House report

1224 Catharine St

2 bd1 ba2 stories1,400 sqftRSA5built 1954

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$613K 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$650K2011201420172020202320262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record14 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitWall Covering Replacement
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $500K
  3. PermitMajor alteration
  4. PermitMechanical
  5. PermitElectrical
  6. PermitPlumbing
  7. PermitElectrical
  8. PermitMajor alteration
  9. PermitDemolition
  10. Deed / saleDeed / sale $242K
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

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$7,180/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $512,900 × 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 $649,800. 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 022226800
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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
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,400 sqft livable area
Lot
1,000 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
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 Catharine St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1222 Catharine St  ·  1226 Catharine 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 25, 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 14 dated rows
  1. PermitWall Covering Replacement

    Permit GM-2023-000097 · 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$500K transfer

    2019

  3. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 903369 · COMPLETED

    MASONRY FACADE REPALCEMENT USING PROVIDED ENGINEER STAMPED PLAN. FOR TWO STORY, SINGLE FAMILY. EXTERIOR DOOR AND WATER RESISTIVE BARRIER INSATLLED PER EZ PERMIT EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS.

  4. PermitMechanical

    Permit 865246 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL NEW A/C SYSTEM WITH 3 TON,INSTALL NEW TRUNK (DUCT) VENT THRU THE HOUSE

  5. PermitElectrical

    Permit 865559 · COMPLETED

    REWIRE HOUSE WITH SWITCHES, LIGHTS AND RECEPTACLES AND REPLACE 100AMP PANEL ONLY ON AN EXISTING 100AMP SERVICE AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)

  6. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 864185 · COMPLETED

    1.5 BATHS (2 WC,2 LAVS AND 1 TUB) WASTE AND WATER LINES AND SET FIXTURES (SFD)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004

  7. PermitElectrical

    Permit 703563 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF BRANCH CIRCUIT WIRING, RECEPTACLES, LIGHTING, TELEPHONE/CABLE WITH 4 DROPS, SMOKE DETECTORS, 100AMP SERVICE, AND A NEW 100AMP PANEL AS PER NEC 2008 (SOUTH DISTRICT)

  8. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 687381 · COMPLETED

    DEMO PARTITION WALLS. FRAME PARTITION WALLS, SHEETROCK, INSULATION, WINDOWS, FLOORING, INTERIOR, EXTERIOR DOORS, PAINT AND HAND RAILINGS EZ PERMIT STANDARD ALTERATIONS- FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

  9. PermitDemolition

    Permit 642326 · EXPIRED

    EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON LOAD-BEARING PARTITION WALLS AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

  10. Recorded transfer$242K transfer

    2015

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 268093 · PASSED

    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 passed.

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 268093 · 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.

  13. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 268093 · Violation 2028009 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 268093 · 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 26, 2026, 8:52 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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