Land report

17 N 59th St

Property at a glanceVacant lot

Jim Thornton Construction

2026 assessment
$32K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$19K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Walnut Hill · Haddington Approximate · based on ZIP 19139
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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 $18,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / 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 record20 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  4. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. PermitElectrical
  7. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  8. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  9. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  10. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  11. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  12. L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD
  13. L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD
  14. L&I violationLICENSE - VACANT LOT
  15. L&I violationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC
  16. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  17. Deed / saleDeed / sale $23K
  18. InspectionL_FINAL
  19. InspectionL_INITIAL
  20. InspectionL_INITIAL

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$444/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $31,700 × 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 $18,600. 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 042106800
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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
Jim Thornton Construction
Corridor
56th and Market city commercial corridor
Lot size
1,474 sqft
Zoning
RSA5

Block context

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Next door: 15 N 59th St  ·  19 N 59th 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 20 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-049803 · FAILED

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

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-049803 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2021-049803 · Violation VI-2021-036416 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

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

  4. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2021-049803 · Violation VI-2021-036417 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

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

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-049803 · FAILED

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

  6. PermitElectrical

    Permit 862308 · COMPLETED

    TEMPORARY 200 AMP SERVICE AND CONNECTION OF JOB TRAILERS FOR CONSTRUCTION AT 5901-31 MARKET.

  7. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 481483 · Violation 3566692 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 481483 · Violation 3566691 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 290373 · Violation 2167486 · Code PM-302.2/4 · ERROR

  10. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 290373 · Violation 2167485 · Code CP-01 · ERROR

  11. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 241137 · Violation 1732291 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD

    Case 241137 · Violation 1732292 · Code PM-306.0/2 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD

    Case 202769 · Violation 1359040 · Code PM-306.0/2 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationLICENSE - VACANT LOT

    Case 202769 · Violation 1359039 · Code CP-102 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC

    Case 193646 · Violation 1265535 · Code PM-306.0/91 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 193646 · Violation 1265534 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  17. Recorded transfer$23K transfer

    2005

  18. InvestigationL_FINAL

    Case 5908 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  19. InvestigationL_INITIAL

    Case 20611 · CLOSED

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

  20. InvestigationL_INITIAL

    Case 5908 · CLOSED

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 1:58 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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