House report

2008 S Hemberger St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,040 sqftRM1built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$255K 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 19145 (Girard Estate · South Philadelphia) median$260K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19145 (Girard Estate · South Philadelphia) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record20 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $255K
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $158K
  4. PermitNew Construction
  5. PermitAlterations
  6. PermitNew Construction
  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  8. Deed / saleDeed / sale $90K
  9. LicenseHOWARD FOX: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  10. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  11. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  12. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  13. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  14. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  18. L&I violationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. LicenseHOWARD FOX: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $1K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$2,170/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $155,000 × 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 $260,100. 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 482238400
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

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 $1,410.53 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2013$14.74 total · $10.26 principal · $2.93 interest · $0.72 penalty2014$167.03 total · $132.26 principal · -$86.67 interest · $9.26 penalty2016$1,228.76 total · $1,046.35 principal · $15.70 interest · $10.46 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.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,040 sqft livable area
Lot
756 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1 city zoning code

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

Block context

2000 block of S Hemberger St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2006 S Hemberger St  ·  2010 S Hemberger 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 27, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

HOWARD FOXInactive

Rental · Initial issue date May 12, 2004 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2019

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 20 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$255K transfer

    2022

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2020-014935 · Expired

    legalize work repair and refinish stair treads and risers as needed based on plans

  3. Recorded transfer$158K transfer

    2021

  4. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 1051923 · Issued

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.

  5. PermitAlterations

    Permit 1050775 · Expired

    INSTALL 9 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC

  6. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 1050073 · Expired

    REPLACE 200AMP SERVICE METER PANEL INSTALL ELECTRICAL WIRING/DEVICES A PER 2014 NEC

  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit 1049231 · Issued

    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). NON-HOMEOWNER OCCUPIED. CONTRACTOR DOES NOT HAVE EMPLOYEES. SEPARATE PERMITS FOR ANY PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, AND/OR MECHANICAL WORK.

  8. Recorded transfer$90K transfer

    2020

  9. License terminal eventHOWARD FOX: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 245130 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 607789 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 607789 · 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.

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

    Case 607789 · 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.

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

    Case 607789 · 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.

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

    Case 607789 · 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.

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 607789 · 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.

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 607789 · 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.

  17. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 607789 · Violation 4732620 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)

    Case 607789 · Violation 4732619 · Code 9-3902 (1) · COMPLIED

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

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 607789 · 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.

  20. License issue eventHOWARD FOX: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 245130 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 11:30 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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