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2042 Ellsworth St

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4 bd2 ba3 stories1,840 sqftRSA5built 1923

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$570K 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$433K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record18 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $564K
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $458K
  3. PermitMechanical
  4. PermitElectrical
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. PermitPlumbing
  7. PermitPlumbing
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  10. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. PermitMajor alteration
  13. Deed / saleDeed / sale $120K
  14. Deed / saleDeed / sale $340K
  15. LicenseDOROTHY ASKEW (ASSOCIATED DAY CARE SERVICE): Child Care Facility business license marked inactive
  16. L&I violationVIOL NONE FOUND
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. LicenseDOROTHY ASKEW (ASSOCIATED DAY CARE SERVICE): Child Care Facility business license initially issued

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$6,579/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $470,000 × 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 $432,500. 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 361017400
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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
4
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
1,840 sqft livable area
Lot
1,040 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
RSA5 city zoning code

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

Block context

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

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Next door: 2040 Ellsworth St  ·  2044 Ellsworth 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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DOROTHY ASKEW (ASSOCIATED DAY CARE SERVICE)Inactive

Child Care Facility · Initial issue date Jun 16, 2004 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

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 18 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$564K transfer

    2021

  2. Recorded transfer$458K transfer

    2018

  3. PermitMechanical

    Permit 504619 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 90K BTU 90% HIGH EFF FORCED AIR FURNACE, VENT REAR,2.5 TON CONDENSER IN REAR RELATED DUCT WORK

  4. PermitElectrical

    Permit 491426 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF 200AMP SERVICE & BASIC REWIRE (SFD) AS PER NEC 2008

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 385171 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  6. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 484009 · COMPLETED

    CURB TRAP INTO HOUSE & NEW LATERAL (SFD) PA20131990837

  7. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 484008 · COMPLETED

    2-NEW BATH, 1/2 BATH , KITCHEN, LAUNDRY & HOT WATER HEATER (SFD)

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 385171 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  9. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 385171 · Violation 2863825 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)

    Case 385171 · Violation 2863826 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 385171 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  12. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 474099 · COMPLETED

    APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED FEBRUARY, 2007. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES." SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL WORK

  13. Recorded transfer$120K transfer

    2013

  14. Recorded transfer$340K transfer

    2013

  15. License terminal eventDOROTHY ASKEW (ASSOCIATED DAY CARE SERVICE): Child Care Facility business license marked inactive

    License 290933 · Inactive

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

  16. ViolationVIOL NONE FOUND

    Case 116724 · Violation 597302 · Code A-000.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 116724 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  18. License issue eventDOROTHY ASKEW (ASSOCIATED DAY CARE SERVICE): Child Care Facility business license initially issued

    License 290933 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 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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