2026 taxable assessment $292,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $336,700; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Multi-family report
6116 Washington Ave
5 bd · 3 ba · 1 story · 2,426 sqft · RSA3 · built 1920
Absentee individual · assessed $292K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $337K · 3 licensed units · sold 1×. On the 6100 block of Washington Ave.
Property summary
Assessment$292,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $336,700
Last sale$125KRecorded 2013
Est. tax bill$4,087/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits5Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open21 historical across 10 cases
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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Property tax
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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 0331213002026 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.
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 recordImproved
Why it mattersBought for $125K in 2013. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016.
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What this record proves—and what it does not.
These checks are triggered by this property’s actual City rows. They identify the controlling document to verify; they do not declare a use legal, a building safe, or title clear.
1 resolve before relying
5 verify
1 favorable dated record
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileThe record identifies more than one dwelling/use.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.
Verify nextVerify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA rental license does not transfer with the deed1 active Rental License record matched.
Why it mattersIf dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.
Verify nextPlan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyTax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verificationOPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (1533 BURMONT RD, DREXEL HILL PA, 19026).
Why it mattersA tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.
Verify nextVerify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyLead compliance is a separate recordOPA records a 1920 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.
Verify nextRequest the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition6 failed, 6 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Jan 14, 2015.
Why it mattersA PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.
Verify nextOpen the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA separate Commercial Trash account may applyOPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.
Verify nextCheck the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Favorable dated recordNo open violation; closed history remains relevantThe fetched record shows 0 open and 21 historical violations across 10 cases.
Why it mattersA closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.
Verify nextUse the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Closing file: checks no public-record summary can replace5 documents/searches to assign before settlement
Property Sales Certification
The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.
Next: Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.
Official guidance ↗Date-effective City Property Payoff
The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.
Next: Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.
Official guidance ↗Professional title and water-lien searches
OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.
Next: Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill
LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.
Next: Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Seller disclosure and independent inspections
For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.
Next: Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.
Official guidance ↗Informational only—not a legal opinion, title report, code inspection, tax payoff, or substitute for a Pennsylvania lawyer, title company, inspector, or tax professional.
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.
Assessment/permit mismatch
The assessment jumped 107% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.
Evidence: assessment moved from $140,200 to $290,000 · no permit shown in 2022-2024
Limit: Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it.
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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.
3 units and RSA3 zoning need reconciliation
The assessment or license record describes multiple units while the zoning district is generally single-family. That does not establish whether the use is lawful, nonconforming, abandoned, or incorrectly coded. Verify the registered use and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I before pricing multiple rents.
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 building 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
$292,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $336,700 · built 1920
Price / sq ft
$139
block $113 · above block
Appreciation
+256%
+14%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$339K
+14%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$4,087
1.21% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
-2376002.4%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
1
licensed rental
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangePermit
The paper trail
ImprovedBought for $125K in 2013. Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2016.
- 2012 3 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visit
- 2013 $125KSoldInspection passedL&I visitMajor alterationPermitMechanicalPermitPlumbingPermit
- 2014 17 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 4 failed, 1 passedL&I visitElectricalPermit
- 2015 Inspection passed ×3L&I visit
- 2016 AlterationPermit
City record timeline
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.
- Recorded owner
- Individual owner on record Analyst access to view
- L&I district
- CENTRAL WEST
- OPA account
- 033121300
- PermitAlteration
Permit 722633 · COMPLETED
EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF COVERINGS ON EXITING ROOFS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.
