2026 assessment
$111K
OPA value, not a listing price
House report
40 E Ashmead St
3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 960 sqft · RSA5 · built 1900
Property at a glanceHouse
Entity-held
2027 published assessment
$118K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
0 block of E Ashmead St
ZIP 19144
Neighborhood area
Germantown
Approximate · based on ZIP 19144
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
$111,300
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $117,700 · built 1900
Price / sq ft
$123
block $120 · in line w/ block
Assessment change
+46%
+4%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +6% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,558
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Times sold
1
- OPA assessment · 2016$81K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$81K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$81K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$53K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$51K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$51K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$51K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$71K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$71K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$111K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$111K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$118K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Deed / sale · 2005Deed / sale $40KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2025-10-10Make Safe Permit For RPThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- L&I violation · 2025-08-03UNSAFE STRUCTUREA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2025-08-03STRUCTURAL DETERIORATIONA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2025-08-03WOOD COMPONENTSA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2025-08-03L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2025-10-03L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2025-10-15L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2025-11-18L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2007-01-19HOUSING PROJECT, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2025-04-29HOUSING PROJECT, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2005-09-01JOSEPH & VIRGINIA MESSA: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2005-09-01MESSA JOSEPH & VIRGINIA: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2006-02-28JOSEPH & VIRGINIA MESSA: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2004-09-23MESSA JOSEPH & VIRGINIA: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 (Germantown) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense
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Every dated record15 events · exact dates, newest first
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- PermitMake Safe Permit For RP
- InspectionL&I investigation
- L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
- L&I violationSTRUCTURAL DETERIORATION
- L&I violationWOOD COMPONENTS
- InspectionL&I investigation
- LicenseHOUSING PROJECT, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseHOUSING PROJECT, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicenseJOSEPH & VIRGINIA MESSA: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseJOSEPH & VIRGINIA MESSA: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicenseMESSA JOSEPH & VIRGINIA: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $40K
- LicenseMESSA JOSEPH & VIRGINIA: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
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Property tax
$1,558/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $111,300 × 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 $117,700. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 1210788002026 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.”
Where the record looks off
Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.
"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder
Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.
The property, on paper
OPA physical field record.
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
960 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,005 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
D
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
Housing Project LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 7 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $803K combined
• Tax bills mail to 28 St Michaels CT, Holland PA, 18966 — outside Philadelphia
Block context
0 block of E Ashmead St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 38 E Ashmead St · 42 E Ashmead St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 23, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
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.
HOUSING PROJECT, LLCInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Jan 19, 2007 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2025
JOSEPH & VIRGINIA MESSAInactive
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Sep 1, 2005 · Terminal license date Feb 28, 2006
MESSA JOSEPH & VIRGINIAInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Sep 23, 2004 · Terminal license date Sep 1, 2005
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 15 dated rows
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-080167 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-080167 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- PermitMake Safe Permit For RP
Permit RP-2025-009599 · Completed
MAKE SAFE PERMIT- TO MAKE SAFE AS PER SUBMITTED PLANS AND as per Engineer's report to rebuild the fire damaged roof structure of the rear 1-story portion to resolve case #CF-2025-080167. Abutting sidewalk must be closed with fencing a minimum of 6' in height. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk closure. A separate permit is required for any additional alterations that are not specifically addressed on case #CF-2025-080167. In accordance with Code Bulletin PM-1801, a PA professional engineer is required to monitor repairs made under this permit. The engineer must submit a sealed statement to the Department confirming that the structure is in sound condition at completion."
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-080167 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
Case CF-2025-080167 · Violation VI-2025-057839 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationSTRUCTURAL DETERIORATION
Case CF-2025-080167 · Violation VI-2025-057840 · Code PM15-304.1(E) · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationWOOD COMPONENTS
Case CF-2025-080167 · Violation VI-2025-057841 · Code PM15-306.1(6) · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-080167 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- License terminal eventHOUSING PROJECT, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 397348 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventHOUSING PROJECT, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 397348 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventJOSEPH & VIRGINIA MESSA: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 335120 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventJOSEPH & VIRGINIA MESSA: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 335120 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventMESSA JOSEPH & VIRGINIA: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 270591 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$40K transfer
2005
- License issue eventMESSA JOSEPH & VIRGINIA: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 270591 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner: OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history: Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections: L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022: Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016: Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance: Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals: L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents: US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 8:29 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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