2026 taxable assessment $87,080 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $472,900; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
625 Emily St
4 bd · 3 stories · 1,620 sqft · RSA5 · built 2021
Owner-occupied · assessed $435K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $473K · sold 3×. On the 600 block of Emily St.
Property summary
Assessment$435,4002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $472,900
Last sale$438KRecorded 2021
Est. tax bill$1,219/year2026 taxable assessment · full-value scenario $6,095/year · basis and term unverified
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits6Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open26 historical across 13 cases
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
BlockReport AI · cited public records
Ask the questions this record raises.
These curated questions are free. Choose one to open its cited answer.
Question or correct this record
BlockReport can explain a discrepancy, but it cannot rewrite an official City record. Use the agency that owns the underlying fact:
Property tax
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.
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 3930330002026 OPA taxes $87,080 of $435,400 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.
See the assessment math →Applying the same rate to the billed-year full assessment. OPA's numeric split does not say when or whether the current treatment changes.
See the assessment math →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 recordNew construction
Why it mattersBought for $174K in 2016, built new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $438K in 2021.
View supporting records →City Property History
Fetched L&I and zoning records
Every row successfully fetched for this report is counted below. Dataset availability and matching can differ from the City's interactive file; use the official link for current detail.
- Recorded owner
- Individual owner on record Analyst access to view
- Tax mailing address
- Private for individual owners
- L&I district
- SOUTH
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 393033000
Permits6Every dated permit
Violation cases1326 violation records · 0 open
Investigations74 failed · 1 passed · 2 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses21 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status6
Zoning/usePermit 945107
Feb 14, 2019 COMPLETED Completed Feb 14, 2019
FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR, FRONT BAY WINDOW ON SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR AND WITH ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE TO USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN)
New ConstructionPermit 945110
Feb 14, 2019 Completed Completed Nov 10, 2020
FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR, FRONT BAY WINDOW ON SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR AND WITH ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE TO USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE PLAN)
New ConstructionPermit 1015242
Oct 23, 2019 Completed Completed Nov 10, 2020
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM WITH A ONE (1) INCH COMBINED FIRE & DOMESTIC SERVICE LINE THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING WITH BASEMENT AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE PER PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D. ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
PlumbingPermit 1028066
Nov 18, 2019 COMPLETED Completed Dec 12, 2019
WATER SERVICE,2-CURB TRAP,FAI,2-HOUSE DRAIN,AREA DRAIN PA20193181907 "SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED" AND 3-WC,5-LAVS,1-SH,2-BT,1-KS,1-DW,1-WM & HWH & STACK THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004
New ConstructionPermit 1027226
Nov 19, 2019 Completed Completed Oct 30, 2020
200AMP SERVICE COMPLETE AND WIRE THROUGHOUT SWITCHES, OUTLETS, LIGHT FIXTURES & SMOKE/CO DETECTORS AS PER NEC 2008 SOUTH DISTRICT
New ConstructionPermit 1047104
Feb 5, 2020 Completed Completed Nov 10, 2020
INSTALL(1)gas system with ductwork
Violation cases26 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible13
Case 104899CLOSED
HAZARDOUS · Opened Mar 12, 2007
- PROSEC- STD INFOViolation 513898Mar 9, 2007 COMPLIED
- VACANT LOT STANDARDViolation 513900Mar 9, 2007 COMPLIED
- LICENSE-VAC LOTViolation 513899Mar 9, 2007 COMPLIED
Case 140677CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jan 2, 2008 · completed Feb 3, 2010
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 787361Jan 2, 2008 COMPLIED
- VACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LICViolation 787362Jan 2, 2008 COMPLIED
Case 204633CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jun 26, 2009 · completed Oct 29, 2009
- LICENSE - VACANT LOTViolation 1374934Jun 26, 2009 COMPLIED
- VACANT LOT STANDARDViolation 1374935Jun 26, 2009 COMPLIED
Case 296751CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 13, 2011 · completed Jun 5, 2012
- EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 2382620Sep 13, 2011 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 2382619Sep 13, 2011 COMPLIED
Case 331399CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jun 5, 2012 · completed Jun 26, 2012
- VACANT LOT STANDARDViolation 2461866Jun 5, 2012 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 2461865Jun 5, 2012 COMPLIED
Case 342410CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Aug 6, 2012
- LICENSE-VAC LOTViolation 2649565Aug 6, 2012 CLOSEDCASE
Case 343568CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Aug 10, 2012 · completed Aug 1, 2015
- EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 2534587Aug 10, 2012 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 2534586Aug 10, 2012 COMPLIED
Case 407501CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Oct 17, 2013
- EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 3042617Oct 17, 2013 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 3042616Oct 17, 2013 COMPLIED
Case 446197CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Aug 4, 2014 · completed Sep 17, 2014
- EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 3280124Aug 4, 2014 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 3280123Aug 4, 2014 COMPLIED
Case 495229CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Aug 1, 2015 · completed Dec 14, 2015
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 3661618Aug 1, 2015 COMPLIED
- EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 3661619Aug 1, 2015 COMPLIED
