House report

121 E Phil Ellena St

4 bd3 ba3 stories1,917 sqftRSA5built 2020

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$417K 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 19119 (Mount Airy) median$637K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19119 (Mount Airy) medianAssessmentDeed / salePermit

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Every dated record10 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $459K
  3. PermitAlterations
  4. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  5. PermitNew Construction
  6. PermitNew Construction
  7. PermitNew Construction
  8. PermitNew Construction
  9. PermitNew Construction
  10. PermitNew Construction

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified · $4K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$1,166/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $83,320 × 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 $637,300. 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 222002902
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $83,320 of $416,600 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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Historical delinquency sources Record found

$4,096.01 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.

$3,213.48 principal$264.35 interest$203.43 penalty$414.75 other charges
2years recorded 2020–2021tax periods Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $458,100 total assessment, $68,715 taxable, and $389,385 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.”

The assessment exemption gap

OPA's 2026 roll shows a partial assessment exemption. The annual difference is measurable; the reason for it and what happens after a sale are not established here.

Using OPA's taxable amount ~$1,166/year

$83,320 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$4,666/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$5,832/year

$416,600 scenario basis

The assessment roll does not identify
  • Legal basis or program
  • Approval or expiration date
  • Treatment after a sale
  • Current Tax Center balance
Show the assessment math 2026: ($416,600 assessed − $333,280 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,166/year Full-assessment scenario: $416,600 × 1.3998% ≈ $5,832/year

Do not treat the full-assessment scenario as inevitable or assume the current relief transfers. Obtain the approval history and verify the live Tax Center account before relying on either number.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Stories
3
Interior
1,917 sqft livable area
Lot
1,995 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Newer construction city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction city code 1
Newer construction
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

100 block of E Phil Ellena St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 123 E Phil Ellena St  ·  117 E Phil Ellena St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 21, 2026.

A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open, operating today, or located at this storefront. Dates are license dates. Events are deduped by parcel, business identity, and license type, so a renewal is not shown as another opening. Other permit and filing types remain in the full source ledger.

Open every source row 10 dated rows
  1. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2021-004403 · Completed

    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$459K transfer

    2021

  3. PermitAlterations

    Permit 962617 · Completed

    INSTALL 10 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC

  4. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit 962633 · Completed

    INSTALL 10 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC

  5. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 1012553 · Completed

    INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND 1" COMBINED SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

  6. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 1013444 · Completed

    INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND 1" COMBINED SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA. **SEE A/P 1012553 FOR PLANS**

  7. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 963656 · Completed

    INSTALL (1) HVAC SYSTEM WITH DUCTWORK. (SFD)

  8. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 959092 · Completed

    INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE COMPLETE WITH GROUND WIRE THROUGHOUT OUTLETS SWITCHES LIGHTS GFCI SMOKE DETECTORS AS PER 2008 NEC

  9. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 952621 · Completed

    NEW CONSTRUCTION OF TWO THREE STORY SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH BASEMENT AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED DRAWINGS.

  10. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 863142 · Completed

    NEW CONSTRUCTION OF TWO THREE STORY SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING WITH BASEMENT AS SHOWN ON THE ATTACHED DRAWINGS.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 22, 2026, 7:37 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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