House report

2987 Cedar St

2 bd1 ba2 stories1,266 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$297K 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 19134 (Port Richmond · Kensington) median$304K2010201320162019202220252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19134 (Port Richmond · Kensington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record14 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseBrendan Rauth: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  2. PermitAlterations
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $233K
  4. InspectionBP_BLDG
  5. L&I violationWORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE
  6. InspectionBP_BLDG
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $138K
  8. PermitPlumbing
  9. PermitAdministrative
  10. PermitElectrical
  11. PermitZoning
  12. PermitAddition
  13. PermitMechanical
  14. PermitDemolition

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$2,756/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $196,900 × 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 $303,900. 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 251421400
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 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.

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The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,266 sqft livable area
Lot
1,281 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
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

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

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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.

Brendan RauthActive

Rental · Initial issue date Jan 15, 2025 · Filed expiration Jan 14, 2027

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 14 dated rows
  1. License issue eventBrendan Rauth: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 0969420 · Active

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

  2. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2021-011650 · Completed

    Replace curb trap and fresh air inlet

  3. Recorded transfer$233K transfer

    2021

  4. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 281925 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  5. ViolationWORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE

    Case 281925 · Violation 2141915 · Code A-104.1/1 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  6. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 281925 · FAILED

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

  7. Recorded transfer$138K transfer

    2011

  8. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 304263 · COMPLETED

    8 FIXTURES WITH PIPING FOR ONE FAMILY DWELLING

  9. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 301222 · COMPLETED

    AMMEND PERMIT #283103 TO INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER'S LETTER CERTIFING LINTEL INSTALLATION

  10. PermitElectrical

    Permit 291805 · COMPLETED

    REWIRE HOUSE WITH REMEX WIRING, 3 GFI RECP, 20 RECP, 6 LIGHT FIXTURES,5 SMOKE DETECTORS, 7 SWITCHES, 200 AMP SERVICE AS PER 2008 NEC

  11. PermitZoning

    Permit 287194 · COMPLETED

    ADDITION AND ALTERATIONS

  12. PermitAddition

    Permit 283103 · COMPLETED

    ADDITION AND ALTERATIONS PER PLANS

  13. PermitMechanical

    Permit 283441 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 1 GOODMAN HVAC UNIT, 80% (SFD)

  14. PermitDemolition

    Permit 278990 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR DEMO AT REAR KITCHEN AREA AND REMOVE EXISTING TWO STORY FRONT MASONRY WALL. SEPARATE ALTERATION PERMIT MUST BE SECURED PRIOR TO ANY OTHER WORK AT THIS LOCATION.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 8:36 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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