- InvestigationPRECOURT
Case 434359 · PASSED
- InvestigationEP_ELEC
Case 457603 · PASSED
- InvestigationEP_ELEC
Case 457601 · PASSED
- PermitElectrical
Permit 573601 · COMPLETED
INSTALL EMERGENCY LIGHTING AND EXIT SIGNS, INSTALL GFCI OUTLETS AND OUTSIDE LIGHTING - FINISH AND LEGALIZE WORK THAT WAS STARTED "BY OTHERS" UNDER AP#518475 - ALL WORK WILL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS AND THE 2008 NEC AND NFPA 72
- ViolationPENALTY- NO ELEC PERM INFO
Case 457601 · Violation 3365825 · COMPLIED
- ViolationPERME- REQUIRED TO CORR VIOL
Case 457601 · Violation 3365824 · COMPLIED
- ViolationPERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIRE
Case 457601 · Violation 3365823 · COMPLIED
- ViolationPERME- REQUIRED TO CORR VIOL
Case 457603 · Violation 3365842 · COMPLIED
- ViolationPENALTY- NO ELEC PERM INFO
Case 457603 · Violation 3365843 · COMPLIED
- ViolationPERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIRE
Case 457603 · Violation 3365841 · COMPLIED
- ViolationPERME- REQUIRED TO CORR VIOL
Case 518475 · Violation 3365776 · CLOSEDCASE
- ViolationPENALTY- NO ELEC PERM INFO
Case 518475 · Violation 3365777 · CLOSEDCASE
- ViolationPERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIRE
Case 518475 · Violation 3365775 · CLOSEDCASE
- ViolationPERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIRE
Case 546156 · Violation 3365802 · CLOSEDCASE
- ViolationPERME- REQUIRED TO CORR VIOL
Case 546156 · Violation 3365803 · CLOSEDCASE
- ViolationPENALTY- NO ELEC PERM INFO
Case 546156 · Violation 3365804 · CLOSEDCASE
- InvestigationEP_ELEC
Case 457601 · FAILED
- InvestigationEP_ELEC
Case 457603 · FAILED
- InvestigationBP_BLDG
Case 434359 · FAILED
- ViolationPERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIRE
Case 434359 · Violation 3344377 · COMPLIED
- ViolationPENALTY- NO ELEC PERM INFO
Case 434359 · Violation 3344378 · COMPLIED
- ViolationPERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIRE
Case 506883 · Violation 3440042 · COMPLIED
- ViolationINSURANCE - POST CERT
Case 512328 · Violation 3160384 · CLOSEDCASE
- ViolationINSURANCE - POST CERT
Case 513372 · Violation 3160392 · CLOSEDCASE
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 513372 · COMPLETED
INSTALL DARIN AND WATER LINES TO 3 WATER CLOSETS, 3 LAVY SINNKS, 3 BATH TUBS, AND 32 KITCHEN SINKS
- PermitMechanical
Permit 512328 · COMPLETED
INSTALLATION OF 3-80,000-90% GAS FURNACE WITH 2 1/2 TONS OF AIR WITH FIRST FLOOR UNIT IN BASEMENT,2ND FLR.UNIT UTILITY CLOSET AND 3RD FLOOR UTILITY CLOSET WITH MAIN TRUNK BRANCHING OFF TO ROOMS 2ND AND 3RD FLOOCONDENSERS ON ROOF.1ST FLOOR CONDENSER IN REAR YARD.ALL LOW VOLTAGE WIRING IN THERMOSTATS INSTALLED..
- PermitMajor alteration
Permit 506883 · COMPLETED
FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING THREE STORY STRUCTURE. ALTERATION TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARITION WALLS, REMOVAL OF STAIRS TO BASEMENT LEVEL AND REPLACEMENT OF FOUR RAFTERS AS SHOWN PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING WORK.
- LicenseRental
License 595552 · Active
ALFRED & YVETTE D SERMONS JR · Expires 2027-02-28
- InvestigationHCEU INSP
Case 330370 · PASSED
- Recorded transfer$125K transfer
2013
- ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS
Case 330370 · Violation 2470354 · COMPLIED
- ViolationDRAINAGE-YARD DRAIN REPAIR
Case 330370 · Violation 2470356 · COMPLIED
- ViolationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT REPR/REPLC
Case 330370 · Violation 2470355 · COMPLIED
- InvestigationHCEU INSP
Case 330370 · FAILED
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 273697 · PASSED
- ViolationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
Case 273697 · Violation 2046576 · ERROR
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 273697 · FAILED
- LicenseRental
License 219320 · Inactive
JOHN M YOUNGE · Expires 2014-02-28
Flags: active rental license. 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
5
Bathrooms
3
Stories
1
Interior
2,426 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,310 sqft
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA3
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 6116 Washington Ave 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 3 licensed units × ~85% of the area's median unit rent — the whole building's income, not one unit's. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.
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
—
+ 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, $2,100/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.
Block context
6116 Washington Ave sits on the 6100 block of Washington Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 6114 Washington Ave · 6118 Washington Ave
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022 — Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016 — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance — Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 6:38 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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