Mixed-use property report

1439 S 20th St

3,720 sqftCMX1built 1923

Property at a glanceApartment building

Cityscape LLC

2026 assessment
$449K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$536K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze Approximate · based on ZIP 19146
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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 $535,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$536K2001200620112016202120262027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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Every dated record29 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  2. PermitSigns (Accessory / Non-Accessory)
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  4. AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance
  5. PermitChange of Use
  6. LicenseCITYSCAPE LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  7. PermitMechanical
  8. PermitPlumbing
  9. PermitPlumbing
  10. PermitElectrical
  11. PermitMajor alteration
  12. PermitDemolition
  13. PermitUse
  14. Deed / saleDeed / sale $260K
  15. LicenseBLACK EXCELLENCE SANDWICHES & GROCER: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  16. LicenseK&A SANDWICHES & GROCERY LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  17. LicenseK & A SANDWICHES & GROCERY: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing marked inactive
  18. LicenseBLACK EXCELLENCE SANDWICHES & GROCER: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  19. LicenseALLAN SMITH KAREN SMITH: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  20. LicenseK&A SANDWICHES & GROCERY LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  21. L&I violationVIOL NONE FOUND
  22. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  23. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  24. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  25. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  26. LicenseK & A SANDWICHES & GROCERY: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing initially issued
  27. LicenseALLAN SMITH KAREN SMITH: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  28. LicenseGERALDINE MAHONER (T/A GERALDINE MAHONERS DELI): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  29. LicenseGERALDINE MAHONER (T/A GERALDINE MAHONERS DELI): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

Verify the public record

$2,512/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $179,480 × 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 $535,600. 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 871549250
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $179,480 of $448,700 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $2,453.13 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2015$472.29 total · $305.41 principal · $32.07 interest · $21.38 penalty2016$1,980.84 total · $1,738.55 principal · $26.08 interest · $17.39 penalty

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Property report

Mixed-use property

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

Historical lien entry · through 2016

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
Cityscape LLC
$ / sq ft
$144 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Licensed units
3 active rental license
Interior area
3,720 sqft
Lot size
1,423 sqft
Built
1923
Zoning
CMX1

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Cityscape LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 6421 Woodcrest Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19151
• Holds an active rental license for this address

Block context

1400 block of S 20th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1437 S 20th St  ·  1435 S 20th 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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BLACK EXCELLENCE SANDWICHES & GROCERInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date May 22, 2015 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2016

K&A SANDWICHES & GROCERY LLCInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jul 25, 2007 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2015

ALLAN SMITH KAREN SMITHInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date May 17, 2004 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

GERALDINE MAHONER (T/A GERALDINE MAHONERS DELI)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jun 14, 2001 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2002

Landlord and residential filings

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

CITYSCAPE LLCActive

Rental · Initial issue date Jan 10, 2019 · Filed expiration Jan 9, 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 29 dated rows
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-017472 · Certified

    Expires 2025-06-11

  2. PermitSigns (Accessory / Non-Accessory)

    Permit ZP-2021-014722 · Issued

    FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO (2) NON-ILLUMINATED WALL SIGNS AND ONE (1) STATICALLY ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS.

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit CP-2021-001250 · Issued

    FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS AND EXTERIOR LIFT, TO AN EXISTING FIRST FLOOR (OF A MIXED-USE BUILDING) FOR USE AS A BUSINESS OCCUPANCY, ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ALL UNDER ZBA PROVISOS: 1. Hours of operation: 7 AM - 11 PM. 2. Commercial trash pick-up 3. Trash to be stored on 20th street side of the property 4. Ventilation thru the roof AMENDMENT: Amend permit to remove the previously proposed wheelchair lift. *A full ADA-compliant bathroom upgrade *Installation of a push button at the front door to allow staff to assist as needed, along with a removable ramp that trained staff can set up for individuals requiring access to included documentation demonstrating that the cost of the lift exceeds 20% of the total project cost.

  4. AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance

    Appeal 1053171 · Completed · Granted with conditions

    Related permit 1053171 · FOR A SIT DOWN RESTAURANT ON 1ST FLOOR WITH EXISTING THREE FAMILY DWELLING ABOVE IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION.

