits required for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing work
Addition and/or AlterationPermit EP-2026-002451
Mar 26, 2026 Completed Completed Apr 16, 2026
Run line 15 Amp 2nd Fl to panel through fishing. Relocate switches on 2nd Fl. Relocate dryer line, 5-ft a way.
AlterationsPermit PP-2026-004052
Mar 30, 2026 Completed Completed May 21, 2026
Relocation of existing domestic water lines to accommodate new framing layout.
Violation cases0 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible0
No violation cases matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes0
No investigations matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
Building certificationsInspection result and filed expiration date by L&I building ID0
No building certifications matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
Business licensesHistorical and active licenses are both retained1
RentalLicense 256857
EDWARD CARPITELLA
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Aug 11, 2003 Inactive Expiration Feb 29, 2020 Inactive Apr 29, 2020
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields3
Zoning board appealAppeal 34065
Jul 25, 2018 OPEN Denied Related permit 876280
PERMIT FOR ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (NTE 38FT IN HEIGHT) BALCONIES ON 2ND FLOOR FOR A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHIOLD LIVING (3 DWELLING UNITS) SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION
Zoning board appealAppeal 35615
Jul 17, 2019 OPEN Denied Related permit 917762
PERMIT FOR THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE AND THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECKS (AT THE UPPER LEVEL AND AT THE REAR SECOND FLOOR LEVEL) AND A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE (FOR STAIRS ENCLOSURE ONLY) SIZE AND LOCAT
LIRB-C L&I Permit IssuanceAppeal HA-2020-000310
Oct 19, 2022 Closed Complete Related permit 1046113
Building Permit #1046113 and Zoning/Use Permit #1046114 should not have been issued on 2/21/20 at 1403 E. Columbia Ave, 19125. Possible violations of the Philadelphia Code sections 1-111, A-302.5.2, A-302.9, A-305.2.2.1 #2, A-402.1, A-402.1
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
1 verify
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileAppeal #34065: OPEN · Denied; related permit 876280. Use permit #1046114: COMPLETED.
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 dated tax balance needs a current payoff$61.75 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2021.
Why it mattersThat is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.
Verify nextCheck period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatementOPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.
Why it mattersThe numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.
Verify nextObtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.
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.
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.
Records to verify together
Rule-based groupings across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows the records that belong in the same verification step and where the inference stops.
Post-purchase work pattern
A recorded purchase followed by 4 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.
Evidence: purchase recorded in 2021 · permit activity in 2021, 2026
Limit: This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned.
Transparent record rules, not a score or forecast. Each flag is a prompt to verify the cited records, not a prediction or allegation.
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 $2,100/yr, while applying the same rate to the full assessment would imply about $10,499/yr — $8,399/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.
$62 in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot
The City recorded this amount in June 2022. It may since have been paid, reduced, or increased; verify the current balance directly with Philadelphia Revenue.
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
$750,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $725,000 · built 2021
Price / sq ft
$318
block $264 · above block
Appreciation
+643%
+22%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$733K
+22%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,100
0.29% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$62
recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
3.2%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
3
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleZoningPermit
The paper trail
Torn down & rebuiltdemolished and rebuilt (2020), then sold for $700K in 2021.
- 2020 Zoning/usePermitNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermit
- 2021 Addition and/or AlterationsPermit$700KSold
- 2022 Appeal completeZoning
- 2026 Addition and/or AlterationPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitAlterationsPermit
Flags: material assessment exemption — legal basis and term unverified · $62 recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · 3 zoning/board appeals on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The assessment exemption gap
OPA's 2026 taxable assessment implies about $2,100/year. Applying the same 1.3998% rate to the full assessed value would imply ~$10,499/year — $8,399/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.
2026: ($750,000 assessed − $599,979 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $2,100/yr
full-assessment scenario: $750,000 × 1.3998% ≈ $10,499/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
3
Stories
3
Interior
2,280 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,484 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
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
3
Closed · Complete · 2022
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 1403 E Columbia 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.
When this house last sold (2021) a 30-year mortgage ran about 2.96% — 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 with an optional full-assessment stress test, not a live Tax Center balance.
Block context
1403 E Columbia Ave sits on the 1400 block of E Columbia Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1401 E Columbia Ave · 1405 E Columbia Ave
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, 2:13 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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