2026 taxable assessment $182,800 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $147,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
2655 Emerald St
2 stories · 1,020 sqft · RSA5 · built 1875
Investor / LLC · assessed $183K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $147K · sold 2×. On the 2600 block of Emerald St.
Property summary
Assessment$182,8002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $147,200
Last sale$92KRecorded 2018
Est. tax bill$2,559/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency$1KCity snapshot · Jun 2022
Permits7Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open2 historical across 2 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 3110870002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
$1,343.67 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2019–2020. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
$671.71 principal$280.95 interest$132.06 penalty$258.95 other charges
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $92,000 total assessment, $92,000 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 $21,905.55 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
1999$950.79 total · $301.80 principal · $466.28 interest · $21.13 penalty2000$1,110.95 total · $364.94 principal · $530.99 interest · $25.55 penalty2001$1,185.78 total · $404.48 principal · $552.11 interest · $28.31 penalty2002$1,311.13 total · $465.30 principal · $593.26 interest · $32.57 penalty2003$1,302.17 total · $480.50 principal · $569.39 interest · $33.64 penalty2004$1,251.13 total · $480.50 principal · $526.14 interest · $33.64 penalty2005$1,200.11 total · $480.50 principal · $482.90 interest · $33.64 penalty2006$1,149.07 total · $480.50 principal · $439.65 interest · $33.64 penalty2007$1,098.05 total · $480.50 principal · $396.41 interest · $33.64 penalty2008$1,124.74 total · $516.99 principal · $379.99 interest · $36.19 penalty2009$1,069.84 total · $516.99 principal · $333.46 interest · $36.19 penalty2010$1,014.93 total · $516.99 principal · $286.93 interest · $36.19 penalty2011$1,052.73 total · $568.17 principal · $264.20 interest · $39.77 penalty2012$1,029.73 total · $590.07 principal · $221.28 interest · $41.30 penalty2013$1,000.96 total · $611.27 principal · $174.21 interest · $42.79 penalty2014$1,871.20 total · $1,185.03 principal · $231.08 interest · $82.95 penalty2015$1,745.35 total · $1,185.03 principal · $124.43 interest · $82.95 penalty2016$1,436.89 total · $1,237.92 principal · $18.56 interest · $12.38 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 recordNew construction
Why it mattersbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $225K in 2025.
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
- Ntw Property Investment L
- Tax mailing address
- 3002 S 15TH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19145
- L&I district
- CENTRAL EAST
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 311087000
Permits7Every dated permit
Violation cases22 violation records · 0 open
Investigations96 failed · 2 passed · 1 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses0No match
Appeals1In Process · Complete
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status7
DemolitionPermit 1021460
Oct 24, 2019 COMPLETED Completed Nov 5, 2019
INTERIOR DEMO-INTERIOR DEMO OF NON LOAD BEARING WALLS ONLY NO STRUCTUAL WORK ON THIS PERMIT ***REVISED 11/2018. NOTE. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF, FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. DIGGING IN BASEMENT.) (DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD WILL RESULT IN REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES.) NOTE: CONTRACTOR LISTED AS A "SOLE PROPRIETOR" AND HAS NO EMPLOYEES AND/OR WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE-ALL SUBCONTRACTORS REQUIRE SEPARATE LICENSES AND INSURANCE. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL WORK. NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT
New construction, addition, GFA changePermit 1053596
Jun 30, 2021 Issued
FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION AT THE REAR OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS.
Addition and/or AlterationPermit CP-2021-004989
Oct 20, 2021 Issued
FOR COMPLETE CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO R-2, ERECTION OF ADDITION, AND LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL WORK, NEW PARTITIONS, EXTERIOR WALL OPENINGS, DOORS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK.
Addition and/or AlterationsPermit FP-2022-002689
Oct 19, 2022 Issued
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING TO INCLUDE A NEW TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A NEW TWO (2) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE CP-2021-004989 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT.
Addition and/or AlterationPermit EP-2022-012265
Oct 18, 2023 Issued
All new wiring throughout, and 300 amp service as per 2017 NEC.
New Construction or AdditionsPermit PP-2022-017458
Dec 3, 2023 Issued
For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.
Addition and/or AlterationsPermit MP-2022-006229
Dec 3, 2023 Issued
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.
Violation cases2 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible2
Case 259251CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Nov 19, 2010
- EXT A-PATHWAYS CLEAR/MAINTAINViolation 2120985Nov 19, 2010 COMPLIED
Case 505181CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Oct 6, 2015 · completed Dec 2, 2015
- EXTERIOR STRUCT IDENTIFViolation 3772711Oct 5, 2015 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes9
HCEU INSPCase 259251
Nov 19, 2010 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 259251
Jan 14, 2011 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 259251
Feb 24, 2011 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 259251
Feb 24, 2011 CLOSED
PRECOURTCase 259251
Jun 22, 2011 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 505181
Oct 5, 2015 FAILED
PRECOURTCase 259251
Oct 5, 2015 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 505181
Nov 10, 2015 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 505181
Dec 1, 2015 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 retained0
No business licenses matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields1
ZBA Permit Denial - VarianceAppeal HA-2020-002948
Jul 19, 2021 In Process Complete Related permit 1053596
PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION AT THE REAR OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. FOR USE AS A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (3 UNITS).
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.
3 resolve before relying
1 verify
1 favorable dated record
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileAppeal #HA-2020-002948: In Process · Complete; related permit 1053596.
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 permit row needs file-level verification5 permits not marked completed: CP-2021-004989 (Issued), FP-2022-002689 (Issued), EP-2022-012265 (Issued), PP-2022-017458 (Issued), MP-2022-006229 (Issued).
Why it mattersIssued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.
Verify nextOpen the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Resolve before relyingA dated tax balance needs a current payoff$1,343.67 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2019–2020.
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 ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition6 failed, 2 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 1, 2015.
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 ↗Favorable dated recordNo open violation; closed history remains relevantThe fetched record shows 0 open and 2 historical violations across 2 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.
Records to verify together
More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.
Evidence: $1,344 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot · a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016
Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.
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
Built 1875: 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.
If you own it
$21,906 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
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.
Who's behind it
Ntw Property Investment L · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 3002 S 15th St, Philadelphia PA, 19145
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
$182,800
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $147,200 · built 1875
Price / sq ft
$144
block $198 · below block
Appreciation
+138%
+9%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$148K
+9%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,559
1.74% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$1K
recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
-5434782.6%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
2
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleZoningPermit
The paper trail
New constructionbuilt new under a 2019 permit, sold for $225K in 2025.
- 2011 Inspection failed ×3L&I visit
- 2015 L&I violationL&IL&I: 2 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
- 2019 DemolitionPermit
- 2021 New construction, addition, GFA changePermitAppeal completeZoningAddition and/or AlterationPermit
- 2022 Addition and/or AlterationsPermit
- 2023 Addition and/or AlterationPermitNew Construction or AdditionsPermitAddition and/or AlterationsPermit
- 2025 $225KSold
Flags: $1K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $22K with a lien entry · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. 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.
Stories
2
Interior
1,020 sqft
livable area
Lot
921 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Exterior condition
Vacant
city code 6
Vacant
Interior condition
Below average
city code 5
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
In Process · Complete · 2021
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 2655 Emerald 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 (2018) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.54% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
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down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
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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
2655 Emerald St sits on the 2600 block of Emerald St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2653 Emerald St · 2657 Emerald 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, 3:55 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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