  5. PermitChange of Use

    Permit 1053171 · Issued

    Eating and Drinking Establishments - Sit-Down Restaurant

  6. License issue eventCITYSCAPE LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 799239 · Active

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

  7. PermitMechanical

    Permit 859558 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A MECHANICAL SYSTEM TO FOR THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL SPACE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. WORK TO INCLUDE ROOF TOP UNITS, SUPPLY/EXHAUST DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS, AND ALL OTHER WORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS.

  8. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 861978 · COMPLETED

    ALTERATIONS: INTERIOR/EXTERIOR PLUMBING; MIXED-USE; 3 STORY STRUCTURE; VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE; 3 DWELLING UNITS; HOUSE DRAIN, CT, FAI & 1 ½" DWS; SELF CERTIFICATION NO LONGER ACCEPTED ALL TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.INSTALL SOIL WASTE & VENT PIPEWITH HOT & COLD WATER LINES FOR 3 WC, 3 LAVATORIES, 3BT, 3KS, 3-DW, 3WH & 3 GD; NO WORK IN THE VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE -THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004

  9. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 875221 · COMPLETED

    SEALING 5"LATERAL-PA1#2018-1221688-SEAL 5"LATERAL AT THE CURB LINE BY REMOVING THE HOUSE TRAP AND HERMETICALLY SEALING THE LATERAL BY A CAP OR PLUG PER SECTION P-606.1 OF THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004-"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"

  10. PermitElectrical

    Permit 854002 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 400AMP SERVICE AND TOTAL REWIRE OF MIXED USE BUILDING TO INCLUDE RECEPTS,SWITCHES,LIGHTS,FIXTURES,INTERCOM AND CABLE AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT) INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM COMPLETE WITH SMOKES,HORNS,STROBES,LIGHTS AND PULLS AS PER NFPA72

  11. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 840832 · COMPLETED

    PRESCRIPTIVE ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT EXIST. THREE (3) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE, W. BASEMENT, MIXED-USE BUILDING FOR THE RENOVATIONS OF THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS & ALL ASSOCIATED FINISH WORK PER APPROVED PLANS; BUILDING IS NOT FULLY SPRINKLERED. SEPARATE PERMIT REQ'D FOR ANY MECH., ELEC., & PLUMB. WORK.

  12. PermitDemolition

    Permit 829148 · COMPLETED

    EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION ON NON-BEARING PARTITION WALL AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS.

  13. PermitUse

    Permit 783955 · COMPLETED

    REDUCE FROM 4 APARTMENT UNITS TO 3 APARTMENTS WITH VACANT COMMERCIAL STORE FRONT ON THE 1ST FLOOR.

  14. Recorded transfer$260K transfer

    2017

  15. License terminal eventBLACK EXCELLENCE SANDWICHES & GROCER: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 665716 · Inactive

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

  16. License terminal eventK&A SANDWICHES & GROCERY LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 418292 · Inactive

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

  17. License terminal eventK & A SANDWICHES & GROCERY: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing marked inactive

    License 327347 · Inactive

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

  18. License issue eventBLACK EXCELLENCE SANDWICHES & GROCER: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 665716 · Inactive

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

  19. License terminal eventALLAN SMITH KAREN SMITH: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 205823 · Inactive

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

  20. License issue eventK&A SANDWICHES & GROCERY LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 418292 · Inactive

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

  21. ViolationVIOL NONE FOUND

    Case 111242 · Violation 560996 · Code A-000.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

  22. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 111242 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  23. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 93342 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  24. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 73154 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  25. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 55357 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  26. License issue eventK & A SANDWICHES & GROCERY: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing initially issued

    License 327347 · Inactive

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

  27. License issue eventALLAN SMITH KAREN SMITH: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 205823 · Inactive

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

  28. License terminal eventGERALDINE MAHONER (T/A GERALDINE MAHONERS DELI): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 204284 · Inactive

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

  29. License issue eventGERALDINE MAHONER (T/A GERALDINE MAHONERS DELI): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 204284 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 4:48 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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