2026 taxable assessment $89,706 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $296,800; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Multi-family report
2226 Dickinson St
4 bd · 2 ba · 2 stories · 1,372 sqft · RM1 · built 1923
Absentee individual · assessed $330K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $297K · sold 4×. On the 2200 block of Dickinson St.
Property summary
Assessment$329,8002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $296,800
Last sale$250KRecorded 2016
Est. tax bill$1,256/year2026 taxable assessment · full-value scenario $4,617/year · basis and term unverified
Tax delinquency$4KCity snapshot · Jun 2022
Permits10Every fetched City permit
Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records
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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 3640331002026 OPA taxes $89,706 of $329,800 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
$3,741.53 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.
$2,572.44 principal$248.50 interest$166.95 penalty$753.64 other charges
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $312,000 total assessment, $81,495 taxable, and $230,505 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.
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 recordRenovated & sold on
Why it mattersBought for $50K in 2015, demolition permit in 2015, sold for $250K in 2016 (+456%).
View supporting records →City Property History
Fetched L&I and zoning records
Every row successfully fetched for this report is counted below. Dataset availability and matching can differ from the City's interactive file; use the official link for current detail.
- Recorded owner
- Kopczynski Jeffrey A Tr & Kopczynski Family Trust
- Tax mailing address
- 491 BALTIMORE PIKE, SPRINGFIELD PA, 19064
- L&I district
- CENTRAL WEST
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 364033100
Permits10Every dated permit
Violation cases0No match
Investigations0No match
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses30 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status10
DemolitionPermit 625121
Jul 17, 2015 COMPLETED Completed Aug 7, 2015
INTERIOR DEMO OF NON-LOAD BEARING WALLS ONLY,NO STRUCTURAL WORK ON THIS PERMIT
Zoning/usePermit 636708
Nov 6, 2015 COMPLETED Completed Nov 6, 2015
FOR THE PARTIAL REAR DEMOLITION AND ERECTION OF A REAR ADDITION TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION. FOR USE AS AN EXISTING TWO FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING.
AdditionPermit 636709
Nov 6, 2015 COMPLETED Completed Mar 22, 2016
LEVEL III ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) WITH PARTIAL REAR DEMOLITION AND ERECTION OF REAR ADDITION TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING REQUIRED TO BE SPRINKLERED THROUGHOUT. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK**
MechanicalPermit 652473
Nov 16, 2015 COMPLETED Completed Feb 24, 2016
INSTALL IN BASEMENT 2 1/2 TON HEATPUMP WITH 5KW BACKUP UNIT WITH DUCT WORK,ON 2ND FL 2 1/2 TON HEAT PUMP 5KW BACK UP HEAT WITH RELATED DUCT ALL SYSTEM.
PlumbingPermit 655009
Dec 1, 2015 COMPLETED Completed Dec 30, 2015
REPLACE 3/4" WATER SERVICE FROM CURB STOP TO BASEMENT WALL PA20153342307 (TWO FAMILY)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED","ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"
PlumbingPermit 656909
Dec 9, 2015 COMPLETED Completed Feb 24, 2016
ROUGH IN TO 7 FIXTURES 2-WC, 2-KIT SINK, 2-TUB & 1-VANITY (SFD) THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004
ElectricalPermit 657249
Dec 10, 2015 COMPLETED Completed Mar 22, 2016
INSTALLING A 200AMP SERVICE COMPLETE WITH 3 GANG METER SOCKET. REWIRING ENTIRE PROPERTY PER 2008 NEC (TWO FAMILY)SOUTH DISTRICT
SuppressionPermit 655420
Jan 6, 2016 COMPLETED Completed Feb 24, 2016
INSTALLATION OF A AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D TO INCLUDE A 1 INCH COMBINED LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS.
PlumbingPermit 662815
Jan 11, 2016 COMPLETED Completed Feb 1, 2016
NEW 1" COMBO SERVICE PA20160100182 (SFD)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED","ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"
PlumbingPermit 715875
Aug 18, 2016 COMPLETED Completed Aug 29, 2016
REPLACE CURB TRAP AND FAI PA20162303790 SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED","ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"
Violation cases0 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible0
No violation cases matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes0
No investigations matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
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 retained3
RentalLicense 254032
DOLORES TRAVIS (KAREN WILSON)
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Mar 16, 2003 Inactive Expiration Feb 29, 2004
RentalLicense 493461
NORRIS J TRAVIS
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Feb 9, 2010 Closed Expiration Feb 28, 2013
RentalLicense 710927
JEFFREY KOPCZYNSKI
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Aug 12, 2016 Inactive Expiration Aug 11, 2023 Inactive Oct 10, 2023
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields0
No appeals matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
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.
2 resolve before relying
4 verify
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileUse permit #636708: COMPLETED.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.
Verify nextVerify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Resolve before relyingA dated tax balance needs a current payoff$3,741.53 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2020–2021.
Why it mattersThat is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.
Verify nextCheck period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyResidential form does not establish rental useOPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.
Why it mattersA multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.
Verify nextConfirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched2 fire/suppression-related permits matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.
Why it mattersInstalled systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.
Verify nextConfirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗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 ↗VerifyA separate Commercial Trash account may applyOPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.
Verify nextCheck the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.
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. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.
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.
Assessment/permit mismatch
The assessment jumped 48% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.
Evidence: assessment moved from $312,000 to $461,700 · 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
Verify the current tax bill and exemption
The 2026 taxable assessment implies about $1,256/yr, while applying the same rate to the full assessment would imply about $4,617/yr — $3,361/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 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.
If you own it
$3,742 in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot
The City recorded this amount in June 2022. It may since have been paid, reduced, or increased; verify the current balance directly with Philadelphia Revenue.
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.
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
$329,800
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $296,800 · built 1923
Price / sq ft
$216
block $205 · above block
Appreciation
+403%
+18%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$299K
+18%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,256
0.42% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$4K
recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
7.4%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
4
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit
The paper trail
Renovated & sold onBought for $50K in 2015, demolition permit in 2015, sold for $250K in 2016 (+456%).
- 2015 $50KSoldDemolitionPermitZoning/usePermitAdditionPermitMechanicalPermitPlumbingPermitPlumbingPermitElectricalPermit
- 2016 SuppressionPermitPlumbingPermit$250KSoldPlumbingPermit
Flags: material assessment exemption — legal basis and term unverified · $4K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The assessment exemption gap
OPA's 2026 taxable assessment implies about $1,256/year. Applying the same 1.3998% rate to the full assessed value would imply ~$4,617/year — $3,361/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: ($329,800 assessed − $240,073 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,256/yr
full-assessment scenario: $329,800 × 1.3998% ≈ $4,617/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
2
Stories
2
Interior
1,372 sqft
livable area
Lot
980 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
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
RM1
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 2226 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.
When this house last sold (2016) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.65% — 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 with an optional full-assessment stress test, not a live Tax Center balance.
Block context
2226 Dickinson St sits on the 2200 block of Dickinson St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2224 Dickinson St · 2228 Dickinson 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, 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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