Property report

1127 S 48th St

3 stories3,750 sqftRTA1built 1900

Property at a glanceApartment building

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$562K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$566K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Cedar Park · Kingsessing Approximate · based on ZIP 19143
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Assessment and City record timeline

The line tracks this property’s published City assessment. Markers show deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals on their recorded dates. Select one to read the filing.

Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals. OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $566,100. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$566K2000200520102015202020252027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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 record16 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  2. PermitPlumbing
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. PermitPlumbing
  6. L&I violationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN
  7. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
  8. L&I violationFIRE-PULL STATION SIGNS
  9. L&I violationFIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAG (Fire extinguisher needs inspection and a current service tag)
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. PermitMajor alteration
  12. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  13. L&I violationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
  14. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  15. LicenseDAMIAN SMITH (SMITH PROPERTIES): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  16. Deed / saleDeed / sale $150K

Verify the public record

$7,870/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $562,200 × 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 $566,100. 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 881710600
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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.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

Property report

Commercial property

Apartment building, recorded in the City's multi-family category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Apartment building Apts 5-50 Units Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$151 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Licensed units
5 active rental license
Interior area
3,750 sqft
Lot size
4,320 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1900
Zoning
RTA1

Block context

1100 block of S 48th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1125 S 48th St  ·  1129 S 48th 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.

Landlord and residential filings

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

DAMIAN SMITH (SMITH PROPERTIES)Active

Rental · Initial issue date Jun 12, 2008 · Filed expiration Feb 28, 2027

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 16 dated rows
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2025-010104 · Certified

    Expires 2026-04-03

  2. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 901561 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL NEW WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPE PA20182222805(SFD)"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED" - "ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 302453 · 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.

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 302453 · 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.

  5. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 377143 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE CURB TRAP/MAIN DRAIN/RAIN LEADER (SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING)

  6. ViolationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN

    Case 302453 · Violation 2302002 · Code PM-305.3/3 · COMPLIED

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

  7. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM

    Case 302453 · Violation 2302001 · Code FC-915.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationFIRE-PULL STATION SIGNS

    Case 302453 · Violation 2302000 · Code FC-907.4/4 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationFIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAG (Fire extinguisher needs inspection and a current service tag)

    Case 302453 · Violation 2301999 · Code FC-906.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 302453 · 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.

  11. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 321767 · COMPLETED

    CONSTRUCT PENT ROOF ABOVE FRONT DOOR REPLANK EXISTING DECK SURFACE WITH COMPOSITE DECKING. INSTALL RAILING AROUND PERMITER AND DOWN STEPS OF MULTI FAMILY DWELLING.

  12. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 226776 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  13. ViolationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED

    Case 226776 · Violation 1591579 · Code PM-307.1/3 · COMPEXCP

  14. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 226776 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  15. License issue eventDAMIAN SMITH (SMITH PROPERTIES): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 448583 · Active

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

  16. Recorded transfer$150K transfer

    2000

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 18, 2026, 11:00 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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