House report

1516-18 Adams Ave

1,415 sqftRSA5built 1940

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$155K OPA value, not a listing price
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4 violation rows marked OPEN in 2 active cases

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Case CF-2020-072868

Unsafe structure case

IN VIOLATION

Opened Oct 16, 2020 · Latest inspection FAILED · Sep 18, 2025

  • Unsafe StructurePM15-108.1
  • Exterior WallsPM15-304.1(G)
Case CF-2024-118877

Notice Of Violation

IN VIOLATION - COURT

Opened Nov 9, 2024 · Latest inspection FAILED · May 21, 2025

  • Interior DemolitionA-301.1/7
  • New Window/DoorA-301.1/35

OPEN is the status in the fetched L&I file, not a new inspection by BlockReport. Read the notice for the cited condition and required correction, then verify the live case with L&I.

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$100K$200KZIP 19124 (Frankford · Juniata) median$158K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19124 (Frankford · Juniata) medianAssessmentL&I violationInspection

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Every dated record67 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
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  7. InspectionL&I investigation
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  9. L&I violationINTERIOR DEMOLITION
  10. L&I violationNEW WINDOW/DOOR
  11. InspectionL&I investigation
  12. InspectionL&I investigation
  13. InspectionL&I investigation
  14. InspectionL&I investigation
  15. InspectionL&I investigation
  16. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  17. InspectionL&I investigation
  18. InspectionL&I investigation
  19. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  20. InspectionL&I investigation
  21. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  22. L&I violationVACANT PROPERTIES
  23. InspectionL&I investigation
  24. InspectionL&I investigation
  25. L&I violationRUBBISH & GARBAGE
  26. InspectionL&I investigation
  27. InspectionL&I investigation
  28. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  29. InspectionL&I investigation
  30. InspectionL&I investigation
  31. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  32. InspectionL&I investigation
  33. InspectionL&I investigation
  34. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  35. L&I violationRUBBISH & GARBAGE
  36. InspectionL&I investigation
  37. InspectionL&I investigation
  38. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  39. L&I violationRUBBISH & GARBAGE
  40. InspectionL&I investigation
  41. InspectionL&I investigation
  42. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  43. L&I violationRUBBISH & GARBAGE
  44. InspectionL&I investigation
  45. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  46. L&I violationEXTERIOR WALLS
  47. InspectionL&I investigation
  48. InspectionVAC INSP
  49. InspectionVAC INSP
  50. L&I violationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER
  51. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  52. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  53. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  54. InspectionVAC INSP
  55. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  56. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  57. L&I violationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER
  58. L&I violationVACANT BLDG KEEP CLEAN GET LIC
  59. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  60. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  61. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  62. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  63. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  64. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  65. L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
  66. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  67. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: 4 L&I violation rows marked OPEN · $13K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $5K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$773/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $55,200 × 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 $158,400. 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 234013800
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

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

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$12,820.85 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2013–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$7,081.67 principal$3,307.26 interest$492.46 penalty$1,939.46 other charges
9years recorded 2013–2021tax periods 2017-11-03last payment in snapshot Noactionable flag Yespayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $67,300 total assessment, $67,300 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $5,196.64 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2012$122.76 total · $66.87 principal · $25.08 interest · $4.68 penalty2013$904.34 total · $614.87 principal · $175.24 interest · $43.04 penalty2014$1,494.94 total · $1,046.34 principal · $204.04 interest · $73.24 penalty2015$1,395.12 total · $1,046.34 principal · $109.87 interest · $73.24 penalty2016$1,279.48 total · $1,093.03 principal · $16.40 interest · $10.93 penalty

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

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Interior
1,415 sqft livable area
Lot
2,800 sqft
Exterior condition
Below average city code 5
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code

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

Block context

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

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Next door: 1514 Adams Ave  ·  1512 Adams Ave

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 66 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-072868 · FAILED

