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2020 Poplar St

2,372 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$684K 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$762K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19130 (Fairmount · Spring Garden) 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 record21 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAlterations
  2. LicenseERNESTINE GILLIAM: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  3. PermitElectrical
  4. PermitPlumbing
  5. PermitMechanical
  6. PermitAlteration
  7. PermitAlteration
  8. Deed / saleDeed / sale $249K
  9. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. L&I violationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT REPR/REPLC
  14. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  15. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  16. L&I violationDRAINAGE-ROOF/YARDS/OPEN AREAS
  17. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. PermitElectrical
  20. Deed / saleDeed / sale $175K
  21. LicenseERNESTINE GILLIAM: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

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$8,171/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $583,700 × 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 $761,800. 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 152328700
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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.

Interior
2,372 sqft livable area
Lot
1,190 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
Undetermined city code H
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
Quality grade
B- 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

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

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Next door: 2018 Poplar St  ·  2022 Poplar 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.

ERNESTINE GILLIAMInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jan 9, 2004 · 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 21 dated rows
  1. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2023-004597 · Completed

    Curb trap fresh air inlet

  2. License terminal eventERNESTINE GILLIAM: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 261804 · Inactive

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

  3. PermitElectrical

    Permit 391558 · COMPLETED

    REMOVE AND RE-INSTALL CEILING FAN AND SURFACE LIGHTS. REPLACE DEFECTIVE SMOKES AND INSTALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND GFI AS PER 2008 NEC(SFD)(CC DIST)

  4. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 373688 · COMPLETED

    REPLACING FIXTURES BASEMENT WATER HEATER 1ST FLOOR TOILET AND SINK KITCHEN FAUCET GARBAGE DISPOSAL 2ND FLOOR TOILET SINK 3RD FLOOR TOILET AND SINK, 1 FAMILY DWELLING

  5. PermitMechanical

    Permit 372826 · COMPLETED

    PERMIT TO INSTALL ONE 110,000 BTU, GAS FIRED, 90 PLUS, DIRECT VENT, WARM AIR FURNACE WITHIN A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. PERMIT TO INCLUDE RELATED DUCTWORK.

  6. PermitAlteration

    Permit 372172 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL/REPAIR STUCCO, 1 STORY. ALSO NEW FIBERGLASS COATING (150 SQ. FT.) ON 2ND FLOOR EXTENDED DECK (NO PERMIT REQUIRED FOR COATING). SFD

  7. PermitAlteration

    Permit 371907 · COMPLETED

    REMOVE AND REPLACE WATER DAMAGED DRYWALL, INSTALL NEW SUBFLOOR AS NEEDED AND INSTALL 300 SQ. FT. HARDWOOD FLOORS, INSTALL NEW MOLDING IN BACK BEDROOM. RE-POINT INTERIOR AND ETERIOR OF HOUSE. INSTALL NEW APPLIANCES. APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED JANUARY 2011. DEVIATION FROM THE STANDARD WILL RESULT IN REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES.

  8. Recorded transfer$249K transfer

    2011

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

    Case 162332 · PASSED

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

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 162332 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 162332 · 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.

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 162332 · 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.

  13. ViolationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT REPR/REPLC

    Case 162332 · Violation 1023488 · Code PM-302.4/7 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 162332 · Violation 1023489 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 162332 · Violation 1023485 · 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.

  16. ViolationDRAINAGE-ROOF/YARDS/OPEN AREAS

    Case 162332 · Violation 1023487 · Code PM-302.4/2 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 162332 · Violation 1023486 · 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.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 162332 · 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.

  19. PermitElectrical

    Permit 48849 · ABANDONED

    INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE AND REWIRE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER 2005 NEC

  20. Recorded transfer$175K transfer

    2006

  21. License issue eventERNESTINE GILLIAM: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 261804 · 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, 5:18 AM 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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