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1414 S Penn Sq

2 bd · 1 ba · 1 story · 3,004 sqft · CMX5 · built 2009

Absentee individual · assessed $2.7M (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $2.4M. On the 1400 block of S Penn Sq.

Property summary

Assessment$2,703,4002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $2,433,600 Last sale$3.0MRecorded 2013 Est. tax bill$37,842/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits6Every fetched City permit Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$37,842/year

2026 taxable assessment $2,703,400 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $2,433,600; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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OPA 888095402
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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.

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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

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Assessed value
$2,703,400
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $2,433,600 · built 2009
Price / sq ft
$810
block $625 · above block
Appreciation
+38%
+3%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$2.4M
+3%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$37,842
1.55% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
1.1%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
0

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

$0$2.5M$5.0M2016 OPA assessment: $2.0M2017 OPA assessment: $2.4M2018 OPA assessment: $2.4M2019 OPA assessment: $2.7M2020 OPA assessment: $2.7M2021 OPA assessment: $2.7M2022 OPA assessment: $2.7M2023 OPA assessment: $2.7M2024 OPA assessment: $2.7M2025 OPA assessment: $2.7M2026 OPA assessment: $2.7M2013 — 2013-12-24: Major alteration2014 — 2014-10-07: Electrical · 2014-03-05: Plumbing · 2014-04-10: Suppression · 2014-10-02: Mechanical$2.7M201320162019202220252026
This propertyBlock median & rangePermit
2014-10-07: Electrical
Every dated record5 events · scroll to browse
  1. PermitElectrical
  2. PermitMechanical
  3. PermitSuppression
  4. PermitPlumbing
  5. PermitMajor alteration

The paper trail

Improved

Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2014.

  1. 2013 Major alterationPermit
  2. 2014 ElectricalPermitPlumbingPermitSuppressionPermitMechanicalPermitElectricalPermit

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Browse 6 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. PermitElectrical

    Permit 566508 · COMPLETED

    RELOCATE EXISTING 3 SMOKE DETECTORS,3 EMERGENCY SPEAKERS,CO DETECTORS,ADD 2 EMERGENCY SPEAKERS,WIRE PHONE AND CABLE JACKS 3 EACH (HIGH RISE)

  2. PermitMechanical

    Permit 563713 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS AND DUCTWORK FOR EXISTING BOXES CHILLED/HOT WATER HANDLERS IN AN EXISTING CONDO UNIT

  3. PermitSuppression

    Permit 529948 · COMPLETED

    RELOCATE EXISTING HEADS FOR NEW INTERIOR LAYOUT IN UNIT 43B

  4. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 521843 · COMPLETED

    PLUMBING ALTERATIONS IN UNIT 43B/C - INSTALL (2)WATER CLOSETS, (2)BATHTUBS, (1)SHOWER, (3)LAVATORIES, (2)KITCHEN SINKS, (1)LAUNDRY TUB AND (1)CLOTHES WASHING MACHINE STANDPIPE

  5. PermitElectrical

    Permit 515355 · COMPLETED

    EXISTING SERVICE REMAIN HVAC TO REMAIN AS IS REWIRE POWER AND LIGHTING FOR 1 RESIDENCE PER 2008 NEC (CONDO)

  6. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 511455 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR BUILD OUT OF RESIDENTIAL CONDIMINIUM PER ATTATCHED PLANS. WORK INCLUDES LIMITED NON-STRUCTURAL DEMOLITION, NON STRUCTURAL DEMOLITION, NON-STRUCTURAL FRAMING/PARTITIONS AND FINISHES. HVAC SYSTEM IS EXISTING AND TO REMAIN AS IS.SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK.

What this record suggests

The City file documents 6 permits touching kitchen work, bathroom work, electrical work, plumbing. 6 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

Unavailable when this report assembled: certifications. Unavailable does not mean no record.

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The property, on paper

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

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
1
Interior
3,004 sqft
livable area
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
B+
assessor's grade
Zoning
CMX5
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 1414 S Penn Sq 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.

$2.4M
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2013) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.98% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
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down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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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

1414 S Penn Sq sits on the 1400 block of S Penn Sq. 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 10, 2026, 6:55 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: unavailable. “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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