The Block Report

House report

655 Gatehouse Ln

5 bd · 4 ba · 1 story · 7,185 sqft · RSD1 · built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$2.5M OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$3.0M Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Chestnut Hill Approximate · based on ZIP 19118
Street view of 655 Gatehouse Ln
From the street · imagery © Google
From above · selected parcel outlined; choose a neighboring polygon to open it — imagery © Esri, Maxar

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
$2,486,800 2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $2,989,800 · built 1925
Price / sq ft
$416 block $416 · in line w/ block
Assessment change
+170% +10%/yr since 2017 · 2027 +20% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$34,810 1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match not proof the account is current
Times sold
0 latest deed has shared-name parties
$0$2.5M$5.0MZIP 19118 (Chestnut Hill) median$3.0M201420172020202320262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19118 (Chestnut Hill) medianAssessmentPermit

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Every dated record2 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitZoning
  2. PermitPlumbing

Flags: latest deed has shared-name parties; relationship unverified. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$34,810/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $2,486,800 × 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 $2,989,800. 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 092136155
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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
5
Bathrooms
4
Stories
1
Interior
7,185 sqft livable area
Lot
265,478 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code 1
Heat
Hot water / radiators city code B
Central air
Yes
Garage
3 spaces
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
Quality grade
A+ assessor's grade
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 Gatehouse Ln. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 645 Gatehouse Ln  ·  640 Gatehouse Ln

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.

Open every source row 2 dated rows
  1. PermitZoning

    Permit 632402 · COMPLETED

    RELOCATION OF LOT LINES SHARED WITH 655 GATEHOUSE LANE. FOR REAL ESTAE PURPOSES ONLY.NO ALTERATIONS, ADDITIONS OR CONSTRUCTION

  2. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 536323 · COMPLETED

    1" CURB TO BLDG "L""SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED" - "ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"PA20141181321

Unavailable when this report assembled: certifications. Unavailable does not mean no record.

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 17, 2026, 11:46 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: unavailable. “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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