Mixed-use property report

1503 W Lehigh Ave

2,868 sqftCMX2built 1939

Property at a glanceApartment building

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$137K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$161K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Strawberry Mansion · North Philadelphia Approximate · based on ZIP 19132
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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 $160,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$100K$200K$161K200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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 record31 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  2. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  3. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  4. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  5. Deed / saleDeed / sale $49K
  6. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  7. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  8. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  9. LicenseJANICE LEE SMITH: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  10. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. L&I violationFA-INSTALL REQ
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. L&I violationOUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGN LO
  19. L&I violationPERM Z- NEW USE
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  22. LicenseJANICE LEE SMITH: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  28. L&I violationWALL LOOSE/MISS BRICKS
  29. L&I violationWALL DETERIORATED
  30. L&I violationWALL BULGED
  31. InspectionCSUINITIAL

Verify the public record

$1,921/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $137,200 × 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 $160,600. 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 871076250
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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 $0.01. It is shown as historical context only.

2016$0.01 total · $0.00 principal · $0.01 interest · $0.00 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.

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$56 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Interior area
2,868 sqft
Lot size
1,275 sqft
Built
1939
Zoning
CMX2

Block context

1500 block of W Lehigh Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1501 W Lehigh Ave  ·  1505 W Lehigh Ave

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 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

JANICE LEE SMITHInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jan 9, 2014 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2015

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 31 dated rows
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit 1012043 · Issued

    LEVEL II EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) FOR THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING FRONT WALL AS PER APPROVED PLANS. NO WORK TO INTERIOR ON THIS PERMIT. *2018*

  2. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 146822 · CLOSED

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

  3. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 146822 · FAILED

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

  4. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 146822 · FAILED

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

  5. Recorded transfer$49K transfer

    2016

  6. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 146822 · FAILED

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

  7. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 146822 · FAILED

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

  8. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 146822 · FAILED

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

  9. License terminal eventJANICE LEE SMITH: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 614561 · Inactive

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

  10. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 438003 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 438003 · 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.

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

    Case 418474 · 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.

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 438003 · 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.

  14. ViolationFA-INSTALL REQ

    Case 438003 · Violation 3433581 · Code FC-907.3/1 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 418474 · 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.

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 438003 · 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.

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 418474 · 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.

  18. ViolationOUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGN LO

    Case 418474 · Violation 3223962 · Code 09-602.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationPERM Z- NEW USE

    Case 418474 · Violation 3223963 · Code A-301.1/65 · COMPLIED

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

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 418474 · 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. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 400264 · PASSED

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

  22. License issue eventJANICE LEE SMITH: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 614561 · Inactive

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

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 400264 · 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.

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 400264 · 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.

  25. ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD

    Case 400264 · Violation 3002725 · Code PM-102.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 400264 · 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.

  27. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 146822 · FAILED

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

  28. ViolationWALL LOOSE/MISS BRICKS

    Case 146822 · Violation 3918645 · Code PM-307.1/10 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  29. ViolationWALL DETERIORATED

    Case 146822 · Violation 3918646 · Code PM-307.1/11 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  30. ViolationWALL BULGED

    Case 146822 · Violation 3918647 · Code PM-307.1/8 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  31. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 146822 · FAILED

    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 24, 2026, 12:59 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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