2026 taxable assessment $292,400 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $377,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
1752 Waterloo St
3 bd · 3 ba · 3 stories · 1,274 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920
Owner-occupied · assessed $392K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $377K · sold 2×. On the 1700 block of Waterloo St.
Property summary
Assessment$392,4002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $377,200
Last sale$360KRecorded 2021
Est. tax bill$4,093/year2026 OPA · Homestead-adjusted
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits8Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open3 historical across 2 cases
“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 1830803002026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.
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 $5,187.59 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2014$1,896.54 total · $1,093.04 principal · $309.20 interest · $118.33 penalty2015$1,805.18 total · $1,228.18 principal · $128.96 interest · $85.97 penalty2016$1,485.87 total · $1,282.99 principal · $19.24 interest · $12.83 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 recordRenovated & sold on
Why it mattersBought for $360K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $360K in 2021 (+258%).
View supporting records →City Property History
Fetched L&I and zoning records
Every row successfully fetched for this report is counted below. Dataset availability and matching can differ from the City's interactive file; use the official link for current detail.
- Recorded owner
- Zachary J Biechy & Burrows Kevin J Ii
- Tax mailing address
- 1752 WATERLOO ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19122
- L&I district
- CENTRAL EAST
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 183080300
Permits8Every dated permit
Violation cases23 violation records · 0 open
Investigations64 failed · 2 passed · 0 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses10 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status8
ZoningPermit 860877
Jun 7, 2018 COMPLETED Completed Jun 7, 2018
RENOVATE EXISTING 3 STORY ROW HOME AND ADDITION TO REAR
AdditionPermit 860878
Jun 7, 2018 EXPIRED
RENOVATE EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY AND ADD REAR ADDITION
PlumbingPermit 903686
Aug 21, 2018 EXPIRED
INSTALL SUPPLY 3 FULL BATHS ABD 1 KITCHEN AS PER PHILADELPHIA 2004 PLUMBING CODE.
ElectricalPermit 903964
Aug 21, 2018 COMPLETED
COMPLETE REWIRE WITH 200AMP SERVICE OUTLETS,SWITCHES,LIGHTS,120V SMOKE AND LOW VOLTAGE PER 2008 NEC (SFD)
SuppressionPermit 907865
Sep 12, 2018 EXPIRED
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NFPA 13D FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM SERVICED BY A ONE INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH A WATER METER ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D STANDARD.
MechanicalPermit 914259
Oct 1, 2018 EXPIRED
INSTALL (1) HVAC SYSTEM WITH DUCTWORK. (SFD)
Addition and/or AlterationPermit RP-2021-002506
Mar 14, 2021 Completed Completed Mar 31, 2021
MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO RESOLVE CASE VIOLATION #CF-2020-067703 TO LEGALIZE THE INSTALLTION OF STAR BOLTS AS PER ENGINEERS REPORT AND APPROVED ENGINEERED PLANS TO REPAIR FRONT WALL AND FLOOR JOISTS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.
Addition and/or AlterationPermit EP-2021-007103
Jul 10, 2021 Completed Completed Jul 20, 2021
install outlets switches smokes and co's 200 amp service as per 2014 nec code finish work only with no wiring included
Violation cases3 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible2
Case CF-2020-066319CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Sep 24, 2020 · completed Mar 29, 2021
- EXTERIOR WALLSViolation VI-2020-037594Sep 23, 2020 COMPLIED
- UNSAFE STRUCTUREViolation VI-2020-037593Sep 23, 2020 COMPLIED
Case CF-2020-067703CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Sep 29, 2020 · completed Jun 25, 2021
- ALTER INTERIOR PORTIONViolation VI-2020-038768Sep 29, 2020 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes6
L&I investigationCase CF-2020-066319
Sep 24, 2020 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2020-067703
Sep 29, 2020 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2020-067703
Dec 1, 2020 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2020-067703
Jan 5, 2021 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2020-066319
Mar 29, 2021 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2020-067703
Jun 25, 2021 PASSED
Building certificationsInspection result and filed expiration date by L&I building ID0
No building certifications matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
Business licensesHistorical and active licenses are both retained1
RentalLicense 923819
Zachary Biechy
Revenue code 3202 · First issued May 17, 2023 Expired Expiration May 16, 2026
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.
2 resolve before relying
2 verify
Resolve before relyingA permit row needs file-level verification4 permits not marked completed: 860878 (EXPIRED), 903686 (EXPIRED), 907865 (EXPIRED), 914259 (EXPIRED).
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 relyingAn unsafe-building history still deserves the repair fileThe fetched record shows 0 open and 3 historical violations across 2 cases.
Why it mattersThe aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.
Verify nextReview the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition4 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jun 25, 2021.
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 ↗VerifyHomestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deedOPA shows the Homestead Exemption.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.
Verify nextA buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.
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.
Post-purchase work pattern
A recorded purchase followed by 2 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.
Evidence: purchase recorded in 2021 · permit activity in 2021
Limit: This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned.
Assessment/permit mismatch
The assessment jumped 92% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.
Evidence: assessment moved from $204,600 to $392,400 · no permit shown in 2024-2026
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 1920: 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
$5,188 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
$392,400
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $377,200 · built 1920
Price / sq ft
$296
block $281 · above block
Appreciation
+258%
+14%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$380K
+14%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$4,093
1.09% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
5.6%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
2
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
The paper trail
Renovated & sold onBought for $360K in 2021, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $360K in 2021 (+258%).
- 2018 ZoningPermitAdditionPermitPlumbingPermitElectricalPermitSuppressionPermitMechanicalPermit
- 2020 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&IInspection failed ×3L&I visit
- 2021 Addition and/or AlterationPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermit$360KSoldL&I: 1 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $5K 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
3
Stories
3
Interior
1,274 sqft
livable area
Lot
546 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
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 1752 Waterloo 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.
When this house last sold (2021) a 30-year mortgage ran about 2.96% — 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
1752 Waterloo St sits on the 1700 block of Waterloo St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1750 Waterloo St · 1754 Waterloo 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, 6:23 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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