House report

408 E Ashmead St

2 stories · 1,344 sqft · RSA5 · built 1900

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$151K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$154K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Germantown Approximate · based on ZIP 19144
Street view of 408 E Ashmead St
From the street · imagery © Google
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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
$150,800 2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $153,700 · built 1900
Price / sq ft
$114 block $114 · in line w/ block
Assessment change
+90% +6%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +2% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$711 0.47% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match not proof the account is current
Times sold
2
$0$125K$250KZIP 19144 (Germantown) median$154K2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 (Germantown) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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 record12 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  2. PermitAlterations
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  6. L&I violationLICENSE - RENTAL PROPERTY
  7. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  8. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA RODENT HARBORAGE
  9. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $80K
  12. Deed / saleDeed / sale $22K

Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$711/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $50,800 × 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 $153,700. 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 121086400
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
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.

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.

Stories
2
Interior
1,344 sqft livable area
Lot
1,473 sqft
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

400 block of E Ashmead St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 406 E Ashmead St  ·  410 E Ashmead 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 24, 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 12 dated rows
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2026-000119 · Completed

    ***NEC 2017 FISHING ONLY*** - Living Room Lighting & 1 Receptacle - Front Exterior Light - Hallway Lighting w/ Dimmer & CO Detector - Middle Bedroom Rewire w/ Smoke Detector - Rear Bedroom Rewire w/ Smoke Detector - Complete Home Surge Protection Device

  2. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2021-023239 · Expired

    Replacement of 40 gallon gas water heater

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 689309 · 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.

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 689309 · 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.

  5. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 717213 · Violation 5254244 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  6. ViolationLICENSE - RENTAL PROPERTY

    Case 717213 · Violation 5254245 · Code CP-101 · COMPLIED

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

  7. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 689309 · Violation 5295782 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA RODENT HARBORAGE

    Case 689309 · Violation 5295783 · Code PM15-302.5 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 689309 · Violation 5295781 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED

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

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 689309 · 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. Recorded transfer$80K transfer

    2006

  12. Recorded transfer$22K transfer

    2005

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 9:07 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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