House report

1545 Stevens St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,126 sqft · RSA5 · built 1950

Absentee individual · assessed $186K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $186K · sold 6×. On the 1500 block of Stevens St.

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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.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$2,601/year

2026 taxable assessment $185,800 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $185,800; 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 541052900
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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 $1,500.75 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2016$1,500.75 total · $1,296.67 principal · $19.46 interest · $12.97 penalty

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What stands out

From the public record
Finding

Renovated & sold on

Why it matters

Bought for $50K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $170K in 2024 (+240%).

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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 1950: 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

$1,501 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
$185,800
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $185,800 · built 1950
Price / sq ft
$165
block $165 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+73%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$186K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,601
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
7.4%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
6

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

$0$100K$200K$186K2000200520102015202020252026
Assessment lineBlock median & rangeAssessmentDeed / salePermitLicense

Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record11 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseRental
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $170K
  3. LicenseRental
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $95K
  5. LicenseRental
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $55K
  7. LicenseRental
  8. PermitPlumbing
  9. Deed / saleDeed / sale $130K
  10. Deed / saleDeed / sale $50K
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $53K

The paper trail

Bought for $50K in 2000, plumbing permit in 2007, sold for $170K in 2024 (+240%).

  1. 2000 $50KSold$53KSold
  2. 2007 PlumbingPermit$130KSold
  3. 2016 $55KSold
  4. 2021 $95KSold
  5. 2024 $170KSold

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The chart above is the primary timeline. This drawer preserves every underlying dated row and its filed status for source-level review.

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Browse 11 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. LicenseRental

    License 0953598 · Inactive

    Fangfang Han Oyoung · Expires 2025-06-06 · Inactive 2025-08-05

  2. Recorded transfer$170K transfer

    2024

  3. LicenseRental

    License 864229 · Closed

    AML Investments LLC · Expires 2025-03-22

  4. Recorded transfer$95K transfer

    2021

  5. LicenseRental

    License 702778 · Closed

    MD Homes LLC · Expires 2021-05-23

  6. Recorded transfer$55K transfer

    2016

  7. LicenseRental

    License 570602 · Inactive

    TAMIKA MCDOWELL · Expires 2014-02-28

  8. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 66959 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL NEW 5X4 CURB TRAP (CAST IRON) AND NEW 4" PVC VENT AND NEW VENT BOX, RISER CLAMP UNDER VENT BOX

  9. Recorded transfer$130K transfer

    2007

  10. Recorded transfer$50K transfer

    2000

  11. Recorded transfer$53K transfer

    2000

What this record suggests

The City file documents 1 permit touching plumbing. 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
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,126 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,163 sqft
Basement
Partial, semi-finished
city code F
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
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 1545 Stevens 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.

$170K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2024) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.72% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

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, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

1545 Stevens St sits on the 1500 block of Stevens 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, 7:30 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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