2026 taxable assessment $44,900 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $48,400; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Multi-family report
2049 E William St
6 bd · 3 stories · 2,115 sqft · RSA5 · built 2026
Investor / LLC · assessed $45K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $48K · sold 3×. On the 2000 block of E William St.
Property summary
Assessment$44,9002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $48,400
Last sale$155KRecorded 2022 · later nominal deed
Est. tax bill$629/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits9Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open15 historical across 11 cases
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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Property tax
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OPA 2520737012026 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 $507.50 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2013$41.94 total · $0.00 principal · $15.53 interest · $4.03 penalty2014$224.98 total · $91.42 principal · $24.95 interest · $9.17 penalty2016$240.58 total · $136.83 principal · $2.06 interest · $1.37 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 recordNew construction
Why it mattersbuilt new under a 2024 permit.
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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
- Finch Development LLC
- Tax mailing address
- 1744 FEDERAL ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19146
- L&I district
- CENTRAL EAST
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 252073701
Permits9Every dated permit
Violation cases1115 violation records · 0 open
Investigations1511 failed · 4 passed · 0 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses0No match
Appeals1Completed · Granted with conditions
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status9
New construction, addition, GFA changePermit ZP-2023-006531
Jan 24, 2024 Completed Completed May 13, 2026
FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR AND AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN.
ExcavationPermit SP-2024-000452
Nov 15, 2024 Completed Completed May 13, 2026
FOR EXCAVATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEE RP-2024-005016 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT.
New ConstructionPermit RP-2024-005016
Nov 21, 2024 Completed Completed May 13, 2026
FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE OF TYPE V-B CONSTRUCTION WITH BASEMENT, ROOF DECK, AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A GROUP R-3 TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13D. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, FIRE SUPPRESSION, AND EXCAVATION WORK. ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IECC. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF C.O., SUBMITTAL OF AIR BARRIER CHECKLIST AND ENVELOPE TESTING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. BOTH TO BE COMPLETED BY AN APPROVED PARTY.
New Construction or AdditionsPermit PP-2024-008081
Dec 18, 2024 Completed Completed Jul 1, 2025
Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2024-005016
New Construction or AdditionsPermit PP-2024-008080
Dec 18, 2024 Completed Completed Jul 1, 2025
Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2024-005016
New Construction or AdditionsPermit PP-2024-008082
Dec 18, 2024 Completed Completed May 13, 2026
Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2024-005016
New ConstructionPermit MP-2024-002613
Feb 18, 2025 Completed Completed May 13, 2026
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2024-005016
New ConstructionPermit FP-2025-000238
Feb 21, 2025 Completed Completed May 13, 2026
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING TO INCLUDE A ONE (1) INCH COMBINED DOMESTIC & FIRE SERVICE LINE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. SEE RP-2024-005016 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT.
New ConstructionPermit EP-2024-005529
May 8, 2025 Completed Completed Jan 27, 2026
Electrical Permit for combo RP-2024-005016
Violation cases15 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible11
Case 330597CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened May 31, 2012 · completed Jun 20, 2012
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 2456994May 31, 2012 COMPLIED
- VACANT LOT STANDARDViolation 2456995May 31, 2012 COMPLIED
Case 543946CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jul 13, 2016 · completed Aug 26, 2016
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 4007192Jul 13, 2016 COMPLIED
- EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 4007193Jul 13, 2016 COMPLIED
Case 695292CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jul 11, 2019 · completed Jul 29, 2019
- EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 5105879Jul 11, 2019 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 5105878Jul 11, 2019 COMPLIED
Case 712370CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Oct 22, 2019 · completed Dec 12, 2019
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 5219950Oct 22, 2019 COMPLIED
- EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 5219951Oct 22, 2019 COMPLIED
Case CF-2020-015140CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened May 12, 2020 · completed Jun 12, 2020
- LITTER ON VACANT LOTSViolation VI-2020-005004May 12, 2020 COMPLIED
Case CF-2021-118149CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Dec 14, 2021 · completed Jan 20, 2022
- LITTER ON VACANT LOTSViolation VI-2021-086121Dec 14, 2021 COMPLIED
Case CF-2022-114547CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Nov 12, 2022 · completed Feb 9, 2023
- VACANT STRUCTURE & LANDViolation VI-2022-085485Nov 12, 2022 COMPLIED
Case CF-2023-054378CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Jun 9, 2023 · completed Aug 9, 2023
- VACANT STRUCTURE & LANDViolation VI-2023-040777Jun 9, 2023 COMPLIED
Case CF-2023-104180CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Oct 5, 2023 · completed Dec 11, 2023
- VACANT STRUCTURE & LANDViolation VI-2023-077404Oct 5, 2023 COMPLIED
Case CF-2024-107237CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Sep 30, 2024 · completed Nov 1, 2024
- VACANT STRUCTURE & LANDViolation VI-2024-082526Sep 30, 2024 COMPLIED
Case CF-2025-035237CLOSED
SITE VIOLATION NOTICE · Opened Apr 30, 2025 · completed May 29, 2025
