House report

1217 Emily St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,070 sqftRSA5built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$395K 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$250K$500KZIP 19148 (Pennsport · Lower Moyamensing) median$340K2001200620112016202120262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19148 (Pennsport · Lower Moyamensing) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record21 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseJoseph Marks: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  2. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  3. InspectionBP_BLDG
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $349K
  5. InspectionBP_BLDG
  6. InspectionBP_BLDG
  7. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  8. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  9. InspectionBP_BLDG
  10. InspectionBP_BLDG
  11. L&I violationPERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTION
  12. InspectionBP_BLDG
  13. InspectionBP_BLDG
  14. InspectionBP_BLDG
  15. L&I violationDEBRIS REMOVE - CONSTR
  16. L&I violationPERMB- APPL EXT STUCCO
  17. InspectionBP_BLDG
  18. PermitAlteration
  19. Deed / saleDeed / sale $42K
  20. Deed / saleDeed / sale $238K
  21. Deed / saleDeed / sale $50K

Flags: active rental license. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$4,127/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $294,800 × 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 $340,000. 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 394262500
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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.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,070 sqft livable area
Lot
690 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
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 Emily St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1215 Emily St  ·  1219 Emily 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 24, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

Joseph MarksActive

Rental · Initial issue date Jun 22, 2023 · Filed expiration Jun 21, 2027

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 21 dated rows
  1. License issue eventJoseph Marks: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 926899 · Active

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  2. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 298766 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 316292 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. Recorded transfer$349K transfer

    2018

  5. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 365499 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  6. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 316292 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  7. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 316292 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  8. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 316292 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  9. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 316292 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  10. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 316292 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  11. ViolationPERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTION

    Case 316292 · Violation 2691844 · Code A-301.1/3 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  12. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 316292 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  13. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 298766 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  14. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 298766 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  15. ViolationDEBRIS REMOVE - CONSTR

    Case 298766 · Violation 2307137 · Code A-104.1/5 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  16. ViolationPERMB- APPL EXT STUCCO

    Case 298766 · Violation 2307138 · Code A-301.1/70 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  17. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 298766 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  18. PermitAlteration

    Permit 354188 · REVOKED

    ALTERATIONS TO NON LOAD BEARING PARTIONS, FLOOR, WALL, AND CEILING COVERINGS ONLY. REPLACE DOORS AND WINDOWS IN EXISTING OPENINGS. ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL WORK WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PERMITS.CALL THE INSPECTOR PRIOR TO STARTING WORK.

  19. Recorded transfer$42K transfer

    2011

  20. Recorded transfer$238K transfer

    2011

  21. Recorded transfer$50K transfer

    2001

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 9:57 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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