House report

18 W Rockland St

1,664 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$196K 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$125K$250KZIP 19144 (Germantown) median$182K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 (Germantown) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record12 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  2. PermitAlterations
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $70K
  5. PermitElectrical
  6. PermitAlteration
  7. InspectionBRU INSP
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  10. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  11. InspectionBRU INSP
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

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$2,748/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $196,300 × 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 $181,600. 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 123033000
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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.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

Assessment and sale price disagree hard

Assessed at $182K, but it traded for $70,000 in 2025 — a 2.6× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Interior
1,664 sqft livable area
Lot
1,342 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
Undetermined city code H
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
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

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Next door: 16 W Rockland St  ·  20 W Rockland St

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 12 dated rows
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2026-006214 · Issued

    rewiring of home 200 amp service install as per 2020 NEC code

  2. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2026-008996 · Issued

    renovation 1 kitchen and 1 bath add 1 bath with piping . 2-WC, 2 Lav, and 1-tub/shower and 1-KS

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2026-007355 · Issued

    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. Separate permits are required for plumbing and electrical work and the installation of heating/cooling appliances. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; INCLUDING UNDERPINNING, EXCAVATION, AND REMOVAL OF FOUNDATION SLAB.NO WORK MAY BE PERFORMED IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR.

  4. Recorded transfer$70K transfer

    2025

  5. PermitElectrical

    Permit 1026433 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 100AMP SERVICE,REPLACE SWITCHES,RECEPTS,1-DEDICATED GFCI CIRCUIT,2-10YR SMOKES AND 1-120V SMOKE AS PER 2014 NEC (NC DISTRICT) ALL WORK IS DONE BY FISHING ONLY

  6. PermitAlteration

    Permit 972807 · COMPLETED

    ROOF REPLACEMENT - INSTALL A SINGLE PLY AND SINGLE PLY DIMENSIONAL SHINGLE TYPE ROOF SYSTEM AND INSTALL VINYL SIDING. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. DIGGING IN BASEMENT).

  7. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 157256 · CLOSED

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

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 63214 · 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.

  9. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 157256 · Violation 925155 · Code A-503.2/2 · CMPLY

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines.

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

    Case 157256 · Violation 925154 · Code PM-302.2/2 · CMPLY

  11. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 157256 · FAILED

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

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 63214 · 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, 12:44 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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