House report

1635 S 20th St

2 bd1 ba2 stories1,360 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$380K 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 19145 (Girard Estate · South Philadelphia) median$321K200220072012201720222027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19145 (Girard Estate · South Philadelphia) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record51 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAlterations
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $255K
  3. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  4. L&I violationDUMPING - PRIVATE LOT
  5. L&I violationDUMPING - PRIVATE PROPERTY
  6. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. PermitMajor alteration
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. LicenseJOHN & KAREN CANNADY: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  17. PermitAlteration
  18. AppealRB_LIRB
  19. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. L&I violationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT REPR/REPLC
  25. L&I violationEXT S-EXPOSED SURFACES MAINTAI
  26. L&I violationEXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE
  27. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  28. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. LicenseJOHN & KAREN CANNADY: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  32. LicenseCANNADY JOHN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  33. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  34. LicenseCANNADY JOHN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  35. LicenseCANNADY JOHN: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  36. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  37. L&I violationVAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%
  38. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  39. Deed / saleDeed / sale $6K
  40. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  41. InspectionBRU INSP
  42. InspectionBRU INSP
  43. InspectionBRU INSP
  44. InspectionBRU INSP
  45. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  46. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  47. InspectionBRU INSP
  48. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  49. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  50. InspectionBRU INSP
  51. LicenseCANNADY JOHN: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $1K with a lien entry · 1 zoning/board appeal on record · latest deed has shared-name parties; relationship unverified. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$3,922/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $280,200 × 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 $320,700. 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 363233100
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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 $1,116.81 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2016$1,116.81 total · $943.32 principal · $14.14 interest · $9.43 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
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,360 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
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1 OPEN · MOOT · 2012

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Block context

1600 block of S 20th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1633 S 20th St  ·  1637 S 20th 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 28, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

JOHN & KAREN CANNADYInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Apr 26, 2012 · Terminal license date Feb 28, 2013

CANNADY JOHNInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jan 30, 2012 · Terminal license date Apr 26, 2012

CANNADY JOHNInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Apr 5, 2002 · Terminal license date Jan 30, 2012

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 51 dated rows
  1. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2020-002797 · Expired

    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.

  2. Recorded transfer$255K transfer

    2017

  3. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 416979 · Violation 3066265 · Code CP-01 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  4. ViolationDUMPING - PRIVATE LOT

    Case 416979 · Violation 3066267 · Code CP-802 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  5. ViolationDUMPING - PRIVATE PROPERTY

    Case 416979 · Violation 3066266 · Code CP-801 · CLOSEDCASE

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

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

    Case 373091 · PASSED

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

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 373091 · 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.

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

    Case 344894 · PASSED

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

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 373091 · 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.

  10. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 464333 · COMPLETED

    "APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED FEBRUARY, 2007. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES." SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL WORK

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 372056 · 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 372056 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 373091 · 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.

  14. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 372056 · Violation 2743756 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 372056 · 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.

  16. License terminal eventJOHN & KAREN CANNADY: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 562001 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  17. PermitAlteration

    Permit 446864 · COMPLETED

    DEMO AND REINSTALL FRONT WALL TO EXISTING FOUNDATION (INSTALL 4' BRICK AND BLOCK ON EXISTING FOUNDATION.)

  18. AppealRB_LIRB

    Appeal 18969 · OPEN · MOOT

    Related permit 344894 · NEED TIME TO OBTAIN CONTRACTOR

  19. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 360066 · Violation 2644339 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 344894 · 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.

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 360066 · 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.

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 360066 · 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.

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 344894 · 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. ViolationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT REPR/REPLC

    Case 344894 · Violation 2644326 · Code PM-302.4/7 · COMPLIED

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

  25. ViolationEXT S-EXPOSED SURFACES MAINTAI

    Case 344894 · Violation 2644327 · Code PM-304.5/2 · COMPLIED

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

  26. ViolationEXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE

    Case 344894 · Violation 2644328 · Code PM-312.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 373091 · Violation 2980991 · 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.

  28. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 344894 · 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.

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 312184 · 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.

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 312184 · 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.

  31. License issue eventJOHN & KAREN CANNADY: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 562001 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  32. License terminal eventCANNADY JOHN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 553441 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  33. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 312184 · 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.

  34. License issue eventCANNADY JOHN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 553441 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  35. License terminal eventCANNADY JOHN: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 278455 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

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

    Case 312184 · Violation 2497654 · 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.

  37. ViolationVAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%

    Case 312184 · Violation 2497655 · Code PM-306.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 166377 · 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.

  39. Recorded transfer$6K transfer

    2012

  40. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 312184 · 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. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 166377 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  42. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 166377 · FAILED

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

  43. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 166377 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  44. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 160492 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

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

    Case 166377 · Violation 2332113 · Code PM-306.0/1 · CLOSED

    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 the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

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

    Case 166377 · Violation 2332112 · Code PM-102.4/2 · CLOSED

    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 the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  47. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 166377 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 160492 · Violation 949819 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPEXCP

    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.

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

    Case 160492 · Violation 949818 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPEXCP

    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.

  50. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 160492 · FAILED

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

  51. License issue eventCANNADY JOHN: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 278455 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 29, 2026, 8:37 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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