House report

1936 Wharton St

2 bd1 ba2 stories1,632 sqftRSA5built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$450K 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 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) median$451K201420172020202320262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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 record19 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseRebecca Platoff: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  2. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $350K
  4. PermitMechanical
  5. PermitPlumbing
  6. PermitElectrical
  7. PermitMajor alteration
  8. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  9. Deed / saleDeed / sale $129K
  10. PermitMajor alteration
  11. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  16. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. L&I violationWALL BULGED
  19. InspectionCSUINITIAL

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified · active rental license · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $4K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$2,419/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $172,800 × 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 $451,300. 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 361117800
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $172,800 of $450,000 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $4,049.13 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2015$2,348.13 total · $1,403.40 principal · $147.36 interest · $98.24 penalty2016$1,701.00 total · $1,480.99 principal · $22.22 interest · $14.81 penalty

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 ~$2,419/year

$172,800 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$3,880/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$6,299/year

$450,000 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: ($450,000 assessed − $277,200 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $2,419/year Full-assessment scenario: $450,000 × 1.3998% ≈ $6,299/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
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,632 sqft livable area
Lot
1,062 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
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.

Block context

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

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Next door: 1934 Wharton St  ·  1938 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.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

Rebecca PlatoffActive

Rental · Initial issue date Nov 15, 2024 · Filed expiration Nov 14, 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 19 dated rows
  1. License issue eventRebecca Platoff: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 0965653 · Active

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

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

    Case 471721 · PASSED

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

  3. Recorded transfer$350K transfer

    2018

  4. PermitMechanical

    Permit 807247 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL (1) HVAC SYSTEM WITH DUCTWORK. (SFD)

  5. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 795963 · COMPLETED

    MAIN DRAIN, YARD DRAIN,CURB TRAP, FAI PA1# 2017-1794006 & INTERIOR FIXTURES - INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILA PLUMB 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"

  6. PermitElectrical

    Permit 791569 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 100AMP SERVICE, NEW WIRING THROUGH OUT. NEW SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES, LIGHTING FIXTURES, GROUND FAULTS, ARC FAULTS ETC AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)

  7. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 743143 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE INTERIOR ALTERATION NEW BATHROOM, KITCHEN AND FINISHES SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ELECTRIC; PLUMBING AND MECHANICAL.

  8. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 453740 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  9. Recorded transfer$129K transfer

    2017

  10. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 724156 · COMPLETED

    REBUILD EXTERIOR FRONT AND REAR WALLS IN RSPONSE TO VIOLATION #453740

  11. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 453740 · FAILED

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

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 471721 · 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.

  13. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 453740 · FAILED

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

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 471721 · 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.

  15. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 453740 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 471721 · Violation 3900755 · 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.

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 471721 · 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. ViolationWALL BULGED

    Case 453740 · Violation 3991767 · Code PM-307.1/8 · COMPLIED

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

  19. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 453740 · 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 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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