House report

227 E Allen St

4 bd3 stories3,180 sqftRSA5built 2021

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$816K 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 19125 (Fishtown · East Kensington) median$1.0M2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19125 (Fishtown · East Kensington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleTeardownL&I violationAppealPermitInspection

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 record50 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $1.2M
  2. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $1.1M
  5. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  6. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  7. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  8. PermitNew Construction
  9. PermitNew Construction
  10. PermitNew Construction
  11. PermitNew Construction
  12. PermitZoning/use
  13. PermitUse
  14. PermitDemolition
  15. PermitZoning/use
  16. PermitPlumbing
  17. AppealZoning board appeal
  18. TeardownDemolished
  19. InspectionBP_BLDG
  20. InspectionBP_BLDG
  21. L&I violationPERMB- EXP'D ACTIVITY UNLAWFUL
  22. InspectionBP_BLDG
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  25. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  26. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  27. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  28. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  29. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  33. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  34. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  35. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  36. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  37. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  38. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  39. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE
  40. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE
  41. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  42. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  43. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE
  44. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE
  45. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  46. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  47. AppealZoning board appeal
  48. L&I violationPERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP
  49. PermitZoning
  50. PermitAddition

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified · $13 recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · 2 zoning/board appeals on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$2,284/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $163,200 × 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 $1,000,000. 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 181288700
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $163,200 of $816,000 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

See the assessment math →
Historical delinquency sources Record found

$13.05 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$11.07 principal$0.58 interest$0.66 penalty$0.74 other charges
1year recorded 2021tax period Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $68,800 total assessment, $68,800 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

The assessment exemption gap

OPA's 2026 roll shows a partial assessment exemption. The annual difference is measurable; the reason for it and what happens after a sale are not established here.

Using OPA's taxable amount ~$2,284/year

$163,200 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$9,138/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$11,422/year

$816,000 scenario basis

The assessment roll does not identify
  • Legal basis or program
  • Approval or expiration date
  • Treatment after a sale
  • Current Tax Center balance
Show the assessment math 2026: ($816,000 assessed − $652,800 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $2,284/year Full-assessment scenario: $816,000 × 1.3998% ≈ $11,422/year

Do not treat the full-assessment scenario as inevitable or assume the current relief transfers. Obtain the approval history and verify the live Tax Center account before relying on either number.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
4
Stories
3
Interior
3,180 sqft livable area
Lot
1,547 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Newer construction city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction city code 1
Newer construction
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
2 OPEN · Denied · 2019

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

Block context

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

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Next door: 225 E Allen St  ·  229 E Allen 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 49 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$1.2M transfer

    2026

  2. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2024-085539 · Violation VI-2024-066365 · Code PM15-302.4 · WARNING ISSUED

    Resolution: WARNING ISSUED

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-085539

  4. Recorded transfer$1.1M transfer

    2024

  5. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2020-009708 · Completed

    FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE. FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING.

  6. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2020-009710 · Completed

    FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE. FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING.

  7. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2020-009709 · Completed

    FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE. FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING.

  8. PermitNew Construction

    Permit FP-2020-002218 · Completed

    FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITN NFPA 13D, WITH A ONE-INCH COMBINED FIRE SERVICE LINE, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

  9. PermitNew Construction

    Permit MP-2020-006088 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES -(Installation of (2) 60,000 btu 92% gas furnaces with 3 ton 13 seer ac systems.) For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. (Note: rooftop installations will require plans unless it has already been included on any approved alteration plans.)

  10. PermitNew Construction

    Permit EP-2020-008116 · Completed

    FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE. FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING.

  11. PermitNew Construction

    Permit RP-2020-003404 · Completed

    FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOT HOUSE. FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING.

  12. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 1043195 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A ROOF DECK AND A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE ALSO TO INCLUDE AN ELEVATOR.SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION/PLAN.FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING.

  13. PermitUse

    Permit 1000034 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE USE AS A VACANT LOT

  14. PermitDemolition

    Permit 992054 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SEMI DETACHED STRUCTURE. BUILDING TO BE DEMOLISHED BY HAND METHOD. STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE.

  15. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 992042 · COMPLETED

    COMPLETE DEMOLITION VACANT LOT

  16. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 988998 · COMPLETED

    SEAL 5" LATERAL AT CURB LINE BY REMOVING HOUSE TRAP & HERMETICALLY SEALING LATERAL BY CAP OR PLUG PER SECT P-606.1 OF 2004 PPC, "SELF-CERT'S NO LONGER PERMITTED" "EXCAV & PLUMBING TRENCHES EXCESS OF 5' DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT TIME OF INSPECTION"

  17. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 36762 · OPEN · Denied

    Related permit 946007 · PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE (MAX HEIGHT NTE 38 FT) WITH CELLAR AND AN ACCESSORY ROOF DECK FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY WITH ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE AND REAR DECK ACCESS FROM SECOND FLOOR. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APP

  18. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 632301 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  19. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 632301 · FAILED

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

  20. ViolationPERMB- EXP'D ACTIVITY UNLAWFUL

    Case 632301 · Violation 4703754 · Code A-302.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  21. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 632301 · FAILED

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

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 588430 · 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.

  23. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 544895 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  24. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 588430 · Violation 4348353 · Code PM15-301 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  25. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 588430 · Violation 4348354 · Code PM15-302.4 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 588430 · 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.

  27. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 544895 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  28. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 544895 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 544895 · 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.

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 544895 · 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.

  31. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 544888 · 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.

  32. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 544888 · 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.

  33. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 543636 · 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.

  34. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 543681 · 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.

  35. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 544895 · 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.

  36. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 543636 · Violation 4005286 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

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

  37. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 543636 · Violation 4005285 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

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

  38. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE

    Case 543681 · Violation 4005299 · Code PM15-304.2 · COMPLIED

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

  39. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE

    Case 543681 · Violation 4005300 · Code PM15-304.7 · COMPLIED

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

  40. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 544888 · Violation 4013378 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

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

  41. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 544888 · Violation 4013377 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

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

  42. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE

    Case 544895 · Violation 4373270 · Code PM15-304.2 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  43. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE

    Case 544895 · Violation 4373271 · Code PM15-304.7 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  44. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 543636 · 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.

  45. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 543681 · 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.

  46. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 26811 · CLOSED · Denied

    Related permit 651094 · PERMIT FOR THE DEMOLITION OF ALL EXISTING STRUCTURES AND FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH PILOT HOUSE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS. FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS) WITH ROOF DECK.

  47. ViolationPERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP

    Case 631221 · Violation 4139531 · Code A-302.11/1 · COMPLIED

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

  48. PermitZoning

    Permit 631219 · COMPLETED

    ADDITION AND ALT

  49. PermitAddition

    Permit 631221 · COMPLETED

    FOR PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF REAR ONE-STORY PORTION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. FOR THE ERECTION OF A TWO-STORY REAR ADDITION AND INTERIOR ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT AS PER APPROVED PLANS.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 29, 2026, 3:34 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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