House report

228 W Tabor Rd

2 stories · 1,760 sqft · RSA3 · built 1900

Owner-occupied · assessed $231K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $204K · sold 2×. On the 200 block of W Tabor Rd.

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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$1,835/year

2026 taxable assessment $131,100 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $203,500; 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 422281900
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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

Improved

Why it matters

Bought for $60K in 2008. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024.

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Finding

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Why it matters

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

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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 1900: 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 RSA3: one household by right

Single-family attached. 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.

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
$231,100
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $203,500 · built 1900
Price / sq ft
$116
block $120 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+13%
+1%/yr since 2016 · 2027 -12% vs 2026
In 5 years (~2032)
~$215K
+1%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,835
0.9% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
-3931203.9%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
2

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

$0$250K$500KZIP 19120 median$204K200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19120 medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record10 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  2. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. L&I violationCAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT
  5. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA MOTOR VEHICLE
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $118K
  7. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  8. L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
  9. L&I violationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)
  10. Deed / saleDeed / sale $60K

The paper trail

Bought for $60K in 2008. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024.

  1. 2008 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit$60KSold
  2. 2011 $118KSold
  3. 2017 2 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  4. 2018 Inspection passedL&I visit
  5. 2024 Addition and/or AlterationPermit

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Browse 12 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2024-003542 · Completed

    Installation of solar array in accordance with signed standard.

  2. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 587277 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 587277 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 587277 · 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. ViolationCAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT

    Case 587277 · Violation 4422890 · Code 19-2602.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

  6. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA MOTOR VEHICLE

    Case 587277 · Violation 4422891 · Code PM15-302.8 · COMPLIED

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

  7. Recorded transfer$118K transfer

    2011

  8. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 172262 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  9. ViolationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)

    Case 172262 · Violation 1044527 · Code 14-1704/10 · COMPLIED

    The title alone does not identify the missing permit or prove the present use remains unauthorized. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  10. ViolationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)

    Case 172262 · Violation 1044528 · Code 19-2602.1/1 · COMPLIED

    Philadelphia Code §19-2602(1) requires a Commercial Activity License before conducting business in the city. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  11. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 172262 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  12. Recorded transfer$60K transfer

    2008

What this record suggests

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

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The property, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Stories
2
Interior
1,760 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,585 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
B-
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA3
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.

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

Run the numbers

What owning 228 W Tabor Rd 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.

$204K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo

When this house last sold (2011) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.45% — 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

228 W Tabor Rd sits on the 200 block of W Tabor Rd. 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, 5:34 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. 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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