House report

636 Westview Ave

1 ba · 3 stories · 3,430 sqft · RSD3 · built 1925

Owner-occupancy signal · assessed $875K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $990K. On the 600 block of Westview Ave.

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Property summary

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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$11,337/year

2026 taxable assessment $809,900 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $990,000; 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 223087100
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $65,100 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

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

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What to do with this

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If you’re buying

Built 1925: 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 RSD3: one household by right

Single-family detached, small lot. 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.

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.

Assessment and tax history

Every fetched annual City assessment for this house, compared with its block and ZIP. The figures show assessment change, the billed-year tax estimate, dated tax records, and recorded transfers. They do not estimate market appreciation or investment return.

Assessed value
$875,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $990,000 · built 1925
Price / sq ft
$289
block $293 · in line w/ block
Assessment change
+103%
+7%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +13% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$11,337
1.3% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Times sold
0

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

$0$1.0M$2.0MZIP 19119 median$990K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19119 medianAssessmentPermit

Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

Every dated record5 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitElectrical
  2. PermitPlumbing
  3. PermitElectrical
  4. PermitMajor alteration
  5. PermitPlumbing

The paper trail

Electrical permit recorded in 2016.

  1. 2007 PlumbingPermit
  2. 2010 Major alterationPermitElectricalPermitPlumbingPermit
  3. 2016 ElectricalPermit

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Browse 5 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. PermitElectrical

    Permit 661408 · COMPLETED

    RE-WIRE PROPERTY: 3 -WAY SWITCHES, SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES, EXTERIOR PORCH LIGHT, SCONCES, CHANDELIER, ADD ARC FAULT LINES, REPLACE SUB BOX TO A 30 - POSITION SUB BOX... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BUILDING

  2. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 272323 · COMPLETED

    BATHROOM RE-ROUGH WITH 4 FIXTURES

  3. PermitElectrical

    Permit 269018 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 20AMP LINE WITH GFI RECEPTACLE. REWIRE SWITCH AND LIGHT FIXTURE. INSTALL: WALL LIGHT AND SWITCH, 5" SHOSWER RECESSED LIGHT, 4" FAN, SWITCH/TIMER FOR FAN AND SHOWER LIGHT, 4X6 FLOOR HEATER WITH WALL THERMOSTAT AND 2-HEAD MOTION SENSOR FIXTURE AND SWITCH IN CLOSET....IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC

  4. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 267762 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO BATHROOM; REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF TILE,WALLBOARD,FIXTURES AND RELATED CARPENTRY. APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED FEBRUARY 2007. DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD WILL RESULT IN REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES.

  5. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 119549 · COMPLETED

    OUTSIDE REPLACE 3/4" WATER SERVICE. (718090)

What this record suggests

The City file documents 5 permits touching bathroom work, electrical work, plumbing. 5 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

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.

Bathrooms
1
Stories
3
Interior
3,430 sqft
livable area
Lot
16,500 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
B
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSD3
city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 636 Westview 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 the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$990K
20%
6.875%
$2K/mo
Mortgage
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
+ taxes & insurance
Estimated cash needed
down + 4% planning allowance
Modeled cash flow
rent − shown costs · /mo
Modeled cap rate
modeled NOI ÷ price
Modeled cash-on-cash
modeled year-1 return

Scenario for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance, and buyer cash equal to the down payment plus 4%. Taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance. Cash flow and returns exclude vacancy, management, utilities, HOA or condo fees, leasing costs, income tax, and unplanned capital work.

Block context

636 Westview Ave sits on the 600 block of Westview Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 626 Westview Ave  ·  646 Westview Ave

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 6:13 PM 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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