House report

1609 N 26th St

2 bd2 ba2 stories1,280 sqftRSA5built 1915

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$446K 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 19121 (Brewerytown · Sharswood) median$326K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19121 (Brewerytown · Sharswood) 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 record47 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $280K
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  4. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  5. PermitMajor alteration
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $19K
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $8K
  8. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  9. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  10. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  14. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  15. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  16. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  20. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  21. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  22. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. Deed / saleDeed / sale $5K
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  28. L&I violationVACANT AND OPEN
  29. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  30. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  33. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  34. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  35. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  36. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8
  37. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  38. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  39. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  40. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  41. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  42. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  43. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  44. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  45. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  46. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  47. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $1K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$6,245/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $446,100 × 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 $325,800. 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 324101200
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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 $1,470.99 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2014$571.56 total · $314.36 principal · $61.30 interest · $22.01 penalty2015$538.17 total · $314.36 principal · $33.01 interest · $22.01 penalty2016$361.26 total · $247.91 principal · $3.72 interest · $2.48 penalty

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
2
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
1,280 sqft livable area
Lot
960 sqft
Basement
Full, semi-finished city code B
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

1600 block of N 26th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1607 N 26th St  ·  1611 N 26th 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 25, 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 47 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 584342 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. Recorded transfer$280K transfer

    2020

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit 973684 · Expired

    TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED JANUARY 2011. EZ INTERIOR ALTERATIONS. APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION, TO COMPLY WITH THESE STANDARDS, DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD WILL RESULT IN REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES. LICENSED CONTRACTOR TO BE LISTED ON PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRIC AND HVAC. CALL INSPECTOR AT DISTRICT OFFICE AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO START. SFD. Framing interior walls, replace windows, stucco front lower portion, replace entry doors, install siding.

  4. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 504791 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  5. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 961388 · COMPLETED

    MAKE SAFE PERMIT- FOR REMOVAL ONLY OF ATTACHED SMALL NON LOAD BEAING REAR SHED (BY HAND). THE ROOF ON THE SHED IS COLLAPSED. REMOVE DEBRI AND PROTECT ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO RESOLVE CASE #504791 . A SEPERATE ZONING AND BUILDING PERMITS ARE REQUIRED TO REBUILD. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #504791. (CONTRACTOR HAS NO EMPLOYEES PER NOTORIZED LETTER)

  6. Recorded transfer$19K transfer

    2019

  7. Recorded transfer$8K transfer

    2019

  8. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 504791 · FAILED

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

  9. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 504791 · FAILED

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

  10. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 504791 · FAILED

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

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 607763 · 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.

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 607763 · 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.

  13. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 607763 · Violation 4538408 · Code PM15-302.4 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  14. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 607763 · Violation 4538406 · Code PM15-301 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  15. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 607763 · Violation 4538407 · Code PM15-302.1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  16. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 584342 · Violation 211939505 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 584342 · 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.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 607763 · 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.

  19. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 504791 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 558168 · 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.

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

    Case 558168 · 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.

  22. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 504791 · FAILED

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

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 558168 · 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.

  24. Recorded transfer$5K transfer

    2017

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 558168 · 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.

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 558166 · 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.

  27. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 504791 · FAILED

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

  28. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 558166 · Violation 4103107 · Code PM15-108.2 · COMPLIED

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

  29. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 558166 · Violation 4103108 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

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

  30. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 558168 · Violation 4304967 · Code 9-3905 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  31. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 558166 · 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.

  32. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 558168 · 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.

  33. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 504791 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 476493 · 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.

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

    Case 476493 · 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.

  36. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8

    Case 504791 · Violation 4678249 · Code PM15-304.1H · COMPLIED

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

  37. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 504791 · Violation 4678247 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

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

  38. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 504791 · FAILED

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

  39. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 476493 · 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.

  40. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 476493 · 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.

  41. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 476485 · 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.

  42. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 476485 · Violation 3533152 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 476485 · Violation 3533151 · 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.

  44. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 476485 · Violation 3533150 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 476493 · Violation 3735499 · 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.

  46. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 476485 · 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.

  47. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 476493 · 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 26, 2026, 1:14 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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