House report

2642 Sears St

3 bd · 2 stories · 1,030 sqft · RSA5 · built 2021

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$307K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$280K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze Approximate · based on ZIP 19146
Street view of 2642 Sears St
From the street · imagery © Google

Assessment and dated record history

Every fetched annual City assessment for this house, compared with its block and ZIP. The chart preserves property assessment, block median and range, ZIP median, and each dated assessment, deed, L&I, permit, and inspection event.

Assessed value
$306,800 2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $280,000 · built 2021
Price / sq ft
$272 block $195 · above block
Assessment change
+3400% +38%/yr since 2016 · 2027 -9% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$859 0.28% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$314 recorded then · verify current
Times sold
2

Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$250K$500KZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) median$280K2003200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) medianAssessmentDeed / saleLand buyL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record14 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $185K
  2. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  3. PermitNew Construction
  4. PermitNew Construction
  5. PermitNew Construction
  6. PermitNew Construction
  7. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
  8. Land buyLand record $900
  9. InspectionBRU INSP
  10. InspectionBRU INSP
  11. L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD
  12. InspectionBRU INSP
  13. InspectionL_FINAL
  14. InspectionL_INITIAL

The short read

$900 transfer recorded in 2020; new construction appears in a 2020 permit with a reduced taxable assessment shown, followed by a recorded transfer of $185K in 2021.

A selected summary of the main sequence. The chart above and source ledger below contain every fetched dated row.

Browse 14 dated records

Deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals.

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  1. Recorded transfer$185K transfer

    2021

  2. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2020-009750 · Completed

    Install 2 water closets, 2 lavs, 1 kitchen sink, 1 tub, 1 hot water tank, 1 washer box, 5" curb trap, 4" vent, 4" house drain, 1" water service

  3. PermitNew Construction

    Permit FP-2020-001245 · Completed

    THE INSTALLATION OF A ONE (1) INCH COMBINED SERVICE LINE FOR A FIRE & DOMESTIC SUPPLY LINE AND FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH REMOTE TOILET CONNECTION PER PLANS. MULTIPURPOSE RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D. ALL WORK SHALL BE ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS, HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS, AND APPROVED BUILDING PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL PLUMBING WORK.

  4. PermitNew Construction

    Permit EP-2020-007004 · Completed

    INSTALL 200A 120/240V 1 PH MAIN SERVICE. INSTALL 40 CIRCUIT MAIN BREAKER PANEL. INSTALL ALL WIRING THROUGHOUT SFD. INSTALL CABLE TV WIRING AS PER 2014 NEC

  5. PermitNew Construction

    Permit MP-2020-003303 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. INSTALL A NEW HEAT PUMP SYSTEM: 1.5 TON 18,000 BTU 600 CFM AIR HANDLER ON GROUND FLOOR, CONDENSER LOCATED IN BACK OF THE HOUSE ON THE GROUND, AND DUCTWORK W/ [10] REGISTERS. *ROOFTOP UNITS PERMITTED IF INCLUDED IN BUILDING PLANS*

  6. PermitNew Construction

    Permit RP-2020-000555 · Completed

    For the new construction of an attached single family structure as per plan. ** AMEND TO CHANGE DPRC-SI **

  7. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

    Permit ZP-2020-000365 · Completed

    For the erection of an attached structure; For use as a single family household living; Size and location as shown in the application/plan.

  8. Land recordLand record

    2020

  9. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 148261 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  10. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 148261 · FAILED

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

  11. ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD

    Case 148261 · Violation 1155408 · Code PM-306.0/2 · COMPLIED

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

  12. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 148261 · FAILED

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

  13. InvestigationL_FINAL

    Case 18352 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  14. InvestigationL_INITIAL

    Case 18352 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

What this record suggests

The City file documents 6 permits touching kitchen work, electrical work, plumbing, roof work. 6 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified · $314 recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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Property details and source records

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The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.

BlockReport can calculate the annual tax from the City’s taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and a current amount due live separately in Philadelphia Tax Center.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$859/year

2026 taxable assessment $61,360 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $280,000; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit or an amount due is not automatically “back taxes.”

OPA 362096105
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $61,360 of $306,800 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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Full-assessment scenario$4,295/year

Applying the same rate to the billed-year full assessment. OPA's numeric split does not say when or whether the current treatment changes.

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Historical delinquency sources Record found

$314.26 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.

$184.29 principal$9.67 interest$11.06 penalty$109.24 other charges
1year recorded 2021tax period Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $21,100 total assessment, $21,100 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

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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 ~$859/year

$61,360 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$3,436/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$4,295/year

$306,800 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: ($306,800 assessed − $245,440 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $859/year Full-assessment scenario: $306,800 × 1.3998% ≈ $4,295/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
Stories
2
Interior
1,030 sqft livable area
Lot
707 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code 1
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

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

Block context

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

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Next door: 2640 Sears St  ·  2644 Sears 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.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 5:48 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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