House report

2556 Collins St

3 bd2 ba3 stories2,100 sqftRSA5built 2017

Property at a glanceHouse

Individual, other or unknown mailing address

2026 assessment
$502K 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$514K201420172020202320262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19125 (Fishtown · East Kensington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleLand buyL&I violationPermitInspection

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 record15 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitMechanical
  2. PermitPlumbing
  3. PermitSuppression
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $410K
  5. PermitElectrical
  6. PermitZoning/use
  7. PermitNew construction
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  10. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. Land buyLand record $15K
  13. Land buyLand record $105K
  14. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  15. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified · historical tax ledger through 2016 with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$1,405/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $100,400 × 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 $514,300. 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 311196600
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $100,400 of $502,000 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records a balance and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2015$2.94 total · $0.00 principal · -$1.62 interest · $0.00 penalty

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 ~$1,405/year

$100,400 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$5,622/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$7,027/year

$502,000 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: ($502,000 assessed − $401,600 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,405/year Full-assessment scenario: $502,000 × 1.3998% ≈ $7,027/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
3
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
2,100 sqft livable area
Lot
985 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
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

2500 block of Collins St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2554 Collins St  ·  2558 Collins St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 25, 2026.

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 15 dated rows
  1. PermitMechanical

    Permit 774215 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL TWO COMPLETE HVAC SYSTEM, TWO 60,000 BTU FURNACES @ 90% WITH TWO 3 TON A/C AND ALL NEW DUCT WORK

  2. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 755366 · COMPLETED

    PLUMBING CONSTRUCTION FOR A NEW SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.

  3. PermitSuppression

    Permit 744934 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT NEW THREE (3) STORY TOWNHOUSE TO INCLUDE 1-INCH COMBINED LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS.

  4. Recorded transfer$410K transfer

    2017

  5. PermitElectrical

    Permit 743387 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL NEW WIRING THROUGHOUT NEW 200AMP SERVICE NEW SWITCHES OUTLETS GFCIS LIGHT FIXTURES AS PER 2008 NEC EAST DISTRICT

  6. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 735039 · COMPLETED

    ERECT THREE STORY, ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR, ROOF DECK AND ACCESS PILOT HOUSE (FOR STAIRS AND LANDING ONLY).

  7. PermitNew construction

    Permit 735038 · COMPLETED

    CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE STORY, ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR, ROOF DECK AND ACCESS PILOT HOUSE (FOR STAIRS AND LANDING ONLY).

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 515609 · 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.

  9. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 515609 · Violation 3811798 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 515609 · Violation 3811799 · Code PM15-302.4 · 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 515609 · 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. Land recordLand record

    2016

  13. Land recordLand record

    2016

  14. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 436145 · Violation 3211362 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 436145 · Violation 3211363 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 7:23 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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