- DEBRIS REMOVE- CONSTRUCTIONViolation VI-2025-026598Apr 30, 2025 SVN ISSUED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes15
L&I investigationCase CF-2020-015140
May 12, 2020 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2020-015140
Jun 12, 2020 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-118149
Dec 14, 2021 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-118149
Jan 11, 2022 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2022-114547
Nov 12, 2022 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2022-114547
Dec 21, 2022 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2022-114547
Feb 9, 2023 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2023-054378
Jun 9, 2023 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2023-054378
Aug 9, 2023 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2023-104180
Oct 5, 2023 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2023-104180
Nov 13, 2023 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2023-104180
Dec 11, 2023 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-107237
Sep 30, 2024 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-107237
Nov 1, 2024 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2025-035237
Apr 30, 2025 FAILED
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 retained0
No business licenses matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields1
ZBA Permit Denial - VarianceAppeal ZP-2023-006531
Mar 18, 2024 Completed Granted with conditions Related permit ZP-2023-006531
PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR AND AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN. USE: – FOR HOUSEHOLD LIVING TWO (2) FAMILY
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.
1 resolve before relying
5 verify
1 favorable dated record
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileAppeal #ZP-2023-006531: Completed · Granted with conditions; related permit ZP-2023-006531.
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 ↗VerifyResidential form does not establish rental useOPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.
Why it mattersA multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.
Verify nextConfirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition11 failed, 4 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Apr 30, 2025.
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 ↗VerifyA fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched2 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.
Why it mattersInstalled systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.
Verify nextConfirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.
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 15 historical violations across 11 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.
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.
Records to verify together
More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.
Evidence: a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016 · failed L&I inspection activity in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025
Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.
Recent transition activity
The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.
Evidence: 8 permit events since 2023
Limit: Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned.
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
The multi-unit use has a zoning appeal on record
Appeal #ZP-2023-006531 was granted with conditions in 2024 for permit for the erection of an attached structure with cellar and an accessory roof deck (for residential use only) with roof access structure. size and location as shown in the application / plan. use: – for household living two (2) family; the City row still reports status Completed. Verify the registered use and certificate of occupancy with L&I instead of assuming the use predates the code.
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 own it
$508 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.
Construction next door (2050 E William St, 2024)
Excavation deeper than 5 feet, or within 10 feet of an adjacent structure, legally requires the developer to survey neighboring homes first and give owners 10 days' written notice. Insist on the pre-construction survey — it is your evidence if cracks appear.
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.
Who's behind it
Finch Development LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 7 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.4M combined
• Tax bills mail to 1744 Federal St, Philadelphia PA, 19146
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
$44,900
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $48,400 · built 2026
Price / sq ft
$23
block $225 · below block
Appreciation
+428%
+18%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$49K
+18%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$629
1.3% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
-16528925.6%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
3
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violation
The paper trail
New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit.
- 2024 L&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visitExcavationPermitNew ConstructionPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermit
- 2025 New ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitL&I violationL&IInspection failedL&I visit
Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $508 with a lien entry · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. 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
6
Stories
3
Interior
2,115 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,065 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
Completed · Granted with conditions · 2024
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 2049 E William 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 (2022) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.34% — 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
2049 E William St sits on the 2000 block of E William St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2047 E William St · 2051 E William 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, 5:15 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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