House report

219 Dawson St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,120 sqftRSA5built 1900

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$356K 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 19128 (Roxborough) median$353K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19128 (Roxborough) 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 record16 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $340K
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $270K
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $240K
  4. InspectionBP_BLDG
  5. PermitMajor alteration
  6. InspectionBP_BLDG
  7. PermitMajor alteration
  8. L&I violationPERMB- INSTALL FLOOR TRUSSES
  9. L&I violationPERMB- PARTIAL DEMOL
  10. L&I violationPERMB- INSTALL INT PARTITIONS
  11. InspectionBP_BLDG
  12. PermitPlumbing
  13. PermitMechanical
  14. PermitElectrical
  15. Deed / saleDeed / sale $215K
  16. PermitPlumbing

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$3,588/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $256,300 × 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 $352,600. 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 211011400
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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.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,120 sqft livable area
Lot
1,365 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
Heat
Hot water / radiators city code B
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

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

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Next door: 217 Dawson St  ·  221 Dawson St

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 16 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$340K transfer

    2024

  2. Recorded transfer$270K transfer

    2017

  3. Recorded transfer$240K transfer

    2013

  4. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 187215 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  5. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 196534 · EXPIRED

    REPLACE FLOOR JOISTS ON 1ST AND 2ND FLOOR. INSTALL FLOOR SHEATHING. ***CONTRACTOR HAS NO EMPLOYEES***

  6. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 187215 · FAILED

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

  7. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 192369 · EXPIRED

    INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. APPLICANTS AGGREES 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

  8. ViolationPERMB- INSTALL FLOOR TRUSSES

    Case 187215 · Violation 1217436 · Code A-301.1/39 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationPERMB- PARTIAL DEMOL

    Case 187215 · Violation 1217434 · Code A-301.1/6 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationPERMB- INSTALL INT PARTITIONS

    Case 187215 · Violation 1217435 · Code A-301.1/34 · COMPLIED

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

  11. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 187215 · FAILED

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

  12. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 189919 · COMPLETED

    FIXTURE REPLACEMENT

  13. PermitMechanical

    Permit 189792 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 1 GOODMAN HVAC UNIT (SFD)

  14. PermitElectrical

    Permit 186817 · COMPLETED

    REWIRE GUTTED HOUSE, REPLACE ELECTRICAL PANEL, AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DIST)

  15. Recorded transfer$215K transfer

    2008

  16. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 109306 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE WATER HEATER

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 3:49 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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