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1940 S Alder St

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3 bd1 ba2 stories864 sqftRSA5built 1940

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$364K 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 19148 (Pennsport · Lower Moyamensing) median$297K2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19148 (Pennsport · Lower Moyamensing) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record25 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $324K
  2. PermitPlumbing
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $269K
  4. LicenseNIGRO JOSEPH COTT PATRICIA: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  5. PermitAlteration
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $208K
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $117K
  8. L&I violationEGRESS DOOR OPENABLE
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  12. L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
  13. L&I violationEXT S-LOCKS MAINTAIN
  14. L&I violationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/REPLACE (Repair or replace exterior windows)
  15. L&I violationEXT S-WINDOW LOCK REPAIR/REPLA
  16. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  17. L&I violationEXT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINTAIN
  18. L&I violationHEAT GAS SYSTEM DEFECTIVE-RES
  19. L&I violationHEAT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY-RES
  20. L&I violationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)
  21. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. LicenseNIGRO JOSEPH COTT PATRICIA: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  25. Deed / saleDeed / sale $120K

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$3,697/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $264,100 × 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 $297,300. 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 394131500
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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
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
864 sqft livable area
Lot
616 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
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 S Alder St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1938 S Alder St  ·  1942 S Alder 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 25, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

NIGRO JOSEPH COTT PATRICIAInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Aug 30, 2005 · 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 25 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$324K transfer

    2020

  2. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 654184 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL NEW DRAIN LINES FOR SINK AND TOILET IN POWDER ROOM, SET TOILET AND SINK FOR FINISH

  3. Recorded transfer$269K transfer

    2015

  4. License terminal eventNIGRO JOSEPH COTT PATRICIA: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 334734 · Inactive

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

  5. PermitAlteration

    Permit 304979 · COMPLETED

    REMOVE AND REPLACE EXISTING BRICK FRONT WITH NEW BRICK ON EXISTING FOUNDATION. NO NEW WINDOWS AND DOORS.OPENINGS TO REMAIN IN SAME LOCATION. WALL TIES TO INSTALLED EVERY TWO FEET HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY. WALL TIES ALSO TO BE PLACED WITHIN 12 INCHES OF ALL OPENINGS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR INTERIOR WORK.

  6. Recorded transfer$208K transfer

    2011

  7. Recorded transfer$117K transfer

    2010

  8. ViolationEGRESS DOOR OPENABLE

    Case 194463 · Violation 1353863 · Code FC-1008.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 194463 · 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.

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 194463 · PASSED

    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 passed.

  11. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 194463 · Violation 1353864 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD

    Case 194463 · Violation 1353874 · Code PM-102.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationEXT S-LOCKS MAINTAIN

    Case 194463 · Violation 1353873 · Code PM-304.8/3 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/REPLACE (Repair or replace exterior windows)

    Case 194463 · Violation 1353872 · Code PM-304.8/16 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationEXT S-WINDOW LOCK REPAIR/REPLA

    Case 194463 · Violation 1353871 · Code PM-304.8/13 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)

    Case 194463 · Violation 1353870 · Code PM-304.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationEXT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 194463 · Violation 1353869 · Code PM-304.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationHEAT GAS SYSTEM DEFECTIVE-RES

    Case 194463 · Violation 1353868 · Code PM-406.2/10 · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationHEAT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY-RES

    Case 194463 · Violation 1353867 · Code PM-406.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  20. ViolationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)

    Case 194463 · Violation 1353866 · Code FC-908.7/1 · COMPLIED

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

  21. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 194463 · Violation 1353865 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPLIED

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 194463 · 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.

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 194463 · 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.

  24. License issue eventNIGRO JOSEPH COTT PATRICIA: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 334734 · Inactive

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

  25. Recorded transfer$120K transfer

    2005

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 6:11 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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