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House report

3044 Baltz St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 960 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920

Absentee individual · assessed $285K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $278K · sold 1×. On the 3000 block of Baltz St.

Property summary

Assessment$285,1002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $278,400 Last sale$48KRecorded 2015 Est. tax bill$830/year2026 taxable assessment · full-value scenario $3,991/year · basis and term unverified Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable Permits7Dated events in report Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records

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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$830/year

2026 taxable assessment $59,281 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $278,400; 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 292200400
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption — basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $59,281 of $285,100 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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Full-assessment scenario$3,991/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

The June 2022 delinquency snapshot was not verifiably available in this cached report. No conclusion about a match—or today’s balance—can be drawn from that absence.

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What stands out

From the public record

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 $830/yr, while applying the same rate to the full assessment would imply about $3,991/yr — $3,161/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 1920: 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’re the landlord

Lead certificate is not optional

Built 1920: 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.

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
$285,100
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $278,400 · built 1920
Price / sq ft
$290
block $290 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+309%
+14%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$280K
+14%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$830
0.3% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
—
Gross yield
8.5%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
1
licensed rental

Assessment vs. the block · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$250K$500K2016 OPA assessment: $68K2017 OPA assessment: $68K2018 OPA assessment: $240K2019 OPA assessment: $252K2020 OPA assessment: $260K2021 OPA assessment: $260K2022 OPA assessment: $260K2023 OPA assessment: $255K2024 OPA assessment: $255K2025 OPA assessment: $285K2026 OPA assessment: $285K2027 OPA assessment: $278K2015 — Deed / sale $48K2016 — 2016-04-05: Zoning board appeal$278K2015201720192021202320252027
This propertyBlock median & rangeDeed / saleAppeal
2016-04-05: Zoning board appeal
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Every dated record2 events · scroll to browse
  1. AppealZoning board appeal
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $48K

The paper trail

Improved

Bought for $48K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016.

  1. 2015 $48KSoldDemolitionPermitMajor alterationPermitMechanicalPermit4 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 2 failed, 4 passedL&I visitElectricalPermit
  2. 2016 Appeal grantedZoningZoningPermitAdditionPermitPlumbingPermitInspection passed ×2L&I visit

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The chart above is the primary timeline. This drawer preserves every underlying dated row and its filed status for source-level review.

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Browse 2 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 26974 · CLOSED · Granted

    PERMIT FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF THE PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING REAR 2ND STORY ADDITION AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR 2ND FLOOR LEVEL ADDITION. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION.

  2. Recorded transfer$48K transfer

    2015

What this record suggests

The dated deed and City-record sequence is assembled below. Read timing as a research lead, not proof of renovation, condition, or motive.

Flags: active rental license · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The assessment exemption gap

OPA's 2026 taxable assessment implies about $830/year. Applying the same 1.3998% rate to the full assessed value would imply ~$3,991/year — $3,161/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: ~$953/yr2017: ~$953/yr2018: ~$953/yr2019: ~$999/yr2020: ~$1,052/yr2021: ~$1,052/yr2022: ~$1,052/yr2023: ~$742/yr2024: ~$742/yr2025: ~$830/yr2026: ~$830/yr20162026
2026~$830/yrestimated from assessment

2026: ($285,100 assessed − $225,806 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $830/yr full-assessment scenario: $285,100 × 1.3998% ≈ $3,991/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
960 sqft
livable area
Lot
680 sqft
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
C-
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
CLOSED · Granted · 2016

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

Run the numbers

What owning 3044 Baltz 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.

$278K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo

When this house last sold (2015) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.85% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
—
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
—
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 with an optional full-assessment stress test, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

3044 Baltz St sits on the 3000 block of Baltz St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 3042 Baltz St  ·  3040 Baltz St

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 2:52 PM 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. “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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