2026 assessment
$322K
OPA value, not a listing price
House report
2232 Sears St
2 bd1 ba2 stories1,052 sqftRSA5built 1923
Property at a glanceHouse
Owner-occupancy signal
ZIP 19146 area
Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze
2200 block of Sears St
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.
- OPA assessment · 2016$61K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$61K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$61K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$209K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$225K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$225K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$225K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$336K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$336K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$322K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$322K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$286K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Deed / sale · 2014Deed / sale $125KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Deed / sale · 2017Deed / sale $223KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Deed / sale · 2019Deed / sale $270KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2014-03-04Major alterationA broad legacy permit work category for a substantial building alteration. It can include changed layouts, partitions, fixtures, finishes, structural work, or occupancy-related work, but only the approved scope and plans say what this permit actually authorized; separate trade permits may be required.What Philadelphia building permits can cover ↗
- Permit · 2014-09-17ZoningThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2014-09-17AdditionThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2014-12-11ElectricalThis permit category usually covers electrical installation, alteration, replacement, or repair. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2015-01-09PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2015-01-30MechanicalThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2017-04-05PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- L&I violation · 2011-10-21LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation.How the City licenses vacant residential property ↗
- L&I violation · 2011-10-21EXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/MAINTAIN (Repair or maintain exterior windows)Repair or maintain exterior windowsHow L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2011-10-21HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2013-04-05WALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSEDA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2013-04-05CSUINITIALA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2015-01-12DEBRIS REMOVE - CONSTRA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2011-12-19HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2012-01-30HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2013-05-17CSUINITIALA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2013-05-22CSUINITIALA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2014-09-08CSUINITIALA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2017-03-24PRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2014-07-15JAMES BURTON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2014-07-15JAMES BURTON (BURTON RENOVATIONS LLC): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2015-04-29JAMES BURTON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2013-07-17JAMES BURTON (BURTON RENOVATIONS LLC): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense
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Every dated record26 events · exact dates, newest first
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $270K
- PermitPlumbing
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $223K
- LicenseJAMES BURTON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- PermitMechanical
- L&I violationDEBRIS REMOVE - CONSTR
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitElectrical
- PermitZoning
- PermitAddition
- InspectionCSUINITIAL
- LicenseJAMES BURTON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicenseJAMES BURTON (BURTON RENOVATIONS LLC): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- PermitMajor alteration
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $125K
- LicenseJAMES BURTON (BURTON RENOVATIONS LLC): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- InspectionCSUINITIAL
- InspectionCSUINITIAL
- L&I violationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
- InspectionCSUINITIAL
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
- L&I violationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/MAINTAIN (Repair or maintain exterior windows)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
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Property tax
$3,108/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $222,000 × 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 $285,900. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 3613119002026 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
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,052 sqft
livable area
Lot
700 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Block context
2200 block of Sears St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2230 Sears St · 2234 Sears St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 24, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
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.
JAMES BURTONInactive
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Jul 15, 2014 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2015
JAMES BURTON (BURTON RENOVATIONS LLC)Inactive
Rental · Initial issue date Jul 17, 2013 · Terminal license date Jul 15, 2014
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 26 dated rows
- Recorded transfer$270K transfer
2019
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 772589 · COMPLETED
WATER SERVICE CURB IN PA20170943385 "SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED" - "ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 303018 · PASSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- Recorded transfer$223K transfer
2017
- License terminal eventJAMES BURTON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 635013 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitMechanical
Permit 587770 · COMPLETED
INSTALL 100,000 BTU HEATER (90+)WITH 2 1/2 TON AIR/CONDITIONING.
- ViolationDEBRIS REMOVE - CONSTR
Case 517469 · Violation 3735584 · Code A-104.1/5 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 583451 · COMPLETED
1 WC,1 BATH TUB,1 SINK AND 1 KITCHEN SINK (SFD) THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004
- PermitElectrical
Permit 579124 · COMPLETED
REPLACE 100AMP SERVICE & TOTAL REWIRE AS PER 2008 (SFD) SOUTH DISTRICT
- PermitZoning
Permit 556560 · COMPLETED
FOR THE ERECTION/REPAIR OF A TWO (2) STORY ADDITION TO EXIST. ATTACHED BUILDING; SIZE & LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPROVED PLANS & IN ACCORDANCE W. PREVIOUSLY EXIST. NONCONFORMING BUILDING EXTENTS PER PZC SEC. 14-305(6)(G). FOR USE AS HOUSEHOLD LIVING FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY
- PermitAddition
Permit 517469 · COMPLETED
FOR THE ERECTION OF A TWO (2) STORY REAR ADDITION OF CONVENTIONAL LIGHT-FRAME WOOD CONSTRUCTION W. CAST IN PLACE CONCRETE CONTINUOUS SPREAD FOOTING W. CONCRETE MASONRY UNIT (CMU) STEM WALLS & LOW-SLOPE BUILT-UP ROOF ASSEMBLY & FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO EXIST. PORTION OF TWO (2) STORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING TO INCLUDE REINFORCEMENT OF EXIST. FRAMING MEMBER & PARTITION WALLS FOR DWELLING UNIT SPACES; BUILDING IS NOT FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, & PLUMBING WORK.
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 376023 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- License issue eventJAMES BURTON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 635013 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventJAMES BURTON (BURTON RENOVATIONS LLC): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 599842 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitMajor alteration
Permit 489999 · COMPLETED
FOR RESOLUTION OF DEPT. OF L&I CASE# 376023 FOR THE REMOVAL OF REAR WALL & FRAMING & DISPOSAL OF DEBRIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY COMMONWEALTH OF PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER.
- Recorded transfer$125K transfer
2014
- License issue eventJAMES BURTON (BURTON RENOVATIONS LLC): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 599842 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 376023 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 376023 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
Case 376023 · Violation 2806088 · Code PM-307.1/12 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 376023 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 303018 · CLOSED
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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 303018 · 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.
- ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
Case 303018 · Violation 2357622 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED
This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/MAINTAIN (Repair or maintain exterior windows)
Case 303018 · Violation 2357623 · Code PM-304.8/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 303018 · 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.
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner: OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history: Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections: L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022: Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016: Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance: Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals: L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents: US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 10:01 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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