House report

1523 S 20th St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,190 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$346K 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$295K2009201220152018202120242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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 record60 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $385K
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $290K
  3. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  4. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  5. Deed / saleDeed / sale $240K
  6. PermitElectrical
  7. PermitPlumbing
  8. InspectionBP_BLDG
  9. PermitMajor alteration
  10. PermitPlumbing
  11. L&I violationBLDG PERMIT REQUIRED
  12. L&I violationPENALTY- NO BLDG PERM INFO
  13. L&I violationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)
  14. L&I violationSWO- CONSTR W/O BLDG PERMIT (Stop-work order for construction without a building permit)
  15. InspectionBP_BLDG
  16. PermitMechanical
  17. PermitElectrical
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  21. L&I violationEXT S-EXPOSED SURFACES MAINTAI
  22. L&I violationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/MAINTAIN (Repair or maintain exterior windows)
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  28. L&I violationEXT A-PATHWAYS CLEAR/MAINTAIN
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  30. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  33. L&I violationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN
  34. L&I violationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)
  35. L&I violationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)
  36. L&I violationINT S-DOOR REPR/REPLC
  37. L&I violationINT-BATHRM REPAIR BATH/SHW-RES
  38. L&I violationELEC-FIXTURE/OUTLET LOOSE-RES
  39. L&I violationELEC-COVER PLATE DEFECTIVE-RES
  40. L&I violationEGRESS DOOR OPENABLE
  41. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  42. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  43. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  44. L&I violationHEAT GAS SYSTEM DEFECTIVE-RES
  45. L&I violationELEC-COVER PLATE DEFECTIVE-RES
  46. L&I violationINT-KITCHEN STOVE DEFECTIV-RES
  47. L&I violationINT-BATHRM TOILET REPAIR-RES
  48. L&I violationINT-BATHRM BATH/SHOWER WTR-RES
  49. L&I violationINT-WATERHEATER REPAIR-RES
  50. L&I violationPERM Z- NEW USE
  51. L&I violationLICENSE-RES RMHSE/DORM/HOTEL
  52. L&I violationLICENSE-NO LIC/NO RENT
  53. L&I violationLICENSE-RES AGENT REQUIRED
  54. L&I violationHEAT AUTO CONTROLS DEFECTIV-RE
  55. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  56. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  57. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  58. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  59. L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
  60. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

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$3,442/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $245,900 × 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 $295,200. 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 363230500
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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.

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.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,190 sqft livable area
Lot
1,056 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
Above average city code 3
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 20th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1521 S 20th St  ·  1525 S 20th 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 59 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$385K transfer

    2025

  2. Recorded transfer$290K transfer

    2020

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

    Case 193477 · 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.

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

    Case 387991 · PASSED

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

  5. Recorded transfer$240K transfer

    2015

  6. PermitElectrical

    Permit 554342 · COMPLETED

    RE-WIRE LIVING ROOM AREA, ADD NEW LIGHTING... WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BUILDING

  7. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 536105 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL NEW DRAINAGE AND WATER SUPPLY PIPING INSIDE BUILDING INCLUDING REAR YARD DRAIN AND NEW FIXTURES THROUGHOUT

  8. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 424660 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  9. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 529442 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR ALTERATIONS THROUGHOUT, TO INCLUDE DRYWALL THROUGHOUT.NEW KITCHEN AND BATHROOM MOISTURE RESISTANT DRYWALL IN THE BATHROOM AND KITCHEN, NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS IN EXISTING OPENING. APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED JANUARY 2011. DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD WILL RESULT IN REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES. NOTE: CONTRACTOR IS LISTED AS A "SOLE PROPRIETOR" AND HAS NO EMPLOYEES AND/OR WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE - ALL SUBCONTRACTORS REQUIRE SEPARATE LICENSES AND INSURANCE SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL WORK. NEW FLOORING AND PAINT THROUGHOUT,REPAIR AND CEMENT BACK YARD,ALSO REPAIR STUCCO ON REAR WALL FACADE.

