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2142 Webster St

3 bd · 2 ba · 3 stories · 2,721 sqft · RSA5 · built 2019

Owner-occupied · assessed $1.1M (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $1.1M · sold 3×. On the 2100 block of Webster St.

Property summary

Assessment$1,081,5002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $1,129,400 Last sale$865KRecorded 2019 · later nominal deed Est. tax bill$3,028/year2026 taxable assessment · full-value scenario $15,139/year · basis and term unverified Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits7Every fetched City permit Violations0 open6 historical across 3 cases

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

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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.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$3,028/year

2026 taxable assessment $216,300 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $1,129,400; 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 302115000
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Choose “View period balance” to see the tax year and any credit, interest, or delinquency.
Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption — basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $216,300 of $1,081,500 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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Full-assessment scenario$15,139/year

Applying the same rate to the billed-year full assessment. OPA's numeric split does not say when or whether the current treatment changes.

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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

New construction

Why it matters

Bought for $237K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $865K in 2019.

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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.

Dated record flagAssessment/permit mismatch

The assessment jumped 26% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.

Evidence: assessment moved from $857,100 to $1,081,500 · no permit shown in 2024-2026

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 $3,028/yr, while applying the same rate to the full assessment would imply about $15,139/yr — $12,111/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.

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 and shared-name parties. 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

Verify which assessment relief applies

OPA shows a material assessment exemption, but this record does not identify its legal basis or transfer treatment. Ask OPA for the approval history; if the current treatment ends, an eligible owner-occupant may need to apply separately for Homestead relief.

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
$1,081,500
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $1,129,400 · built 2019
Price / sq ft
$415
block $460 · below block
Appreciation
+5562%
+50%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$1.2M
+50%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$3,028
0.27% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
2.6%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
3
latest deed has shared-name parties

Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line

$0$1.0M$2.0M2016: 2 L&I violations2018: Land $237K 2018: 2 L&I violations 2018: Appeal granted with conditions 2018: Zoning/use 2018: New construction2019: Plumbing 2019: Electrical 2019: Plumbing 2019: Mechanical 2019: Suppression 2019: Sold $865K$1.1M201620182020202220242026
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleLand buyL&I violation
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The paper trail

New construction

Bought for $237K in 2018, built new under a 2018 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $865K in 2019.

  1. 2016 2 L&I violationsL&I
  2. 2018 $237KLand buy2 L&I violationsL&IAppeal granted with conditionsZoningZoning/usePermitNew constructionPermit
  3. 2019 PlumbingPermitElectricalPermitPlumbingPermitMechanicalPermitSuppressionPermit$865KSold

Every dated deed, permit, inspection, license, violation, certification, and appeal—together.

The timeline combines the report’s transfer history with every successfully fetched L&I and zoning row. A date or status is the City’s filed record, not a statement that the condition remains current; use the official file for live detail.

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Recorded owner
Individual owner on record
L&I district
CENTRAL WEST
OPA account
302115000

What this record suggests

The City file documents 7 permits touching kitchen work, bathroom work, electrical work, plumbing. 7 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

  1. PermitSuppression

    Permit 956367 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A FOUR (4) STORY SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R TO INCLUDE A NEW TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND A NEW TWO (2) INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

  2. PermitMechanical

    Permit 972060 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL (2) HVAC SYSTEMS WITH DUCTWORK. (SFD)

  3. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 968451 · COMPLETED

    2-1/2 BATH, 1 LAUNDRY, 1 KITCHEN, 1 DISHWASHER, 1 GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 1 HOT WATER HEATER, INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004

  4. PermitElectrical

    Permit 967396 · COMPLETED

    NEW WIRING THROUGHOUT, NEW 200 AMP SERVICE, WIRING FOR SMOKE DET, KIT APPL, OUTLETS, SWITCHES, GFCIS, ALL LIGHTING, NEW 200 AMP PANEL W/NEW CIRCUIT BREAKERS ARC FAULT CIRCUIT BREAKERS WHERE REQUIRED, PER 2008 NEC

  5. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 963628 · COMPLETED

    1" WATER SERVICE 5' CURB TRAP 4" MAIN DRAIN 4" FAI AS PER 2004 PPC

  6. Recorded transfer$865K transfer

    2019

  7. PermitNew construction

    Permit 925730 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ERECTION OF A NEW 4-STORY ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE & 1-CAR GARAGE AS PER PLANS.BUILDIND TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED WITH MIN. NFPA 13R. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUM, ELEC, MECH AND FIRE SUPP WORK.

