House report

204 E Penn St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,394 sqft · RSA1 · built 2012

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$222K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$226K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Germantown Approximate · based on ZIP 19144
Street view of 204 E Penn St
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From above · selected parcel outlined; choose a neighboring polygon to open it — imagery © Esri, Maxar

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.

Assessed value
$222,200 2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $225,600 · built 2012
Price / sq ft
$162 block $122 · above block
Assessment change
+96% +6%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +2% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,711 0.77% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match not proof the account is current
Times sold
1
$0$125K$250KZIP 19144 (Germantown) median$226K2011201420172020202320262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 (Germantown) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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 record13 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $147K
  2. InspectionBP_BLDG
  3. InspectionBP_BLDG
  4. PermitMechanical
  5. PermitPlumbing
  6. PermitAlteration
  7. PermitElectrical
  8. L&I violationPERMB- REPL ROOF COVERING
  9. L&I violationPERMP- ALTER/REPAIR/REPL PLUMB
  10. L&I violationPERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIRE (Electrical permit required for wiring installation, replacement, or repair)
  11. L&I violationPERMB- INSTALL HVAC SYS
  12. InspectionBP_BLDG
  13. PermitMajor alteration

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$1,711/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $122,200 × 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 $225,600. 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 121135704
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
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
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,394 sqft livable area
Lot
4,608 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
RSA1 city zoning code

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

Block context

200 block of E Penn St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 202 E Penn St  ·  206 E Penn 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 23, 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 13 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$147K transfer

    2014

  2. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 364108 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 364108 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. PermitMechanical

    Permit 448055 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF 1 HVAC UNIT (INCLUDING ACCESSORIES).

  5. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 448193 · COMPLETED

    1 WC, 1 LAV, 1 TUB, 1 KS(SFD)

  6. PermitAlteration

    Permit 445760 · COMPLETED

    REMOVE SHINGLE ROOFING DOWN TO SHEATHING, REPLACE ROTTED SHEATHING "AS NEEDED", INSTALL NEW SHINGLES, GUTTERS AND DOWNPOUTS

  7. PermitElectrical

    Permit 445660 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE 45-RECPT OUTLET W/T-R RECPT, REPLACE ALL GFIC RECPT W/ T-R RECPT (6) REPLACE 9-LGTS & 10 SW. INSTALL SMOKE DETECTOR IN ATTIC GROUND EXISTING 200 AMP PANEL AS PER NEC 2008 (SFD)(NORTH DIST)

  8. ViolationPERMB- REPL ROOF COVERING

    Case 364108 · Violation 2703513 · Code A-301.1/26 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  9. ViolationPERMP- ALTER/REPAIR/REPL PLUMB

    Case 364108 · Violation 2703516 · Code A-301.1/55 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  10. ViolationPERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIRE (Electrical permit required for wiring installation, replacement, or repair)

    Case 364108 · Violation 2703515 · Code A-301.1/51 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  11. ViolationPERMB- INSTALL HVAC SYS

    Case 364108 · Violation 2703514 · Code A-301.1/46 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  12. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 364108 · FAILED

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

  13. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 363477 · COMPLETED

    REPAIR WATER DAMAGE, NEW KITCHEN, COMPLETE POWDER ROOM, WINDOWS, HVAC AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR SFD. SEE A/P 363472 FOR PLANS

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 3:22 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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