We connect an address to its city parcel and preserve the identifiers used by the source agencies.
About BlockReport
Public property data, made useful.
Our mission is to make Philadelphia’s public property data usable and useful. One address should lead to one clear account of what the city’s records say, when they said it, and where the record stops.
Why this exists
One property can live in a dozen public systems.
Philadelphia publishes assessments, deeds, permits, licenses, violations, appeals, tax records, and other property data. The records are useful. They are also split across different agencies, identifiers, websites, file formats, and reporting dates.
BlockReport starts with an address, connects the matching public records, and organizes them around the property and its block. The result is a report a person can read without already knowing which city department to search.
What happens here
The record stays attached to the conclusion.
We bring together dated assessments, deeds, permits, violations, licenses, appeals, taxes, and relevant block context.
We label the year and basis of each figure, separate records from estimates, and link back to the official source.
How to read a report
The categories matter.
Assessment
The city’s value for the property-tax roll. It is not an appraisal, asking price, or sale price.
Tax estimate
A calculation from the published taxable assessment and tax rate. It is not a live account balance or proof of what was paid.
Owner on record
The name and mailing address shown on the assessment roll. It does not establish beneficial ownership, control, occupancy, or a person’s current address.
License or permit
A dated city record of an authorization or application. It can support a property-use signal, but it does not prove current occupancy or completed work.
Deed amount
Recorded consideration from a transfer. Some transfers are nominal or non-market transactions, so the amount is not always a market sale price.
No record found
A search result, not proof that an event never happened. A city feed can lag, omit a record, or be unavailable when the report is assembled.
Where it comes from
Public records, with the source left visible.
Core sources include the Office of Property Assessment, Licenses and Inspections property history, Philadelphia Atlas, OpenDataPhilly, Philadelphia Revenue records, and the US Census American Community Survey. Each property report names the records checked, their availability, and the date the report was assembled.
Independent, by design
BlockReport is not the City of Philadelphia.
BlockReport is an independent Philadelphia project. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the city or any government agency. Government records can be late, incomplete, or wrong. Verify anything that affects a purchase, tax filing, legal decision, or other material action with the agency that issued it.
The site is built for property research. It is not a consumer report and cannot be used to decide anyone’s eligibility for housing, credit, employment, insurance, or another purpose covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Questions, corrections, or a record that does not add up? Write to [email protected].
Start with an address.
See the public record in context, then open the source behind any fact that matters.
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