House report

3036 N Bonsall St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 905 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925

Owner-occupied · assessed $65K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $72K. On the 3000 block of N Bonsall St.

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Street view of 3036 N Bonsall St
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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$28/year

2026 taxable assessment $1,992 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $72,100; 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 111407200
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Choose “View period balance” to see the tax year and any credit, interest, or delinquency.
Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $63,108 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$11,967.46 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2002–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$4,731.17 principal$5,441.74 interest$329.28 penalty$1,465.27 other charges
16years recorded 2002–2021tax periods 2017-07-12last payment in snapshot Noactionable flag Yespayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Nosheriff-sale flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $29,500 total assessment, $29,500 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 $9,537.19 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2002$967.51 total · $195.68 principal · $249.48 interest · $13.70 penalty2003$822.90 total · $334.52 principal · $396.40 interest · $23.42 penalty2004$790.99 total · $334.52 principal · $366.29 interest · $23.42 penalty2005$759.08 total · $334.52 principal · $336.19 interest · $23.42 penalty2006$727.16 total · $334.52 principal · $306.08 interest · $23.42 penalty2007$695.25 total · $334.52 principal · $275.97 interest · $23.42 penalty2008$710.06 total · $358.86 principal · $263.76 interest · $25.12 penalty2009$675.83 total · $358.86 principal · $231.46 interest · $25.12 penalty2010$641.60 total · $358.86 principal · $199.17 interest · $25.12 penalty2011$665.38 total · $394.38 principal · $183.38 interest · $27.61 penalty2012$651.11 total · $409.57 principal · $153.58 interest · $28.67 penalty2013$633.29 total · $424.29 principal · $120.93 interest · $29.70 penalty2014$760.38 total · $496.20 principal · $96.76 interest · $34.73 penalty2015$36.65 total · $33.46 principal · $1.97 interest · $0.57 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 record

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 flagRecords to verify together

More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.

Evidence: $11,967 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot · a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016 · failed L&I inspection activity in 2024, 2025

Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.

Dated record flagRecent transition activity

The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.

Evidence: 2 permit events since 2023 · demolition activity since 2023

Limit: Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned.

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 1925: 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

$9,537 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.

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
$65,100
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $72,100 · built 1925
Price / sq ft
$80
block $86 · below block
Appreciation
+148%
+9%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$72K
+9%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$28
0.04% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$12K
recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
22%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
0

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

$0$50K$100K2024: 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE 2024: Inspection failed2025: 7 L&I violations 2025: L&I: 10 failed, 2 passed 2025: City Demolition 2025: Alterations2026: Demolished 2026: Inspection passed$65K201620182020202220242026
This houseBlock median & rangeTeardownL&I violation
Highlight

The paper trail

Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2025.

  1. 2024 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&IInspection failedL&I visit
  2. 2025 7 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 10 failed, 2 passedL&I visitCity DemolitionPermitAlterationsPermit
  3. 2026 DemolishedTeardownInspection passedL&I visit

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
NORTH
OPA account
111407200

What this record suggests

The City file documents 2 permits touching plumbing. 2 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-129956 · PASSED

  2. PermitCity Demolition

    Permit DP-2025-001351 · Completed

    Sub Demolition Permit for CF-2024-129956. Sub Demolition Permit for 618333. For the complete demolition of a property as part of the City of Philadelphia Demolition Program. Add'l specs: (1) stucco c/w 3038 N. Bonsall. 4' corral fence across front. No sidewalk. Erosion control mat with topsoil and seed.

  3. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2025-016251 · Completed

    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.

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-129956 · FAILED

  5. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case CF-2025-131382 · Violation VI-2025-095148 · SVN ISSUED

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-069187 · PASSED

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-131382 · FAILED

  8. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-069187 · FAILED

  9. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-069168 · PASSED

  10. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2025-069168 · Violation VI-2025-050585 · COMPLIED

  11. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case CF-2025-069168 · Violation VI-2025-050586 · COMPLIED

  12. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2025-069168 · Violation VI-2025-050587 · COMPLIED

  13. ViolationVACANT & OPEN PROPERTIES

    Case CF-2025-069168 · Violation VI-2025-050588 · COMPLIED

  14. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case CF-2025-069187 · Violation VI-2025-050600 · CLOSED

  15. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWS, SKYLIGHTS DOOR FRAMES

    Case CF-2025-069187 · Violation VI-2025-050601 · COMPLIED

  16. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-069168 · FAILED

  17. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case CF-2024-129956 · Violation VI-2024-100708 · COMPLIED

  18. ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

    Case CF-2024-129956 · Violation VI-2024-100709 · COMPLIED

  19. ViolationEXTERIOR WALLS

    Case CF-2024-129956 · Violation VI-2024-100710 · COMPLIED

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 2 on this property

This property’s file includes Demolition, Plumbing 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: $12K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $10K with a lien entry. 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.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
905 sqft
livable area
Lot
641 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
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 3036 N Bonsall 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.

$72K
20%
6.875%
$1K/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, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

3036 N Bonsall St sits on the 3000 block of N Bonsall St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 3034 N Bonsall St  ·  3038 N Bonsall St

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 2:51 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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