Multi-family report

2132 N 20th St

6 bd · 3 ba · 3 stories · 2,272 sqft · RSA5 · built 1915

Investor / LLC · assessed $379K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $261K · sold 1×. On the 2100 block of N 20th St.

Property summary

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Street view of 2132 N 20th St
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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.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$5,298/year

2026 taxable assessment $378,500 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $260,700; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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 322007200
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Choose “View period balance” to see the tax year and any credit, interest, or delinquency.
Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$12,917.69 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2020–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$10,334.55 principal$998.34 interest$670.71 penalty$914.09 other charges
2years recorded 2020–2021tax periods 2021-10-26last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Nosheriff-sale flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $327,400 total assessment, $327,400 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $3,703.38 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2016$3,703.38 total · $2,977.33 principal · $44.66 interest · $29.77 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 record
Finding

Assessment and sale price disagree hard

Why it matters

Assessed at $261K, but it traded for $80,100 in 2025 — a 3.3× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.

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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.

Dated record flagRecords to verify together

More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.

Evidence: $12,918 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot · a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016

Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.

Dated record flagAssessment/permit mismatch

The assessment jumped 56% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.

Evidence: assessment moved from $327,400 to $510,000 · no permit shown in 2022-2024

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 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.

Multiple units and RSA5 zoning need reconciliation

The assessment or license record describes multiple units while the zoning district is generally single-family. That does not establish whether the use is lawful, nonconforming, abandoned, or incorrectly coded. Verify the registered use and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I before pricing multiple rents.

If you own it

$3,703 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.

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

Philadelphia Homeownership Project Gp Ll · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 3 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $528K combined
• Tax bills mail to 917 Main St FL 2, Belmar NJ, 00719 — outside Philadelphia

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
$378,500
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $260,700 · built 1915
Price / sq ft
$115
block $115 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+63%
+5%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$261K
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$5,298
2.03% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$13K
recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
3.6%
≈$778/mo rent
Times sold
1

Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line

$0$500K$1.0MBefore this chart — 2011: Use 2011: Plumbing 2011: L&I violation 2012: 4 L&I violations 2012: L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed 2012: Major alteration 2013: Electrical 2013: Plumbing 2013: Inspection passed 2014: 3 L&I violations 2014: L&I: 3 failed, 1 passed 2015: Inspection passed$379K201620182020202220242026
This houseBlock median & rangePermit

The paper trail

Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013.

  1. 2011 UsePermitPlumbingPermitL&I violationL&I
  2. 2012 4 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visitMajor alterationPermit
  3. 2013 ElectricalPermitPlumbingPermitInspection passedL&I visit
  4. 2014 3 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 3 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  5. 2015 Inspection passedL&I visit

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.

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Recorded owner
Philadelphia Homeownership Project Gp Ll
L&I district
NORTH
OPA account
322007200

What this record suggests

The City file documents 5 permits touching kitchen work, bathroom work, electrical work, plumbing. 5 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

  1. InvestigationPRECOURT

    Case 454135 · PASSED

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 454135 · CLOSED

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 454135 · FAILED

  4. ViolationEGRESS WINDOW BARS APPROVAL

    Case 454135 · Violation 3428935 · COMPLIED

  5. ViolationINT A-EXTERMINATE, OWNER

    Case 454135 · Violation 3428936 · COMPLIED

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 453700 · PASSED

  7. ViolationINT A-EXTERMINATE, OWNER

    Case 453700 · Violation 3335137 · COMPLIED

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 453700 · FAILED

  9. InvestigationPRECOURT

    Case 309147 · PASSED

  10. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 455348 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL COMPLETE PLUMBING SYSTEM THROUGHOUT HOUSE 2 KITCHEN 3-3PIECE BATHROOM AND 2 WATER HEATERS

  11. PermitElectrical

    Permit 454645 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE AND WIRE THROUGHOUT 2 APTS AS PER 2008 NEC (DUPLEX)

  12. ViolationPERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIRE

    Case 437158 · Violation 2671094 · COMPLIED

  13. ViolationPERMP- INST NEW PLUMBING

    Case 437158 · Violation 2671095 · COMPLIED

  14. ViolationPERMB- INSTALL HVAC SYS

    Case 437158 · Violation 2671093 · COMPLIED

  15. ViolationPERMP- INST DOMEST PIPE SYS

    Case 437158 · Violation 2671096 · COMPLIED

  16. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 437158 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR ALTERATIONS FROM 1 FAMILY 3 STORY TO 2 FAMILY 3 STORY AS PER PLAN. PERMIT TO LEGALIZE WORK PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED.

  17. InvestigationPRECOURT

    Case 309147 · FAILED

  18. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 309147 · CLOSED

  19. ViolationCO- BLDG OCCUPIED PRE-CO

    Case 309147 · Violation 2669596 · COMPLIED

  20. LicenseRental

    License 540969 · Inactive

    TRIPLE EIGHT INVESTMENTS LLC · Expires 2020-02-29 · Inactive 2020-04-29

  21. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 336406 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL NEW LATERAL AND HOUSE TRAP TO HOUSE

  22. PermitUse

    Permit 324209 · COMPLETED

    CONVERT A SFD INTO A DUPLEX. NO CHANGES IN STRUCTURE HEIGHT OR AREA

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 5 on this property

This property’s file includes ZP_USE, PP_PLUMBNG, BP_ALTER, EP_ELECTRL permit records. A permit documents authorized scope and a City process; it is not by itself proof that every described improvement was completed, remains in place, or meets today’s condition expectations.

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 check current status

An open row is a dated City status, not a diagnosis of current condition or a conclusion about the property. Read the case, notice, and any subsequent inspection together, then verify the live file.

How L&I code enforcement works ↗City violation and order types ↗

Flags: $13K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $4K 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
6
Bathrooms
3
Stories
3
Interior
2,272 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,300 sqft
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Where the record looks off

Places where the city's own paperwork disagrees with itself. These are flags on the data — not problems with the property.

Assessment and sale price disagree hard

Assessed at $261K, but it traded for $80,100 in 2025 — a 3.3× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.

Run the numbers

What owning 2132 N 20th 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.

$80K
20%
6.875%
$775/mo

When this house last sold (2025) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.6% — 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

2132 N 20th St sits on the 2100 block of N 20th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 10:41 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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