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238 W Coulter St

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4 bd3 ba3 stories2,260 sqftRSA5built 1900

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$387K 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 19144 (Germantown) median$392K2011201420172020202320262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 (Germantown) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record41 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitPlumbing
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $280K
  3. PermitPlumbing
  4. PermitAlteration
  5. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  6. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  7. PermitElectrical
  8. PermitMechanical
  9. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  10. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  11. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  12. PermitMajor alteration
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. L&I violationVACANT AND OPEN
  16. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  19. Deed / saleDeed / sale $35K
  20. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  21. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  22. L&I violationVACANT AND OPEN
  23. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7
  24. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  25. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  26. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  27. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  28. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  29. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  30. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  31. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
  32. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  33. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  34. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  35. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  36. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  37. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  38. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  39. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  40. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  41. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

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$4,013/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $286,700 × 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 $392,100. 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 124036600
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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
4
Bathrooms
3
Stories
3
Interior
2,260 sqft livable area
Lot
2,075 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
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 W Coulter St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 236 W Coulter St  ·  240 W Coulter 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 41 dated rows
  1. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 907485 · COMPLETED

    5" SANITARY SYSTEM HOUSE TRAP AND FRESH AIR INLET REPLACEMENT - "SELF-CERTIFICATIONS 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"

  2. Recorded transfer$280K transfer

    2018

  3. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 821015 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 3 WATER CLOSETS, 3 LAVY SINKS, 3 BATH TUBS, 1 KITCHEN SINK, 1 LAUNDRY TUB (NO DISH WASHER OR GARBAGE DISPOSAL ON THIS PERMIT) - THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004

  4. PermitAlteration

    Permit 813811 · 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.

  5. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 533590 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  6. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 533593 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  7. PermitElectrical

    Permit 805521 · COMPLETED

    BY FISHING ONLY SWITCHES, RECEPTS, LIGHTS, DEVICES & INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE COMPLETE WITH PANEL, METER AND GROUNDING AS PER 2008 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)

  8. PermitMechanical

    Permit 797891 · COMPLETED

    1 HVAC UNIT WITH DUCTWOR

  9. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 533593 · FAILED

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

  10. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 533593 · FAILED

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

  11. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 533593 · FAILED

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

  12. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 761131 · COMPLETED

    REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF LOOSE AND MISSING BRICKS AND STUCCO. WITH LIKE IN KIND MATERIAL ON FIRST FLOOR SIDE WALL TO COMPLY UNSAFE CASE NUMBER 533593

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 570902 · 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.

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 570902 · 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.

  15. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 570902 · Violation 4221622 · Code PM15-108.2 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  16. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 570902 · Violation 4221623 · Code PM15-301 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 570902 · 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.

  18. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 533593 · FAILED

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

  19. Recorded transfer$35K transfer

    2017

  20. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 533593 · FAILED

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

  21. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 533593 · FAILED

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

  22. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 533590 · Violation 3938670 · Code PM15-108.2 · COMPLIED

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

  23. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7

    Case 533593 · Violation 4373176 · Code PM15-304.1G · COMPLIED

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

  24. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 533593 · Violation 4373175 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

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

  25. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 533590 · FAILED

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

  26. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 533593 · FAILED

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

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 446581 · 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.

  28. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 446581 · 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.

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

    Case 446568 · Violation 3282786 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  30. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 446568 · Violation 3282788 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

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

    Case 446568 · Violation 3282787 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  32. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 446581 · Violation 3395201 · Code PM-102.4/2 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  33. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 446568 · 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.

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

    Case 307538 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  35. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 446568 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 446581 · 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.

  37. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 307538 · 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.

  38. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 307538 · 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.

  39. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 307538 · Violation 2548686 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  40. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 307538 · Violation 2548685 · 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.

  41. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 307538 · 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

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 2:43 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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