House report

1821 S Hicks St

2 bd1 ba2 stories728 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$295K 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$260K200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19145 (Girard Estate · South Philadelphia) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspection

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 record40 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $280K
  3. PermitElectrical
  4. PermitPlumbing
  5. PermitMajor alteration
  6. PermitMechanical
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $95K
  8. AppealZoning board appeal
  9. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  10. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. InspectionBP_BLDG
  14. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  15. L&I violationVAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%
  16. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. InspectionBP_BLDG
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. InspectionBP_BLDG
  22. L&I violationSWO- CONSTR W/O BLDG PERMIT (Stop-work order for construction without a building permit)
  23. L&I violationPERMB- CONST ADDITION
  24. L&I violationPERMZ- CONST REMOV CHANGE
  25. InspectionBP_BLDG
  26. L&I violationVAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%
  27. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  28. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  33. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  34. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  35. InspectionBRU INSP
  36. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  37. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  38. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  39. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)
  40. InspectionBRU INSP

Flags: 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$2,730/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $195,000 × 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 $260,200. 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.

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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.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
728 sqft livable area
Lot
644 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
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 CLOSED · Granted with conditions · 2013

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

Block context

1800 block of S Hicks St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1819 S Hicks St  ·  1823 S Hicks 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 40 dated rows
  1. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 324321 · PASSED

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

  2. Recorded transfer$280K transfer

    2017

  3. PermitElectrical

    Permit 596286 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE PANEL WITH 100AMP PANEL,ALL NEW WIRING AND NEW DEVICES PER 2008 NEC (SFD)

  4. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 595211 · COMPLETED

    ROUGHIN 2-TOILETS, 2-LAVS, 1-BATH/SHOWER, 1-KIT SINK & 1-LAUNDRY (SFD) NOTE: THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004

  5. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 594403 · COMPLETED

    EZ PERMIT STADARD ALTERATIONS- FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

  6. PermitMechanical

    Permit 592963 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 1 HVAC UNIT WITH DUCTWORK(SFD)

  7. Recorded transfer$95K transfer

    2015

  8. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 19003 · CLOSED · Granted with conditions

    Related permit 393825 · PERMIT FOR 12'-11" x 14'-2" ONE STORY ADDITION at the 2nd STORY LEVEL and 14'-2" x 40'- 8" ONE STORY ADDITION at the 3rd STORY LEVEL as part of a SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING to include a 14' x 32' ROOF DECK atop 3rd STORY ROOF and SET-BACK 8

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

    Case 311784 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

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

    Case 311784 · 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.

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 324321 · 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 324321 · 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. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 311784 · CLOSED

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

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

    Case 324321 · Violation 2507595 · 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.

  15. ViolationVAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%

    Case 324321 · Violation 2507596 · Code PM-306.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 310798 · PASSED

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

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 324321 · 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.

  18. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 311784 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 310798 · 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.

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 310798 · 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.

  21. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 311784 · FAILED

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

  22. ViolationSWO- CONSTR W/O BLDG PERMIT (Stop-work order for construction without a building permit)

    Case 311784 · Violation 2627379 · Code A-504.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  23. ViolationPERMB- CONST ADDITION

    Case 311784 · Violation 2627377 · Code A-301.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  24. ViolationPERMZ- CONST REMOV CHANGE

    Case 311784 · Violation 2627378 · Code A-301.1/64 · COMPLIED

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

  25. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 311784 · FAILED

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

  26. ViolationVAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%

    Case 310798 · Violation 2403432 · Code PM-306.2/4 · ERROR

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

    Case 310798 · Violation 2403431 · Code PM-102.4/2 · ERROR

    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.

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

    Case 222880 · PASSED

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

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 310798 · 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.

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 222880 · 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.

  31. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 222880 · 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.

  32. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 222880 · 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.

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

    Case 222880 · Violation 2223450 · 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.

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

    Case 222880 · Violation 2223451 · 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.

  35. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 154532 · CLOSED

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

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

    Case 154532 · Violation 902451 · 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. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 154532 · Violation 902454 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 154532 · Violation 902453 · 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.

  39. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)

    Case 154532 · Violation 902452 · Code PM-302.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  40. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 154532 · FAILED

    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 23, 2026, 6:34 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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