Land report

159-63 Laurel St

Property at a glanceVacant lot

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$644K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$299K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Northern Liberties · Callowhill Approximate · based on ZIP 19123
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Assessment and City record timeline

The line tracks this property’s published City assessment. Markers show deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals on their recorded dates. Select one to read the filing.

Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals. OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $298,900. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record12 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. L&I violationPOSTING OF PERMITS
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. L&I violationNO BARRIER FOR EXCAVATION
  4. L&I violationPOSTING OF PERMITS
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. InspectionL&I investigation
  7. L&I violationSIDEWALK CLOSURE NOT FENCED
  8. InspectionL&I investigation
  9. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  10. PermitExcavation
  11. PermitNew Construction
  12. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

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$9,020/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $644,400 × 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 $298,900. 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 057173300
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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.”

Land report

Vacant land

Vacant land. Deeds, ownership, zoning, and the public-source record follow.

What it is
Vacant lot Vacant Land Reside < Acre
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
Corridor
2nd and Girard city commercial corridor
Lot size
1,614 sqft
Zoning
RSA5

Block context

100 block of Laurel St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 157 Laurel St  ·  155 Laurel St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 27, 2026.

A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open, operating today, or located at this storefront. Dates are license dates. Events are deduped by parcel, business identity, and license type, so a renewal is not shown as another opening. Other permit and filing types remain in the full source ledger.

Open every source row 12 dated rows
  1. ViolationPOSTING OF PERMITS

    Case CF-2026-061220 · Violation VI-2026-037333 · Code A-302.8 · SVN ISSUED

    Resolution: SVN ISSUED

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2026-061220

  3. ViolationNO BARRIER FOR EXCAVATION

    Case CF-2026-048305 · Violation VI-2026-029333 · Code B-3306.9 · SVN ISSUED

    Resolution: SVN ISSUED

  4. ViolationPOSTING OF PERMITS

    Case CF-2026-048314 · Violation VI-2026-029338 · Code A-302.8 · SVN ISSUED

    Resolution: SVN ISSUED

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2026-048305

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2026-048314

  7. ViolationSIDEWALK CLOSURE NOT FENCED

    Case CF-2026-032650 · Violation VI-2026-019804 · Code B-3306.2.1 · SVN ISSUED

    Resolution: SVN ISSUED

  8. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2026-032650

  9. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2025-015865 · Issued

    Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2025-011517

  10. PermitExcavation

    Permit SP-2025-001544 · Issued

    Site / Utility Permit for RP-2025-011517

  11. PermitNew Construction

    Permit RP-2025-011517 · Amendment Ready For Issue

    FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING. SHEETING AND SHORING AS PRESCRIBED IN GEOTECH REPORT. (UNDERPINNING NOT A PART OF THIS PERMIT). SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR SPRINKLER (NFPA 13D) WORK. ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IECC. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF C/O SUBMITTAL OF AIR BARRIER CHECKLIST AND ENVELOPE TESTING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. BOTH TO BE COMPLETED BY AN APPROVED PARTY. AMENDMENT #1: FOR THE AMENDMENT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANS TO INCLUDE REVISIONS TO THE HELICAL PILE FOUNDATION AS REQUIRED BY FIELD CONDITIONS; CHANGES TO PORTIONS OF THE EXTERIOR FAÇADE MATERIAL TO CEMENT BOARD; AND REVISIONS TO WINDOW SIZES AND TYPES. ALL OTHER WORK TO REMAIN AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE AMENDED PLANS.

  12. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

    Permit ZP-2025-003856 · Issued

    For erection of attach corner structure (not to exceed 38 feet in height) with deck access structure to roof deck and 2 accessory parking for use as a single-family household living. size and location per plan.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 11:20 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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