House report

133 W Duval St

1 bd1 ba2 stories985 sqftRSA3built 1900

Property at a glanceHouse

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$273K 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 19144 (Germantown) median$264K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 (Germantown) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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 record24 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $152K
  2. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $225K
  4. PermitElectrical
  5. PermitPlumbing
  6. L&I violationINSURANCE - POST CERT
  7. PermitMechanical
  8. PermitMajor alteration
  9. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  10. PermitMajor alteration
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $23K
  12. L&I violationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
  13. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  22. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  23. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

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$3,819/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $272,800 × 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 $263,600. 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 593116200
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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.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
985 sqft livable area
Lot
682 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA3 city zoning code

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

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Smithstein Development LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 2 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $443K combined
• Tax bills mail to 527 E Durham St, Philadelphia PA, 19119

Block context

100 block of W Duval St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 131 W Duval St  ·  129 W Duval St

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 24 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$152K transfer

    2025

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

    Case 370323 · PASSED

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

  3. Recorded transfer$225K transfer

    2019

  4. PermitElectrical

    Permit 632104 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL NEW 100 AMP SERVICE. REWIRE HOUSE. WIRE FOR NEW SMOKE DETECTORS. AS PER 2008 NEC. (NORTH DISTRICT)

  5. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 631754 · COMPLETED

    1WC, 2 BATH, 1 LAV, 1 KS, 1 WH (SFD)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004

  6. ViolationINSURANCE - POST CERT

    Case 607276 · Violation 3707954 · Code A-302.8/32 · COMPLIED

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

  7. PermitMechanical

    Permit 629679 · COMPLETED

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- TWO UNITS - FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

  8. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 607276 · COMPLETED

    REPAIR AND RE-DECK ROOF, RE-BUILD PORCH ROOF, GUT INTERIOR, CONSTRUCT NEW KITCHEN & BATH, INSTALL NEW FLOORING, INSULATION AND SHEETROCK WALLS THROUGHOUT. REPLACE AND RE-INSTALL DAMAGED FLOOR AND ROOF JOISTS IN KIND WHERE NEEDED.

  9. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 436758 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  10. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 606341 · COMPLETED

    MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY CASE #436758 WORK TO INCLUDE: REMOVAL OF CAPPING AND TRIM THAT ARE IN DANGER OF FALLING AND REMOVAL OR REPAIR OF PORCH THAT IS IN DANGER OF COLLAPSE.

  11. Recorded transfer$23K transfer

    2015

  12. ViolationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED

    Case 436758 · Violation 3215605 · Code PM-307.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  13. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 436758 · FAILED

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

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 370323 · 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 370323 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 117242 · 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.

  17. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 370323 · Violation 2909668 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. 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 370323 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 117242 · 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.

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 117242 · 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.

  21. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 117242 · Violation 1929335 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  22. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 117242 · Violation 1929333 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPLIED

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  23. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 117242 · Violation 1929334 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 117242 · 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.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 7:59 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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