House report

1937 Poplar St

4 bd2 ba3 stories2,532 sqftRSA5built 1915

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$651K 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 19130 (Fairmount · Spring Garden) median$638K201220152018202120242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19130 (Fairmount · Spring Garden) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record21 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. L&I violationPERM Z- NEW USE
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  6. PermitMajor alteration
  7. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  8. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7
  9. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7
  10. L&I violationID STRUCTURE
  11. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  12. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  13. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  14. Deed / saleDeed / sale $440K
  15. PermitPlumbing
  16. PermitMechanical
  17. PermitElectrical
  18. PermitAddition
  19. PermitDemolition
  20. PermitZoning
  21. Deed / saleDeed / sale $290K

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$7,709/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $550,700 × 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 $638,000. 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 291001310
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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
4
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
2,532 sqft livable area
Lot
1,280 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
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

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

Block context

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

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Next door: 1935 Poplar St  ·  1939 Poplar 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 21 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 725770 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 725770 · FAILED

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

  3. ViolationPERM Z- NEW USE

    Case 725770 · Violation 211992697 · Code A-301.1/65 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 725770 · 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.

  5. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 578770 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  6. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 807974 · COMPLETED

    MAKE SAFE PERMIT - FOR (REPAIR ROOF CORNICE AS PER ENGINEER'S REPORTAS PER ENGINEER’S REPORT IF APPLICABLE) TO RESOLVE CASE #578770. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6’ IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #578770.

  7. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 578770 · Violation 4276115 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7

    Case 578770 · Violation 4276116 · Code PM15-304.1G · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7

    Case 578776 · Violation 4276150 · Code PM15-304.1G · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  10. ViolationID STRUCTURE

    Case 578776 · Violation 4276149 · Code PM15-110.1 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  11. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 578770 · FAILED

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

  12. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 578776 · FAILED

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

  13. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 578776 · CLOSED

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

  14. Recorded transfer$440K transfer

    2013

  15. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 434995 · COMPLETED

    3 TOILETS, 3 LAVS, 2 TUBS, 1 KITCHEN SINK (SFD)

  16. PermitMechanical

    Permit 434224 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF 2 HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS IN A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.

  17. PermitElectrical

    Permit 433156 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 200 AMP SERVICE, 30-OUTLETS, 15-SWITCHES, 15-LIGHTS, 3-GFI, 5-SMOKE & 1-CARBON AS PER NEC 2008

  18. PermitAddition

    Permit 424164 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ERECTION OF A PILOT HOUSE TO ACCESS A ROOF DECK ABOVE FINISHED THIRD FLOOR ROOF AS PER PLANS. FOR LEVEL III ALTERATIONS OF AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.

  19. PermitDemolition

    Permit 429081 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR DEMOLITION, NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS ONLY(SFD)

  20. PermitZoning

    Permit 424162 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ERECTION OF A PILOT HOUSE TO ACCESS A ROOF DECK ABOVE FINISHED THIRD FLOOR ROOF AS PER PLANS.

  21. Recorded transfer$290K transfer

    2012

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 30, 2026, 9:08 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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