2026 taxable assessment $101,700 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $508,500; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
717 Ellsworth St
3 bd · 2 stories · 1,373 sqft · RSA5 · built 2017
Owner-occupied · assessed $509K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $509K · sold 5×. On the 700 block of Ellsworth St.
Property summary
Assessment$508,5002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $508,500
Last sale$565KRecorded 2024
Est. tax bill$1,424/year2026 taxable assessment · full-value scenario $7,118/year · basis and term unverified
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits7Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open12 historical across 7 cases
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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OPA 0211801002026 OPA taxes $101,700 of $508,500 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 $95K in 2016, built new under a 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $565K in 2024.
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
- West Anna Clarice
- Tax mailing address
- 717 ELLSWORTH ST, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19147
- L&I district
- CENTRAL EAST
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 021180100
Permits7Every dated permit
Violation cases712 violation records · 0 open
Investigations117 failed · 1 passed · 3 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses30 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status7
Zoning/usePermit 770636
Apr 5, 2017 COMPLETED Completed Apr 5, 2017
ERECT THREE STORY, ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR, ROOF DECK AND ACCESS PILOT HOUSE (FOR STAIRS AND LANDINGS ONLY). USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING.
New constructionPermit 770613
Apr 5, 2017 COMPLETED Completed Sep 5, 2017
CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE STORY, ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR, ROOF DECK AND ACCESS PILOT HOUSE (FOR STAIRS AND LANDINGS ONLY). USE AS SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING.
SuppressionPermit 778487
May 25, 2017 COMPLETED Completed Sep 5, 2017
INSTALLATION OF NFPA 13D FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM.
MechanicalPermit 788324
Jun 1, 2017 COMPLETED Completed Sep 5, 2017
INSTALL (1) HVAC SYSTEM WITH DUCTWORK. (SFD)
ElectricalPermit 798275
Jul 10, 2017 COMPLETED Completed Sep 7, 2017
INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE AND WIRE WITH RECEPTS,SWITCHES,LIGHTS,FIXTURES,SMOKES AND CO DETECTORS AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)
PlumbingPermit 801670
Jul 20, 2017 COMPLETED Completed Sep 5, 2017
INSTALL 3 TOILET, 3 LAVM 1 TUB, 2 SHOWER, 1 KITCHEN SINK, 1 WASHER,LATERAL, HOUSE DRAIN, HOUSE TRAP, FRESH AIR INLET, WATER SERVICE - PA1# 2017-2010182 "SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED" - "ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION" THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004
Change of UsePermit ZP-2022-007046
Nov 8, 2022 Issued
Limited Lodging
Violation cases12 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible7
Case 117305CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jun 18, 2007 · completed Jan 28, 2008
- VACANT LOT STANDARDViolation 601429Jun 7, 2007 COMPLIED
- LICENSE-VAC RES BLDGViolation 601428Jun 7, 2007 COMPLIED
- DRAINAGE-ROOF/YARDS/OPEN AREASViolation 601430Jun 7, 2007 COMPLIED
- PROSEC- STD INFOViolation 601427Jun 7, 2007 COMPLIED
Case 256779CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Oct 29, 2010 · completed Aug 25, 2017
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 1868719Oct 26, 2010 COMPLIED
- VACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LICViolation 1868720Oct 26, 2010 COMPLIED
Case 331739CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jun 7, 2012 · completed Mar 5, 2013
- LICENSE-VAC LOTViolation 2557868Jun 6, 2012 CLOSEDCASE
Case 391945CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jul 17, 2013 · completed Aug 20, 2013
- EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIViolation 2865715Jul 17, 2013 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 2865714Jul 17, 2013 COMPLIED
Case 392666CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jul 22, 2013 · completed Sep 7, 2017
- LICENSE-VAC LOTViolation 3144721Jul 19, 2013 COMPLIED
Case 778487CLOSED
Opened Date unavailable
- PERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSPViolation 4397804Jul 26, 2017 COMPLIED
Case 788324CLOSED
Opened Date unavailable
- PERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSPViolation 4397811Jul 26, 2017 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes11
HCEU INSPCase 117305
Jun 7, 2007 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 117305
Jun 18, 2007 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 331739
Jun 6, 2012 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 331739
Aug 17, 2012 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 331739
Aug 27, 2012 CLOSED
PRECOURTCase 331739
Aug 27, 2012 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 392666
Jul 19, 2013 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 392666
Sep 27, 2013 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 392666
Dec 24, 2013 CLOSED
PRECOURTCase 392666
Apr 11, 2014 FAILED
PRECOURTCase 392666
Sep 7, 2017 PASSED
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 retained3
Vacant Residential Property / LotLicense 275425
GIRANDA JOHN
Revenue code 3219 · First issued Apr 5, 2001 Inactive Expiration Feb 28, 2002
Vacant Residential Property / LotLicense 277707
PASQUALE CARDULLO
Revenue code 3219 · First issued Mar 27, 2003 Closed Expiration Feb 28, 2013
Limited Lodging OperatorLicense 911356
Melinda Glavin
Revenue code 3240 · First issued Nov 25, 2022 Inactive Expiration Nov 24, 2023 Inactive Jan 23, 2024
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
3 verify
1 favorable dated record
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileUse permit #770636: 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 condition7 failed, 1 passed, and 3 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Sep 7, 2017.
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 #275425: Inactive; Vacant Residential Property / Lot #277707: Closed; Limited Lodging Operator #911356: Inactive since Jan 23, 2024
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 12 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 $1,424/yr, while applying the same rate to the full assessment would imply about $7,118/yr — $5,694/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.
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
$508,500
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $508,500 · built 2017
Price / sq ft
$370
block $278 · above block
Appreciation
+4697%
+47%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$521K
+47%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,424
0.28% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
3.7%
≈$2K/mo rent
Times sold
5
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 $95K in 2016, built new under a 2017 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown), sold for $565K in 2024.
- 2016 $95KLand buy
- 2017 Zoning/usePermitNew constructionPermitSuppressionPermitMechanicalPermit2 L&I violationsL&IElectricalPermitPlumbingPermitInspection passedL&I visit$435KSold
- 2022 Change of UsePermit
- 2024 $565KSold
Flags: material assessment exemption — legal basis and term unverified. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The assessment exemption gap
OPA's 2026 taxable assessment implies about $1,424/year. Applying the same 1.3998% rate to the full assessed value would imply ~$7,118/year — $5,694/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: ($508,500 assessed − $406,771 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,424/yr
full-assessment scenario: $508,500 × 1.3998% ≈ $7,118/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
Stories
2
Interior
1,373 sqft
livable area
Lot
561 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 717 Ellsworth 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 (2024) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.72% — 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
717 Ellsworth St sits on the 700 block of Ellsworth St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 715 Ellsworth St · 719 Ellsworth 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, 2:16 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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