2026 taxable assessment $453,200 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $421,900; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Multi-family report
5 bd · 3 ba · 3 stories · 1,704 sqft · RM1 · built 1915
Owner-occupancy signal · assessed $453K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $422K · 2 licensed units · sold 3×. On the 2900 block of W Girard Ave.

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2026 taxable assessment $453,200 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $421,900; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
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 2921852002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.
For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”
$420K transfer recorded in 2008; new construction appears in a 2008 permit, followed by a recorded transfer of $366K in 2012.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Every fetched annual City assessment for this building, compared with its block and ZIP. The figures show assessment change, the billed-year tax estimate, dated tax records, and recorded transfers. They do not estimate market appreciation or investment return.
Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line
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$420K transfer recorded in 2008; new construction appears in a 2008 permit, followed by a recorded transfer of $366K in 2012.
Records behind the chart
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Appeal ZP-2024-008771 · Completed · Granted with conditions
Related permit ZP-2024-008771 · Permit for the proposed use, Visitor Accommodations, within an existing structure.
Permit ZP-2024-008771 · Issued
Visitor Accommodations
Permit ZP-2024-005556 · Issued
Limited Lodging
Case CF-2023-080214 · Violation VI-2023-059264 · Code 9-3902 (1) · SVN ISSUED
Resolution: SVN ISSUED
Case CF-2023-080214 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
License 571941 · Active
GREGORY GEORGE · Expires 2027-02-28
2012
2009
Case 183495 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Permit 185691 · COMPLETED
REAR YARD SUN DECK TWO FAMILY DWELLING
Permit 185694 · COMPLETED
INSTALL 12FT X 15FT DECK MIN REAR YARD. APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR DECKS, DATED FEBRUARY 2007. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND THE IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES.
Case 183495 · Violation 1138513 · Code A-301.1/64 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 183495 · Violation 1138510 · Code A-301.1/3 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 183495 · Violation 1138511 · Code A-301.1/10 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 183495 · Violation 1138512 · Code A-901.13/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 183495 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Permit 132420 · COMPLETED
200 AMP SERVICE. 1-2 GANG METER. 2-100 AMP SUB PANELS WITHIN THE APT @ WIRE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2005 NEC.
Permit 130121 · COMPLETED
INSTALL 2 KS, 4 WC, 4 LAVS, 2 BTS, 1 SH
Permit 125645 · COMPLETED
NEW RESIDENTIAL SPRINKLER SYSTEM
Permit 128116 · COMPLETED
INSTALLATION OF HVAC UNITS INCLUDING DUCTWORK FOR TWO(2) FAMILY DWELLING
Appeal 3851 · OPEN · CONTINUED
PERMIT IS FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE (FOUNDATION AND EXTERIOR WALL TO REMAIN) FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY, ATTACHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING AND FOR THE ERECTION OF 6' FENCING.
Permit 124413 · COMPLETED
TOTAL DEMO OF EXISTING BUILDING AND NEW CONSTRUCTION OF TWO FAMILY DWELLING
2008
Permit 93540 · COMPLETED
COMPLETE DEMO, NEW STRUCTURE, OFFICE ON 1ST FLOOR, 1 FAMILY DWELLING ON 2ND/ 3RD FLOORS.
Case 120579 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Permit 89849 · COMPLETED
REMOVAL OF ALL JOISTS & BACK WALL (ROOF TO REMAIN) PER ENGINEERS REPORT
Case 120579 · Violation 655677 · Code A-301.1/4 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 120579 · Violation 655678 · Code A-901.13/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 120579 · Violation 655676 · Code A-301.1/3 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 87017 · Violation 624771 · Code A-302.10/3 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 120579 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 87017 · Violation 617055 · Code A-302.11/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Permit 87017 · COMPLETED
INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON BEARING PARTITIONS
What this record suggests
The City file documents 12 permits touching electrical work, plumbing, roof work. 12 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.
Flags: active rental license · 2 zoning/board appeals on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
What owning 2909 W Girard Ave 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 2 licensed units × ~85% of the area's median unit rent — the whole building's income, not one unit's. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.
When this house last sold (2012) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.66% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Scenario for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance, and buyer cash equal to the down payment plus 4%. Taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance. Cash flow and returns exclude vacancy, management, utilities, HOA or condo fees, leasing costs, income tax, and unplanned capital work.
2909 W Girard Ave sits on the 2900 block of W Girard Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2907 W Girard Ave · 2911 W Girard Ave
This report was assembled Jul 11, 2026, 1:33 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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