  8. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 664908 · Violation 4882118 · COMPLIED

  9. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 664908 · Violation 4882119 · COMPLIED

  10. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 876304 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ERECTION OF A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR, 1-CAR GARAGE, ROOF DECK & PILOT HOUSE AS PER ZBA STAMPED PLANS DATED 8/29/2018.

  11. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 34074 · OPEN · Granted with conditions

    Related permit 876304 · PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (NOT TO EXCEED 38-'0" IN HEIGHT) WITH A CELLAR, ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOTHOUSE (NTE 90 SF AREA) AND (1) ONE OFF STREET PARKING SPACE FOR A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOW

  12. Land recordLand record

    2018

  13. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 522874 · Violation 3861797 · COMPLIED

  14. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 522874 · Violation 3861796 · COMPLIED

  15. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 467637 · Violation 3462984 · COMPLIED

  16. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 467637 · Violation 3462983 · COMPLIED

  17. LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot

    License 563098 · Inactive

    HAROLD HOSKINS (OCF REALTY AGT) · Expires 2018-02-28 · Inactive 2018-04-29

How Philadelphia’s property system works

These explainers are free because the record only helps if you know what it can—and cannot—prove. Use the linked City guidance for the controlling rule.

Permits and inspections 7 on this property

This property’s file includes ZP_ZON/USE, BP_NEWCNST, PP_PLUMBNG, EP_ELECTRL permit records. A permit documents authorized scope and a City process; it is not by itself proof that every described improvement was completed, remains in place, or meets today’s condition expectations.

L&I inspections are scheduled at defined stages; final inspection and required certifications are separate steps in closing out applicable work.

How construction and repair permits work ↗See City inspection stages by permit type ↗
Assessments and taxes

The OPA assessment is the City’s value on the tax roll—not an asking price, appraisal, or live account balance. The taxable assessment can differ from the full assessment because the City roll records exemptions or other treatment; the report keeps those fields separate.

Your annual estimate uses the taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and the amount due are maintained separately in Tax Center.

How the Office of Property Assessment works ↗Philadelphia property-tax guidance ↗
Violations, cases, and status check current status

An open row is a dated City status, not a diagnosis of current condition or a conclusion about the property. Read the case, notice, and any subsequent inspection together, then verify the live file.

How L&I code enforcement works ↗City violation and order types ↗

Flags: material assessment exemption — legal basis and term unverified · 1 zoning/board appeal on record · latest deed has shared-name parties — relationship unverified. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The assessment exemption gap

OPA's 2026 taxable assessment implies about $3,028/year. Applying the same 1.3998% rate to the full assessed value would imply ~$15,139/year — $12,111/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.

2016: ~$267/yr2017: ~$2,695/yr2018: ~$2,695/yr2019: ~$2,695/yr2020: ~$2,695/yr2021: ~$3,080/yr2022: ~$3,080/yr2023: ~$2,400/yr2024: ~$2,400/yr2025: ~$3,028/yr2026: ~$3,028/yr20162026
2026~$3,028/yrestimated from assessment

2026: ($1,081,500 assessed − $865,183 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $3,028/yr full-assessment scenario: $1,081,500 × 1.3998% ≈ $15,139/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
2
Stories
3
Interior
2,721 sqft
livable area
Lot
700 sqft
Basement
Partial, finished
city code E
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
OPEN · Granted with conditions · 2018

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 2142 Webster 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.

$1.1M
20%
6.875%
$2K/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 with an optional full-assessment stress test, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

2142 Webster St sits on the 2100 block of Webster 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, 8:54 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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