House report

1639 Jackson St

3 bd3 ba2 stories1,452 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$450K 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 19145 (Girard Estate · South Philadelphia) median$435K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19145 (Girard Estate · South Philadelphia) 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 record14 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $490K
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  5. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  6. PermitAlterations
  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  8. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  9. L&I violationWORK OUTSIDE OF SCOPE
  10. L&I violationWORK OUTSIDE OF SCOPE
  11. InspectionL&I investigation
  12. PermitMasonry Facade Replacement
  13. PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.
  14. PermitAlterations

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified · $4K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$2,660/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $190,000 × 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 $435,200. 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 261011700
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $190,000 of $450,000 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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Historical delinquency sources Record found

$4,321.67 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$3,209.88 principal$168.51 interest$192.59 penalty$750.69 other charges
1year recorded 2021tax period 2020-02-19last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $199,400 total assessment, $199,400 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

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 ~$2,660/year

$190,000 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$3,639/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$6,299/year

$450,000 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: ($450,000 assessed − $260,000 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $2,660/year Full-assessment scenario: $450,000 × 1.3998% ≈ $6,299/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.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
3
Stories
2
Interior
1,452 sqft livable area
Lot
960 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

1600 block of Jackson St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1637 Jackson St  ·  1641 Jackson 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 23, 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 14 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$490K transfer

    2025

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2023-003259 · Completed

    Replaced damaged joist, approx. total 14 for both floors. details as shown on plan. no other work included.

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-076107 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2021-011361 · Completed

    Electrical Permit for combo RP-2021-012286

  5. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2021-006476 · Completed

    Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2021-012286

  6. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2021-018396 · Completed

    Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2021-012286

  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2021-012286 · Completed

    INTERIOR EZ ALTERATIONS AS PER STANDARD AND CONFIRMED WITH ENGINEER REPORT. NO BASEMENT WORK APPROVED ON THIS PERMIT(SEE RP-2021-012519)-PERMTI ISSUED FOR BASEMENT) NO STRUCTURAL WORK APPRVOED ON THIS PERMIT

  8. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2021-012519 · Completed

    FOR REPLACEMENT OF BASEMENT SLAB AS PER APPROVED PLAN; NO CHANGE IN CEILING HEIGHT; EXCAVATION SHALL NOT REMOVE LATERAL SUPPORT FROM THE FOUNDATION. **UNDERPINNING IS NOT PART OF THIS PERMIT**

  9. ViolationWORK OUTSIDE OF SCOPE

    Case CF-2021-076107 · Violation VI-2021-054916 · Code A-302.10/3 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - WRITTEN IN ERROR City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  10. ViolationWORK OUTSIDE OF SCOPE

    Case CF-2021-076107 · Violation VI-2021-054917 · Code A-302.10/3 · COMPLIED

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

  11. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-076107 · FAILED

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

  12. PermitMasonry Facade Replacement

    Permit GM-2021-008561 · 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.

  13. PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.

    Permit GM-2021-003612 · 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.

  14. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2021-001320 · Expired

    install 5" curb trap, 4" vent, 4" house drain

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 1:12 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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