House report

2261 N Howard St

5 bd2 ba3 stories2,052 sqftRM1built 1915

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$370K 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 19133 (Fairhill · West Kensington) median$467K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19133 (Fairhill · West Kensington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record15 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitWall Covering Replacement
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $290K
  3. PermitAddition
  4. PermitZoning
  5. PermitPlumbing
  6. PermitElectrical
  7. PermitMechanical
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. PermitMajor alteration
  10. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. L&I violationVACANT AND OPEN
  13. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

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$3,779/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $270,000 × 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 $467,400. 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 191028200
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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
5
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
2,052 sqft livable area
Lot
1,032 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
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

2200 block of N Howard St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2259 N Howard St  ·  2263 N Howard 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 15 dated rows
  1. PermitWall Covering Replacement

    Permit GM-2022-011127 · Completed

    For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.

  2. Recorded transfer$290K transfer

    2018

  3. PermitAddition

    Permit 773785 · COMPLETED

    THIRD STORY REAR ADDITION AND RENOVATION OF EXSITING THREE STORY SFD AS PER PLANS

  4. PermitZoning

    Permit 777323 · COMPLETED

    REMOVAL OF THE 2 STORY REAR SECTION OF THE STRUCTURE AND THE RE CONSTRUCTION ON THE SAME FOOTPRINT OF AN ADDITION AT THE 3RD FLOOR LEVEL AS PER DRAWINGS.

  5. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 770396 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL DRAIN AND WATER LINES FOR 3 TOILETS, 3 VANITIES, 2 TUBS, 1 KITCHEN 1 LAUNDRY THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004

  6. PermitElectrical

    Permit 769829 · COMPLETED

    200AMP SERVICE, METER, PANEL & REWIRE THROUGHOUT AS PER NEC 2008 NORTH DISTRICT

  7. PermitMechanical

    Permit 764850 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF (1) HEAT PUMP SYSTEM (INCLUDING DUCTWORK AND ALL ASSOCIATED ACCESSORIES).

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 570004 · 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.

  9. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 763390 · COMPLETED

    EZ PERMIT STADARD ALTERATIONS- FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

  10. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 570004 · Violation 4201667 · Code 9-3905 · 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 570004 · 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. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 559503 · Violation 4112944 · Code PM15-108.2 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 559503 · Violation 4112945 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

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

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 559503 · 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.

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 559503 · 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.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 30, 2026, 1:13 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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