2026 assessment
$169K
OPA value, not a listing price
House report
6868 Forrest Ave
3 bd1 ba2 stories1,182 sqftRSA5built 1925
Property at a glanceHouse
Owner-occupancy signal
ZIP 19138 area
West Oak Lane
6800 block of Forrest Ave
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.
- OPA assessment · 2016$98K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$98K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$98K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$113K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$108K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$108K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$108K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$142K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$142K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$169K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$169K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$164K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Permit · 2007-10-15PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2011-11-04PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2011-12-08PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2012-04-23PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2012-09-06ElectricalThis permit category usually covers electrical installation, alteration, replacement, or repair. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2012-11-27PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2022-12-22Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19138 (West Oak Lane) medianAssessmentPermit
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.
Every dated record7 events · exact dates, newest first
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitElectrical
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitPlumbing
Flags: $3K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $2K with a lien entry · latest deed has shared-name parties; relationship unverified. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
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Property tax
$966/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $69,000 × 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 $163,700. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 1025148002026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
$2,650.01 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2020–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
$1,994.93 principal$192.71 interest$129.47 penalty$332.90 other charges
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $108,200 total assessment, $108,200 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.
A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $1,687.43 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2011$22.90 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · -$0.58 penalty2012$67.58 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $37.27 penalty2013$143.59 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $101.69 penalty2014$181.08 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $66.76 penalty2015$163.30 total · $0.00 principal · $0.01 interest · $51.66 penalty2016$1,108.98 total · $934.95 principal · $15.21 interest · $9.35 penalty
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
1,182 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,125 sqft
Basement
Partial
city code H
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Central air
No
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Block context
6800 block of Forrest Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 6866 Forrest Ave · 6870 Forrest Ave
L&I license dates · data through Jul 21, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 21, 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 7 dated rows
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2022-012805 · Completed
Install 100- amp service, receptacles, switches and replace receptacles and switches, fishing through walls only as per 2017 NEC.
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 439941 · COMPLETED
REPLACE WATER SERVICE PA20123261935 (SFD)
- PermitElectrical
Permit 425917 · COMPLETED
100AMP SERVICE CHANGE 10 SWITCHES 10 OUTLET INSTALL TWO OUTLETS KITCHEN TWO BEDROOM 2 SMOKES 1 CARBON PER 2008 NEC (SFD)
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 400753 · COMPLETED
UNDERFLOOR PLUMBING IN BATHROOM NEW VALVE DIVERTER REMOVE AND RESET TOILET AND VANITY(SFD)
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 377795 · COMPLETED
LATERAL, MAIN DRAIN TO EXISTING NEW CURB TRAP (SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING)
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 372461 · COMPLETED
CURB TRAP, FRESH AIR INLET (SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING)
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 109308 · COMPLETED
REPLACE WATER HEATER
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner: OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history: Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections: L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022: Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016: Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance: Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals: L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents: US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 22, 2026, 7:01 AM 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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