2026 taxable assessment $94,400 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $498,400; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
212 W Cumberland St
4 bd · 3 ba · 3 stories · 1,749 sqft · RM1 · built 2022
Owner-occupied · assessed $472K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $498K · sold 2×. On the 200 block of W Cumberland St.
Property summary
Assessment$472,2002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $498,400
Last sale$427KRecorded 2022
Est. tax bill$1,321/year2026 taxable assessment · full-value scenario $6,610/year · basis and term unverified
Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable
Permits6Dated 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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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 1914458002026 OPA taxes $94,400 of $472,200 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 Record found
The June 2022 delinquency snapshot was not verifiably available in this cached report. No conclusion about a match—or today’s balance—can be drawn from that absence.
A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $1,858.60 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
1997$103.84 total · $24.33 principal · $41.97 interest · $1.70 penalty1998$101.26 total · $24.33 principal · $39.78 interest · $1.70 penalty1999$117.45 total · $30.41 principal · $46.99 interest · $2.13 penalty2000$114.21 total · $30.41 principal · $44.25 interest · $2.13 penalty2001$110.98 total · $30.41 principal · $41.51 interest · $2.13 penalty2002$107.75 total · $30.41 principal · $38.77 interest · $2.13 penalty2003$104.52 total · $30.41 principal · $36.04 interest · $2.13 penalty2004$101.29 total · $30.41 principal · $33.30 interest · $2.13 penalty2005$98.06 total · $30.41 principal · $30.56 interest · $2.13 penalty2006$94.84 total · $30.41 principal · $27.83 interest · $2.13 penalty2007$91.60 total · $30.41 principal · $25.09 interest · $2.13 penalty2008$94.84 total · $33.45 principal · $24.58 interest · $2.34 penalty2009$91.28 total · $33.45 principal · $21.57 interest · $2.34 penalty2010$87.73 total · $33.45 principal · $18.56 interest · $2.34 penalty2011$90.20 total · $36.77 principal · $17.10 interest · $2.57 penalty2012$88.70 total · $38.18 principal · $14.32 interest · $2.67 penalty2013$86.85 total · $39.55 principal · $11.28 interest · $2.77 penalty2014$64.40 total · $43.15 principal · $8.41 interest · $3.02 penalty2015$59.83 total · $43.15 principal · $4.53 interest · $3.02 penalty2016$48.97 total · $45.07 principal · $0.68 interest · $0.45 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 mattersBought for $52K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $427K in 2022.
View supporting records →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 1 permit event matches the early part of a renovate-and-resell sequence.
Evidence: purchase recorded in 2022 · permit activity in 2022
Limit: This does not show that the property is listed or that a sale is planned.
Assessment/permit mismatch
The assessment jumped 520% in 2024, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.
Evidence: assessment moved from $65,400 to $405,800 · no permit shown in 2023-2025
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
Verify the current tax bill and exemption
The 2026 taxable assessment implies about $1,321/yr, while applying the same rate to the full assessment would imply about $6,610/yr — $5,289/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.
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.
$1,859 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 (214 W Cumberland St, 2025)
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
$472,200
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $498,400 · built 2022
Price / sq ft
$285
block $285 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+17700%
+60%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$514K
+60%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,321
0.27% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
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Gross yield
3%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
2
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleLand buyPermit
Highlight
The paper trail
New constructionBought for $52K in 2020, built new under a 2020 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $427K in 2022.
- 2008 2 L&I violationsL&I
- 2020 $52KLand buyNew construction, addition, GFA changePermitNew ConstructionPermit
- 2021 New ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermit
- 2022 New ConstructionPermit$427KSold
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
- 191445800
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$427K transfer
2022
- Land recordLand record
2020
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How Philadelphia’s property system works
These explainers are free because the record only helps if you know what it can—and cannot—prove. Use the linked City guidance for the controlling rule.
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 ↗Flags: material assessment exemption — legal basis and term unverified · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $2K with a lien entry. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The assessment exemption gap
OPA's 2026 taxable assessment implies about $1,321/year. Applying the same 1.3998% rate to the full assessed value would imply ~$6,610/year — $5,289/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: ($472,200 assessed − $377,829 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,321/yr
full-assessment scenario: $472,200 × 1.3998% ≈ $6,610/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
4
Bathrooms
3
Stories
3
Interior
1,749 sqft
livable area
Lot
770 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
RM1
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 212 W Cumberland 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
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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
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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
212 W Cumberland St sits on the 200 block of W Cumberland St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 210 W Cumberland St · 214 W Cumberland 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, 5:31 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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