2026 taxable assessment $31,718 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $128,500; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
2605 N Corlies St
3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 964 sqft · RSA5 · built 1915
Investor / LLC · assessed $153K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $129K. On the 2600 block of N Corlies St.
Property summary
Assessment$153,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $128,500
Last sale—No sale value available
Est. tax bill$444/year2026 taxable assessment · full-value scenario $2,142/year · basis and term unverified
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits5Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open20 historical across 9 cases
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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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 2820929002026 OPA taxes $31,718 of $153,000 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
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 $7,922.21 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2002$1,301.38 total · $222.01 principal · $283.07 interest · $15.54 penalty2003$614.36 total · $222.01 principal · $263.09 interest · $15.54 penalty2004$590.78 total · $222.01 principal · $243.11 interest · $15.54 penalty2005$567.19 total · $222.01 principal · $223.12 interest · $15.54 penalty2006$543.61 total · $222.01 principal · $203.14 interest · $15.54 penalty2007$520.04 total · $222.01 principal · $183.16 interest · $15.54 penalty2008$496.46 total · $222.01 principal · $163.18 interest · $15.54 penalty2009$472.89 total · $222.01 principal · $143.20 interest · $15.54 penalty2010$449.31 total · $222.01 principal · $123.22 interest · $15.54 penalty2011$465.52 total · $243.98 principal · $113.45 interest · $17.08 penalty2012$455.65 total · $253.38 principal · $95.02 interest · $17.74 penalty2013$443.29 total · $262.49 principal · $74.81 interest · $18.37 penalty2014$364.54 total · $175.67 principal · $34.26 interest · $12.30 penalty2015$345.88 total · $175.67 principal · $18.45 interest · $12.30 penalty2016$291.31 total · $183.52 principal · $2.76 interest · $1.84 penalty
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 recordImproved
Why it mattersOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019.
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
- Philadelphia Lotus 04a LLC
- Tax mailing address
- 829 N 29TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19130
- L&I district
- NORTH
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 282092900
Permits5Every dated permit
Violation cases920 violation records · 0 open
Investigations4017 failed · 5 passed · 18 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses11 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status5
AlterationPermit 957908
Mar 15, 2019 COMPLETED Completed Sep 25, 2019
FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.
PlumbingPermit 964177
Apr 4, 2019 COMPLETED Completed Dec 11, 2019
1-1/2 BATHS, 1 LAUNDRY, HOT WATER HEATER, YARD DRAIN, INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004
MechanicalPermit 967138
Apr 15, 2019 COMPLETED Completed Dec 11, 2019
INSTALL (1) GAS FURNACE WITH DUCTWORK. (SFD)
ElectricalPermit 967632
Apr 16, 2019 COMPLETED Completed Jul 9, 2019
REWIRE DWELLING TO INCLUDE 100 AMP SERVICE, RECEPTACLES, FIXTURES, SWITCHES, HARDWIRE SMOKE DETECTOR, LOW VOLTAGE TV, PHONE AND DOORBELL, ALL WORK DONE PER 2008 NEC
PlumbingPermit 995001
Jul 18, 2019 COMPLETED Completed Aug 1, 2019
3/4 WATER DISTRIBUTION
Violation cases20 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible9
Case 164438CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jun 11, 2008 · completed Apr 23, 2009
- EXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTSViolation 979723Jun 7, 2008 COMPLIED
- EXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGEViolation 979722Jun 7, 2008 COMPLIED
- PROSEC- STD INFOViolation 979721Jun 7, 2008 COMPLIED
Case 216497CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Oct 6, 2009 · completed Jul 10, 2018
- EXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATEViolation 1674870Oct 5, 2009 COMPLIED
- LICENSE-VAC RES BLDGViolation 1674872Oct 5, 2009 COMPLIED
- PROSEC- EMERG IMMED RIViolation 1674874Oct 5, 2009 COMPLIED
- VACANT PROP STANDARDViolation 1674873Oct 5, 2009 COMPLIED
- EXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGEViolation 1674871Oct 5, 2009 COMPLIED
Case 257434CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Nov 4, 2010 · completed May 7, 2012
- EXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGEViolation 1962373Nov 3, 2010 COMPLIED
- VACANT PROP STANDARDViolation 1962375Nov 3, 2010 COMPLIED
- LICENSE-VAC RES BLDGViolation 1962374Nov 3, 2010 COMPLIED
Case 487418CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jun 25, 2015 · completed Sep 27, 2017
- VAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%Violation 4218259Jun 24, 2015 COMPLIED
- LICENSE-VAC RES BLDGViolation 4218258Jun 24, 2015 COMPLIED
Case 556978CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 27, 2016
- VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSEViolation 4237694Sep 26, 2016 CLOSEDCASE
Case 556979CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 27, 2016 · completed Nov 3, 2016
- VACANT STRUCTURE AND LANDViolation 4130332Sep 26, 2016 CLOSEDCASE
- RUBBISH AND GARBAGEViolation 4130333Sep 26, 2016 CLOSEDCASE
- VACANT AND OPENViolation 4130331Sep 26, 2016 CLOSEDCASE
Case 574263CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Mar 1, 2017 · completed Jul 25, 2017
- VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSEViolation 4250068Mar 13, 2017 COMPLIED
Case 595671CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jul 25, 2017
- VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSEViolation 4553723Jul 24, 2017 CLOSEDCASE
Case 617803CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Jan 10, 2018 · completed May 12, 2021
- VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSEViolation 211943337Jan 22, 2018 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes40
L_INITIALCase 30431
Aug 12, 2004 CLOSED
L_INITIALCase 31287
Aug 12, 2004 CLOSED
L_INITIALCase 31235
Aug 12, 2004 CLOSED
L_INITIALCase 30625
Aug 12, 2004 CLOSED
BRU INSPCase 164438
Jun 7, 2008 FAILED
BRU INSPCase 164438
Apr 17, 2009 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 216497
Oct 5, 2009 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 216497
May 5, 2010 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 257434
