House report

2038 N 20th St

5 bd3 stories1,807 sqftRSA5built 2023

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$350K 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 19121 (Brewerytown · Sharswood) median$319K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19121 (Brewerytown · Sharswood) medianAssessmentDeed / saleLand buyL&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. LicenseMJS Real Estate LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $294K
  3. LicenseMJS Real Estate LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  4. PermitNew Construction
  5. PermitNew Construction
  6. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  8. PermitNew Construction
  9. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
  10. InspectionL&I investigation
  11. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  12. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  13. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  14. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  15. Land buyLand record $25K
  16. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  17. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  18. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  19. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  20. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  21. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

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$3,500/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $250,000 × 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 $318,600. 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 322004800
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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
5
Stories
3
Interior
1,807 sqft livable area
Lot
1,365 sqft
Basement
Basement city code J
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Newer construction city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction city code 1
Newer construction
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 N 20th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2036 N 20th St  ·  2040 N 20th 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.

MJS Real Estate LLCInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Aug 8, 2023 · Terminal license date Oct 6, 2024

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. License terminal eventMJS Real Estate LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 930402 · Inactive

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

  2. Recorded transfer$294K transfer

    2024

  3. License issue eventMJS Real Estate LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 930402 · Inactive

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

  4. PermitNew Construction

    Permit MP-2022-001690 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES.

  5. PermitNew Construction

    Permit FP-2022-001297 · Completed

    FOR INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER PER NFPA 13D WITH 1-INCH COMBINED SERVICE LINE AS PER APPROVED PLANS.

  6. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2021-021815 · Completed

    PLUMBING SYSTEM FOR NEW 3-STORY BUILDING FOR SINGLE FAMILY. TO INCLUDE BATHS, KITCHEN / LAUNDRY, DWH, NEW WATER AND SEWER SERVICE, CURB TRAP INCL WITH BLDG DRAIN.

  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2021-013499 · Completed

    Install 200amp service, rewire entire premises which includes wiring for receptacles, switches, GFI's, smoke detectors and all electrical systems as per 2014 nec

  8. PermitNew Construction

    Permit RP-2020-010462 · Completed

    FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED THREE STORY BUILDING FOR SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D. WORK TO INCLUDE PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL WORK. *1-24-23, AMEND SPECIAL INSPECTION AGENCY AND DPRC-SI*

  9. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

    Permit ZP-2020-006631 · Completed

    For the erection of an attached structure. Size and location as shown in the application/plans.

  10. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 719143 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  11. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 719143 · Violation 211980960 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  12. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 719143 · Violation 211980988 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  13. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 685849 · Violation 5042823 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 685849 · Violation 5042822 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  15. Land recordLand record

    2018

  16. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 551802 · Violation 4130972 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 551802 · Violation 4130973 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 532022 · Violation 3928242 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 532022 · Violation 3928243 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  20. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 500465 · Violation 3698210 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  21. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 500465 · Violation 3698211 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

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Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 6:23 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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