2026 taxable assessment $85,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $388,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
635 Emily St
3 bd · 3 ba · 3 stories · 1,540 sqft · RSA5 · built 2017
Absentee individual · assessed $425K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $388K · sold 2×. On the 600 block of Emily St.
Property summary
Assessment$425,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $388,200
Last sale$372KRecorded 2017 · later nominal deed
Est. tax bill$1,190/year2026 taxable assessment · full-value scenario $5,949/year · basis and term unverified
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits7Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open15 historical across 7 cases
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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Property tax
The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.
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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 3930335102026 OPA taxes $85,000 of $425,000 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 $120K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $372K in 2017.
View supporting records →City Property History
Fetched L&I and zoning records
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- Recorded owner
- Alicia Sanusi & Anthony Sanusi
- Tax mailing address
- 7627 47TH AVE, ELMHURST NY, 11373
- L&I district
- SOUTH
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 393033510
Permits7Every dated permit
Violation cases715 violation records · 0 open
Investigations21 failed · 0 passed · 1 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses10 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status7
Zoning/usePermit 710415
Jul 28, 2016 COMPLETED Completed Jul 28, 2016
NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE STORY, ATTACHED STRUCTURE, WITH ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE (STAIRS AND LANDING ONLY). USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. ALL WORK SHALL BE ACCORDING TO PLANS WHICH WERE APPROVED UNDER PERMIT AP# 708943.
New constructionPermit 710414
Jul 28, 2016 COMPLETED Completed Aug 16, 2017
NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE STORY, ATTACHED STRUCTURE, WITH ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE (STAIRS AND LANDING ONLY), USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. ALL WORK SHALL BE ACCORDING TO PLANS WHICH WERE APPROVED UNDER PERMIT AP# 708943.
SuppressionPermit 721991
Sep 15, 2016 COMPLETED Completed Aug 16, 2017
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 2007, STANDARD 13D TO INCLUDE 1-INCH DIAMETER COMBINED SERVICE LINE. (SEE PLANS UNDER AP#715533.)
PlumbingPermit 742160
Dec 8, 2016 COMPLETED Completed Aug 16, 2017
3 WC,4 LAVS,3 BATH TUBS,1 WASHER BOX,1 KITCHEN SINK PEX AND PVC THROUGHOUT. 1"RFSS,5" LATERAL,4" MAIN DRAIN AND 5X4 CURB TRAP PA20163421310 (SFD)SELF CERTIFICATION NO LONGER ACCEPTED ALL TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.
AdministrativePermit 735434
Jan 5, 2017 COMPLETED Completed Jan 6, 2017
AMEND PERMIT AP# 710414 (PLANS WERE APPROVED UNDER AP# 708943), TO SHOW STRUCTURAL FOUNDATION MODIFICATIONS.
MechanicalPermit 749339
Jan 13, 2017 COMPLETED Completed Aug 16, 2017
INSTALLATION OF (1) HVAC UNIT (INCLUDING DUCTWORK AND ALL ASSOCIATED ACCESSORIES).
ElectricalPermit 761172
Feb 22, 2017 COMPLETED Completed Aug 4, 2017
NEW 200AMP SERVICE. WIRING THROUGHOUT AS PER NEC 2008
Violation cases15 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible7
Case 104906CLOSED
HAZARDOUS · Opened Mar 12, 2007
- LICENSE-VAC LOTViolation 513954Mar 9, 2007 COMPLIED
- VACANT LOT STANDARDViolation 513955Mar 9, 2007 COMPLIED
- PROSEC- STD INFOViolation 513953Mar 9, 2007 COMPLIED
Case 140681CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jan 2, 2008 · completed Feb 3, 2010
- VACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LICViolation 787392Jan 2, 2008 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 787391Jan 2, 2008 COMPLIED
Case 204640CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jun 26, 2009 · completed Mar 12, 2012
- LICENSE - VACANT LOTViolation 1375011Jun 26, 2009 COMPLIED
- VACANT LOT STANDARDViolation 1375012Jun 26, 2009 COMPLIED
Case 296757CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 13, 2011 · completed Apr 5, 2012
- EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 2382629Sep 13, 2011 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 2382628Sep 13, 2011 COMPLIED
Case 331391CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jun 5, 2012 · completed Jun 21, 2012
- VACANT LOT STANDARDViolation 2461836Jun 5, 2012 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 2461835Jun 5, 2012 COMPLIED
Case 339642CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jul 19, 2012 · completed Aug 10, 2012
- VACANT LOT STANDARDViolation 2510287Jul 19, 2012 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 2510286Jul 19, 2012 COMPLIED
Case 407498CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Oct 17, 2013 · completed Aug 20, 2014
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 3042583Oct 17, 2013 COMPLIED
- EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 3042584Oct 17, 2013 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes2
HCEU INSPCase 104906
Mar 9, 2007 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 104906
Mar 12, 2007 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 retained1
Vacant Residential Property / LotLicense 685040
LARRY PITTS
Revenue code 3219 · First issued Nov 30, 2015 Inactive Expiration Nov 30, 2016 Inactive Jan 29, 2017
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 #710415: 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 ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition1 failed, 0 passed, and 1 CLOSED investigation outcome are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was CLOSED on Mar 12, 2007.
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 #685040: Inactive since Jan 29, 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 ↗VerifyThe latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinionThe latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration and appears related-party/family-held.
Why it mattersA $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.
Verify nextRead the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.
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 15 historical violations across 7 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.
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 $1,190/yr, while applying the same rate to the full assessment would imply about $5,949/yr — $4,759/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.
The last transfer used nominal consideration
The latest deed records $100 or less and shared-name parties. That is not a usable market-sale price and can reflect a family, estate, gift, correction, or entity transfer. Inspect the deed and order a title search rather than inferring the relationship or chain.
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
$425,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $388,200 · built 2017
Price / sq ft
$252
block $275 · below block
Appreciation
+4421%
+46%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$397K
+46%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,190
0.31% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
5.1%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
2
latest deed has shared-name parties
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleLand buyPermit
The paper trail
New constructionBought for $120K in 2016, built new under a 2016 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $372K in 2017.
- 2011 2 L&I violationsL&I
- 2012 4 L&I violationsL&I
- 2013 2 L&I violationsL&I
- 2016 $120KLand buyZoning/usePermitNew constructionPermitSuppressionPermitPlumbingPermit
- 2017 AdministrativePermitMechanicalPermitElectricalPermit$372KSold
Flags: material assessment exemption — legal basis and term unverified · latest deed has shared-name parties — relationship unverified. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The assessment exemption gap
OPA's 2026 taxable assessment implies about $1,190/year. Applying the same 1.3998% rate to the full assessed value would imply ~$5,949/year — $4,759/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: ($425,000 assessed − $339,988 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,190/yr
full-assessment scenario: $425,000 × 1.3998% ≈ $5,949/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
3
Stories
3
Interior
1,540 sqft
livable area
Lot
630 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
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 635 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.
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
635 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: 633 Emily St · 631 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.
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