House report

1821 Catharine St

3 bd2 ba3 stories1,938 sqftRSA5built 2008

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$935K 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$979K2003200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) medianAssessmentDeed / salePermitInspection

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Every dated record16 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitWall Covering Replacement
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $850K
  3. PermitZoning
  4. PermitMajor alteration
  5. Deed / saleDeed / sale $691K
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $462K
  7. PermitElectrical
  8. PermitMechanical
  9. PermitPlumbing
  10. PermitNew construction
  11. PermitDemolition
  12. PermitZoning/use
  13. InspectionL_ADJACENT
  14. InspectionL_LATERAL
  15. InspectionL_LATERAL
  16. InspectionL_INITIAL

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$11,684/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $834,700 × 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 $978,800. 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 301122300
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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
1,938 sqft livable area
Lot
1,122 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
B- 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

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

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Next door: 1819 Catharine St  ·  1823 Catharine 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 15 dated rows
  1. PermitWall Covering Replacement

    Permit GM-2020-000919 · Completed

    For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.

  2. Recorded transfer$850K transfer

    2020

  3. PermitZoning

    Permit 768888 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ERECTION OF ROOF DECK ACCESSED THROUGH A SPIRAL STAIRCASE ON THE THIRD FLOOR REAR OF AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLAN,

  4. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 768891 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROOF DECK ACCESSED THROUGH THE THIRD STORY REAR OF AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER PLANS,

  5. Recorded transfer$691K transfer

    2016

  6. Recorded transfer$462K transfer

    2009

  7. PermitElectrical

    Permit 187614 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 200A SERVICE, 55 RECEPTACLES, 45 LIGHT FIXTURES, 30 SWITCHES, 6 GFCI RECEPTACLES, 7 120V SMOKE DETECTORS, 6 PHONE JACKS, 6 CATV JACKS & 1 A/C / HEATING UNIT.

  8. PermitMechanical

    Permit 184490 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL (2) HEAT AND COOLING SYSTEMS BOTH UNITS GAS HEAT. 1ST UNIT 1.5 TON A/C WITH 45,000 BTU GAS HEAT 2ND UNIT 2 TON A/C WITH 70,OOO BTU GAS HEAT

  9. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 180250 · COMPLETED

    2 WET BAR, 3 WC, 1 KS, 3 LAV SINKS, 2 TUB, 1 SH,, 1 LAUNDRY B, 1 HWH, HD, HT, STACK, FAI, 5" LAT, 3/4" WATER

  10. PermitNew construction

    Permit 174692 · COMPLETED

    ERECTION OF A 3 STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE A CELLAR AND A 3RD FLOOR REAR DECK ABOVE THE 2ND STORY ROOF. USE AS A SFD.

  11. PermitDemolition

    Permit 174698 · EXPIRED

    COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING

  12. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 163141 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF ALL EXISTING STRUCTURES AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE (NTE 35' HIGH) TO INCLUDE A CELLAR AND A THIRD FLOOR REAR DECK ABOVE THE SECOND STORY ROOF, (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION). FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.

  13. InvestigationL_LATERAL

    Case 6983 · CLOSED

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

  14. InvestigationL_LATERAL

    Case 6983 · CANCELLED

  15. InvestigationL_INITIAL

    Case 6983 · CLOSED

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

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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