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743 Sears St

2 bd1 ba2 stories600 sqftRSA5built 1915

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$250K 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 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) median$258K2000200520102015202020252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) medianAssessmentDeed / salePermitLicense

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Every dated record14 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  4. PermitAlterations
  5. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $325K
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $215K
  8. LicenseROMALDO SCIAMBI (LI SCIAMBI): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  9. LicenseROMALDO SCIAMBI (LI SCIAMBI): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  10. PermitMajor alteration
  11. PermitMajor alteration
  12. Deed / saleDeed / sale $122K
  13. Deed / saleDeed / sale $65K
  14. Deed / saleDeed / sale $7K

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$2,102/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $150,200 × 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 $257,900. 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.

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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.

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The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
600 sqft livable area
Lot
468 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
0 city code
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
Quality grade
C- assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code

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

Block context

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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 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

ROMALDO SCIAMBI (LI SCIAMBI)Inactive

Rental · Initial issue date Apr 9, 2012 · Terminal license date Feb 28, 2013

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 Alteration

    Permit EP-2023-009768 · Completed

    5 GFCIs, 5 outlets, 3 switches, 1 ceiling fixture AS PER NEC 2017

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2023-005413 · Issued

    For the installation of a foundation system under the existing unsupported rear portion of the existing single family dwelling. Temporary shoring per plans. Separate permits are required for all associated Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing work.

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2023-003099 · Completed

    bathroom wiring .install G.F.C.I. install recessed lighting, install switches. finish plates AS PER 2017 NEC

  4. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2023-003795 · Expired

    Rehab of master bathroom (shower, lav, toilet) and kitchen. Adding powder room of lav and toilet.

  5. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2023-002106 · Expired

    EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS For alterations to an existing one family dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly prohibited under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes any modification to exterior walls, party walls, floor/roof framing or foundations, underpinning and excavations (i.e., digging in basement). Any work/alterations to the basement/cellar are expressly prohibited unless documented as an existing habitable space with heights and means of egress per conditions of the EZ standard. separate permits required for mechanical, electric and plumbing, etc. *No basement alterations of any kind were proposed or approved for this permit* *No structural alterations of any kind were proposed or approved for this permit* For the level 2 interior alterations to the existing SFD. Permit to renovate existing kitchen and 2nd fl bathroom and to install new 1st fl powder room. interior removal of fixture and finishes for the alterations.

  6. Recorded transfer$325K transfer

    2018

  7. Recorded transfer$215K transfer

    2015

  8. License terminal eventROMALDO SCIAMBI (LI SCIAMBI): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 560165 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  9. License issue eventROMALDO SCIAMBI (LI SCIAMBI): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 560165 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  10. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 358476 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 4 INCH BRICK VENEER ON NEW CONCRETE FOOTING IN FRONT OF EXISTING MASONRY WALL AS PER 2009 IRC 703.7. MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 30 FEET ABOVE FOUNDATION. MAXIMUM THICKNESS 5 INCHES. NEW CONCRETE FOOTING TO BE BELOW FROST LINE, (30 INCHES). NEW WALL SHALL BE ANCHORED TO SUPPORTING WALL WITH CORROSION-RESISTANT METAL TIES 24 INCHES ON CENTER HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY. PROVIDE 1 INCH AIR SPACE BETWEEN WALLS. PROVIDE WEEP HOLES AND FLASHING ABOVE WINDOW AND DOOR OPENINGS. PROVIDE CAPPING, FLASHING AND CAULKING AT TERMINATION OF WALL TO PREVENT WATER INFILTRATION. AN INSPECTION OF EXISTING WALL TO BE SCHEDULED WITH INSPECTOR BEFORE WORK STARTS. WOOD LINTELS IN EXISTING WALL TO BE REPLACED AND INSPECTED BEFORE NEW WALL STARTS.

  11. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 356094 · COMPLETED

    NO DRYWALL REMOVAL ON THIS PERMIT...WORK NOT TO EXCEED 500 SQ.FT. REMOVAL OF PERMABRICK ON FRONT WALL,CLEAN AND POINT... INTERIOR ALTERATIONS - SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING - APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED FEB. 2007. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES. LICENSED CONTRACTOR TO BE LISTED ON PERMIT SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMGING, ELECTRIC AND HVAC.

  12. Recorded transfer$122K transfer

    2011

  13. Recorded transfer$65K transfer

    2001

  14. Recorded transfer$7K transfer

    2000

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Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 2:44 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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