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438 W Mount Airy Ave

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3 bd1 ba2 stories1,575 sqftRSA3built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$368K 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 19119 (Mount Airy) median$421K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19119 (Mount Airy) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record8 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $340K
  3. PermitAlteration
  4. PermitAlteration
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. L&I violationEXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. PermitPlumbing

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$3,754/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $268,200 × 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 $421,100. 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 092053000
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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.

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
1,575 sqft livable area
Lot
1,525 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
Heat
Radiant city code G
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
B- assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA3 city zoning code

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

Block context

400 block of W Mount Airy Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 436 W Mount Airy Ave  ·  440 W Mount Airy Ave

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 8 dated rows
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2022-000986 · Completed

    Install 4" old work recessed light in new location. Light includes white trim with field slectable color light from Warm light 2,700K to cool day light 5,000K. Living Room x4 Run an unbroken #6 green ground cable from the grounding terminal of the 100 amp main electrical panel to the buildings water service and bond the water meter, x1 New Circuit to be installed 2nd Floor Front Bedroom Circuit 2nd Floor Middle Bedroom Circuit 2nd Floor Rear Bedroom Circuit 2nd Floor Bathroom Circuit Living Room Circuit Dining Room Circuit Kitchen Countertop Circuit x2 Refrigerator Circuit Lighting Circuit Heater Circuit Smoke Detector Circuit Listed Below: 15 Amp AFCI Circuit x1 15 Amp AFCI Circuit x3 20 Amp AFCI Circuit x4 20 Amp AFCI Circuit x1 New Outlets to be installed 2nd Floor Front Bedroom x4 2nd Floor Middle Bedroom x3 2nd Floor Rear Bedroom x4 2nd Floor Bathroom x1 (GFCI) Living Room x5 Dining Room x3 Kitchen Countertop x2 (GFCI) Kitchen Stove x1 Front Exterior x1 (GFCI) Dryer Outlet x1 (disconnect the hardwired dryer and install a surface mounted outlet as a courtesy during the rewire) Listed Below: 15 amp Duplex x16 20 amp Duplex x3 20 amp GFCI x1 15 amp GFCI x1 New Light and Switch to be installed 2nd Floor Rear Bedroom x1 (ceiling fan) 2nd Floor Middle Bedroom x1 (ceiling fan) 2nd Floor Front Bedroom x1 (ceiling fan) 2nd Floor Bathroom x1 2nd Floor Hallway x1 (to be controlled by a 3-way system with a switch on the 1st and 2nd Floors) Living Room x1 (recessed lights) Entryway x1 Dining Room x1 Kitchen x1 Basement x1 (to be controlled by stairwell and rear entrance) Front Exterior x1 Listed Below: Ceiling Fan x3 Lamp Holder x3 Door Light x1 Light Fixture (Lite weight) x4 Light Fixture (Standard Weight) x1 3way Light Switch x2 Light Switch ( One Location) x10 FISH ONLY as per 2014 nec

  2. Recorded transfer$340K transfer

    2021

  3. PermitAlteration

    Permit 558747 · COMPLETED

    RE-ROOF MAIN FLAT & PORCH ROOF

  4. PermitAlteration

    Permit 509619 · COMPLETED

    ROOF RECOVERING (MODIFIED BIT.).

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 371851 · 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. ViolationEXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE

    Case 371851 · Violation 2733954 · Code PM-312.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 371851 · 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.

  8. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 109523 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE WATER HEATER

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 1:01 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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