House report

1505 S 6th St

3 bd · 2 ba · 1 story · 2,160 sqft · RSA5 · built 1900

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$469K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$447K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Queen Village · East Passyunk Approximate · based on ZIP 19147
Street view of 1505 S 6th St
From the street · imagery © Google

Assessment and dated record history

Every fetched annual City assessment for this house, compared with its block and ZIP. The chart preserves property assessment, block median and range, ZIP median, and each dated assessment, deed, L&I, permit, and inspection event.

Assessed value
$469,200 2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $447,300 · built 1900
Price / sq ft
$207 block $180 · above block
Assessment change
+100% +6%/yr since 2016 · 2027 -5% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$5,168 1.1% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match not proof the account is current
Times sold
2

Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$500K$1.0MZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) median$447K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspectionLicense

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Every dated record11 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseAaron J Chau: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  2. LicenseAaron J Chau: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $360K
  4. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  5. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  6. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  7. L&I violationCAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT
  8. L&I violationCAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT
  9. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  10. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $200K

The short read

2 non-nominal transfers recorded: $200K in 2006 → $360K in 2017 (+80% between recorded amounts).

A selected summary of the main sequence. The chart above and source ledger below contain every fetched dated row.

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Deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals.

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  1. License terminal eventAaron J Chau: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 918515 · Inactive

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

  2. License issue eventAaron J Chau: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 918515 · Inactive

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

  3. Recorded transfer$360K transfer

    2017

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

    Case 226778 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 226780 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 226778 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  7. ViolationCAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT

    Case 226778 · Violation 1644859 · Code 19-2602.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationCAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT

    Case 226780 · Violation 1680179 · Code 19-2602.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 226778 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

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

    Case 226780 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  11. Recorded transfer$200K transfer

    2006

What this record suggests

2 dated deed records matched this parcel. Timing is a research lead, not proof of renovation, condition, or motive.

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Property details and source records

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The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$5,168/year

2026 taxable assessment $369,200 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $447,300; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit or an amount due is not automatically “back taxes.”

OPA 011348000
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

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.

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The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Stories
1
Interior
2,160 sqft livable area
Lot
912 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
Undetermined city code H
Central air
No
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
B- assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code

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

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.

Block context

1500 block of S 6th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1503 S 6th St  ·  1507 S 6th 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.

Landlord and residential filings

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

Aaron J ChauInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Mar 10, 2023 · Terminal license date May 8, 2025

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.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 11:51 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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