2026 assessment
$400K
OPA value, not a listing price
Property report
2502-12 N Howard St
830 sqftSPPOAbuilt 1950
Property at a glanceCommercial
City Of Phila Waterloo Pk & Dept Of Recreation
2027 published assessment
$400K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
2500 block of N Howard St
ZIP 19133
Neighborhood area
Fairhill · West Kensington
Approximate · based on ZIP 19133
Assessment and City record timeline
The line tracks this property’s published City assessment. Markers show deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals on their recorded dates. Select one to read the filing.
Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals. OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $399,500. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$375K 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$375K 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$400K 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$400K 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$400K 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$400K 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$400K 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$400K 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$400K 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$400K 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$400K 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$400K 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 ↗
- Permit · 2015-07-21ElectricalThis 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 · 2018-06-14ElectricalThis 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 · 2020-02-20AlterationsThis 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 · 2021-01-26Sitework with Onsite Utility ServicesThis 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 · 2022-08-22Addition and/or AlterationThis 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 ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentPermit
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- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitSitework with Onsite Utility Services
- PermitAlterations
- PermitElectrical
- PermitElectrical
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Property tax
$0/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $0 × 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 $399,500. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 7862064002026 OPA shows a zero or de minimis taxable assessment. The open assessment split does not establish the exemption's legal basis, continuing eligibility, or treatment after a transfer.
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.”
Property report
Not a house
Commercial. OPA shows a full or near-full assessment exemption whose basis must be verified. A $0 assessment-based estimate does not prove the live Tax Center account has no prior-period balance or other charges.
What it is
Commercial
Amuse Playground Masonry
Owner
City Of Phila Waterloo Pk & Dept Of Recreation
Public / institutional
$ / sq ft
$481
above the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Interior area
830 sqft
Lot size
35,903 sqft
Built
1950
Zoning
SPPOA
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
City Of Phila Waterloo Pk & Dept Of Recreation · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 1401 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia PA, 19102
Block context
2500 block of N Howard St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2514 N Howard St · 2516 N Howard St
L&I licenses checked through Jul 28, 2026
No business or residential license records
No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.
Open every source row 5 dated rows
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2022-005527 · Completed
PROVIDE POWER FOR THE PREFAB CONCESSION STRUCTURE. INSTALL (6) 14' LIGHT POLES AND FIXTURES, REMOVE AND REPLACE (1) EXISTING LIGHT POLE AND FIXTURE. INSTALL (6) WALL MOUNT LIGHT FIXTURES. INSTALL TIME CLOCK FOR THE LIGHTING CONTROLS. PROVIDE CONDUITS AND DUCT BANKS FOR THE NEW SITE LIGHTING. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC. ** THE PREFAB FACTORY WIRED TRAILER REQUIRES A THIRD PARTY INSPECTION & APPROVAL OF ALL THE FACTORY WIRING.
- PermitSitework with Onsite Utility Services
Permit SP-2021-000004 · Expired
FOR EXTERIOR WORK ONLY .FOR A STE IMPROVEMENT IN PREPARATION OF A PLAYGROUND AREA. **NO STRUCTURE APPROVED ON THIS PERMIT**
- PermitAlterations
Permit 1051370 · Expired
REPLACE CURB TRAP AND FAI-PA1#20200503331-"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"
- PermitElectrical
Permit 876562 · COMPLETED
F&I 2 NEW 30' POLES AND 6 NEW LED FIXTURES AS WELL AS EXTENDING UNDERGROUND CONDUIT SYSTEM AND PULLING NEW LIGHTING CIRCUITS FROM EXISTING PANEL TO NEW POLE LOCATIONS & WILL RELOCATE 3 EXISTING SECURITY CAMERAS TO ONE OF THE NEW POLES PER 2008 NEC (PLAYGROUND)
- PermitElectrical
Permit 625935 · COMPLETED
INSTALL CAMERAS PER 2008 NEC (RECREATION CENTER) (NORTH DISTRICT)
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 29, 2026, 7:27 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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