House report

1535 S 9th St

3 bd2 ba3 stories2,064 sqftRSA5built 1900

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$634K 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$500K$1.0MZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) median$658K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) 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 record16 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $692K
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  3. PermitNew Construction
  4. PermitNew Construction
  5. PermitAlterations
  6. PermitZoning
  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  8. PermitAlterations
  9. InspectionBP_BLDG
  10. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  11. L&I violationPERMB- INT DEMOL WALLS ETC
  12. L&I violationPERMB- PARTIAL DEMOL
  13. L&I violationSWO- CONSTR W/O BLDG PERMIT (Stop-work order for construction without a building permit)
  14. L&I violationSTOP WORK ORDER
  15. InspectionBP_BLDG
  16. Deed / saleDeed / sale $271K

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$3,619/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $258,517 × 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 $658,200. 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 012266700
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $258,517 of $634,100 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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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 assessment exemption gap

OPA's 2026 roll shows a partial assessment exemption. The annual difference is measurable; the reason for it and what happens after a sale are not established here.

Using OPA's taxable amount ~$3,619/year

$258,517 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$5,257/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$8,876/year

$634,100 scenario basis

The assessment roll does not identify
  • Legal basis or program
  • Approval or expiration date
  • Treatment after a sale
  • Current Tax Center balance
Show the assessment math 2026: ($634,100 assessed − $375,583 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $3,619/year Full-assessment scenario: $634,100 × 1.3998% ≈ $8,876/year

Do not treat the full-assessment scenario as inevitable or assume the current relief transfers. Obtain the approval history and verify the live Tax Center account before relying on either number.

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.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
2,064 sqft livable area
Lot
987 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
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 9th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1533 S 9th St  ·  1537 S 9th 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 16 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$692K transfer

    2023

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2021-014288 · Completed

    Enlarging an existing window opening to meet requirements for Egress.

  3. PermitNew Construction

    Permit EP-2020-002498 · Completed

    For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.

  4. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 1056968 · Completed

    INSTALL 80,000 BTU GAS FURNACE 92% EFF 3.5 TON GOODMAN 13 SEER AC 3.5 TON COIL GOODMAN

  5. PermitAlterations

    Permit 1056596 · Completed

    INSTALL 15 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC

  6. PermitZoning

    Permit 1014841 · COMPLETED

    ERECTION OF 3RD FLOOR REAR ROOF DECK AS PART OF AN EXISTING THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE.

  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit 1014835 · Completed

    ERECTION OF A THIRD FLOOR REAR ROOF DECK, INTERIOR RENOVATIONS AND BASEMENT UNDERPINNING TO AN EXISTING THREE STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE. ** AMEND TO KEEP ORIGINAL STAIR CONFIGURATION, AND TO PLACE THE EGRESS WINDOW IN THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE **

  8. PermitAlterations

    Permit 1014580 · Completed

    CURB TRAP, FAI & HOUSE DRAIN A20192701747 "SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED" - "ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"

  9. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 703389 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  10. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit 1000878 · Completed

    Interior alterations thru out , to include drywall, sheetrock, framing, new kitchen, new bathroom, new windows and doors into existing openings. Applicant agrees to limit the construction to comply with EZ Permit Standards for Interior Alterations, Revised 11/2018. NOTE: STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF, FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. DIGGING IN BASEMENT.) (Deviation from the standard will result in revocation of this permit and imposition of further penalties.) NOTE: CONTRACTOR LISTED AS A "SOLE PROPRIETOR" AND HAS NO EMPLOYEES AND/OR WORKERS CONPENSATION INSURANCE-ALL SUBCONTRACTORS REQUIRE SEPARATE LICENSES AND INSURANCE. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL WORK. NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT.INTERIOR DEMO OF NON-LOAD BEARING WALLS ONLY, NO STRUCTURAL WORK ON THIS PERMIT

  11. ViolationPERMB- INT DEMOL WALLS ETC

    Case 703389 · Violation 5159266 · Code A-301.1/7 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationPERMB- PARTIAL DEMOL

    Case 703389 · Violation 5159265 · Code A-301.1/6 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 703389 · Violation 5159268 · Code A-504.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationSTOP WORK ORDER

    Case 703389 · Violation 5159267 · Code A-504.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  15. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 703389 · FAILED

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

  16. Recorded transfer$271K transfer

    2018

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 1:33 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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