House report

1953 Rowan St

3 stories1,802 sqftRSA5built 1930

Property at a glanceHouse

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$146K 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$100K$200KZIP 19140 (Hunting Park · Nicetown–Tioga) median$138K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19140 (Hunting Park · Nicetown–Tioga) 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 record16 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicensePHILADELPHIA LOTUS 6 LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  2. PermitMechanical
  3. PermitElectrical
  4. PermitPlumbing
  5. PermitMajor alteration
  6. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  7. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  12. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  13. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. Deed / saleDeed / sale $2K

Flags: active rental license · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $19K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$2,044/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $146,000 × 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 $138,300. 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 131361900
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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 $19,029.00 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

1992$683.00 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $0.00 penalty1993$270.05 total · $0.00 principal · $217.96 interest · $9.75 penalty1994$977.86 total · $0.00 principal · $833.21 interest · $38.32 penalty1995$894.15 total · $0.00 principal · $758.46 interest · $35.98 penalty1996$867.57 total · $0.00 principal · $733.39 interest · $35.98 penalty1997$839.99 total · $0.00 principal · $707.37 interest · $35.98 penalty1998$796.12 total · $0.00 principal · $665.98 interest · $35.98 penalty2000$704.14 total · $0.00 principal · $579.21 interest · $35.98 penalty2001$660.22 total · $0.00 principal · $537.78 interest · $35.98 penalty2002$793.92 total · $0.00 principal · $644.66 interest · $46.62 penalty2003$726.07 total · $0.00 principal · $582.19 interest · $45.77 penalty2004$742.10 total · $0.00 principal · $589.23 interest · $50.24 penalty2005$689.54 total · $0.00 principal · $539.64 interest · $50.24 penalty2006$621.07 total · $0.00 principal · $475.05 interest · $50.24 penalty2007$568.50 total · $0.00 principal · $425.46 interest · $50.24 penalty2008$529.55 total · $0.00 principal · $385.24 interest · $52.16 penalty2009$632.93 total · $135.06 principal · $355.36 interest · $52.16 penalty2010$1,304.63 total · $745.09 principal · $413.53 interest · $52.16 penalty2011$1,015.38 total · $642.67 principal · $304.12 interest · $50.27 penalty2013$789.23 total · $534.73 principal · $152.40 interest · $37.43 penalty2014$1,406.10 total · $980.08 principal · $191.12 interest · $68.61 penalty2015$1,312.60 total · $980.08 principal · $102.91 interest · $68.61 penalty2016$1,204.28 total · $1,023.81 principal · $15.36 interest · $10.24 penalty

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.

Stories
3
Interior
1,802 sqft livable area
Lot
1,395 sqft
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
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.

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Philadelphia Lotus 6 LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 829 N 29th St, Philadelphia PA, 19130
• Holds an active rental license for this address

Block context

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

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Next door: 1951 Rowan St  ·  1955 Rowan 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.

PHILADELPHIA LOTUS 6 LLCActive

Rental · Initial issue date Jan 8, 2020 · Filed expiration Jan 7, 2027

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 16 dated rows
  1. License issue eventPHILADELPHIA LOTUS 6 LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 833411 · Active

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

  2. PermitMechanical

    Permit 1009197 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL (1) GAS FURNACE WITH DUCTWORK. (SFD)

  3. PermitElectrical

    Permit 1007603 · COMPLETED

    200AMP SERVICE AND WIRE THROUGHOUT SWITCHES, OUTLETS, LIGHT FIXTURES AND SMOKE/CO DETECTORS AS PER NEC 2014

  4. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 1007249 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 11 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC

  5. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 1005553 · COMPLETED

    EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS- FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. DIGGING IN BASEMENT).

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

    Case 457492 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 457492 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 457492 · 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.

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 457492 · 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 457489 · 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.

  11. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 457489 · Violation 3364865 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  12. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 457489 · Violation 3364866 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 457492 · Violation 3645733 · 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.

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 457489 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 457492 · 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.

  16. Recorded transfer$2K transfer

    2006

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 3:20 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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