House report

621 Arbutus St

4 bd2 ba2 stories1,280 sqftRSD1built 1965

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$453K 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 19119 (Mount Airy) median$474K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19119 (Mount Airy) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspection

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 record19 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $369K
  2. PermitZoning
  3. PermitMajor alteration
  4. AppealZoning board appeal
  5. Deed / saleDeed / sale $353K
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $90K
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  9. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  10. L&I violationUNFIT PROP STANDARD
  11. L&I violationHEAT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY-RES
  12. L&I violationUTILITIES-MAINTAIN SERVICE-RES
  13. L&I violationUTILITIES-RESTORE WATER-RES
  14. L&I violationEXT S-DOORFRAME REPAIR/REPLACE
  15. L&I violationINT A-TRASH REMOVE
  16. L&I violationINT S-MAINT SANI/RODENTPROOF
  17. L&I violationINT S-WALL/FLOOR/CEILING LOADS
  18. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$4,934/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $352,500 × 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 $473,600. 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 223082600
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.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
1,280 sqft livable area
Lot
4,758 sqft
Basement
Basement city code I
Heat
Hot water / radiators city code B
Central air
Yes
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
Quality grade
C+ assessor's grade
Zoning
RSD1 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1 OPEN · Granted · 2009

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

Block context

600 block of Arbutus St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 623 Arbutus St  ·  617 Arbutus St

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 19 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$369K transfer

    2013

  2. PermitZoning

    Permit 202669 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ERECTION OF A SIDE YARD DECK WITH STAIRS TO GRADE AS APPROVED BY THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

  3. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 202663 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ERECTION OF A 28' X 9' SIDE YARD DECK WITH STAIRS TO GRADE AS PER APPROVED PLANS.

  4. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 9019 · OPEN · Granted

    Related permit 202669 · PERMIT FOR THE PROPOSED ERECTION OF A DECK WITH ACCESSORY STAIRS LOCATED IN THE SIDE YARD OF AN DETACHED RESIDENTIAL DWELLING.

  5. Recorded transfer$353K transfer

    2009

  6. Recorded transfer$90K transfer

    2008

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 102264 · 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.

  8. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 102264 · Violation 496964 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 102264 · Violation 496965 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPLIED

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  10. ViolationUNFIT PROP STANDARD

    Case 102264 · Violation 496966 · Code PM-307.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  11. ViolationHEAT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY-RES

    Case 102264 · Violation 496967 · Code PM-406.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationUTILITIES-MAINTAIN SERVICE-RES

    Case 102264 · Violation 496968 · Code PM-408.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationUTILITIES-RESTORE WATER-RES

    Case 102264 · Violation 496969 · Code PM-408.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationEXT S-DOORFRAME REPAIR/REPLACE

    Case 102264 · Violation 496970 · Code PM-304.8/18 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationINT A-TRASH REMOVE

    Case 102264 · Violation 496971 · Code PM-303.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationINT S-MAINT SANI/RODENTPROOF

    Case 102264 · Violation 496972 · Code PM-305.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationINT S-WALL/FLOOR/CEILING LOADS

    Case 102264 · Violation 496973 · Code PM-305.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)

    Case 102264 · Violation 496974 · Code PM-304.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 102264 · 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, 8:34 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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