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

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-072868 · FAILED

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

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-118877 · FAILED

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

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-118877 · FAILED

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

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-072868 · FAILED

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

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-072868 · FAILED

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

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 656362 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  8. ViolationINTERIOR DEMOLITION

    Case CF-2024-118877 · Violation VI-2024-091547 · Code A-301.1/7 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  9. ViolationNEW WINDOW/DOOR

    Case CF-2024-118877 · Violation VI-2024-091548 · Code A-301.1/35 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  10. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-118877 · FAILED

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

  11. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-060896 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  12. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-093354 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  13. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-072868 · FAILED

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

  14. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-057232 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  15. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2024-093354 · Violation VI-2024-071798 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  16. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-093354 · FAILED

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

  17. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-057232 · FAILED

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

  18. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2024-060896 · Violation VI-2024-048344 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  19. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-060896 · FAILED

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

  20. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2024-057232 · Violation VI-2024-046068 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  21. ViolationVACANT PROPERTIES

    Case CF-2024-057232 · Violation VI-2024-046078 · Code PM15-901.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  22. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-057232 · FAILED

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

  23. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-020958 · FAILED

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

  24. ViolationRUBBISH & GARBAGE

    Case CF-2024-020958 · Violation VI-2024-017137 · Code PM15-308.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  25. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-020958 · FAILED

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

  26. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-110330 · FAILED

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

  27. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2023-110330 · Violation VI-2023-082670 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  28. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-110330 · FAILED

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

  29. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-030605 · FAILED

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

  30. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2023-030605 · Violation VI-2023-023224 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  31. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-030605 · FAILED

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

  32. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-069706 · FAILED

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

  33. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2022-069706 · Violation VI-2022-050764 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  34. ViolationRUBBISH & GARBAGE

    Case CF-2022-069706 · Violation VI-2022-050765 · Code PM15-308.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  35. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-069706 · FAILED

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

  36. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-096651 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  37. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2021-096651 · Violation VI-2021-069448 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  38. ViolationRUBBISH & GARBAGE

    Case CF-2021-096651 · Violation VI-2021-069449 · Code PM15-308.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  39. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-071856 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  40. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-096651 · FAILED

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

  41. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2021-071856 · Violation VI-2021-052026 · Code PM15-302.4 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  42. ViolationRUBBISH & GARBAGE

    Case CF-2021-071856 · Violation VI-2021-052027 · Code PM15-308.1 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  43. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-071856 · FAILED

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

  44. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case CF-2020-072868 · Violation VI-2020-042374 · Code PM15-108.1 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  45. ViolationEXTERIOR WALLS

    Case CF-2020-072868 · Violation VI-2020-042375 · Code PM15-304.1(G) · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  46. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-072868 · FAILED

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

  47. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 656362 · CLOSED

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

  48. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 656362 · FAILED

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

  49. ViolationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 662345 · Violation 4863007 · Code CP-305 · COMPLIED

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

  50. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 662345 · Violation 4863006 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  51. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 662345 · Violation 4863008 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED

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

  52. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 656362 · Violation 211953294 · Code 9-3905 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  53. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 656362 · FAILED

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

  54. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 652458 · Violation 4794771 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED

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

  55. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 652458 · Violation 4794769 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  56. ViolationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 652458 · Violation 4794770 · Code CP-305 · COMPLIED

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

  57. ViolationVACANT BLDG KEEP CLEAN GET LIC

    Case 652458 · Violation 4794772 · Code PM-306.0/90 · COMPLIED

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

  58. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 103420 · 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.

  59. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 126350 · 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.

  60. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 126350 · Violation 667286 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  61. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 126350 · Violation 667287 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED

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

  62. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 126350 · 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.

  63. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 103420 · 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.

  64. ViolationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)

    Case 103420 · Violation 532854 · Code 14-1704/10 · COMPEXCP

    The title alone does not identify the missing permit or prove the present use remains unauthorized.

  65. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 103420 · Violation 532853 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPEXCP

  66. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 103420 · 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 28, 2026, 12:18 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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