2026 taxable assessment $138,700 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $245,400; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
2 stories · 1,440 sqft · RSA3 · built 1940
Owner-occupancy signal · assessed $239K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $245K. On the 7000 block of Gillespie St in ZIP 19135.

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2026 taxable assessment $138,700 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $245,400; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
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 5524403002026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.
This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.
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Plumbing permit recorded in 2016.
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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.
Single-family attached. 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 latest deed records $100 or less. 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.
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.
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.
Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line
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Plumbing permit recorded in 2016.
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Permit 672745 · COMPLETED
REPLACE CURB TRAP,MAIN DRAIN AND FAI PA20160562318 SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED","ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"
Case 186647 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Case 186715 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Permit 198254 · COMPLETED
REPLACE ALL EXISTING RECEPTS, OUTLETS, LIGHT SWITCHES, LIGHTING FIXTURES WITH NO ADDITIONAL WIRING AND ADD 2 GFCI KITCHEN OUTLETS AS PER 2005 NEC (EAST DISTRICT)
Permit 198260 · COMPLETED
INSTALLATION OF FIXTURES, 1 WATER CLOSET, 1 TUB, 1 LAVY, 1 KITCHEN SINK AND INSTALLATION OF HOT WATER TANK
Permit 197896 · COMPLETED
Permit 197906 · COMPLETED
Case 155673 · PASSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Case 186715 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 186647 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 163073 · PASSED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Case 186715 · Violation 1212048 · Code A-401.2/6 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 186647 · Violation 1220446 · Code A-504.1/3 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 178989 · Violation 1117004 · Code CP-305 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 178989 · Violation 1117005 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 178989 · Violation 1117006 · Code PM-306.0/90 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 178989 · Violation 1117003 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 163073 · Violation 969384 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 163073 · Violation 969386 · Code PM-408.1/4 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 163073 · Violation 969385 · Code PM-408.1/2 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 163073 · FAILED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 161880 · PASSED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Case 161880 · Violation 959677 · Code A.CNE.000 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 161880 · FAILED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 155673 · Violation 1055459 · Code CP-325 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 82482 · PASSED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Case 82482 · FAILED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 74734 · CLOSED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Case 74734 · FAILED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 33235 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Case 33235 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 11805 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Case 11805 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
What this record suggests
The City file documents 5 permits touching kitchen 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 city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
What owning 7040 Gillespie 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 (2009) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.04% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
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.
7040 Gillespie St sits on the 7000 block of Gillespie St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
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This report was assembled Jul 11, 2026, 8:48 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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