The Block Report

House report

1228 E Palmer St

2 bd2 ba1,200 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$375K 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 19125 (Fishtown · East Kensington) median$398K2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19125 (Fishtown · East Kensington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleAppealPermit

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Every dated record8 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAlterations
  2. AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance
  3. PermitParking Only
  4. PermitLot Line Relocation
  5. PermitAlterations
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $195K
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $106K
  8. Deed / saleDeed / sale $65K

Flags: 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$3,849/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $275,000 × 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 $398,000. 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 181128502
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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
2
Interior
1,200 sqft livable area
Lot
2,320 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
Heat
Hot water / radiators city code B
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1 Completed · Granted · 2022

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

Block context

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

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Next door: 1232 E Palmer St  ·  1222-26 E Palmer 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 8 dated rows
  1. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2025-004502 · Completed

    REPLACING HOUSE TRAP AND FRESH AIR INLET

  2. AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance

    Appeal ZP-2021-010949 · Completed · Granted

    Related permit ZP-2021-010949 · PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) ACCESSORY PARKING SPACES IN A SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN.

  3. PermitParking Only

    Permit ZP-2021-010949 · Issued

    FOR THE INSTALLATION OF TWO (2) ACCESSORY OFF STREET PARKING SPACES IN A SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION / PLAN.

  4. PermitLot Line Relocation

    Permit ZP-2020-000160 · Completed

    For the lot adjustment to create one (1) lot (Proposed Parcel "A") from two (2) existing lots (1228 E Palmer Street and 1230 E Palmer Street), size and location as shown on plan/application.

  5. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2020-001030 · Completed

    Replace curb trap and fresh air inlet per 2018 Philadelphia Plumbing Code.

  6. Recorded transfer$195K transfer

    2014

  7. Recorded transfer$106K transfer

    2010

  8. Recorded transfer$65K transfer

    2005

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 1:53 AM 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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