House report

1516 Dickinson St

4 bd3 ba3 stories2,380 sqftRSA5built 1915

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$283K 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 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) median$281K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspection

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 record61 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. PermitMake Safe Permit For RP
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. InspectionL&I investigation
  7. InspectionL&I investigation
  8. InspectionL&I investigation
  9. InspectionL&I investigation
  10. InspectionL&I investigation
  11. PermitMake Safe Permit For RP
  12. InspectionL&I investigation
  13. InspectionL&I investigation
  14. InspectionL&I investigation
  15. Deed / saleDeed / sale $195K
  16. InspectionL&I investigation
  17. InspectionL&I investigation
  18. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  19. L&I violationEXTERIOR WALLS
  20. L&I violationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES
  21. InspectionL&I investigation
  22. Deed / saleDeed / sale $10K
  23. InspectionL&I investigation
  24. InspectionL&I investigation
  25. InspectionL&I investigation
  26. InspectionL&I investigation
  27. L&I violationVACANT PROPERTIES
  28. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  29. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  30. InspectionL&I investigation
  31. InspectionL&I investigation
  32. L&I violationDOOR AND WINDOW VACANT
  33. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  34. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  35. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  36. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  37. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  38. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  39. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  40. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  41. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  42. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  43. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  44. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  45. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  46. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  47. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  48. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  49. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  50. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  51. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  52. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  53. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  54. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  55. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  56. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  57. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  58. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  59. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  60. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  61. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: $12K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $2K with a lien entry · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$3,961/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $283,000 × 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 $281,000. 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 365364600
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$12,296.77 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2019–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$9,385.09 principal$1,316.80 interest$624.48 penalty$970.40 other charges
3years recorded 2019–2021tax periods 2018-08-17last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $201,700 total assessment, $201,700 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 $2,390.10 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2016$2,390.10 total · $2,115.24 principal · $31.72 interest · $21.15 penalty

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

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

Marked vacant, but it just sold

The assessor's condition code says vacant, yet a $45,000 sale was recorded in 2023. One side of the record is stale — condition codes come from drive-by field visits that can lag years behind.

Assessment and sale price disagree hard

Assessed at $281K, but it traded for $45,000 in 2023 — a 6.2× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Stories
3
Interior
2,380 sqft livable area
Lot
1,275 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
0 city code
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Below average city code 5
Interior condition
Vacant city code 6
Vacant
Quality grade
C+ assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1 Prepare Meeting · 2026

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

Block context

1500 block of Dickinson St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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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 62 dated rows
  1. AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance

    Appeal ZP-2026-004978 · Prepare Meeting

    Related permit ZP-2026-004978 · PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION AT THE REAR AND ABOVE EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH RECESSED BALCONIES. FOR USE AS MULIT-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLAN.

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-095188 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-095188 · FAILED

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

  4. PermitMake Safe Permit For RP

    Permit RP-2025-002093 · Completed

    MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO RESOLVE CASE #CF-2023-095188 TO REPAIR PARTIALLY COLLAPSED FRONT, SIDE AND REAR EXTERIOR WALLS AS PER ENGINEER’S REPORT AND APPROVED ENGINEER PLANS. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6’ IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #CF-2023-095188.

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-095188 · FAILED

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

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-095188 · FAILED

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

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-095188 · FAILED

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

  8. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-095188 · FAILED

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

  9. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-095188 · FAILED

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

  10. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-095188 · FAILED

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

  11. PermitMake Safe Permit For RP

    Permit RP-2024-004156 · Expired

    MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH UNSAFE VIOLATION CF-2023-095188 TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL REPAIRS TO EXTERIOR WALLS PER APPROVED PLANS, ENGINEER’S REPORT AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801. LICENSED PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION.

  12. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-095188 · FAILED

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

  13. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-095188 · FAILED

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

  14. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-095188 · FAILED

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

  15. Recorded transfer$195K transfer

    2024

  16. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-095188 · FAILED

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

  17. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-095188 · FAILED

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

  18. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case CF-2023-095188 · Violation VI-2023-070137 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationEXTERIOR WALLS

    Case CF-2023-095188 · Violation VI-2023-070138 · Code PM15-304.1(G) · COMPLIED

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

  20. ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

    Case CF-2023-095188 · Violation VI-2023-070139 · Code A-304.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  21. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-095188 · FAILED

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

  22. Recorded transfer$10K transfer

    2023

  23. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 714862 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  24. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-065863 · FAILED

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

  25. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-065863 · FAILED

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

  26. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-065863 · FAILED

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

  27. ViolationVACANT PROPERTIES

    Case CF-2021-065863 · Violation VI-2021-047537 · Code PM15-901.1 · CLOSED

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

  28. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case CF-2021-065863 · Violation VI-2021-047535 · Code 9-3905 · CLOSED

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

  29. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2021-065863 · Violation VI-2021-047536 · Code PM15-301 · CLOSED

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

  30. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 714862 · FAILED

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

  31. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 714862 · FAILED

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

  32. ViolationDOOR AND WINDOW VACANT

    Case 714862 · Violation 211976531 · Code PM15-304.19V · CLOSED

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

  33. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 714862 · Violation 211976533 · Code 9-3905 · CLOSED

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

  34. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 714862 · Violation 211976532 · Code PM15-301 · CLOSED

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

  35. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 714862 · 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.

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

    Case 549812 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  37. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 549812 · 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.

  38. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 549812 · 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.

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

    Case 377932 · PASSED

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

  40. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 549812 · Violation 4378684 · Code PM15-302.1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  41. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 549812 · Violation 4378683 · Code 9-3905 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  42. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 549812 · Violation 4378685 · Code PM15-302.4 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  43. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 549812 · 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.

  44. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 377932 · 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.

  45. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 377932 · 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.

  46. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 377932 · Violation 2900250 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

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

    Case 318150 · 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.

  48. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 377932 · 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.

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

    Case 318150 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

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

    Case 318150 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 318150 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

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

    Case 318150 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  53. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 318150 · 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.

  54. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 318150 · 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.

  55. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 318150 · Violation 2738178 · Code PM-102.4/2 · CLOSED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  56. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 318150 · 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.

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

    Case 87878 · 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.

  58. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 87878 · 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.

  59. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 87878 · 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.

  60. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 87878 · 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.

  61. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 87878 · 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.

  62. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

    Permit ZP-2026-004978 · Denied

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 5:21 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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