House report

2040 Federal St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,422 sqft · RM1 · built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$363K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$363K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze Approximate · based on ZIP 19146
Street view of 2040 Federal St
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Assessment and dated record history

Every fetched annual City assessment for this house, compared with its block and ZIP. The chart preserves property assessment, block median and range, ZIP median, and each dated assessment, deed, L&I, permit, and inspection event.

Assessed value
$362,500 2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $362,500 · built 1925
Price / sq ft
$255 block $232 · above block
Assessment change
+64% +5%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +0% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$3,674 1.01% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match not proof the account is current
Times sold
4

Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$250K$500KZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) median$363K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitLicense

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Every dated record15 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $364K
  2. PermitElectrical
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $355K
  4. LicenseFARRAH SAMUELS (C/O WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  5. LicenseFARRAH SAMUELS (C/O WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $194K
  7. PermitMechanical
  8. PermitPlumbing
  9. PermitElectrical
  10. PermitMajor alteration
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $85K
  12. L&I violationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC
  13. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  14. PermitPlumbing
  15. PermitElectrical

The short read

$85K transfer in 2010; major alteration permit in 2010; $364K transfer in 2021 (+328% between recorded amounts).

A selected summary of the main sequence. The chart above and source ledger below contain every fetched dated row.

Browse 15 dated records

Deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals.

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  1. Recorded transfer$364K transfer

    2021

  2. PermitElectrical

    Permit 819924 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE EXISTING 100AMP SERVICE WITH NEW PANEL AND METER SOCKET ONLY WITH NO WIRING AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)

  3. Recorded transfer$355K transfer

    2017

  4. License terminal eventFARRAH SAMUELS (C/O WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 678480 · Inactive

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

  5. License issue eventFARRAH SAMUELS (C/O WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 678480 · Inactive

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

  6. Recorded transfer$194K transfer

    2011

  7. PermitMechanical

    Permit 285037 · COMPLETED

    PERMIT TO INSTALL ONE 72,000 BTU, GAS FIRED, 90 PLUS, WARM AIR FURNACE WITHIN A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. PERMIT TO INCLUDE RELATED DUCTWORK.

  8. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 284424 · COMPLETED

    REPLACEMENT OF WATER & DRAIN & PIPING TO FIXTURES, 2KS, 2 LAVS, 2 WC, 1 TUB 1ST,2ND FLOOR

  9. PermitElectrical

    Permit 283904 · COMPLETED

    WIRING THRU-OUT AS PER 2008 NEC

  10. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 278755 · COMPLETED

    1000 SQUARE FEET OF INTERIOR ALTERATIONS WITHIN A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. APPLICANTS AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR DATED FEBRUARY 2007. ANY DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND THE IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES

  11. Recorded transfer$85K transfer

    2010

  12. ViolationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC

    Case 189505 · Violation 1211539 · Code PM-306.0/91 · ERROR

  13. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 189505 · Violation 1211538 · Code CP-01 · ERROR

  14. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 93585 · COMPLETED

    UNDER FLOOR REROUGH W/NEW LAV

  15. PermitElectrical

    Permit 58527 · COMPLETED

    TOTAL REWIRE OF SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AND 100AMP SERVICE AS PER 2005 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)

What this record suggests

The City file documents 7 permits touching electrical work, plumbing. 7 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

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Property details and source records

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$3,674/year

2026 taxable assessment $262,500 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $362,500; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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OPA 361043800
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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.

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The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,422 sqft livable area
Lot
1,059 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
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

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

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Next door: 2038 Federal St  ·  2042 Federal 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.

Landlord and residential filings

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FARRAH SAMUELS (C/O WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE)Inactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Sep 22, 2015 · Terminal license date Nov 29, 2016

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.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 12:22 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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