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House report

3185 Edgemont St

2 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 780 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920

Absentee individual · assessed $183K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $184K · sold 1×. On the 3100 block of Edgemont St.

Property summary

Assessment$182,5002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $184,000 Last sale$80KRecorded 2013 Est. tax bill$2,555/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits3Every fetched City permit Violations0 open2 historical across 1 case

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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$2,555/year

2026 taxable assessment $182,500 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $184,000; 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 251229900
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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

Improved

Why it matters

Bought for $80K in 2013. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026.

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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 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

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.

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
$182,500
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $184,000 · built 1920
Price / sq ft
$236
block $203 · above block
Appreciation
+147%
+9%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$185K
+9%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,555
1.39% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
9.2%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
1

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

$0$125K$250K2016 OPA assessment: $74K2017 OPA assessment: $74K2018 OPA assessment: $74K2019 OPA assessment: $121K2020 OPA assessment: $131K2021 OPA assessment: $131K2022 OPA assessment: $131K2023 OPA assessment: $171K2024 OPA assessment: $171K2025 OPA assessment: $183K2026 OPA assessment: $183K2013 — Deed / sale $80K2014 — 2014-07-25: Plumbing2026 — 2026-05-04: Bathroom & Kitchen Remodel · 2026-05-13: Addition and/or Alteration · 2026-04-01: ALTER ELECTRICAL WIRING · 2026-04-01: PLUMBING FIXTURES · 2026-05-29: L&I investigation$183K201320162019202220252026
This propertyBlock median & rangeDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection
2026-05-29: L&I investigation
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Every dated record7 events · scroll to browse
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  3. PermitBathroom & Kitchen Remodel
  4. L&I violationALTER ELECTRICAL WIRING
  5. L&I violationPLUMBING FIXTURES
  6. PermitPlumbing
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $80K

The paper trail

Improved

Bought for $80K in 2013. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2026.

  1. 2013 $80KSold
  2. 2014 PlumbingPermit
  3. 2026 Bathroom & Kitchen RemodelPermitAddition and/or AlterationPermit2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visit

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Browse 8 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2026-030165 · PASSED

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2026-003955 · Completed

    Install: - 1 vanity light - 2 hall ceiling lights - 2 bedroom ceiling lights - 1 kitchen ceiling light - 1 dining room ceiling light All work to be done according to the 2017 NEC.

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2026-030165 · FAILED

  4. PermitBathroom & Kitchen Remodel

    Permit PP-2026-005866 · Completed

    To legalize work done by others for replacement of fixtures with piping to include: 1 kitchen sink, 1 lavatory, and 1 water closet. All work per 2018 PPC Section 919 single stack waste and vent. Application to partially comply case CF-2026-030165.

  5. ViolationALTER ELECTRICAL WIRING

    Case CF-2026-030165 · Violation VI-2026-018546 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  6. ViolationPLUMBING FIXTURES

    Case CF-2026-030165 · Violation VI-2026-018547 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  7. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 551875 · COMPLETED

    LATERAL PA20141992204 (SFD)"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED" - "ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"

  8. Recorded transfer$80K transfer

    2013

What this record suggests

The City file documents 3 permits touching kitchen work, bathroom work, electrical work, plumbing. 3 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

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The property, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
780 sqft
livable area
Lot
676 sqft
Basement
Partial, finished
city code E
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
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 3185 Edgemont 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.

$184K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2013) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.98% — 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

3185 Edgemont St sits on the 3100 block of Edgemont 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, 10:09 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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