House report

2616 E Cumberland St

4 bd3 stories2,132 sqftRSA5built 1875

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$489K 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 19125 (Fishtown · East Kensington) median$475K2009201220152018202120242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19125 (Fishtown · East Kensington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&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 record17 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $390K
  2. PermitMajor alteration
  3. PermitZoning
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. PermitZoning
  6. L&I violationVACANT AND OPEN
  7. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  8. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  9. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. PermitMechanical
  12. PermitNew Construction
  13. PermitPlumbing
  14. PermitMajor alteration
  15. Deed / saleDeed / sale $240K
  16. PermitPlumbing
  17. PermitAlteration

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$3,337/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $238,388 × 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 $475,400. 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 314020902
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $238,388 of $488,500 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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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 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 ~$3,337/year

$238,388 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$3,501/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$6,838/year

$488,500 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: ($488,500 assessed − $250,112 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $3,337/year Full-assessment scenario: $488,500 × 1.3998% ≈ $6,838/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
2,132 sqft livable area
Lot
1,090 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
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

2600 block of E Cumberland St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2614 E Cumberland St  ·  2618-22 E Cumberland 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 27, 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 17 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$390K transfer

    2018

  2. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 790105 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ERECTION OF ROOF DECK ABOVE THE EXISTING REAR SECOND FLOOR ROOF AND ACCESS FROM THIRD FLOOR AS PART OF EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE TO CONTINUES USE AS HOUSEHOLD LIVING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.SIZE AND LOCATION AS PER PLAN.

  3. PermitZoning

    Permit 790102 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ERECTION OF ROOF DECK (FOR RESIDENTIAL USE ONLY) ABOVE THE EXISTING REAR SECOND FLOOR ROOF AND ACCESS FROM THIRD FLOOR AS PART OF EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE TO CONTINUES USE AS HOUSEHOLD LIVING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION.

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 596689 · 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.

  5. PermitZoning

    Permit 801212 · COMPLETED

    RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE TWO LOTS FROM ONE LOT AS PER ATTACHED SURVEY APPROVED BY CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AND SURVEY DISTRICT

  6. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 596689 · Violation 4402950 · Code PM15-108.2 · COMPLIED

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

  7. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 596689 · Violation 4402951 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 596689 · Violation 4402952 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 596689 · Violation 4402953 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

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

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 596689 · 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.

  11. PermitMechanical

    Permit 787989 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 1 HVAC UNIT WITH DUCTWORK (SFD)

  12. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 781691 · Completed

    REWIRE THROUGHOUT AND NEW 100AMP SERVICE PER 2008 NEC (SFD)WEST DISTRICT

  13. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 781084 · COMPLETED

  14. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 777808 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE SHEETROCK AND INSULATION. RENOVATE 2 BATHROOMS AND 1 KITCHEN. REPLACE ALL WINDOWS AND 2 EXTERIOR DOORS (IN EXISTING OPERNINGS). APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED JANUARY 2011. DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD WILL RESULT IN REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES. ALL NECESSARY MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED, AS NECESSARY.

  15. Recorded transfer$240K transfer

    2017

  16. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 224796 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE DRAIN LINES IN SECOND FLOOR BATHROOM

  17. PermitAlteration

    Permit 210735 · COMPLETED

    ROOF REPLACEMENT, BUILT-UP (SFD)

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 28, 2026, 7:55 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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