House report

421 Catharine St

2 bd1 ba1,072 sqftRM1built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$557K 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$500K$1.0MZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) median$530K2003200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) medianAssessmentDeed / salePermitLicense

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Every dated record8 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  3. PermitAlterations
  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  5. LicenseCLAYTON BEDWELL: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  6. LicenseCLAYTON BEDWELL: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $454K
  8. Deed / saleDeed / sale $345K

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$6,390/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $456,500 × 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 $530,400. 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 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
Interior
1,072 sqft livable area
Lot
1,173 sqft
Central air
Yes
Garage
1 space
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

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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.

CLAYTON BEDWELLInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Apr 3, 2012 · Terminal license date Feb 25, 2013

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.

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  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2023-002682 · Completed

    Rewire 2 bedrooms single family dwelling. Install 20 light fixtures, 30 receptacles, 10 switches, 2 smoke detectors and 4 Combo smoke/C02 detectors. as per NEC 2017 .Existing service to remain

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2023-001209 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. ( supply & install one 3 ton -18 seer electric heat pump brand -Carrier with all necessary supply & return duct work with all grills, registers & diffusers to service house)(No exterior work to front facade permitted as part of this permit. - TM, PHC).

  3. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2023-001085 · Completed

    Relocation of plumbing in new kitchen and bathroom layout. New kitchen sink, lav, shower/tub, toilet and washer machine.

  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2022-008836 · Completed

    NON-STRUCTURAL RENOVATION

  5. License terminal eventCLAYTON BEDWELL: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 559736 · Inactive

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

  6. License issue eventCLAYTON BEDWELL: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 559736 · Inactive

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

  7. Recorded transfer$454K transfer

    2007

  8. Recorded transfer$345K transfer

    2003

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 4:58 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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