Nov 3, 2010 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 257434
Dec 9, 2010 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 257434
Jan 27, 2011 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 257434
May 4, 2012 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 216497
Jun 7, 2013 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 487418
Jun 24, 2015 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 487418
Nov 21, 2015 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 556978
Sep 26, 2016 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 556979
Sep 26, 2016 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 556979
Oct 27, 2016 CLOSED
VAC INSPCase 556979
Oct 27, 2016 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 556978
Oct 31, 2016 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 556978
Dec 16, 2016 CLOSED
VAC INSPCase 556978
Dec 16, 2016 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 487418
Feb 4, 2017 CLOSED
PRECOURTCase 556978
Feb 14, 2017 FAILED
PRECOURTCase 556978
Mar 1, 2017 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 574263
Mar 13, 2017 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 556978
Mar 13, 2017 CLOSED
PRECOURTCase 487418
Jul 24, 2017 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 574263
Jul 24, 2017 PASSED
VAC INSPCase 595671
Jul 24, 2017 FAILED
VAC INSPCase 595671
Sep 13, 2017 FAILED
VAC INSPCase 595671
Oct 19, 2017 CLOSED
PRECOURTCase 595671
Dec 29, 2017 FAILED
PRECOURTCase 595671
Jan 10, 2018 CLOSED
VAC INSPCase 617803
Jan 25, 2018 FAILED
VAC INSPCase 595671
Feb 15, 2018 CLOSED
VAC INSPCase 595671
Feb 15, 2018 CLOSED
VAC INSPCase 595671
Feb 15, 2018 CLOSED
L&I investigationCase 617803
Feb 1, 2021 FAILED
L&I investigationCase 617803
May 12, 2021 PASSED
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 retained1
RentalLicense 821976
Philadelphia Lotus 4 LLC
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Aug 26, 2019 Active Expiration Aug 25, 2026
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.
5 verify
1 favorable dated record
VerifyA rental license does not transfer with the deed1 active Rental License record matched.
Why it mattersIf dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.
Verify nextPlan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyLead compliance is a separate recordOPA records a 1915 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.
Verify nextRequest the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition17 failed, 5 passed, and 18 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on May 12, 2021.
Why it mattersA PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.
Verify nextOpen the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyThe latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinionThe latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.
Why it mattersA $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.
Verify nextRead the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.
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 ↗Favorable dated recordNo open violation; closed history remains relevantThe fetched record shows 0 open and 20 historical violations across 9 cases.
Why it mattersA closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.
Verify nextUse the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.
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 1568% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.
Evidence: assessment moved from $8,200 to $136,800 · 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 $444/yr, while applying the same rate to the full assessment would imply about $2,142/yr — $1,698/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 1915: 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
$7,922 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.
If you’re the landlord
Lead certificate is not optional
Built 1915: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.
Licensed rental — keep it that way
Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.
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.
Who's behind it
Philadelphia Lotus 04a LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 88 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $14M combined
• Tax bills mail to 829 N 29th St, Philadelphia PA, 19130
• Holds an active rental license for this address
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
$153,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $128,500 · built 1915
Price / sq ft
$133
block $74 · above block
Appreciation
+1242%
+30%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$130K
+30%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$444
0.35% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
7.9%
≈$850/mo rent
Times sold
0
licensed rental
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermitInspection
The paper trail
ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2019.
- 2016 4 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×3L&I visit
- 2017 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 5 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
- 2018 L&I violationL&IInspection failedL&I visit
- 2019 AlterationPermitPlumbingPermitMechanicalPermitElectricalPermitPlumbingPermit
- 2021 L&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
Flags: material assessment exemption — legal basis and term unverified · active rental license · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $8K with a lien entry. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The assessment exemption gap
OPA's 2026 taxable assessment implies about $444/year. Applying the same 1.3998% rate to the full assessed value would imply ~$2,142/year — $1,698/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: ($153,000 assessed − $121,281 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $444/yr
full-assessment scenario: $153,000 × 1.3998% ≈ $2,142/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
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
964 sqft
livable area
Lot
700 sqft
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
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 2605 N Corlies 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.
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
2605 N Corlies St sits on the 2600 block of N Corlies St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2603 N Corlies St · 2607 N Corlies 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, 2:12 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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