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1955 Elston St

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2 bd1 ba2 stories984 sqftRSA5built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$168K 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 19138 (West Oak Lane) median$167K2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19138 (West Oak Lane) medianAssessmentL&I violationInspectionLicense

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Every dated record22 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. L&I violationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER
  2. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  3. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  4. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. LicenseGENEIVE STEWART: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. L&I violationELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RES
  10. L&I violationHEAT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY-RES
  11. L&I violationEGRESS WINDOW BARS APPROVAL
  12. L&I violationSD-SMOKE BATTERY OCCUPANT
  13. L&I violationINT S-DOORFRAME REPR/REPLC
  14. L&I violationINT-BASEMENT UNLAWFUL USE-RES
  15. L&I violationEXT S-LOCK REPAIR/REPLACE
  16. L&I violationINT-KITCHEN STOVE DEFECTIV-RES
  17. L&I violationINT S-DOOR REPR/REPLC
  18. L&I violationINT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINT SANI
  19. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  20. L&I violationEXT S-WALLS MAKE WEATHERTIGHT
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. LicenseGENEIVE STEWART: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Flags: $292 recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$2,347/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $167,700 × 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 $167,300. 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 101338600
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$292.25 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2019–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$0.00 principal$4.74 interest$3.17 penalty$284.34 other charges
3years recorded 2019–2021tax periods 2022-02-18last payment in snapshot Noactionable flag Yespayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $100,800 total assessment, $100,800 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

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
2
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
984 sqft livable area
Lot
1,050 sqft
Basement
Partial city code H
Heat
Hot water / radiators city code B
Central air
No
Garage
1 space
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.

Block context

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

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Next door: 1953 Elston St  ·  1957 Elston 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.

GENEIVE STEWARTInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jan 13, 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 22 dated rows
  1. ViolationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 460642 · Violation 3395187 · Code CP-305 · COMPLIED

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

  2. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 460642 · Violation 3395186 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 424953 · Violation 3132861 · 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.

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

    Case 424953 · Violation 3132862 · 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.

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 424953 · 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.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 424953 · 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.

  7. License terminal eventGENEIVE STEWART: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 255991 · Inactive

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

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 103075 · 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.

  9. ViolationELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RES

    Case 103075 · Violation 502319 · Code PM-407.2/1 · COMPEXCP

  10. ViolationHEAT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY-RES

    Case 103075 · Violation 502318 · Code PM-406.2/2 · COMPEXCP

  11. ViolationEGRESS WINDOW BARS APPROVAL

    Case 103075 · Violation 502327 · Code FC-1027.5/2 · COMPEXCP

  12. ViolationSD-SMOKE BATTERY OCCUPANT

    Case 103075 · Violation 502326 · Code FC-907.3/28 · COMPEXCP

  13. ViolationINT S-DOORFRAME REPR/REPLC

    Case 103075 · Violation 502325 · Code PM-305.4/3 · COMPEXCP

  14. ViolationINT-BASEMENT UNLAWFUL USE-RES

    Case 103075 · Violation 502324 · Code PM-404.6/1 · COMPEXCP

  15. ViolationEXT S-LOCK REPAIR/REPLACE

    Case 103075 · Violation 502323 · Code PM-304.8/9 · COMPEXCP

  16. ViolationINT-KITCHEN STOVE DEFECTIV-RES

    Case 103075 · Violation 502322 · Code PM-406.4/3 · COMPEXCP

  17. ViolationINT S-DOOR REPR/REPLC

    Case 103075 · Violation 502321 · Code PM-305.4/2 · COMPEXCP

  18. ViolationINT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINT SANI

    Case 103075 · Violation 502320 · Code PM-305.3/4 · COMPEXCP

  19. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 103075 · Violation 502316 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPEXCP

  20. ViolationEXT S-WALLS MAKE WEATHERTIGHT

    Case 103075 · Violation 502317 · Code PM-304.3/2 · COMPEXCP

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 103075 · 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.

  22. License issue eventGENEIVE STEWART: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 255991 · Inactive

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

Unavailable when this report assembled: certifications. Unavailable does not mean no record.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 11:18 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: unavailable. “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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