House report

1916 Wharton St

4 bd4 ba3 stories2,366 sqftRSA5built 2018

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$671K 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$500K$1.0MZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) median$671K2010201320162019202220252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) medianAssessmentDeed / saleLand buyL&I violationPermit

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Every dated record13 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $695K
  2. PermitPlumbing
  3. PermitMechanical
  4. PermitSuppression
  5. PermitElectrical
  6. PermitZoning/use
  7. PermitNew construction
  8. Deed / saleDeed / sale $590K
  9. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  10. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  11. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  12. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  13. Land buyLand record $30K

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$1,877/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $134,100 × 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 $670,500. 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 361116700
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $134,100 of $670,500 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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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 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 ~$1,877/year

$134,100 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$7,509/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$9,386/year

$670,500 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: ($670,500 assessed − $536,400 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,877/year Full-assessment scenario: $670,500 × 1.3998% ≈ $9,386/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
4
Bathrooms
4
Stories
3
Interior
2,366 sqft livable area
Lot
941 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Newer construction city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction city code 1
Newer construction
Quality grade
B 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

1900 block of Wharton St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1918 Wharton St  ·  1920 Wharton 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 13 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$695K transfer

    2024

  2. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 883544 · COMPLETED

    NEW 1"W.S,HOUSE DRAIN,HOUSE&TRAP,STACK,FAI,A.D 4-WATER CLOSETS,5-LAVS,1-K S,1-WB,2-TUB,2 SHS,1-DW,1GD & 1 WATER HEATER-PA1#20181580849-THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADEPHIA PLUBMING CODE 2004"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED" - "ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"

  3. PermitMechanical

    Permit 881436 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL (2) HVAC SYSTEMS WITH DUCTWORK. (SFD)

  4. PermitSuppression

    Permit 871031 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND 1" COMBINED SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

  5. PermitElectrical

    Permit 863577 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE AND WIRE BUILDING WITH RECEPTS,SWITCHES,LIGHTS,FIXTURES,SMOKES AND CO DETECTORS AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)

  6. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 830719 · COMPLETED

    PROPOSED 3-STORY SFD STRUCTURE W/ CELLAR, PILOT HOUSE AND ROOF DECK, SIZE AND LOCATION PER PLANS. MAX HEIGHT FROM GRADE TO T.O. ROOF 38'-0". MAX HEIGHT FROM T.O. ROOF TO T.O. PILOT HOUSE 10'-0".

  7. PermitNew construction

    Permit 830720 · COMPLETED

    PROPOSED 3-STORY SFD STRUCTURE W/ CELLAR, PILOT HOUSE AND ROOF DECK, SIZE AND LOCATION PER PLANS. MAX HEIGHT FROM GRADE TO T.O. ROOF 38'-0". MAX HEIGHT FROM T.O. ROOF TO T.O. PILOT HOUSE 10'-0".

  8. Recorded transfer$590K transfer

    2018

  9. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 349795 · Violation 2573576 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 349795 · Violation 2573575 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  11. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 276771 · Violation 2069555 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 276771 · Violation 2069556 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  13. Land recordLand record

    2010

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 5:12 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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