House report

1203 Ellsworth St

3 bd2 ba1,920 sqftRSA5built 2012

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$620K OPA value, not a listing price
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Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this house against its block and ZIP. Dated City filings are marked on the same line. Select one to read it. Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals.

$0$500K$1.0MZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) median$621K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) medianAssessmentDeed / saleLand buyPermitInspection

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Every dated record12 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitWall Covering Replacement
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $625K
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $406K
  4. PermitElectrical
  5. PermitPlumbing
  6. PermitMechanical
  7. PermitSuppression
  8. PermitNew construction
  9. PermitZoning/use
  10. Land buyLand record $95K
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

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$7,279/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $520,000 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance. The City maintains payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due.

OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $621,300. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 021189000
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

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.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

Homestead exemption, mail goes elsewhere

The parcel claims the homestead exemption (owner lives here) while the tax bill mails to 109 2nd St, Bridgeport Pa, 19405. Those two facts sit in tension on the record — there can be innocent reasons, but one of them is usually out of date.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Interior
1,920 sqft livable area
Lot
960 sqft
Basement
Partial city code H
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code

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

Block context

1200 block of Ellsworth St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1201 Ellsworth St  ·  1205 Ellsworth St

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 12 dated rows
  1. PermitWall Covering Replacement

    Permit GM-2022-008772 · Expired

    For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.

  2. Recorded transfer$625K transfer

    2019

  3. Recorded transfer$406K transfer

    2012

  4. PermitElectrical

    Permit 376112 · COMPLETED

    TOTLA REWIRE OF HOUSE AND INSTALL 200 AMP SERVICE AS PER 2008 NEC(SOUTH DIST)(SFD)

  5. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 374866 · COMPLETED

    SFD-INSTALL NEW SOIL AND WASTE PIPES & WATER SUPPLY LINES TO 3 WC, 3LAVS, 2 BT, , 1 RS, 1 WC, 1 T FOR 2ND & 3RD FLOOR BATHROOM,BASEMENT BATH AND 1ST FL KITCHEN.PA1#20113211514

  6. PermitMechanical

    Permit 374808 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF ONE HVAC UNIT (1800 CFM PAYNE) SFD

  7. PermitSuppression

    Permit 372506 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D

  8. PermitNew construction

    Permit 367785 · COMPLETED

    ERECT A 3 STORY SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING INCLUDING CELLAR AND ROOFTOP DECK PER SUBMITTED PLAN. FULLY SPRINKLED SYSTEM NFPA13 AND/OR 2009 IRC SEC. P2904. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRIC; PLUMBING; MECHANICAL AND SPRINKLER. ACTIVE, VALID LICENSED CONTRACTOR REQUIRED.

  9. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 365165 · COMPLETED

    CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE STORY SFD WITH 2ND STORY REAR ROOF DECK WITH OPEN STAIR FROM

  10. Land recordLand record

    2011

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 74831 · 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.

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 74831 · 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.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 8:54 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. 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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