House report

2237 Mckean St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,320 sqft · RM1 · built 1920

Absentee individual · assessed $178K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $191K. On the 2200 block of Mc Kean St.

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Property summary

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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$2,496/year

2026 taxable assessment $178,300 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $191,000; 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 482055100
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $32.94. It is shown as historical context only.

2016$32.94 total · $30.32 principal · $0.46 interest · $0.30 penalty

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What stands out

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What to do with this

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If you’re buying

Built 1920: 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

$33 in the historical tax ledger through 2016

Historical context only, not a current payoff figure. 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.

The investment read

How this house has moved and where it's pointed: every fetched annual City assessment, charted against its block and ZIP; appreciation includes the full-period compound rate and the latest year-over-year change. The 5-year figure simply extends that historical pace. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$178,300
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $191,000 · built 1920
Price / sq ft
$145
block $145 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+165%
+9%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +7% vs 2026
In 5 years (~2032)
~$297K
+9%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,496
1.31% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
-4188481.7%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
0

Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$125K$250KZIP 19145 median$191K200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19145 medianAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspection

Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record8 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  2. L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
  3. InspectionBRU INSP
  4. PermitAlteration
  5. InspectionBRU INSP
  6. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  7. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  8. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

The paper trail

Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2010.

  1. 2008 3 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  2. 2010 AlterationPermit
  3. 2012 L&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 2 passedL&I visit

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The chart above is the primary timeline. This drawer preserves every underlying dated row and its filed status for source-level review.

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Browse 9 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 332642 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD

    Case 332642 · Violation 2469213 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  3. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 148257 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 332642 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  5. PermitAlteration

    Permit 276391 · COMPLETED

    APPLY 1/2" DRYWALL TO THE EXISTING PARTITIONS AND CEILINGS THROUGHOUT.INSTALL NEW REPLACEMENT DOOR AND WINDOWS AND INDTALL NEW FLOOR FLOOR COVERING THROUGHOUT. INSTALL NEW ROOF COVERING.

  6. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 148257 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  7. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 148257 · Violation 1151989 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  8. ViolationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)

    Case 148257 · Violation 1151990 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  9. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 148257 · Violation 1151988 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

What this record suggests

The City file documents 1 permit touching drywall / interior finishing, roof work, windows. 1 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $33. 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
1,320 sqft
livable area
Lot
945 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
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.

Run the numbers

What owning 2237 Mckean 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.

$191K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo

When this house last sold (2010) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.69% — 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

2237 Mckean St sits on the 2200 block of Mc Kean 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, 3:08 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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