2026 assessment
$213K
OPA value, not a listing price
Apartment building report
1913 S 20th St
2 stories1,856 sqftCMX2built 1920
Property at a glanceApartment building
Tri Star 20 Pa LLC
2027 published assessment
$445K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
1900 block of S 20th St
ZIP 19145
Neighborhood area
Girard Estate · South Philadelphia
Approximate · based on ZIP 19145
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 $445,400. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2026$213K 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$445K 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2005Deed / sale $85KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Deed / sale · 2023Deed / sale $320KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- License · 2023-11-21Tri Star 20 PA LLC: 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 · 2005-07-27JOHN BOWDEN (BARBARA BOWEDEN): 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 · 2024-02-29JOHN BOWDEN (BARBARA BOWEDEN): Rental landlord or residential registration marked closedA 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 · 2003-04-03SAVERIO GAROFALO: 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 · 2012-12-22SAVERIO GAROFALO: 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 ↗
- Certification · 2022-11-11Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2023-10-17Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2024-10-23Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleLicenseCertification
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Every dated record10 events · exact dates, newest first
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- LicenseJOHN BOWDEN (BARBARA BOWEDEN): Rental landlord or residential registration marked closed
- LicenseTri Star 20 PA LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $320K
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- LicenseSAVERIO GAROFALO: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseJOHN BOWDEN (BARBARA BOWEDEN): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $85K
- LicenseSAVERIO GAROFALO: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$2,976/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $212,600 × 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 $445,400. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8810013172026 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.”
Building report
Apartment building
Apartment building, recorded in the City's apartments category. The public record and owner trail follow.
What it is
Apartment building
Row Conv/Apt 2 Sty Mason
Owner
Tri Star 20 Pa LLC
$ / sq ft
$240
above the $147 median for 2,826 apartments parcels citywide
Licensed units
5
active rental license
Interior area
1,856 sqft
Lot size
1,056 sqft
Stories
2
Built
1920
Zoning
CMX2
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
Tri Star 20 Pa LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 3 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $890K combined
• Tax bills mail to 4640 E Roosevelt Blvd Suite 3, Philadelphia PA, 19124
• Holds an active rental license for this address
Block context
1900 block of S 20th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1911 S 20th St · 1915 S 20th 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.
Tri Star 20 PA LLCActive
Rental · Initial issue date Nov 21, 2023 · Filed expiration Nov 20, 2026
JOHN BOWDEN (BARBARA BOWEDEN)Closed
Rental · Initial issue date Jul 27, 2005 · Terminal license date Feb 29, 2024
SAVERIO GAROFALOInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Apr 3, 2003 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012
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 10 dated rows
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2024-028996 · Certified
Expires 2025-10-23
- License terminal eventJOHN BOWDEN (BARBARA BOWEDEN): Rental landlord or residential registration marked closed
License 328058 · Closed
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventTri Star 20 PA LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 938480 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2023-022229 · Certified
Expires 2024-10-17
- Recorded transfer$320K transfer
2023
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2022-016800 · Certified
Expires 2023-11-11
- License terminal eventSAVERIO GAROFALO: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 247427 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventJOHN BOWDEN (BARBARA BOWEDEN): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 328058 · Closed
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$85K transfer
2005
- License issue eventSAVERIO GAROFALO: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 247427 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
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
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 7:58 AM 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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