House report

265 S 3rd St

4 bd · 2 ba · 2 stories · 2,113 sqft · RSA5 · built 1970

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$952K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$1.2M Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Old City · Society Hill Approximate · based on ZIP 19106
Street view of 265 S 3rd St
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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.

Assessed value
$952,200 2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $1,193,100 · built 1970
Price / sq ft
$565 block $499 · above block
Assessment change
+68% +5%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +25% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$11,402 1.2% effective, reduced taxable assessment
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match not proof the account is current
Times sold
3
$0$1.0M$2.0MZIP 19106 (Old City · Society Hill) median$1.2M200220072012201720222027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19106 (Old City · Society Hill) medianAssessmentDeed / salePermit

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Every dated record11 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAlterations
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  4. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  5. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  6. PermitAlterations
  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  8. Deed / saleDeed / sale $849K
  9. PermitAlteration
  10. Deed / saleDeed / sale $550K
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $230K

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

Verify the public record

$11,402/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $814,520 × 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 $1,193,100. 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 051056070
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $137,680 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.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
2,113 sqft livable area
Lot
1,089 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
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 S 3rd St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 263 S 3rd St  ·  267 S 3rd 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 11 dated rows
  1. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2024-012243 · Completed

    Fixture replacement without piping of 2 lavy sinks Shut-off valve replacement

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2024-008171 · Completed

    Renovations to second and third floor bathrooms including lighting and outlets.

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2024-001411 · Completed

    PERMIT STANDARDS 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. Structural alteration or repair is expressly prohibited under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes any modification to exterior walls, party walls, floor/roof framing or foundations, underpinning and excavations (i.e., digging in basement). Any work/alterations to the basement/cellar are expressly prohibited unless documented as an existing habitable space with heights and means of egress per conditions of the EZ standard. separate permits required for mechanical, electric and plumbing, etc. *No basement alterations of any kind were proposed or approved for this permit* *No structural alterations of any kind were proposed or approved for this permit* INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS PER PHC APPROVALS

  4. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2020-002289 · Expired

    Install high efficiency warm air furnace and air conditioning system with ductwork as per EZ Standards.

  5. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2020-002016 · Completed

    Rewire throughout an existing single family dwelling per 2014 NEC.

  6. PermitAlterations

    Permit 1054972 · Completed

    INSTALL 9 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC

  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit 1045667 · Completed

    WINDOW AND DOOR REPLACEMENT, INCLUDING A NEW HEADER OPENING FOR 1ST FLOOR REAR DOOR. NEW KITCHEN, BATHROOMS, AND PARTITION CONFIGURATIONS. PER PLANS. PHC STAFF TO REVIEW SHOP DRAWINGS FOR FINAL APPROVAL.SEPERATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR TRADE JOBS.

  8. Recorded transfer$849K transfer

    2019

  9. PermitAlteration

    Permit 862344 · COMPLETED

    REMOVE OLD SHINGLES.INSTALL NEW GAF TIMBERLINE SHINGLES (POT HOLLOW GRAY). FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF COVERINGS ON EXITING ROOFS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS

  10. Recorded transfer$550K transfer

    2004

  11. Recorded transfer$230K transfer

    2002

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 9:28 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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