2026 taxable assessment $0 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $310,400; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
1420 Chelten Ave
3 stories · 2,585 sqft · RSA3 · built 1925
Absentee individual · assessed $296K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $310K. On the 1400 block of Chelten Ave.
Property summary
Assessment$296,3002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $310,400
Last sale—No sale value available
Est. tax bill$0/year2026 OPA · full assessment exemption shown
Tax delinquency$47KCity snapshot · Jun 2022
Permits2Dated events in report
Violations3 openNo historical match in fetched records
“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.
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.
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 1713260002026 OPA shows a zero or de minimis taxable assessment. The open assessment split does not establish the exemption's legal basis, continuing eligibility, or treatment after a transfer.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
$46,846.08 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $36,520.80 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
1999$4,369.87 total · $1,538.83 principal · $2,377.49 interest · $107.72 penalty2000$4,267.88 total · $1,538.83 principal · $2,239.00 interest · $107.72 penalty2001$3,993.07 total · $1,538.83 principal · $2,100.50 interest · $107.72 penalty2002$3,846.27 total · $1,538.83 principal · $1,962.01 interest · $107.72 penalty2003$3,699.46 total · $1,538.83 principal · $1,823.51 interest · $107.72 penalty2004$3,552.66 total · $1,538.83 principal · $1,685.02 interest · $107.72 penalty2005$3,454.85 total · $1,538.83 principal · $1,546.52 interest · $107.72 penalty2006$3,259.05 total · $1,538.83 principal · $1,408.03 interest · $107.72 penalty2007$3,112.24 total · $1,538.83 principal · $1,269.53 interest · $107.72 penalty2008$2,965.45 total · $1,538.83 principal · $1,131.04 interest · $107.72 penalty
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 recordNew construction
Why it mattersbuilt new under a 2016 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown).
View supporting records →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 RSA3: one household by right
Single-family attached. 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.
The last transfer used nominal consideration
The latest deed records $100 or less. That is not a usable market-sale price and can reflect a family, estate, gift, correction, or entity transfer. Inspect the deed and order a title search rather than inferring the relationship or chain.
If you own it
3 open violations: the clock matters
Most L&I appeals must be filed within 30 days; unsafe or imminently dangerous orders can carry a shorter deadline. Unresolved notices can lead to fees, court enforcement, City abatement work, and liens. Read the dated notice and verify its current status with L&I.
$36,521 in the historical tax ledger through 2016
Historical context only, not a current payoff figure; that ledger also contains a lien entry. Verify today's balance and lien status directly with Philadelphia Revenue before relying on it.
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 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
$296,300
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $310,400 · built 1925
Price / sq ft
$120
block $132 · below block
Appreciation
+78%
+5%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$311K
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$0
0% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$47K
recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
-2577319.6%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
0
Assessment vs. the block · every dated City record marked on the line
This propertyBlock median & range
Assessment points show the City value for each year.
The paper trail
New constructionbuilt new under a 2016 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown).
- 2016 Major alterationPermit
- 2017 3 L&I violationsL&I
- 2018 Inspection failedL&I visit
- 2019 Addition and/or AlterationPermit3 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
- 2020 Inspection failedL&I visit
- 2023 Inspection failed ×2L&I visit
Flags: material assessment exemption — legal basis and term unverified · 3 open L&I violations · $47K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $37K with a lien entry. 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.
Stories
3
Interior
2,585 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,645 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
B
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA3
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 1420 Chelten 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.
Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
—
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
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
1420 Chelten Ave sits on the 1400 block of Chelten Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1434 Chelten Ave · 1407 Chelten 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 9, 2026, 4:40 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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