2026 taxable assessment $124,759 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $217,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
2134 N 28th St
6 bd · 2 ba · 3 stories · 1,790 sqft · RSA5 · built 1915
Absentee individual · assessed $259K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $217K · sold 1×. On the 2100 block of N 28th St.
Property summary
Assessment$259,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $217,200
Last sale$1.9MRecorded 2018
Est. tax bill$1,746/year2026 taxable assessment · full-value scenario $3,625/year · basis and term unverified
Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable
Permits5Dated 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 3232115002026 OPA taxes $124,759 of $259,000 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 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 $3,105.50 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2004$682.98 total · $6.95 principal · $6.83 interest · $1.26 penalty2005$120.42 total · $39.54 principal · $39.74 interest · $2.77 penalty2006$116.22 total · $39.54 principal · $36.18 interest · $2.77 penalty2007$112.02 total · $39.54 principal · $32.62 interest · $2.77 penalty2008$114.27 total · $42.57 principal · $31.29 interest · $2.98 penalty2009$109.75 total · $42.57 principal · $27.46 interest · $2.98 penalty2010$105.23 total · $42.57 principal · $23.63 interest · $2.98 penalty2011$108.36 total · $46.79 principal · $21.76 interest · $3.28 penalty2012$106.46 total · $48.60 principal · $18.22 interest · $3.40 penalty2013$104.09 total · $50.34 principal · $14.35 interest · $3.52 penalty2014$516.36 total · $277.38 principal · $54.09 interest · $19.42 penalty2015$486.89 total · $277.38 principal · $29.12 interest · $19.42 penalty2016$422.45 total · $304.24 principal · $4.56 interest · $3.04 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 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $1.9M in 2018.
View supporting records →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 $1,746/yr, while applying the same rate to the full assessment would imply about $3,625/yr — $1,879/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.
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.
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
$3,106 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
Lead certificate is not optional
Built 1915: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.
Licensed rental — keep it that way
Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.
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
$259,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $217,200 · built 1915
Price / sq ft
$121
block $109 · above block
Appreciation
+1049%
+25%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$220K
+25%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,746
0.8% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
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Gross yield
-3683241.2%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
1
latest deed has shared-name parties
Assessment vs. the block · every dated City record marked on the line
- OPA assessment · 2016$19K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$19K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$19K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$30K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$31K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$31K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$31K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$250K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$250K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$259K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$259K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$217K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Deed / sale · 2018Deed / sale $1.9MA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
Assessment lineBlock median & rangeAssessmentDeed / sale
Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.
Every dated record1 event · exact dates, newest first
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $1.9M
The paper trail
New constructionbuilt new under a 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $1.9M in 2018.
- 2013 2 L&I violationsL&I
- 2014 Inspection failed ×2L&I visit
- 2015 2 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×5L&I visit
- 2016 Inspection failedL&I visit
- 2017 Major alterationPermitMajor alterationPermitElectricalPermitMechanicalPermitPlumbingPermitL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2018 $1.9MSold
Records behind the chart
Browse the source ledger
The chart above is the primary timeline. This drawer preserves every underlying dated row and its filed status for source-level review.
Browse 1 dated record deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
- Recorded transfer$1.9M transfer
2018
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.
Flags: material assessment exemption — legal basis and term unverified · active rental license · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $3K with a lien entry · latest deed has shared-name parties — relationship unverified. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The assessment exemption gap
OPA's 2026 taxable assessment implies about $1,746/year. Applying the same 1.3998% rate to the full assessed value would imply ~$3,625/year — $1,879/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: ($259,000 assessed − $134,268 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,746/yr
full-assessment scenario: $259,000 × 1.3998% ≈ $3,625/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
6
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
1,790 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,050 sqft
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 2134 N 28th 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 (2018) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.54% — 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 with an optional full-assessment stress test, not a live Tax Center balance.
Block context
2134 N 28th St sits on the 2100 block of N 28th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2132 N 28th St · 2136 N 28th 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, 12:00 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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