2026 taxable assessment $74,667 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $232,700; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
2052 E William St
3 bd · 2 stories · 1,008 sqft · RSA5 · built 2025
Owner-occupied · assessed $280K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $233K · sold 1×. On the 2000 block of E William St.
Property summary
Assessment$280,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $232,700
Last sale$280KRecorded 2025
Est. tax bill$1,045/year2026 taxable assessment · full-value scenario $3,919/year · basis and term unverified
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits9Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open1 historical across 1 case
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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 2520672012026 OPA taxes $74,667 of $280,000 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.
See the assessment math →Applying the same rate to the billed-year full assessment. OPA's numeric split does not say when or whether the current treatment changes.
See the assessment math →Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion
This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.
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 2023 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $280K in 2025.
View supporting records →City Property History
Fetched L&I and zoning records
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- Recorded owner
- Joram Ayala
- Tax mailing address
- 2052 E WILLIAM ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19134
- L&I district
- CENTRAL EAST
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 252067201
Permits9Every dated permit
Violation cases11 violation record · 0 open
Investigations10 failed · 0 passed · 0 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses0No match
Appeals1Closed · Complete
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status9
New construction, addition, GFA changePermit ZP-2023-002977
Apr 13, 2023 Completed Completed Apr 29, 2025
AMENDMENT APPROVED AS OF 06/10/2024: TO REMOVE THE ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE AND TO REDUCE THE BUILDING HEIGHT FROM THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON AMENDED PLANS. FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLAN.
New ConstructionPermit RP-2023-008695
Mar 15, 2024 Completed Completed Apr 29, 2025
FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED THREE STORY STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. **A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 10 FEET (1/4TH OF HEIGHT OF BUILDING) OF THE BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2018 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.** BLOWER DOOR TESTING SHALL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASTM E 779 OR ASTM E 1827 BY AN APPROVED THIRD PARTY AGENCY **AMENDMENT (11-4-2024): REDUCING BUILDING FOOTPRINT, REDUCING HEIGHT TO TWO (2) STORIES, ELIMINATING ROOF DECK & PILOT HOUSE, AND CHANGES TO INTERIOR LAYOUT AS PER THE AMENDED PLANS. APPLICANT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN ALL TRADES PERMITS INCLUDING EXCAVATION PERMIT.
New Construction or AdditionsPermit PP-2023-014067
Jun 24, 2024 Completed Completed Feb 19, 2025
Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2023-008695
New construction, addition, GFA changePermit ZP-2024-009173
Sep 12, 2024 Issued
FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED BUILDING TO INCLUDE A BASEMENT. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS.
New ConstructionPermit EP-2023-009798
Nov 7, 2024 Completed Completed Feb 19, 2025
Electrical Permit for combo RP-2023-008695
New ConstructionPermit MP-2023-004485
Nov 13, 2024 Completed Completed Feb 19, 2025
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2023-008695
New ConstructionPermit FP-2024-002386
Dec 9, 2024 Completed Completed Feb 19, 2025
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT TWO STORY BUILDING TO INCLUDE 1-INCH COMBINED WATER SERVICE LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS/HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.
New Construction or AdditionsPermit PP-2023-014065
Jan 9, 2025 Completed Completed Feb 19, 2025
Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2023-008695
New Construction or AdditionsPermit PP-2023-014066
Jan 9, 2025 Completed Completed Feb 19, 2025
Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2023-008695
Violation cases1 individual violation record; resolved history remains visible1
Case CF-2024-112259CLOSED
SITE VIOLATION NOTICE · Opened Oct 16, 2024 · completed Mar 27, 2025
- WALKWAY NOT PROVIDED Violation VI-2024-086355Oct 16, 2024 SVN ISSUED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes1
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-112259
Oct 16, 2024
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
LIRB Violation AppealAppeal HA-2025-000211
Mar 31, 2025 Closed Complete
LATE APPEAL See attached
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 verify
1 favorable dated record
VerifyA reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatementOPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.
Why it mattersThe numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.
Verify nextObtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Favorable dated recordNo open violation; closed history remains relevantThe fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.
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.
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 2025 · permit activity in 2025
Limit: This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale 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
Verify the current tax bill and exemption
The 2026 taxable assessment implies about $1,045/yr, while applying the same rate to the full assessment would imply about $3,919/yr — $2,874/yr more. OPA's assessment split does not establish the exemption program, expiration, or buyer eligibility. Verify the basis and live bill with OPA and Revenue.
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
Verify which assessment relief applies
OPA shows a material assessment exemption, but this record does not identify its legal basis or transfer treatment. Ask OPA for the approval history; if the current treatment ends, an eligible owner-occupant may need to apply separately for Homestead relief.
Construction next door (2051 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.
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
$280,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $232,700 · built 2025
Price / sq ft
$231
block $225 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+3900%
+45%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$238K
+45%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,045
0.45% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
-3437902.9%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
1
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
The paper trail
New constructionbuilt new under a 2023 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $280K in 2025.
- 2023 New construction, addition, GFA changePermit
- 2024 New ConstructionPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermitL&I violationL&INew construction, addition, GFA changePermitNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermit
- 2025 New Construction or AdditionsPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermit$280KSoldAppeal completeZoning
Flags: material assessment exemption — legal basis and term unverified · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The assessment exemption gap
OPA's 2026 taxable assessment implies about $1,045/year. Applying the same 1.3998% rate to the full assessed value would imply ~$3,919/year — $2,874/year more. That is a scenario, not a forecast: the assessment split alone does not identify the exemption program, approval date, expiration, transfer treatment, or live Tax Center balance.
2026: ($280,000 assessed − $205,346 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,045/yr
full-assessment scenario: $280,000 × 1.3998% ≈ $3,919/yr
The OPA amount does not prove a ten-year abatement or any other specific program. Obtain the approval history and verify the current Tax Center account; a buyer should not assume the seller's relief transfers or restarts.
The property, on paper
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
Bedrooms
3
Stories
2
Interior
1,008 sqft
livable area
Lot
879 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
Closed · Complete · 2025
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 2052 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 (2025) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.6% — 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
—
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 with an optional full-assessment stress test, not a live Tax Center balance.
Block context
2052 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: 2050 E William St · 2054 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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