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430 Poplar St

2 bd · 2 ba · 3 stories · 2,304 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920

Absentee individual · assessed $439K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $439K · sold 1×. On the 400 block of Poplar St.

Property summary

Assessment$439,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $439,000 Last sale$167KRecorded 2015 Est. tax bill$6,145/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits3Every fetched City permit Violations0 open1 historical across 1 case

“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$6,145/year

2026 taxable assessment $439,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $439,000; 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 056160620
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $40.25. It is shown as historical context only.

2016$40.25 total · $37.04 principal · $0.56 interest · $0.37 penalty

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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

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 own it

$40 in the historical tax ledger through 2016

Historical context only, not a current payoff figure. Verify today's balance and lien status directly with Philadelphia Revenue before relying on it.

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
$439,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $439,000 · built 1920
Price / sq ft
$292
block $308 · below block
Appreciation
+91%
+7%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$675K
+7%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$6,145
0.91% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
3.7%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
1

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

$0$500K$1.0M2016 OPA assessment: $230K2017 OPA assessment: $230K2018 OPA assessment: $230K2019 OPA assessment: $365K2020 OPA assessment: $377K2021 OPA assessment: $377K2022 OPA assessment: $377K2023 OPA assessment: $388K2024 OPA assessment: $388K2025 OPA assessment: $439K2026 OPA assessment: $439K2010 — 2010-06-21: PERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair) · 2010-09-27: BP_BLDG2011 — 2011-01-06: PRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection) · 2011-09-08: BP_BLDG2014 — 2014-07-15: Vacant Residential Property / Lot2015 — Deed / sale $167K2016 — 2016-04-13: Major alteration · 2016-12-15: Mechanical2017 — 2017-03-24: Electrical$439K2010201320162019202220252026
This propertyBlock median & rangeDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense
2017-03-24: Electrical
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Every dated record9 events · scroll to browse
  1. PermitElectrical
  2. PermitMechanical
  3. PermitMajor alteration
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $167K
  5. LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot
  6. InspectionBP_BLDG
  7. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  8. InspectionBP_BLDG
  9. L&I violationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)

The paper trail

Improved

Bought for $167K in 2015. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2017.

  1. 2010 L&I violationL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  2. 2011 Inspection passedL&I visit
  3. 2015 $167KSold
  4. 2016 Major alterationPermitMechanicalPermit
  5. 2017 ElectricalPermit

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Browse 9 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. PermitElectrical

    Permit 769357 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE THE ELECTRIC SERVICE WIRE AND ELECTRIC PANEL ELECTRIC PANEL 200AMP SINGLE PHASE SERVICE WIRE IS GOING TO BE REPLACE SIDE ONLY. FROM METER TO PANEL AS PER 2008 NEC (CC DISTRICT)

  2. PermitMechanical

    Permit 743721 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL (1) HVAC SYSTEM WITH DUCTWORK. (SFD)

  3. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 683938 · COMPLETED

    EZ PERMIT STANDARD ALTERATIONS- FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

  4. Recorded transfer$167K transfer

    2015

  5. LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot

    License 635098 · Inactive

    ERIK HELVERSON (NANCY NOWAKOWSKI AGT) · Expires 2016-02-29 · Inactive 2016-04-29

  6. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 263273 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  7. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 240149 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  8. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 240149 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  9. ViolationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)

    Case 240149 · Violation 1833509 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

What this record suggests

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

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $40. 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
2
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
2,304 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,121 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
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 430 Poplar 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.

$673K
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
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
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

430 Poplar St sits on the 400 block of Poplar St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 430a Poplar St  ·  432 Poplar St

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 7:36 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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