House report

3548 Ella St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,160 sqftRM1built 1935

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$84K 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$100K$200KZIP 19134 (Port Richmond · Kensington) median$95K2011201420172020202320262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19134 (Port Richmond · Kensington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspectionLicense

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 record33 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $68K
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $15K
  3. LicenseVIRTUAL CITY INC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  4. LicenseVIRTUAL CITY INC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  12. L&I violationLICENSE-RES GENERAL
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  15. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  16. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  20. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. L&I violationLICENSE-RES GENERAL
  23. L&I violationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/MAINTAIN (Repair or maintain exterior windows)
  24. L&I violationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT CONNECT
  25. L&I violationEXT S-DOORFRAME REPAIR/REPLACE
  26. L&I violationEXT S-BSMNT DOOR/WINDOW/HATCHW
  27. L&I violationEXT S-DOOR WEATHERTIGHT
  28. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  32. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  33. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

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$1,173/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $83,800 × 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 $95,400. 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.

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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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
1,160 sqft livable area
Lot
987 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
Heat
Electric baseboard city code C
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1 city zoning code

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

Block context

3500 block of Ella 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.

VIRTUAL CITY INCInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Oct 10, 2014 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2015

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 33 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$68K transfer

    2023

  2. Recorded transfer$15K transfer

    2021

  3. License terminal eventVIRTUAL CITY INC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 644208 · Inactive

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

  4. License issue eventVIRTUAL CITY INC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 644208 · Inactive

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

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 362125 · 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.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 360065 · CLOSED

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

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 360060 · CLOSED

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

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 362125 · 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.

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 360060 · 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.

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 360065 · 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. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 362125 · Violation 2688504 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  12. ViolationLICENSE-RES GENERAL

    Case 362125 · Violation 2688503 · Code PM-102.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 362125 · 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.

  14. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 360060 · Violation 2677658 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 360060 · Violation 2677657 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  16. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 360065 · Violation 2708363 · Code PM-102.4/2 · CLOSEDCASE

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 360060 · 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.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 360065 · 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.

  19. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 305929 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  20. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 305929 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 326569 · CLOSED

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

  22. ViolationLICENSE-RES GENERAL

    Case 326569 · Violation 2431090 · Code PM-102.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

  23. ViolationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/MAINTAIN (Repair or maintain exterior windows)

    Case 326569 · Violation 2431091 · Code PM-304.8/1 · COMPLIED

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

  24. ViolationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT CONNECT

    Case 326569 · Violation 2431086 · Code PM-302.4/6 · COMPLIED

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

  25. ViolationEXT S-DOORFRAME REPAIR/REPLACE

    Case 326569 · Violation 2431088 · Code PM-304.8/18 · COMPLIED

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

  26. ViolationEXT S-BSMNT DOOR/WINDOW/HATCHW

    Case 326569 · Violation 2431089 · Code PM-304.8/6 · COMPLIED

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

  27. ViolationEXT S-DOOR WEATHERTIGHT

    Case 326569 · Violation 2431087 · Code PM-304.8/15 · COMPLIED

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

  28. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 326569 · 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.

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 305929 · CLOSED

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

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 305929 · 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.

  31. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 305929 · Violation 2550224 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  32. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 305929 · Violation 2550225 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  33. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 305929 · 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.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 2:30 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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