House report

1737 N 26th St

4 bd3 ba3 stories2,264 sqftRSA5built 1915

Property at a glanceHouse

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$485K 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$353K2010201320162019202220252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19121 (Brewerytown · Sharswood) medianAssessmentDeed / saleTeardownL&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 record29 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $490K
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  3. PermitNew Construction
  4. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  5. PermitNew Construction
  6. PermitNew Construction
  7. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
  8. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  9. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  10. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  11. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  12. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  13. PermitDemolition
  14. PermitZoning/use
  15. PermitAlterations
  16. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7
  17. L&I violationID STRUCTURE
  18. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8
  19. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 9
  20. L&I violationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES
  21. TeardownDemolished
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  25. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  26. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  27. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  28. L&I violationEXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

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$5,389/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $385,000 × 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 $353,300. 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 324104500
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

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.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

Homestead exemption, mail goes elsewhere

The parcel claims the homestead exemption (owner lives here) while the tax bill mails to Po Box 4402, Reading Pa, 19606. Those two facts sit in tension on the record — there can be innocent reasons, but one of them is usually out of date.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Stories
3
Interior
2,264 sqft livable area
Lot
990 sqft
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.

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Bcm Investments LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to Po Box 4402, Reading PA, 19606 — outside Philadelphia

Block context

1700 block of N 26th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1735 N 26th St  ·  1739 N 26th St

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 24 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$490K transfer

    2024

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2022-006586 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. INSTALL 2.5 TON A/C & 60,000 BTU FURNACE

  3. PermitNew Construction

    Permit EP-2022-006042 · Completed

    Rough throughout as per 2014 nec. Install 200 amp service as per 2014 nec.

  4. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2022-012045 · Completed

    1" Water Distribution, fresh air inlet, house drain, 3 water closet, 3 lavs, 2 showers, 1 kitchen, 1 laundry, 1 hot water heater

  5. PermitNew Construction

    Permit FP-2021-003025 · Completed

    FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITN NFPA 13D, WITH A ONE-INCH COMBINED FIRE SERVICE LINE, AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

  6. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 1040965 · Completed

    POUR FOOTINGS, INSTALL NEW 2X6 FRAMING, WALLS, SUB FLOORS, ROOFING. INSTALL WINDOWS, DOORS, INSTALL SIDING, INSTALL INSULATION, DRYWALL, STEPS, INT DOORS AND TRIM WORK--INSTALL KTICHEN CABINETS, FLOORING, TILE ALL BATHROOMS AND PAINT ENTIRE HOUSE. SPRINKLER SYSTEM TO BE INSTALLED.

  7. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

    Permit ZP-2020-000452 · Issued

    FOR THE ERECTION OF ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH CELLAR, ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION PER APPROVED PLANS.

  8. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 682078 · CLOSED

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

  9. PermitDemolition

    Permit 1003037 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION (DEMOLITION OF MORE THAN 2/3 OF STRUCTURE MEMBERS) OF THE ATTACHED THREE-STORY STRUCTURE BY HAND AND HAND HOLD DEVICES ONLY. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. *SEPERATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRE FOR CLOSURE OF RIGHT OF WAY. *21 DAY POSING AND NOTICE WAIVED PER A-303.2 *A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN MIN. 9 FEET OF BUILDING FACADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC.*ASBESTOS TO BE REMOVED PRIOR TO START OF THE WORK*MAKE SAFE TO ADDRESS VIOLATION CASE#682078. INSTALLATION OF BRACING AS PER ATTACHED PLANS FOR THE REMAINING STRUCTURE. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR THE NEW CONSTRCUTION

  10. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 1003035 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION FOR REMOVAL OF MORE THAN 2/3 OF STRUCTURE.

  11. PermitAlterations

    Permit 1000555 · Expired

    SEAL LATERAL TO A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER PHILADELPHIA 2014 PLUMBING CODE.

  12. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7

    Case 682078 · Violation 5121317 · Code PM15-304.1G · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationID STRUCTURE

    Case 682078 · Violation 5121316 · Code PM15-110.1 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8

    Case 682078 · Violation 5121318 · Code PM15-304.1H · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 9

    Case 682078 · Violation 5121319 · Code PM15-304.1I · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

    Case 682078 · Violation 5121315 · Code A-304.1/1 · COMPLIED

    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 246479 · 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.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 246479 · 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. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 246479 · Violation 1817547 · 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.

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

    Case 246479 · Violation 1817548 · 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.

  21. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 246479 · Violation 1817549 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 246479 · Violation 1817550 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  23. ViolationEXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE

    Case 246479 · Violation 1817551 · Code PM-312.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 246479 · 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, 3:26 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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