House report

1601 Kater St

4 bd2 ba3,506 sqftCMX2built 2007

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$1.4M 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$1.0M$2.0MZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) median$1.3M201220152018202120242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) medianAssessmentAppealPermit

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 record11 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAdministrative
  2. PermitMechanical
  3. PermitSuppression
  4. PermitElectrical
  5. PermitAddition
  6. PermitPlumbing
  7. PermitDemolition
  8. PermitZoning
  9. PermitMajor alteration
  10. PermitMajor alteration
  11. AppealZoning board appeal

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$12,213/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $872,480 × 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 $1,285,600. 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 301018905
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $872,480 of $1,435,000 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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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 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 ~$12,213/year

$872,480 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$7,874/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$20,087/year

$1,435,000 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: ($1,435,000 assessed − $562,520 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $12,213/year Full-assessment scenario: $1,435,000 × 1.3998% ≈ $20,087/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
2
Interior
3,506 sqft livable area
Lot
1,264 sqft
Central air
Yes
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
Quality grade
B+ assessor's grade
Zoning
CMX2 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1 CLOSED · Granted · 2012

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

Block context

1600 block of Kater St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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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.

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 11 dated rows
  1. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 718849 · COMPLETED

    AMEND PERMIT #701212-STRUCTURAL REQ CHANGES

  2. PermitMechanical

    Permit 737658 · COMPLETED

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

  3. PermitSuppression

    Permit 724122 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM DESIGN PER NFPA 13R WITH A 2 INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND SPRINKLER LAYOUT AS PER PLANS.

  4. PermitElectrical

    Permit 732848 · COMPLETED

    COMPLETE REWIRE OF ENTIRE HOUSE. INSTALL RECEPT LIGHT SWITCH BOTH LINE VOLTAGE SMOKE & CO2 USING EXISTING 200 AMP SERVICE PER 2008 NEC (SFD)SOUTH DISTRICT

  5. PermitAddition

    Permit 701212 · COMPLETED

    DEMO. THROUGHOUT EXIST. SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING INCLUDING ROOF DEMO & FOR THE ERECTION OF A ONE (1) STORY ADDITION OF LIGHT-FRAME WOOD CONSTRUCTION W. MANSARD ROOF & WALKABLE ROOF DECK TO CREATE A FOUR (4) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE, W. BASEMENT & ROOF DECK, SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING W. PRIVATE GARAGE; BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13R. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR ANY MECH., ELEC., PLUMB. & FIRESUPP WORK.

  6. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 709465 · COMPLETED

    REPLACEMENT OF: 5- WATER CLOSETS, 7- LAVATORIES, 4- SHOWERS/TUBS, 1- KITCHEN SINK, 1- BAR SINK, 1- LAUNDRY/WASHING MACHINE (NO OTHER FIXTURES ON THIS PERMIT)

  7. PermitDemolition

    Permit 704086 · COMPLETED

    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.

  8. PermitZoning

    Permit 590961 · COMPLETED

    CONSTRUCTION OF 4TH FLOOR LEVEL MASTER BEDROOM SUITE ON WEST PORTION OF PROPERTY.

  9. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 483197 · COMPLETED

    PROVIDED STRUCTURE SUPPORT TO FAILING JOIST AS PER SEALLED STRUCTURAL DRAWINGS.

  10. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 415431 · COMPLETED

    ERECTION OF A DECK IN REAR OF A SFD

  11. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 18626 · CLOSED · Granted

    Related permit 415428 · PERMIT for the erection of a one (1) rear yard sun deck, as part of a single family dwelling.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 6:08 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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