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227 Furley St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,100 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925

Owner-occupied · assessed $146K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $146K · sold 2×. On the 200 block of Furley St.

Property summary

Assessment$146,1002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $146,100 Last sale$11KRecorded 1999 · later nominal deed Est. tax bill$2,045/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquency$708City snapshot · Jun 2022 Permits1Every fetched City permit Violations0 open4 historical across 3 cases

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

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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$2,045/year

2026 taxable assessment $146,100 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $146,100; 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 612058200
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$708.28 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2012–2013. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$0.00 principal$397.99 interest$162.25 penalty$148.04 other charges
2years recorded 2012–2013tax periods 2022-02-16last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Nosheriff-sale flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $90,200 total assessment, $90,200 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 $708.28 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2012$409.82 total · $0.00 principal · $247.62 interest · $79.69 penalty2013$298.46 total · $0.00 principal · $150.37 interest · $82.56 penalty

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What stands out

From the public record

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 1925: 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.

The last transfer used nominal consideration

The latest deed records $100 or less. 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.

If you own it

$1,399/yr may be unclaimed

This home reads owner-occupied but shows no Homestead Exemption, which removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment (worth up to $1,399/yr). Applying through the City is free and takes minutes.

$708 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.

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
$146,100
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $146,100 · built 1925
Price / sq ft
$133
block $133 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+67%
+5%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$146K
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,045
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$708
recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
-5475701.6%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
2

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

$0$100K$200K2016 OPA assessment: $88K2017 OPA assessment: $88K2018 OPA assessment: $88K2019 OPA assessment: $84K2020 OPA assessment: $90K2021 OPA assessment: $90K2022 OPA assessment: $90K2023 OPA assessment: $120K2024 OPA assessment: $120K2025 OPA assessment: $146K2026 OPA assessment: $146K1999 — Deed / sale $25K · Deed / sale $11K2008 — 2008-03-11: Plumbing · 2008-02-08: DRAINAGE-AFFECTING ADJ/PROP · 2008-02-08: DRAINAGE-YARD DRAIN REPAIR · 2008-02-08: BRU INSP · 2008-03-13: PRECOURT2014 — 2014-08-15: LICENSE-RES GENERAL · 2014-11-18: HCEU INSP2015 — 2015-04-23: PRECOURT2017 — 2017-05-22: ONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3) · 2017-10-19: HCEU INSP$146K1999200420092014201920242026
This propertyBlock median & rangeDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection
2017-10-19: HCEU INSP
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Every dated record12 events · scroll to browse
  1. InspectionHCEU INSP
  2. L&I violationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)
  3. InspectionPRECOURT
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP
  5. L&I violationLICENSE-RES GENERAL
  6. InspectionPRECOURT
  7. PermitPlumbing
  8. L&I violationDRAINAGE-AFFECTING ADJ/PROP
  9. L&I violationDRAINAGE-YARD DRAIN REPAIR
  10. InspectionBRU INSP
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $25K
  12. Deed / saleDeed / sale $11K

The paper trail

Improved

Bought for $25K in 1999. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2008.

  1. 1999 $25KSold$11KSold
  2. 2008 PlumbingPermit2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  3. 2014 L&I violationL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  4. 2015 Inspection failedL&I visit
  5. 2017 L&I violationL&IL&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visit

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Browse 14 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 476146 · PASSED

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 476146 · FAILED

  3. ViolationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)

    Case 476146 · Violation 4424378 · COMPLIED

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

  4. InvestigationPRECOURT

    Case 448435 · CLOSED

  5. InvestigationPRECOURT

    Case 448435 · FAILED

  6. ViolationLICENSE-RES GENERAL

    Case 448435 · Violation 3513286 · COMPLIED

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

  7. InvestigationPRECOURT

    Case 143295 · PASSED

  8. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 137692 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE HOUSE TRAP AND FAI

  9. ViolationDRAINAGE-AFFECTING ADJ/PROP

    Case 143295 · Violation 834152 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationDRAINAGE-YARD DRAIN REPAIR

    Case 143295 · Violation 834151 · COMPLIED

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

  11. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 143295 · CLOSED

  12. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 143295 · FAILED

  13. Recorded transfer$25K transfer

    1999

  14. Recorded transfer$11K transfer

    1999

What this record suggests

The City file documents 1 permit touching plumbing. 1 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

Flags: $708 recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $708 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
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,100 sqft
livable area
Lot
761 sqft
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.

Run the numbers

What owning 227 Furley 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.

$146K
20%
6.875%
$700/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

227 Furley St sits on the 200 block of Furley 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, 4:04 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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