House report

2909 N Howard St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 800 sqft · RSA5 · built 1935

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$55K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$75K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Fairhill · West Kensington Approximate · based on ZIP 19133
Street view of 2909 N Howard 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
$54,500 2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $75,100 · built 1935
Price / sq ft
$94 block $94 · in line w/ block
Assessment change
+50% +4%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +38% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$0 0% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match not proof the account is current
Times sold
1
$0$100K$200KZIP 19133 (Fairhill · West Kensington) median$75K2003200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19133 (Fairhill · West Kensington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record8 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitPlumbing
  2. LicenseCARLOS RIVERA: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. InspectionBRU INSP
  5. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $4K
  8. LicenseCARLOS RIVERA: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

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$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 $75,100. 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 071069000
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $54,500 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption. The exclusion reduces this assessment-based estimate to $0.

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
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
800 sqft livable area
Lot
960 sqft
Heat
Undetermined city code H
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
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

2900 block of N Howard St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2907 N Howard St  ·  2911 N Howard 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 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

CARLOS RIVERAInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Mar 10, 2003 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

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 7 dated rows
  1. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 581342 · COMPLETED

    CT,FAI AND LATERAL PA20143570084(SFD)"SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED","ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"

  2. License terminal eventCARLOS RIVERA: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 232857 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  3. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 149124 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 149124 · Violation 856623 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 149124 · 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.

  6. Recorded transfer$4K transfer

    2008

  7. License issue eventCARLOS RIVERA: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 232857 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 10:41 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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