House report

640 Whitney St

3 bd2 ba2,275 sqftRSD1built 1958

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$534K 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 19116 (Somerton) median$412K201320162019202220252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19116 (Somerton) medianAssessmentDeed / salePermit

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Every dated record6 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  3. PermitAlterations
  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  5. PermitZoning
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $101K

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$6,068/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $433,500 × 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 $411,500. 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 583057205
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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
2
Interior
2,275 sqft livable area
Lot
6,300 sqft
Basement
Partial, finished city code E
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
Zoning
RSD1 city zoning code

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

Block context

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

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Next door: 630 Whitney St  ·  620 Whitney 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 10, 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.

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  1. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2020-002020 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Install new ductwork through house with new hvac mechanicals

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2020-002982 · Completed

    Install a 200 amp service and rewire throughout an existing single family dwelling per 2014 NEC.

  3. PermitAlterations

    Permit 1056250 · Completed

    NEW DRAIN & WATER LINES TO FIXTURES 4-TOILETS, 7-LAVS, 2-SHOWER, 2-TUB, 1-KITCHEN SINK, 1-LAUNDRY TUB & WATER HEATER & STACK THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004

  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit 1008550 · Completed

    ADDITION OF 3RD STORY TO AN EXISTING 2-STORY STRUCTURE. SCOPE INCLUDES INTERIOR RENOVATIONS.

  5. PermitZoning

    Permit 995412 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ERECTION OF A THIRD STORY ADDITION AND THIRD STORY BALCONY TO AN EXISTING TWO STORY STRUCTURE. NO CHANGE TO BUILDING FOOTPRINT.

  6. Recorded transfer$101K transfer

    2013

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 17, 2026, 6:32 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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