2026 taxable assessment $8,800,900 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $8,225,900; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Multi-family report
917-21 Arch St
7 stories · 59,130 sqft · CMX4 · built 1920
Investor / LLC · assessed $8.8M (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $8.2M. On the 900 block of Arch St.
Property summary
Assessment$8,800,9002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $8,225,900
Last sale$3.4MRecorded 2003
Est. tax bill$123,195/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency$327KCity snapshot · Jun 2022
Permits6Dated events in report
Violations12 openNo historical match in fetched records
“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.
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.
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 8810074902026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
$327,148.61 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $29,510.07 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2016$29,510.07 total · $27,076.09 principal · $406.14 interest · $270.76 penalty
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 mattersbuilt new under a 2022 permit.
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
- Landmark Property Group
- Tax mailing address
- 83 HASTINGS ST, STATEN ISLAND NY, 10305
- L&I district
- —
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 881007490
Permits0Unavailable
Violation cases0Unavailable
Investigations0Unavailable
Building certifications0Unavailable
Business licenses0Unavailable
Appeals4OPEN · Granted with conditions
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status0
No permits matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
Violation cases0 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible0
No violation cases matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes0
No investigations matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
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 retained0
No business licenses matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields4
Zoning board appealAppeal 10033
Nov 10, 2009 CLOSED Withdrawn
CERTIFICATE FOR TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT AND SALE & TAKE-OUT OF BEER OR MALT BEVERAGES, PART OF AN EXISTING RETAIL GROCERY STORE AND EAT-IN RESTAURANT WITH SEATING FOR A MINIMUM. OF 32 PEOPLE ON 1ST & 2ND FLOORS. ( GARBAGE DISPOSAL AND TRASH STO
Zoning board appealAppeal 15749
Feb 14, 2012 CLOSED Withdrawn
PERMIT FOR THE FOUR(4) STORY ADDITION ON THE TOP OF AN EXISTING FIVE (5) STRUCTURE (TOTAL 9 STORY) MAXIMUM HEIGHT 137' FOR USE AS 36 PROPOSED APARTMENTS FROM 6TH THRU 9TH FLOOR AND AN EXISTING 36 APARTMENTS FROM 2ND THRU 05TH FLOORS (FOR A
Zoning board appealAppeal 17860
Nov 14, 2012 CLOSED Granted with conditions
PERMIT FOR THE PARTIAL DEMO. OF EXISTING STRUCTURE TO CREATE "LIGHT WELLS", FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY ADDITION ATOP AN EXISTING SIX (6) STORY STRUCTURE FOR USE AS (23) DWELLING UNITS, ERECTION OF ROOF DECK & BALCONIES, ERECTION
Zoning board appealAppeal 32235
Jan 23, 2019 OPEN Granted with conditions
PERMIT FOR ERECTION OF ONE STORY ADDITION ABOVE 9TH FLOOR OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH TWO STAIRWELLS AND ONE ELEVATOR OVERRIDE, AND EXTEND THREE (3) EXISTING LIGHT WELLS FROM 10TH FLOOR TO BASEMENT AND EXTEND ONE EXISTING LIGHT W
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.
2 resolve before relying
2 verify
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileAppeal #15749: CLOSED · Withdrawn.
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 ↗Resolve before relying12 open L&I violations12 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.
Why it mattersOpen notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.
Verify nextRead the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyResidential form does not establish rental useOPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.
Why it mattersA multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.
Verify nextConfirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA separate Commercial Trash account may applyOPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.
Verify nextCheck the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.
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. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.
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.
Records to verify together
Rule-based groupings across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows the records that belong in the same verification step and where the inference stops.
Records to verify together
Several independent, separately dated records stack up here and deserve prompt verification.
Evidence: 12 open L&I violations · $327,149 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot · a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016 · failed L&I inspection activity in 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026
Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.
Recent transition activity
The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.
Evidence: 4 permit events since 2023
Limit: Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned.
Transparent record rules, not a score or forecast. Each flag is a prompt to verify the cited records, not a prediction or allegation.
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 1920: 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
12 open violations: the clock matters
Most L&I appeals must be filed within 30 days; unsafe or imminently dangerous orders can carry a shorter deadline. Unresolved notices can lead to fees, court enforcement, City abatement work, and liens. Read the dated notice and verify its current status with L&I.
$29,510 in the historical tax ledger through 2016
Historical context only, not a current payoff figure; that ledger also contains a lien entry. Verify today's balance and lien status directly with Philadelphia Revenue before relying on it.
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.
Who's behind it
Landmark Property Group · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 83 Hastings St, Staten Island NY, 10305 — outside Philadelphia
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
$8,800,900
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $8,225,900 · built 1920
Price / sq ft
$139
block $213 · below block
Appreciation
+69%
+5%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$8.2M
+5%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$123,195
1.5% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$327K
recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
-97253.8%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
0
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermit
The paper trail
New constructionbuilt new under a 2022 permit.
- 2022 L&I: 9 failed, 2 passedL&I visitChange of UsePermitChange of UsePermit
- 2023 Inspection failed ×2L&I visitAddition and/or AlterationPermit
- 2024 AlterationsPermitAlterationsPermitNew ConstructionPermit
- 2025 3 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
- 2026 3 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 6 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
Flags: 12 open L&I violations · $327K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $30K with a lien entry · 4 zoning/board appeals on record. 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
7
Interior
59,130 sqft
livable area
Lot
18,316 sqft
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
CMX4
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
4
OPEN · Granted with conditions · 2019
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 917-21 Arch 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 (2003) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.83% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
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down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
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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
917-21 Arch St sits on the 900 block of Arch St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 915 Arch St · 913 Arch 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 9, 2026, 2:31 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. “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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