House report

2040 E William St

4 bd3 stories1,500 sqftRSA5built 2024

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$350K 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$250K$500KZIP 19134 (Port Richmond · Kensington) median$352K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19134 (Port Richmond · Kensington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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 record20 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseDestiny Carter: Rental landlord or residential registration marked closed
  2. LicenseDestiny Carter: Limited Lodging Operator landlord or residential registration initially issued
  3. PermitChange of Use
  4. LicenseDestiny Carter: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  5. Deed / saleDeed / sale $330K
  6. PermitNew Construction
  7. PermitNew Construction
  8. PermitNew Construction
  9. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  10. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  11. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  12. PermitNew Construction
  13. InspectionL&I investigation
  14. L&I violationLITTER ON VACANT LOTS
  15. InspectionL&I investigation
  16. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
  17. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
  18. InspectionL&I investigation
  19. L&I violationLITTER ON VACANT LOTS
  20. InspectionL&I investigation

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

Verify the public record

$1,437/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $102,667 × 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 $352,200. 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 252066601
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $102,667 of $350,000 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 ~$1,437/year

$102,667 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$3,462/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$4,899/year

$350,000 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: ($350,000 assessed − $247,333 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,437/year Full-assessment scenario: $350,000 × 1.3998% ≈ $4,899/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
4
Stories
3
Interior
1,500 sqft livable area
Lot
1,221 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Newer construction city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction city code 1
Newer construction
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 E William St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2038 E William St  ·  2042 E William 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.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

Destiny CarterActive

Limited Lodging Operator · Initial issue date Feb 3, 2025 · Filed expiration Feb 2, 2027

Destiny CarterClosed

Rental · Initial issue date Dec 18, 2024 · Terminal license date Dec 17, 2025

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 20 dated rows
  1. License terminal eventDestiny Carter: Rental landlord or residential registration marked closed

    License 0967944 · Closed

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  2. License issue eventDestiny Carter: Limited Lodging Operator landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 0970707 · Active

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  3. PermitChange of Use

    Permit ZP-2024-012510 · Issued

    Limited Lodging

  4. License issue eventDestiny Carter: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 0967944 · Closed

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  5. Recorded transfer$330K transfer

    2024

  6. PermitNew Construction

    Permit MP-2022-004263 · Completed

    Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2022-007667

  7. PermitNew Construction

    Permit EP-2022-008034 · Completed

    Electrical Permit for combo RP-2022-007667

  8. PermitNew Construction

    Permit FP-2023-001469 · Completed

    INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND 1” COMBINED SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

  9. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2022-011810 · Completed

    Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2022-007667

  10. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2022-011809 · Completed

    Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2022-007667

  11. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2022-011808 · Completed

    Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2022-007667

  12. PermitNew Construction

    Permit RP-2022-007667 · Completed

    FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF AN ATTACHED, THREE-STORY BUILDING WITH CELLAR AND ROOF DECKS FOR USE AS SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED WITH NFPA 13D. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION.

  13. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-118174 · FAILED

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

  14. ViolationLITTER ON VACANT LOTS

    Case CF-2021-118174 · Violation VI-2021-086133 · Code 10-715 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  15. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-118174 · FAILED

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

  16. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

    Permit ZP-2021-011650 · Completed

    For the erection of an attached structure with roof deck. Size and location as shown on plan.

  17. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

    Permit ZP-2021-005721 · Issued

    For the erection of an attached structure with roof deck and roof deck access structure. Size and location as shown on plan.

  18. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-015117 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  19. ViolationLITTER ON VACANT LOTS

    Case CF-2020-015117 · Violation VI-2020-004992 · Code 10-715 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  20. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-015117 · FAILED

    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 25, 2026, 1:51 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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