2026 taxable assessment $652,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $652,000; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
1821 Christian St
4 bd · 3 ba · 3 stories · 2,142 sqft · RM1 · built 1915
Absentee individual · assessed $652K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $652K · sold 4×. On the 1800 block of Christian St.
Property summary
Assessment$652,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $652,000
Last sale$572KRecorded 2024
Est. tax bill$9,127/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable
Permits4Dated events in report
Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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OPA 3011767002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion
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What stands out
From the public recordImproved
Why it mattersBought for $55K in 1999. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025.
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Post-purchase work pattern
A recorded purchase followed by 4 permit events matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.
Evidence: purchase recorded in 2024 · permit activity in 2024, 2025
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If you’re buying
Built 1915: 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.
If you’re the landlord
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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
$652,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $652,000 · built 1915
Price / sq ft
$304
block $374 · below block
Appreciation
+86%
+6%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$654K
+6%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$9,127
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
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Gross yield
4.1%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
4
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit
Highlight
The paper trail
ImprovedBought for $55K in 1999. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025.
- 1999 $55KSold
- 2005 $650KSold
- 2008 $339KSold
- 2011 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2024 $572KSoldAddition and/or AlterationPermit
- 2025 AlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermitChange of UsePermit
City record timeline
Every dated deed, permit, inspection, license, violation, certification, and appeal—together.
The timeline combines the report’s transfer history with every successfully fetched L&I and zoning row. A date or status is the City’s filed record, not a statement that the condition remains current; use the official file for live detail.
- Recorded owner
- Individual owner on record
- L&I district
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- OPA account
- 301176700
What this record suggests
The dated deed and City-record sequence is assembled below. Read timing as a research lead, not proof of renovation, condition, or motive.
- Recorded transfer$572K transfer
2024
- Recorded transfer$339K transfer
2008
- Recorded transfer$650K transfer
2005
- Recorded transfer$55K transfer
1999
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Permits and inspections
A permit is the City’s authorization and review pathway for construction or repair work. No fetched permit is not proof that no work ever happened.
L&I inspections are scheduled at defined stages; final inspection and required certifications are separate steps in closing out applicable work.
How construction and repair permits work ↗See City inspection stages by permit type ↗Assessments and taxes
The OPA assessment is the City’s value on the tax roll—not an asking price, appraisal, or live account balance. The taxable assessment can differ from the full assessment because the City roll records exemptions or other treatment; the report keeps those fields separate.
Your annual estimate uses the taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and the amount due are maintained separately in Tax Center.
How the Office of Property Assessment works ↗Philadelphia property-tax guidance ↗Violations, cases, and status
L&I enforcement records can include warnings, notices, orders, inspections, and later resolution activity. A closed visit is still a historical record; it is not a missing event.
How L&I code enforcement works ↗City violation and order types ↗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
4
Bathrooms
3
Stories
3
Interior
2,142 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,143 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code 1
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 1821 Christian 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 (2024) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.72% — 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
1821 Christian St sits on the 1800 block of Christian St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1819 Christian St · 1823 Christian 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 9, 2026, 4:54 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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