  10. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 530738 · COMPLETED

    HOUSE DRAIN,HOUSE TRAP,3/4 WD

  11. ViolationBLDG PERMIT REQUIRED

    Case 424660 · Violation 3130704 · Code A-501.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationPENALTY- NO BLDG PERM INFO

    Case 424660 · Violation 3130706 · Code A-901.13/1 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)

    Case 424660 · Violation 3130703 · Code A-301.1/4 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationSWO- CONSTR W/O BLDG PERMIT (Stop-work order for construction without a building permit)

    Case 424660 · Violation 3130705 · Code A-504.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  15. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 424660 · FAILED

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

  16. PermitMechanical

    Permit 524434 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF 1 HVAC UNIT (INCLUDING DUCTWORK/ACCESSORIES).

  17. PermitElectrical

    Permit 522825 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE SERVICE CABLE (100A) AND METER SOCKET, 120V & BATTERIES SMOKE DETECTORS THROUGHOUT; RE-WIRE 2ND FLOOR AND KITCHEN AREA... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BUILDING

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 387991 · 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.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 387991 · 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.

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

    Case 387991 · Violation 2921867 · 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.

  21. ViolationEXT S-EXPOSED SURFACES MAINTAI

    Case 387991 · Violation 2921868 · Code PM-304.5/2 · COMPLIED

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

  22. ViolationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/MAINTAIN (Repair or maintain exterior windows)

    Case 387991 · Violation 2921869 · Code PM-304.8/1 · COMPLIED

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

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 387991 · 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.

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 269061 · 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.

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 269061 · 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.

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 269061 · 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.

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 269061 · 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.

  28. ViolationEXT A-PATHWAYS CLEAR/MAINTAIN

    Case 269061 · Violation 2111205 · Code PM-302.5/1 · COMPLIED

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

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 269061 · 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.

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

    Case 193477 · 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.

  31. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 193477 · 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.

  32. ViolationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764533 · Code PM-305.3/3 · COMPLIED

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

  33. ViolationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764527 · Code FC-907.3/20 · COMPLIED

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

  34. ViolationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764528 · Code FC-908.7/1 · COMPLIED

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

  35. ViolationINT S-DOOR REPR/REPLC

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764534 · Code PM-305.4/2 · COMPLIED

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

  36. ViolationINT-BATHRM REPAIR BATH/SHW-RES

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764532 · Code PM-405.3/15 · COMPLIED

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

  37. ViolationELEC-FIXTURE/OUTLET LOOSE-RES

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764531 · Code PM-407.2/8 · COMPLIED

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

  38. ViolationELEC-COVER PLATE DEFECTIVE-RES

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764530 · Code PM-407.2/7 · COMPLIED

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

  39. ViolationEGRESS DOOR OPENABLE

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764529 · Code FC-1008.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  40. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 193477 · 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.

  41. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 192937 · 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.

  42. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 193477 · 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.

  43. ViolationHEAT GAS SYSTEM DEFECTIVE-RES

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764520 · Code PM-406.2/10 · COMPLIED

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

  44. ViolationELEC-COVER PLATE DEFECTIVE-RES

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764526 · Code PM-407.2/7 · COMPLIED

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

  45. ViolationINT-KITCHEN STOVE DEFECTIV-RES

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764525 · Code PM-406.4/3 · COMPLIED

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

  46. ViolationINT-BATHRM TOILET REPAIR-RES

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764524 · Code PM-405.3/19 · COMPLIED

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

  47. ViolationINT-BATHRM BATH/SHOWER WTR-RES

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764523 · Code PM-405.3/16 · COMPLIED

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

  48. ViolationINT-WATERHEATER REPAIR-RES

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764522 · Code PM-405.3/25 · COMPLIED

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

  49. ViolationPERM Z- NEW USE

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764516 · Code A-301.1/65 · COMPLIED

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

  50. ViolationLICENSE-RES RMHSE/DORM/HOTEL

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764517 · Code PM-102.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  51. ViolationLICENSE-NO LIC/NO RENT

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764518 · Code PM-102.6/3 · COMPLIED

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

  52. ViolationLICENSE-RES AGENT REQUIRED

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764519 · Code PM-102.6/4 · COMPLIED

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

  53. ViolationHEAT AUTO CONTROLS DEFECTIV-RE

    Case 193477 · Violation 1764521 · Code PM-406.2/7 · COMPLIED

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

  54. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 193477 · 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 192937 · Violation 1261473 · 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.

  56. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 192937 · Violation 1261472 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  57. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 192937 · 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.

  58. ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER

    Case 192937 · Violation 1261471 · Code A.CNE.000 · COMPLIED

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

  59. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 192937 · 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 27, 2026, 11:09 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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