Case 553951CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 7, 2016 · completed Sep 30, 2016
- EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 4073568Sep 7, 2016 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 4073567Sep 7, 2016 COMPLIED
Case 586717CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jun 3, 2017 · completed Oct 23, 2017
- EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 4336721Jun 3, 2017 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 4336720Jun 3, 2017 COMPLIED
Case 631394CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened May 2, 2018 · completed May 16, 2018
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 4658327May 2, 2018 COMPLIED
- EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 4658328May 2, 2018 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes7
L_CLIPCase 47308
Nov 7, 2005 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 104899
Mar 9, 2007 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 104899
Mar 12, 2007 CLOSED
L_CLIPCase 47308
Jan 2, 2008 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 342410
Aug 6, 2012 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 342410
Oct 15, 2012 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 342410
Nov 26, 2012 CLOSED
Building certificationsInspection result and filed expiration date by L&I building ID0
No building certifications matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
Business licensesHistorical and active licenses are both retained2
Vacant Residential Property / LotLicense 686652
INNOVATIVE BATIM LLC
Revenue code 3219 · First issued Dec 17, 2015 Inactive Expiration Dec 31, 2016 Inactive Mar 1, 2017
RentalLicense 899682
Taylor Runyen
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Jun 29, 2022 Active Expiration Jun 28, 2027
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields0
No appeals matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
City of Philadelphia OPA, L&I and Zoning Board records, shown as filed. A CLOSED investigation is an outcome label, not a missing visit; an appeal's application status and decision may differ.
Legal due diligence
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
4 verify
1 favorable dated record
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileUse permit #945107: COMPLETED.
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 ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition4 failed, 1 passed, and 2 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was CLOSED on Nov 26, 2012.
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 historical business license is not current operating authorityVacant Residential Property / Lot #686652: Inactive since Mar 1, 2017
Why it mattersA license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.
Verify nextIf business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatementOPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.
Why it mattersThe numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.
Verify nextObtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Favorable dated recordNo open violation; closed history remains relevantThe fetched record shows 0 open and 26 historical violations across 13 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.
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 1621% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.
Evidence: assessment moved from $24,400 to $420,000 · 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.
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
Verify the current tax bill and exemption
The 2026 taxable assessment implies about $1,219/yr, while applying the same rate to the full assessment would imply about $6,095/yr — $4,876/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.
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
Verify which assessment relief applies
OPA shows a material assessment exemption, but this record does not identify its legal basis or transfer treatment. Ask OPA for the approval history; if the current treatment ends, an eligible owner-occupant may need to apply separately for Homestead relief.
If you’re the landlord
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
$435,400
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $472,900 · built 2021
Price / sq ft
$292
block $275 · above block
Appreciation
+4532%
+47%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$484K
+47%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,219
0.26% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
4.2%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
3
licensed rental
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleLand buyL&I violationPermit
The paper trail
New constructionBought for $174K in 2016, built new under a 2019 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $438K in 2021.
- 2015 2 L&I violationsL&I
- 2016 2 L&I violationsL&I$174KLand buy
- 2017 2 L&I violationsL&I
- 2018 2 L&I violationsL&I
- 2019 Zoning/usePermitNew ConstructionPermitNew ConstructionPermitPlumbingPermitNew ConstructionPermit
- 2020 New ConstructionPermit
- 2021 $438KSold
Flags: material assessment exemption — legal basis and term unverified · active rental license. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The assessment exemption gap
OPA's 2026 taxable assessment implies about $1,219/year. Applying the same 1.3998% rate to the full assessed value would imply ~$6,095/year — $4,876/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.
2026: ($435,400 assessed − $348,316 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,219/yr
full-assessment scenario: $435,400 × 1.3998% ≈ $6,095/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
4
Stories
3
Interior
1,620 sqft
livable area
Lot
630 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
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 625 Emily 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.
When this house last sold (2021) a 30-year mortgage ran about 2.96% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
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 with an optional full-assessment stress test, not a live Tax Center balance.
Block context
625 Emily St sits on the 600 block of Emily St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 623 Emily St · 627 Emily St
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, 2:38 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.
Official city record ↗ · L&I history ↗ · See the whole block · Download this record (JSON)