2026 taxable assessment $1,345,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $1,208,400; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Multi-family report
1429 Spruce St
4 stories · 5,590 sqft · CMX5 · built 1890
Investor / LLC · assessed $1.3M (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $1.2M · 7 licensed units. On the 1400 block of Spruce St.
Property summary
Assessment$1,345,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $1,208,400
Last sale—No sale value available
Est. tax bill$18,827/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits1Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open2 historical across 2 cases
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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 8815407002026 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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What stands out
From the public recordImproved
Why it mattersOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025.
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Fetched L&I and zoning records
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- Recorded owner
- Centra Associates LP
- Tax mailing address
- 111 CHESTNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19106
- L&I district
- CENTRAL WEST
- Building ID (BIN)
- 1446053
- OPA account
- 881540700
Permits1Every dated permit
Violation cases22 violation records · 0 open
Investigations85 failed · 3 passed · 0 closed
Building certifications12Latest result: Certified
Business licenses11 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status1
Roof Covering ReplacementPermit GM-2025-008391
Sep 12, 2025 Expired Completed Mar 30, 2026
EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- For the Installation of New Roof Coverings on Existing Roofs as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Replacement of sheathing in excess of 10% of roof area shall not be applicable to the EZ permit process. No work to windows, no work to front facade, no capping of any kind as part of this permit(As per PHC conditions). front shingle replacement dormers flat roof rear
Violation cases2 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible2
Case CF-2022-124297CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Dec 19, 2022 · completed May 9, 2023
- FIRE ESCAPE REPORT REQUIRED Violation VI-2022-093497Dec 19, 2022 COMPLIED
Case CF-2023-097353CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Sep 19, 2023 · completed Nov 1, 2023
- FIRE ESCAPE REPORT REQUIRED Violation VI-2023-071848Sep 19, 2023 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes8
HCEU INSPCase 51294
Feb 24, 2006 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 51294
Mar 21, 2006 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 51294
Jul 18, 2006 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2022-124297
Dec 19, 2022 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2022-124297
Apr 20, 2023 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2022-124297
May 9, 2023 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2023-097353
Sep 19, 2023 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2023-097353
Nov 1, 2023 PASSED
Building certificationsInspection result and filed expiration date by L&I building ID12
Fire Escape ReportCertification BC-2023-008602
Inspected Sep 28, 2017 Safe with Repair Expires Sep 28, 2022
Emergency and Standby Power Systems CertificationCertification BC-2021-004901
Inspected Jan 22, 2021 Certified Expires Jan 22, 2022
Fire Alarm CertificationCertification BC-2021-004900
Inspected Jan 22, 2021 Certified Expires Jan 22, 2022
Fire Alarm CertificationCertification BC-2022-002711
Inspected Jan 19, 2022 Certified Expires Jan 19, 2023
Fire Alarm CertificationCertification BC-2023-016811
Inspected Jan 18, 2023 Certified Expires Jan 18, 2024
Emergency and Standby Power Systems CertificationCertification BC-2023-022943
Inspected Jan 18, 2023 Certified Expires Jan 18, 2024
Fire Escape ReportCertification BC-2023-010565
Inspected Feb 21, 2023 Safe with Repair Expires Aug 21, 2023
Fire Escape ReportCertification BC-2023-022027
Inspected Oct 20, 2023 Safe Expires Oct 20, 2028
Emergency and Standby Power Systems CertificationCertification BC-2024-008300
Inspected Jan 16, 2024 Certified Expires Jan 16, 2025
Fire Alarm CertificationCertification BC-2024-001788
Inspected Jan 16, 2024 Certified Expires Jan 16, 2025
Emergency and Standby Power Systems CertificationCertification BC-2025-001727
Inspected Jan 20, 2025 Certified Expires Jan 20, 2026
Fire Alarm CertificationCertification BC-2025-001726
Inspected Jan 20, 2025 Certified Expires Jan 20, 2026
Business licensesHistorical and active licenses are both retained1
RentalLicense 259967
CENTRA ACCOCIATES
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Apr 22, 2004 Active Expiration Feb 28, 2027
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.
3 resolve before relying
5 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 permit row needs file-level verification1 permit not marked completed: GM-2025-008391 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.
Why it mattersIssued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.
Verify nextOpen the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Resolve before relyingA life-safety certification appears expiredFire Escape Report: Safe through Oct 20, 2028; Emergency and Standby Power Systems Certification: Certified through Jan 20, 2026; Fire Alarm Certification: Certified through Jan 20, 2026
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 ↗VerifyA rental license does not transfer with the deed1 active Rental License record matched.
Why it mattersIf dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.
Verify nextPlan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyLead compliance is a separate recordOPA records a 1890 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.
Verify nextRequest the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition5 failed, 3 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Nov 1, 2023.
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 ↗VerifyThe latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinionThe latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.
Why it mattersA $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.
Verify nextRead the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA separate Commercial Trash account may applyOPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. 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 2 historical violations across 2 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.
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.
Assessment/permit mismatch
The assessment jumped 31% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.
Evidence: assessment moved from $1,028,600 to $1,345,000 · no permit shown in 2022-2024
Limit: Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it.
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
Built 1890: 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.
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’re the landlord
Lead certificate is not optional
Built 1890: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.
Licensed rental — keep it that way
Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.
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.
Who's behind it
Centra Associates LP · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 47 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $76M combined
• Tax bills mail to 111 Chestnut St, Philadelphia PA, 19106
• Holds an active rental license for this address
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
$1,345,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $1,208,400 · built 1890
Price / sq ft
$216
block $290 · below block
Appreciation
+38%
+3%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$1.2M
+3%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$18,827
1.56% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
2.2%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
0
licensed rental
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermit
The paper trail
ImprovedOwner pulled a roof covering replacement permit in 2025.
- 2006 L&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2022 L&I violationL&IInspection failedL&I visit
- 2023 L&I violationL&IL&I: 2 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
- 2025 Roof Covering ReplacementPermit
Flags: active rental license. 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
4
Interior
5,590 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,340 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
B-
assessor's grade
ABCDE
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 1429 Spruce 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 7 licensed units × ~85% of the area's median unit rent — the whole building's income, not one unit's. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.
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, $4,900/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.
Block context
1429 Spruce St sits on the 1400 block of Spruce St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1427 Spruce St · 1431 Spruce 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, 5:35 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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