House report
1638 Dounton St
2 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 714 sqft · RSA5 · built 1930
Individual, other or unknown mailing address

Assessment and dated record history
Every fetched annual City assessment for this house, compared with its block and ZIP. The chart preserves property assessment, block median and range, ZIP median, and each dated assessment, deed, L&I, permit, and inspection event.
Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line
- OPA assessment · 2016$32K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$32K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$32K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$26K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$27K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$27K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$27K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$52K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$52K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$62K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$62K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$64K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Permit · 2021-01-14AlterationsThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02DUCT SYSTEMSA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02INTERIOR SURFACESA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02SINGLE STATION SMKE ALRM REQ'DA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM REQ'DA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02INTERIOR SURFACESA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02PLUMBING SYSTEMS- SANITARY MAINTENANCEA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02INTERIOR SURFACESA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02PLUMBING SYSTEMS- HAZARDSA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02EXTERIOR AREA SANITATIONA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02EXTERIOR AREA SANITATIONA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02PLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERALA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02PLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERALA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02EXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWSA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02MECHANICAL- MECHANICAL EQUIPMENTA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02MECHANICAL- MECHANICAL EQUIPMENTA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02INTERIOR SURFACESA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02OPEN JUNCTION BOXESA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-02PLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERALA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2021-11-02L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-11-03ELECTRICAL- HAZARDA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2021-11-03L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2023-03-25L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2023-04-04L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2023-04-11L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2023-04-12L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2022-10-28Leslie Smith: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2023-12-25Leslie Smith: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2021-09-10Leslie Smith and Sir James Burke: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2022-11-08Leslie Smith and Sir James Burke: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- Appeal · 2022-10-19LIRB Violation AppealA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
- Appeal · 2022-10-19LIRB Violation AppealA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
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- LicenseLeslie Smith: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- LicenseLeslie Smith and Sir James Burke: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseLeslie Smith: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
- AppealLIRB Violation Appeal
- AppealLIRB Violation Appeal
- L&I violationELECTRICAL- HAZARD
- InspectionL&I investigation
- L&I violationDUCT SYSTEMS
- L&I violationINTERIOR SURFACES
- L&I violationSINGLE STATION SMKE ALRM REQ'D
- L&I violationCARBON MONOXIDE ALARM REQ'D
- L&I violationINTERIOR SURFACES
- L&I violationPLUMBING SYSTEMS- SANITARY MAINTENANCE
- L&I violationINTERIOR SURFACES
- L&I violationPLUMBING SYSTEMS- HAZARDS
- L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
- L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
- L&I violationPLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERAL
- L&I violationPLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERAL
- L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWS
- L&I violationMECHANICAL- MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
- L&I violationMECHANICAL- MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
- L&I violationINTERIOR SURFACES
- L&I violationOPEN JUNCTION BOXES
- L&I violationPLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERAL
- InspectionL&I investigation
- LicenseLeslie Smith and Sir James Burke: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- PermitAlterations
The short read
Permit on recordAlterations permit recorded in 2021.
A selected summary of the main sequence. The chart above and source ledger below contain every fetched dated row.
Browse 32 dated records
Deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals.
Open the source ledger 32 dated rows
- License terminal eventLeslie Smith: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 909458 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2021-106938 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2021-106938 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2021-107038 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2021-107038 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- License terminal eventLeslie Smith and Sir James Burke: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 877078 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventLeslie Smith: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 909458 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- AppealLIRB Violation Appeal
Appeal HA-2021-005101 · Closed · Complete
See Attached
- AppealLIRB Violation Appeal
Appeal HA-2021-005102 · Closed · Complete
See Attached
- ViolationELECTRICAL- HAZARD
Case CF-2021-107038 · Violation VI-2021-077278 · Code PM15-604.3 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2021-107038 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationDUCT SYSTEMS
Case CF-2021-106938 · Violation VI-2021-077176 · Code PM15-607.1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationINTERIOR SURFACES
Case CF-2021-106938 · Violation VI-2021-077202 · Code PM15-305.3 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationSINGLE STATION SMKE ALRM REQ'D
Case CF-2021-106938 · Violation VI-2021-077198 · Code FC-13-907.2 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationCARBON MONOXIDE ALARM REQ'D
Case CF-2021-106938 · Violation VI-2021-077197 · Code FC-13-908.7 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationINTERIOR SURFACES
Case CF-2021-106938 · Violation VI-2021-077196 · Code PM15-305.3 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationPLUMBING SYSTEMS- SANITARY MAINTENANCE
Case CF-2021-106938 · Violation VI-2021-077190 · Code PM15-506.2 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationINTERIOR SURFACES
Case CF-2021-106938 · Violation VI-2021-077185 · Code PM15-305.3 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationPLUMBING SYSTEMS- HAZARDS
Case CF-2021-106938 · Violation VI-2021-077184 · Code PM15-504.3 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
Case CF-2021-106938 · Violation VI-2021-077183 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
Case CF-2021-106938 · Violation VI-2021-077182 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationPLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERAL
Case CF-2021-106938 · Violation VI-2021-077181 · Code PM15-504.1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationPLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERAL
Case CF-2021-106938 · Violation VI-2021-077180 · Code PM15-504.1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWS
Case CF-2021-106938 · Violation VI-2021-077179 · Code PM15-304.18.2 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationMECHANICAL- MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
Case CF-2021-106938 · Violation VI-2021-077178 · Code PM15-603.1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationMECHANICAL- MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT
Case CF-2021-106938 · Violation VI-2021-077177 · Code PM15-603.1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationINTERIOR SURFACES
Case CF-2021-106938 · Violation VI-2021-077191 · Code PM15-305.3 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationOPEN JUNCTION BOXES
Case CF-2021-107038 · Violation VI-2021-077277 · Code FC-13-605.6 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationPLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERAL
Case CF-2021-107038 · Violation VI-2021-077284 · Code PM15-504.1 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2021-106938 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- License issue eventLeslie Smith and Sir James Burke: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 877078 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitAlterations
Permit PP-2021-000737 · Expired
Replace section of House Drain House Trap and Fresh air inlet PPC 2018
What this record suggests
The City file documents 1 permit touching plumbing. Status needs checking in the official file; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.
Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $837 with a lien entry · 2 zoning/board appeals on record · latest deed has shared-name parties; relationship unverified. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
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Property tax
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2026 taxable assessment $62,200 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $64,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit or an amount due is not automatically “back taxes.”
OPA 1322926002026 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 $837.29 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
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.
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Block context
1600 block of Dounton St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1636 Dounton St · 1640 Dounton St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 25, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 25, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Oct 28, 2022 · Terminal license date Dec 25, 2023
Rental · Initial issue date Sep 10, 2021 · Terminal license date Nov 8, 2022
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.
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner: OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history: Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections: L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022: Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016: Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance: Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals: L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents: US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 10:42 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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