House report

2008 Memphis St

5 bd1 ba3 stories2,425 sqftRSA5built 1875

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$600K 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 19125 (Fishtown · East Kensington) median$620K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19125 (Fishtown · East Kensington) medianAssessmentDeed / salePermit

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Every dated record6 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAlterations
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  5. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $271K

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$4,051/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $289,400 × 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 $619,900. 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 312003100
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $289,400 of $600,000 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 ~$4,051/year

$289,400 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$4,348/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$8,399/year

$600,000 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: ($600,000 assessed − $310,600 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $4,051/year Full-assessment scenario: $600,000 × 1.3998% ≈ $8,399/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
5
Bathrooms
1
Stories
3
Interior
2,425 sqft livable area
Lot
1,537 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
No
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
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

2000 block of Memphis St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2006 Memphis St  ·  2010 Memphis 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 10, 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 6 dated rows
  1. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2021-009201 · Completed

    INSTALL ALL NEW INTERNAL PLUMBING FOR SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING THIS TO INCLUDE ALL NEW DRAIN AND WATER LINES FOR 2 FULL BATHROOMS 1 HALF BATHROOM 1 KITCHEN AND 1 LAUNDRY ROOM

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2020-005004 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. *ROOFTOP UNITS NOT ALLOWED ON THIS PERMIT UNLESS ON APPROVED BUILDING PLANS*

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2020-009191 · Completed

    install new 200 AMP service and all new interior wiring for single family home in accordance to NEC 2014 Amendment: ADDING 125 AMP SUB PANEL ON 2ND FLOOR

  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit 1056675 · Completed

    INTERIOR RENOVATION OF 1 SFD AT 2008 MEMPHIS ST, PHILA, PA HOME WLL BE DESIGNED WITH 3 BEDS AND 2.5 BATHS, REMOVAL OF REAR 1 STORY ADDITION. CHIMNEY TO BE DEMOLISHED. 11/10/20 permit amended. Building amendment to previously approved permit AP #1056675. Amendment to include interior changes. permit amended on 8/30/22: Amendment for basement revision, for storage, no basement lowering, basement not habitable see revised plan stamped on 8/30/22. Permit amended on 5/19/21 Amendment to include interior changes as per plan shown in clouded portion. basement is for storage and utility only. no lowering of basement floor included.

  5. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

    Permit 1056671 · Issued

    for the removal of rear non-legalized one story portion and for the erection of a rear roof deck on third floor level of an existing single family attached structure (size and location as shown on the plans).

  6. Recorded transfer$271K transfer

    2020

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 18, 2026, 12:59 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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