House report

1439 S 2nd St

3 bd2 ba3 stories1,599 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$432K 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$400K201420172020202320262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) medianAssessmentDeed / saleAppealPermit

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Every dated record11 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $592K
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $585K
  3. PermitPlumbing
  4. PermitMechanical
  5. PermitPlumbing
  6. PermitElectrical
  7. PermitPlumbing
  8. PermitZoning
  9. PermitMajor alteration
  10. AppealZoning board appeal
  11. PermitDemolition

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

$3,528/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $252,054 × 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 $400,100. 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 011064500
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $252,054 of $431,600 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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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 ~$3,528/year

$252,054 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$2,514/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$6,042/year

$431,600 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: ($431,600 assessed − $179,546 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $3,528/year Full-assessment scenario: $431,600 × 1.3998% ≈ $6,042/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
2
Stories
3
Interior
1,599 sqft livable area
Lot
534 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
Heat
Undetermined city code H
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
Zoning appeals
1 CLOSED · Granted with conditions · 2015

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

Block context

1400 block of S 2nd St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1437 S 2nd St  ·  1441-43 S 2nd 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.

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 11 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$592K transfer

    2025

  2. Recorded transfer$585K transfer

    2021

  3. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 794442 · COMPLETED

    FAI,HOUSE TRAP REPLACED WITH MAIN SEWER BACK TO INSIDE FRONT WALL PA20171630467(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"

  4. PermitMechanical

    Permit 735260 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL (2) DUCTLESS MINI SPLIT SYSTEMS. (SFD)

  5. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 713131 · COMPLETED

    NEW WASTE & WATER LINES THROUGHOUT. 3 NEW TOILETS, 2 NEW SHOWERS, 3 NEW VANITY SINKS, NEW LAUNDRY TUB, KITCHEN SINK, NEW WATER HEATER, RAIN LEADER, NEW COMPLETE 1" WATER SERVICE (SFD)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED","ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"

  6. PermitElectrical

    Permit 702227 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL BRANCH CIRCUITS FOR KITCHEN, BEDROOMS, LIVING ROOM AND BATHROOMS.INSTALL LIGHT FIXTURES, OUTLETS, LIGHT SWITCHES THROUGH OUT ON AN EXISTING 100AMP SERVICE AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)

  7. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 699708 · COMPLETED

    PLUMBING AND FIXTURES. THROUGHOUT HOUSE T 1 LAUNDRY SINK, 3 WATER CLOSETS, 1 WATER HEATER, 4 LAVS SINKS, 1 KITCHEN SINK, 1 WATER HEATER 3 RAIN WATER LEADER 2 SHOWER 1 TUB THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004

  8. PermitZoning

    Permit 607811 · COMPLETED

    REPAIRING/ REPLACING DAMAGED STRUCTURE

  9. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 607809 · COMPLETED

    REPAIRING/ REPLACEING DAMAGED STRUCTURE

  10. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 25850 · CLOSED · Granted with conditions

    Related permit 607811 · APPLICATION FOR: THE ERECTION OF A ROOFTOP DECK ACCESSED BY PILOT HOUSE (SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION) ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING, ATTACHED, THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE.

  11. PermitDemolition

    Permit 546688 · EXPIRED

    INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON LOAD BEARING WALLS AND CEILING ONLY. NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT. CONTACT STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR DUMPSTER PERMIT AND FOOTWAY CLOSURE.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 9:26 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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