House report

1820 Catharine St

3 bd2 ba3 stories1,720 sqftRM1built 1915

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$711K 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 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) median$724K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) medianAssessmentDeed / salePermit

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Every dated record8 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $685K
  2. PermitMechanical
  3. PermitElectrical
  4. PermitMajor alteration
  5. Deed / saleDeed / sale $363K
  6. PermitPlumbing
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $350K
  8. Deed / saleDeed / sale $207K

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$8,556/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $611,200 × 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 $724,000. 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 301136900
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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
3
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
1,720 sqft livable area
Lot
864 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
Quality grade
C+ assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1 city zoning code

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

Block context

1800 block of Catharine St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1818 Catharine St  ·  1822 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 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 8 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$685K transfer

    2019

  2. PermitMechanical

    Permit 846229 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL A BRYANT 90K BTU GAS FURANCE WITH ALL MATERIALS FOR A COMPLETE INSTALLATION.REMOVE OLD EQUIPMENT.

  3. PermitElectrical

    Permit 579088 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF 2 GFCI RECEPTACLES,6 HI HAT FIXTURES,8 DUPLEX RECEPTACLES,2 OUTSIDE LIGHTS,2 DIMMER SWITCHES FOR NEW KITCHEN PER 2008 NEC (SFD)

  4. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 577014 · EXPIRED

    140 SQUARE FEET OF INTERIOR ALTERATIONS - SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING - APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED FEB. 2007. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES. LICENSED CONTRACTOR TO BE LISTED ON PERMIT SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRIC AND HVAC. CALL INSPECTOR AT DISTRICT OFFICE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO STARTING WORK.

  5. Recorded transfer$363K transfer

    2012

  6. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 295835 · COMPLETED

    CURB TRAP BACK, WATER SERVICE, CURB IN01820

  7. Recorded transfer$350K transfer

    2006

  8. Recorded transfer$207K transfer

    2004

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 4:27 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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