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1246 Ellsworth St

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3 bd2 ba3 stories1,656 sqftRSA5built 1915

Property at a glanceApartment building

Individual, other or unknown mailing address

2026 assessment

$310K OPA value, not a listing price

ZIP 19147 area

Queen Village · East Passyunk 1200 block of Ellsworth St

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Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this building 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.

Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) medianAssessmentL&I violationAppealPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record12 events · exact dates, newest first

2020-02-07PermitCertificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…
2019-11-22PermitUse
2019-10-23AppealZoning board appeal
2019-09-24InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
2019-06-18InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
2019-02-07L&I violationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)
2019-02-07InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
2018-03-05PermitPlumbing
2011-10-20InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
2011-10-05LicenseMICHAEL J CARA: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
2011-08-23L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
2011-08-19InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: active rental license · 1 zoning/board appeal on record · latest deed has shared-name parties; relationship unverified. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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Property tax

$4,335/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $309,700 × 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 $309,700. 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 021207200

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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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.

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The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Stories

Interior

1,656 sqft livable area

Lot

752 sqft

Basement

Full, unfinished city code C

Heat

Forced hot air city code A

Central air

Exterior condition

Average city code 4

Above averageBelow average

Interior condition

Below average city code 5

Above averageBelow average

Quality grade

C+ assessor's grade

ABCDE

Zoning

RSA5 city zoning code

Zoning appeals

1 OPEN · Granted · 2019

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: 1244 Ellsworth St · 1248 Ellsworth St

L&I license dates · data through Jul 23, 2026

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 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

MICHAEL J CARAActive

Rental · Initial issue date Oct 5, 2011 · Filed expiration Feb 28, 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.

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Feb 7, 2020
PermitCertificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…
Permit 1039962 · Completed
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR TWO FAMILY DWELLING.
Nov 22, 2019
PermitUse
Permit 990133 · COMPLETED
FOR TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.
Oct 23, 2019
AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 38049 · OPEN · Granted
Related permit 990133 · PERMIT FOR TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.
Sep 24, 2019
InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 673714 · 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.
Jun 18, 2019
InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 673714 · 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.
Feb 7, 2019
ViolationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)
Case 673714 · Violation 5080468 · Code 9-3902 (1) · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Feb 7, 2019
InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 673714 · 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.
Mar 5, 2018
PermitPlumbing
Permit 856554 · COMPLETED
INSTALL 3/4 COPPER WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPE FROM CURB TO INSIDE FOUNDATION WALL RECONNECTING TO EXISITNG METER (SFD)PA20180082313IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"
Oct 20, 2011
InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 293238 · 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.
Oct 5, 2011
License issue eventMICHAEL J CARA: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 545662 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
Aug 23, 2011
ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
Case 293238 · Violation 2186793 · Code PM-102.3/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Aug 19, 2011
InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 293238 · 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

Assessment, spec sheet & owner: OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
Sales & deed history: Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
Permits, violations & inspections: L&I Property History · Atlas
Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022: Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016: Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
Current property-tax balance: Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
Zoning appeals: L&I & Zoning Board appeals
Neighborhood income & rents: US Census ACS 5-year estimates
Historical mortgage rates: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages

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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About this data & fine print

Answers are generated by an AI agent querying available City of Philadelphia open data at the moment you ask: OPA property assessments, Recorder of Deeds transfer records, L&I permits, violations & licenses, dated Dept. of Revenue tax records, Zoning Board appeals, Police incident reports, Philly311 requests, and School District of Philadelphia catchment and school data. When you explicitly request a web check, or ask about a current listing or recent news, the agent can also run a cited public-web search; those claims are labeled separately from City records.

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Property-level tax data is historical: the delinquency snapshot is dated June 2022 and the separate detailed ledger ends in 2016. Neither shows what is owed today; verify a current balance with Philadelphia Revenue.

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