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1532 N Robinson St

3 bd · 2 ba · 2 stories · 1,470 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925

Owner-occupied · assessed $264K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $258K · sold 2×. On the 1500 block of N Robinson St.

Property summary

Assessment$264,3002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $258,400 Last sale$235KRecorded 2023 Est. tax bill$3,700/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits4Every fetched City permit Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$3,700/year

2026 taxable assessment $264,300 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $258,400; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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 342285900
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $1,921.06 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2014$194.82 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $97.09 penalty2015$179.48 total · $0.00 principal · $31.59 interest · $51.03 penalty2016$1,546.76 total · $1,338.07 principal · $21.06 interest · $13.38 penalty

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What stands out

From the public record
Finding

Renovated & sold on

Why it matters

Bought for $38K in 2020, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $235K in 2023 (+527%).

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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 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

$1,399/yr may be unclaimed

This home reads owner-occupied but shows no Homestead Exemption, which removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment (worth up to $1,399/yr). Applying through the City is free and takes minutes.

$1,921 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.

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
$264,300
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $258,400 · built 1925
Price / sq ft
$176
block $107 · above block
Appreciation
+189%
+11%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$260K
+11%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$3,700
1.43% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
4.4%
≈$944/mo rent
Times sold
2

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

$0$250K$500K2016 OPA assessment: $91K2017 OPA assessment: $91K2018 OPA assessment: $91K2019 OPA assessment: $95K2020 OPA assessment: $99K2021 OPA assessment: $99K2022 OPA assessment: $99K2023 OPA assessment: $127K2024 OPA assessment: $127K2025 OPA assessment: $264K2026 OPA assessment: $264K2020 — Deed / sale $38K2021 — 2021-07-19: Addition and/or Alteration · 2021-07-15: Addition and/or Alterations · 2021-08-11: Alterations2023 — Deed / sale $235K$264K201620182020202220242026
This propertyBlock median & rangeDeed / salePermit
Deed / sale $235K
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Every dated record5 events · scroll to browse
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $235K
  2. PermitAlterations
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  4. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  5. Deed / saleDeed / sale $38K

The paper trail

Renovated & sold on

Bought for $38K in 2020, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $235K in 2023 (+527%).

  1. 2020 $38KSold
  2. 2021 Addition and/or AlterationPermitAddition and/or AlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitAlterationsPermit
  3. 2023 $235KSold

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Browse 6 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. Recorded transfer$235K transfer

    2023

  2. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2021-014280 · Expired

    INSTALL 3 TOILETS, 3 LAV SINKS, 2 TUBS/SHOWERS, 1 KITCHEN SINK 1 WATER HEATER AND 1 WASHER HOOK UP

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2021-002217 · Completed

    Installation of 200 AMP service installation of approximately (4) outlets and (1) light fixture per bedroom (3 bedrooms); GFCI circuit for bathroom; (4) outlets per dining room and living room; (2) appliance circuits for kitchen counter; Approximately (12) recessed lights on first floor; (8) recessed lights and (6) outlets in basement. Interconnected smokes. AS PER NEC 2014

  4. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2021-004341 · Expired

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (Install 1 Goodman 2 Ton 16 SEER 96% AFUE Gas BTU 8000 and Electric Air Conditioner Condenser w/ R410A Refrigerant with cooling capacity 23600 BTU. Install 12 registers and 3 returns. The condenser will be located in the backyard of the house).

  5. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2021-010507 · Expired

    EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS - 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. Structural alteration or repair is expressly prohibited under this permit. Prohibited structural work any modifications to exterior walls, party walls, floor/roof framing or foundations, including underpinning, excavation, and removal of foundation slab. WORK IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR IS NOT INCLUDED ON THE EZ ALT PERMIT. Separate permits required for Mechanical, Electric and Plumbing. NO STRUCTURAL WORK. Scope of work are, non bearing interior walls, GWB, tile, hardwood, kitchen cabinets, replacement windows with a U-Factor not to exceed 0.32 and no change in the size & location of window openings, interior doors and trim.

  6. Recorded transfer$38K transfer

    2020

What this record suggests

The City file documents 4 permits touching kitchen work, bathroom work, flooring, electrical work. 1 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $2K 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.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
1,470 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,911 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 1532 N Robinson 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.

$235K
20%
6.875%
$950/mo

When this house last sold (2023) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.81% — 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

1532 N Robinson St sits on the 1500 block of N Robinson St. 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, 8:41 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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