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868 E Chelten Ave

3 stories · 2,500 sqft · RM1 · built 1915

Absentee individual · assessed $235K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $270K · sold 1×. On the 800 block of E Chelten Ave.

Property summary

Assessment$234,6002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $270,300 Last sale$113KRecorded 2014 Est. tax bill$3,284/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquency$555City snapshot · Jun 2022 Permits2Every fetched City permit Violations0 open12 historical across 4 cases

“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled

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Street view of 868 E Chelten Ave
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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.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$3,284/year

2026 taxable assessment $234,600 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $270,300; 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 122119100
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Choose “View period balance” to see the tax year and any credit, interest, or delinquency.
Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$554.70 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2020–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$0.00 principal$187.64 interest$124.73 penalty$242.33 other charges
2years recorded 2020–2021tax periods 2022-01-19last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Nosheriff-sale flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $115,200 total assessment, $115,200 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

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 record

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

Built 1915: 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.

If you own it

$555 in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot

The City recorded this amount in June 2022. It may since have been paid, reduced, or increased; verify the current balance directly with Philadelphia Revenue.

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 building 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
$234,600
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $270,300 · built 1915
Price / sq ft
$108
block $92 · above block
Appreciation
+173%
+11%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$272K
+11%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$3,284
1.21% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$555
recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
5.7%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
1

Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line

$0$125K$250KBefore this chart — 2011: Plumbing 2014: Sold $113K2019: 11 L&I violations 2019: PERM Z- NEW USE 2019: MECH - HEATING RESIDENT TEMP 2019: UNFIT STRUCTURE 2019: FIRE ALARM TESTED/CERTIFIED 2019: EXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE 2019: EXTERIOR STRUCTURE DOORS 2019: EXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE 2019: ELECTRICAL -LIGHTING 2019: EXTINGUISHERS REQRD (SPECIFY) 2019: EXTERIOR STRUCT IDENTIF 2019: OPEN JUNCTION BOXES 2019: HCEU INSP2020: Use 2020: L&I violation 2020: L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed 2020: MULTI FAMILY (R2) 2020: HCEU INSP 2020: L&I investigation2023: Inspection failed ×2 2023: L&I investigation2024: Inspection failed 2024: L&I investigation2026: Inspection passed 2026: L&I investigation$235K201620182020202220242026
This propertyBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermitInspection
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The paper trail

Improved

Bought for $113K in 2014. Owner pulled a use permit in 2020.

  1. 2011 PlumbingPermit
  2. 2014 $113KSold
  3. 2019 11 L&I violationsL&I
  4. 2020 UsePermitL&I violationL&IL&I: 3 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
  5. 2023 Inspection failed ×2L&I visit
  6. 2024 Inspection failedL&I visit
  7. 2026 Inspection passedL&I visit

Every dated deed, permit, inspection, license, violation, certification, and appeal—together.

The timeline combines the report’s transfer history with every successfully fetched L&I and zoning row. A date or status is the City’s filed record, not a statement that the condition remains current; use the official file for live detail.

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Recorded owner
Individual owner on record
L&I district
NORTH
OPA account
122119100

What this record suggests

The City file documents 2 permits touching plumbing. 2 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 717755 · PASSED

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 723859 · FAILED

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 717755 · FAILED

  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2022-017564 · Certified

    Expires 2023-10-10

  5. ViolationMULTI FAMILY (R2)

    Case 723859 · Violation 211988682 · CLOSED

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 717747 · PASSED

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 717751 · PASSED

  8. PermitUse

    Permit 1038616 · COMPLETED

    USE AN EXISTING BUILDING AS A THREE(3) FAMILY DWELLING(TRIPLEX). NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OR SQUARE FOOTAGE.

  9. ViolationPERM Z- NEW USE

    Case 717747 · Violation 5258564 · COMPLIED

  10. ViolationMECH - HEATING RESIDENT TEMP

    Case 717751 · Violation 5258586 · COMPLIED

  11. ViolationUNFIT STRUCTURE

    Case 717751 · Violation 5258585 · COMPLIED

  12. ViolationFIRE ALARM TESTED/CERTIFIED

    Case 717755 · Violation 211979063 · CLOSED

  13. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE

    Case 717755 · Violation 211979097 · CLOSED

  14. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE DOORS

    Case 717755 · Violation 211979067 · CLOSED

  15. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE

    Case 717755 · Violation 211979066 · CLOSED

  16. ViolationELECTRICAL -LIGHTING

    Case 717755 · Violation 211979065 · CLOSED

  17. ViolationEXTINGUISHERS REQRD (SPECIFY)

    Case 717755 · Violation 211979062 · CLOSED

  18. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT IDENTIF

    Case 717755 · Violation 211979064 · CLOSED

  19. ViolationOPEN JUNCTION BOXES

    Case 717755 · Violation 211979098 · CLOSED

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 717747 · FAILED

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 717751 · FAILED

  22. Recorded transfer$113K transfer

    2014

  23. LicenseRental

    License 573786 · Closed

    ROY RICKS · Expires 2015-02-28 · Inactive 2015-04-29

  24. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 347909 · COMPLETED

    HOUSE DRAIN REPAIR IN THE BASEMENT

How Philadelphia’s property system works

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Permits and inspections 2 on this property

This property’s file includes PP_PLUMBNG, ZP_USE permit records. A permit documents authorized scope and a City process; it is not by itself proof that every described improvement was completed, remains in place, or meets today’s condition expectations.

L&I inspections are scheduled at defined stages; final inspection and required certifications are separate steps in closing out applicable work.

How construction and repair permits work ↗See City inspection stages by permit type ↗
Assessments and taxes

The OPA assessment is the City’s value on the tax roll—not an asking price, appraisal, or live account balance. The taxable assessment can differ from the full assessment because the City roll records exemptions or other treatment; the report keeps those fields separate.

Your annual estimate uses the taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and the amount due are maintained separately in Tax Center.

How the Office of Property Assessment works ↗Philadelphia property-tax guidance ↗
Violations, cases, and status check current status

An open row is a dated City status, not a diagnosis of current condition or a conclusion about the property. Read the case, notice, and any subsequent inspection together, then verify the live file.

How L&I code enforcement works ↗City violation and order types ↗

Flags: $555 recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance. 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.

Stories
3
Interior
2,500 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,529 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 868 E Chelten 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.

$270K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2014) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.17% — 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, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

868 E Chelten Ave sits on the 800 block of E Chelten Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 866 E Chelten Ave  ·  870 E Chelten Ave

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 6:00 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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