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2208 Dickinson St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,160 sqft · RM1 · built 1923

Owner-occupied · assessed $312K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $315K · sold 3×. On the 2200 block of Dickinson St.

Property summary

Assessment$312,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $315,100 Last sale$295KRecorded 2020 · later nominal deed Est. tax bill$2,968/year2026 OPA · Homestead-adjusted Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits6Every fetched City permit Violations0 open2 historical across 1 case

“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled

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Street view of 2208 Dickinson 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$2,968/year

2026 taxable assessment $212,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $315,100; 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 364032200
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Choose “View period balance” to see the tax year and any credit, interest, or delinquency.
Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

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.

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What stands out

From the public record
Finding

Renovated & sold on

Why it matters

Bought for $1.4M in 2020, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $295K in 2020 (+436%).

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Finding

Homestead exemption, mail goes elsewhere

Why it matters

The parcel claims the homestead exemption (owner lives here) while the tax bill mails to 237 Quay Boulevard, Brigantine Nj, 08203. Those two facts sit in tension on the record — there can be innocent reasons, but one of them is usually out of date.

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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 flagAssessment/permit mismatch

The assessment jumped 264% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.

Evidence: assessment moved from $84,200 to $306,200 · 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 1923: 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.

The last transfer used nominal consideration

The latest deed records $100 or less and shared-name parties. 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.

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
$312,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $315,100 · built 1923
Price / sq ft
$272
block $205 · above block
Appreciation
+368%
+17%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$318K
+17%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,968
0.94% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
7%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
3
latest deed has shared-name parties

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

$0$250K$500K2016: L&I: UNSAFE STRUCTURE 2016: Major alteration 2016: Inspection failed2017: Major alteration 2017: L&I violation 2017: Major alteration 2017: Inspection failed ×2 2017: Electrical2018: Plumbing 2018: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed2020: Sold $1.4M 2020: Sold $295K$312K201620182020202220242026
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
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The paper trail

Renovated & sold on

Bought for $1.4M in 2020, major alteration permit in 2016, sold for $295K in 2020 (+436%).

  1. 2016 L&I: UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&IMajor alterationPermitInspection failedL&I visit
  2. 2017 Major alterationPermitL&I violationL&IMajor alterationPermitInspection failed ×2L&I visitElectricalPermit
  3. 2018 PlumbingPermitL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  4. 2020 $1.4MSold$295KSold

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
Individual owner on record
L&I district
CENTRAL WEST
OPA account
364032200

What this record suggests

The City file documents 6 permits touching kitchen work, bathroom work, drywall / interior finishing, electrical work. 2 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

  1. Recorded transfer$1.4M transfer

    2020

  2. Recorded transfer$295K transfer

    2020

  3. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 561141 · PASSED

  4. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 897630 · EXPIRED

    WATER DISTRIBUTION

  5. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 561141 · FAILED

  6. PermitElectrical

    Permit 815008 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 100A COMPLETE SERVICES & OUTLETS SWITCHES LIGHT FIXTURES AND HARD WIRED SERVICE DETECTORS AS PER NEC 2008 (SFD) SOUTH DISTRICT

  7. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 803060 · EXPIRED

    REISSUE EXPIRED PERMIT AP# 747787-MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY CASE #561141. WORK TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF EXISTING EXTERIOR FRONT MASONRY WALLS AND CONSTRUCTION OF WALLS OF SAME HEIGHT WITH 2X6 WOOD-STUD FRAMING, INSULATION AND MASONRY VENEER FINISH, OPENINGS IN WALL TO BE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN EXISTING OPENINGS. WORK ALSO INCLUDES THE INSTALLATION OF STAR BOLTS ON BUDGED SIDE WALL. NO REPLACEMENT OF ROOF/FLOOR JOISTS PROPOSED. PROPOSED WORK TO DECREASE CONSTRUCTION TYPE TO VB. ALL WORK TO BE COMPLETED PER ENGINEER'S PLAN, REPORT AND REPORT ADDENDUMS; PREPARED BY BRADLEY S LANDIS, PE. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY OTHER PROPOSED WORK AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY OF THIS STRUCTURE. NO OTHER WORK AUTHORIZED BY THIS PERMIT. A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 6 FEET OF BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED.

  8. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 747787 · EXPIRED

    MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY CASE #561141. WORK TO INCLUDE REMOVAL OF EXISTING EXTERIOR FRONT MASONRY WALLS AND CONSTRUCTION OF WALLS OF SAME HEIGHT WITH 2X6 WOOD-STUD FRAMING, INSULATION AND MASONRY VENEER FINISH, OPENINGS IN WALL TO BE EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN EXISTING OPENINGS. WORK ALSO INCLUDES THE INSTALLATION OF STAR BOLTS ON BUDGED SIDE WALL. NO REPLACEMENT OF ROOF/FLOOR JOISTS PROPOSED. PROPOSED WORK TO DECREASE CONSTRUCTION TYPE TO VB. ALL WORK TO BE COMPLETED PER ENGINEER'S PLAN, REPORT AND REPORT ADDENDUMS; PREPARED BY BRADLEY S LANDIS, PE. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY OTHER PROPOSED WORK AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY OF THIS STRUCTURE. NO OTHER WORK AUTHORIZED BY THIS PERMIT. A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 6 FEET OF BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED.

  9. ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

    Case 561141 · Violation 4676329 · RESOLVE

  10. LicenseRental

    License 718300 · Inactive

    JONATHAN WELLERSTEIN · Expires 2018-11-01 · Inactive 2018-12-31

  11. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 561141 · Violation 4676328 · RESOLVE

  12. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 709629 · EXPIRED

    INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE DRYWALL THROUGHOUT, MOISTURE RESISTANT DRYWALL IN THE BATHROOM AND KITCHEN, NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS IN EXISTING OPENING. APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED JANUARY 2011. DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD WILL RESULT IN REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL WORK

  13. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 254390 · COMPLETED

    MAIN DRAIN (PARTIAL) 1ST LENGHT OUT

How Philadelphia’s property system works

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Permits and inspections 6 on this property

This property’s file includes 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: latest deed has shared-name parties — relationship unverified. 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
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,160 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,015 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
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.

Homestead exemption, mail goes elsewhere

The parcel claims the homestead exemption (owner lives here) while the tax bill mails to 237 Quay Boulevard, Brigantine Nj, 08203. Those two facts sit in tension on the record — there can be innocent reasons, but one of them is usually out of date.

Run the numbers

What owning 2208 Dickinson 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.

$315K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo
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

2208 Dickinson St sits on the 2200 block of Dickinson St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 2210 Dickinson St  ·  2212 Dickinson St

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 4:07 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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