House report

1521 S Iseminger St

2 bd1 ba2 stories1,040 sqftRSA5built 1905

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$332K 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$465K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) medianAssessmentDeed / salePermit

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Every dated record6 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAlterations
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  5. Deed / saleDeed / sale $418K
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $210K

Flags: 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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$3,246/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $231,900 × 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 $465,000. 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 012485400
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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

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 $5,344.01 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2008$50.41 total · $0.00 principal · $24.38 interest · $3.61 penalty2010$56.45 total · $0.00 principal · $52.12 interest · $0.00 penalty2013$34.67 total · $0.00 principal · $8.96 interest · $3.75 penalty2014$1,260.07 total · $780.16 principal · $228.71 interest · $93.14 penalty2015$1,786.67 total · $1,360.71 principal · $142.88 interest · $95.25 penalty2016$2,155.74 total · $1,899.52 principal · $28.50 interest · $19.00 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.

Homestead exemption, mail goes elsewhere

The parcel claims the homestead exemption (owner lives here) while the tax bill mails to 4 John Dr, Sewell Nj, 08080. Those two facts sit in tension on the record — there can be innocent reasons, but one of them is usually out of date.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,040 sqft livable area
Lot
630 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
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 S Iseminger St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1519 S Iseminger St  ·  1523 S Iseminger St

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 6 dated rows
  1. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2023-004894 · Completed

    All new interior plumbing for seven fixtures

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2023-003045 · Completed

    Whole house, rewire, 40 receptacles, 15 switches, five smoke detectors, 18 high hats, 30 circuit panel, 100 amp service as per 2017 nec

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2023-001454 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Install 60,000 BTU 95% gas furnace with 2-1/2 ton condenser and related ductwork

  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2023-000355 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS- For alterations to an Existing One Family Dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations; including underpinning, excavation and removed of foundation slab. REPLACE THE EXISTING KITCHEN IN THE EXISTING LOCATION ON THE FIRST FLOOR. INSTALL NEW FLOORING THROUGHOUT ON FLOORS 1&2 NEW PARTITIONS(NON BEARING WALL). NEW INSULATION. NEW DRYWALL AND PAINT. Separate permits are required for plumbing and electrical work and the installation of heating/cooling appliances. *CONTRACTOR IS A SOLE PROPRIETOR WITH NO EMPLOYEES*

  5. Recorded transfer$418K transfer

    2023

  6. Recorded transfer$210K transfer

    2022

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 12:27 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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