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1038 Dorrance St

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3 bd3 ba2 stories1,706 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Individual, other or unknown mailing address

2026 assessment
$678K 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 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) median$711K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspectionLicense

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 record52 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $720K
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  5. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  6. PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.
  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  8. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
  9. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  10. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. AppealZoning board appeal
  13. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  17. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. L&I violationLICENSE-RES GENERAL
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  25. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  28. L&I violationLICENSE-RES GENERAL
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. LicenseSABRINA G HARRIS: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  32. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  33. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  34. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  35. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  36. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  37. L&I violationDRAINAGE-YARD DRAIN REPAIR
  38. L&I violationINT S-DOORFRAME REPR/REPLC
  39. L&I violationINT/EXT HANDRAIL REQ
  40. L&I violationEXT S-FOUNDATION WALLS, MAINTA
  41. L&I violationINT S-FLOOR REPAIR (Repair the interior floor)
  42. L&I violationINT-KITCHEN STOVE DEFECTIV-RES
  43. L&I violationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN
  44. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  45. L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
  46. L&I violationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)
  47. L&I violationFA-REP SYS SMOKE DET
  48. L&I violationELEC-CABLES/WIRES LOOSE-RES
  49. L&I violationSD-SMOKE BATTERY OCCUPANT
  50. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  51. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  52. LicenseSABRINA G HARRIS: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$4,111/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $293,700 × 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 $710,500. 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 301382800
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $293,700 of $678,000 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

See the assessment math →
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 assessment exemption gap

OPA's 2026 roll shows a partial assessment exemption. The annual difference is measurable; the reason for it and what happens after a sale are not established here.

Using OPA's taxable amount ~$4,111/year

$293,700 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$5,380/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$9,491/year

$678,000 scenario basis

The assessment roll does not identify
  • Legal basis or program
  • Approval or expiration date
  • Treatment after a sale
  • Current Tax Center balance
Show the assessment math 2026: ($678,000 assessed − $384,300 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $4,111/year Full-assessment scenario: $678,000 × 1.3998% ≈ $9,491/year

Do not treat the full-assessment scenario as inevitable or assume the current relief transfers. Obtain the approval history and verify the live Tax Center account before relying on either number.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Stories
2
Interior
1,706 sqft livable area
Lot
700 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
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
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1 OPEN · HELD/INFO · 2020

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

Block context

1000 block of Dorrance St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1036 Dorrance St  ·  1040 Dorrance 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 25, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

SABRINA G HARRISInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jul 22, 2004 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

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 52 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 724208 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. Recorded transfer$720K transfer

    2023

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2022-003067 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (2 Self Contained Units, Ductwork, (2) 40,000 BTU 96% Efficiency Gas Furance, (2) 2 ton AC unit, (2) 2 ton Coils).

  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2022-006686 · Completed

    Full Electrical rewire as per Local codes and NEC 2014 requirements. New wiring for lights receptacles and switches. New 200 amp service

  5. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2022-008065 · Completed

    INSTALLATION OF 15 FIXTURES AS PER PPC 2018

  6. PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.

    Permit GM-2021-014329 · Completed

    For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.

  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2020-002525 · Completed

    RENOVATE ENTIRE EXISTING TWO-STORY SINGLE FAMILY AND ADD NEW 3RD STORY WITH PLIOT HOUSE AND ROOF DECK. ** AMEND FOR THE PLACEMENT OF UNDERPINNING TO THE EXISTING BASEMENT AS PER AMENDED PLAN **; ** AMEND TO CHANGE THE 3RD FLOOR LAYOUT AND THE PILOTHOUSE SIZE FROM 75 SF TO 105 SF **

  8. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

    Permit ZP-2020-007489 · Issued

    Erection of a third-story addition, roof deck and pilot house access structure to an existing attached structure. PERMIT AMENDED ON 2/1/23: MODIFIED PILOTHOUSE SIZE, STILL COMPLIANT WITH SECTION 14-604(5) OF THE PHILADELPHIA ZONING CODETHE ORIGINAL SIZE OF THE PILOT HOUSE WAS 75 SF, THE NEW PILOTHOUSE IS 105 SF. SEE REVISED PLAN FOR SIZE AND LOCAITON.

  9. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 724208 · Violation 211990725 · Code 9-3905 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - STOP PROCESSING City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  10. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 674510 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 724208 · 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.

  12. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 38589 · OPEN · HELD/INFO

    Related permit 997160 · PERMIT FOR ERECTION OF A THIRD-STORY ADDITION, ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE AS PER PLAN

  13. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 674510 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 674510 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 674510 · 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.

  16. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 674510 · Violation 5217320 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 674510 · Violation 5217321 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

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

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 674510 · 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.

  19. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 500572 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 500572 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 500572 · 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.

  22. ViolationLICENSE-RES GENERAL

    Case 500572 · Violation 4875801 · Code PM-102.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 500572 · 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.

  24. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 473613 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  25. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 473613 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 473613 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 473613 · 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.

  28. ViolationLICENSE-RES GENERAL

    Case 473613 · Violation 3681897 · Code PM-102.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 473613 · 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.

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 250356 · 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.

  31. License terminal eventSABRINA G HARRIS: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 258245 · Inactive

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

  32. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 235868 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  33. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 235868 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  34. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 235889 · 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.

  35. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 235868 · 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.

  36. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 235868 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  37. ViolationDRAINAGE-YARD DRAIN REPAIR

    Case 235868 · Violation 1780138 · Code PM-302.4/8 · COMPLIED

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

  38. ViolationINT S-DOORFRAME REPR/REPLC

    Case 235868 · Violation 1780136 · Code PM-305.4/3 · COMPLIED

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

  39. ViolationINT/EXT HANDRAIL REQ

    Case 235868 · Violation 1780135 · Code PM-602.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  40. ViolationEXT S-FOUNDATION WALLS, MAINTA

    Case 235868 · Violation 1780134 · Code PM-304.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  41. ViolationINT S-FLOOR REPAIR (Repair the interior floor)

    Case 235868 · Violation 1780133 · Code PM-305.3/2 · COMPLIED

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

  42. ViolationINT-KITCHEN STOVE DEFECTIV-RES

    Case 235868 · Violation 1780132 · Code PM-406.4/3 · COMPLIED

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

  43. ViolationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN

    Case 235868 · Violation 1780131 · Code PM-305.3/3 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 235868 · Violation 1780130 · Code PM-304.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

  45. ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD

    Case 235868 · Violation 1780129 · Code PM-102.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  46. ViolationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)

    Case 235868 · Violation 1780128 · Code FC-908.7/1 · COMPLIED

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

  47. ViolationFA-REP SYS SMOKE DET

    Case 235868 · Violation 1780127 · Code FC-907.20/3 · COMPLIED

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

  48. ViolationELEC-CABLES/WIRES LOOSE-RES

    Case 235868 · Violation 1780137 · Code PM-407.2/11 · COMPLIED

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

  49. ViolationSD-SMOKE BATTERY OCCUPANT

    Case 235889 · Violation 1689391 · Code FC-907.3/28 · COMPLIED

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

  50. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 235868 · 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.

  51. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 235889 · 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.

  52. License issue eventSABRINA G HARRIS: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 258245 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 12:23 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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