Land report

2138 N Front St

Property at a glanceVacant lot

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$11K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$72K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Olde Kensington · North Philadelphia Approximate · based on ZIP 19122
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Assessment and City record timeline

The line tracks this property’s published City assessment. Markers show deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals on their recorded dates. Select one to read the filing.

Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals. OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $71,700. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$50K$100K$72K2016201820202022202420262027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleTeardownL&I violationPermitInspection

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 record23 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. L&I violationRUBBISH & GARBAGE
  3. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. PermitZoning/use
  6. PermitDemolition
  7. PermitPlumbing
  8. TeardownDemolished
  9. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  10. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  11. PermitMajor alteration
  12. Deed / saleDeed / sale $325K
  13. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  14. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7
  15. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  16. L&I violationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES
  17. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  18. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  19. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Verify the public record

$154/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $11,000 × 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 $71,700. 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 871525070
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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 $3,066.38 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2015$1,381.12 total · $853.00 principal · $132.47 interest · $98.27 penalty2016$1,685.26 total · $1,466.50 principal · $22.00 interest · $14.67 penalty

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Land report

Vacant land

Vacant land. Deeds, ownership, zoning, and the public-source record follow.

Historical lien entry · through 2016

What it is
Vacant lot Vacant Land Commer < Acre
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
Corridor
Front and Kensington city commercial corridor
Lot size
1,109 sqft
Zoning
CMX2

Block context

2100 block of N Front St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2140 N Front St  ·  2134-36 N Front 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 24, 2026.

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. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2026-043867 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. ViolationRUBBISH & GARBAGE

    Case CF-2026-043867 · Violation VI-2026-026495 · Code PM15-308.1 · COMPLIED

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

  3. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2026-043867 · Violation VI-2026-026494 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

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

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2026-043867 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  5. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 962963 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING FOR USE AS A VACANT LOT

  6. PermitDemolition

    Permit 962969 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. STRUCTURE TO BE DEMOLISHED BY HAND AND WITH HAND-HELD TOOLS ONLY. PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK AND TO BE MAINTAINED DURING ALL DEMOLITION ACTIVITIES. * A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMITS ARE REQUIRED. * 21 DAY POSTING AND NOTICE REQUIRED PER A-303.2 * NEWLY EXPOSED WALLS TO BE TREATED

  7. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 954713 · COMPLETED

    SEAL LATERAL

  8. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 607947 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  9. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 607947 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  10. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 833585 · COMPLETED

    MAKE SAFE - TO TIE SOUTH WALL TO EAST WALL USING #5 REBAR SPIKES EMBEDDED 6" INTO EACH WALL CROSSED TIED WITH CONTININUOUS #5 REBAR RUNNING VERTICALLY AND 5000 PSI CONCRETE TO FORM A REINFORCED CONCRETE COLLUMN AS PER ENGINEER’S PLAN AND REPORT TO RESOLVE CASE #607947. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6’ IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #607947. CONTACT AREA INSPECTOR BEFORE START OF WORK.

  11. Recorded transfer$325K transfer

    2018

  12. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 607947 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  13. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7

    Case 607947 · Violation 4654292 · Code PM15-304.1G · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 607947 · Violation 4654291 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

    Case 607947 · Violation 4654290 · Code A-304.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  16. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 607947 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

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

    Case 563089 · 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.

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

    Case 563089 · 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.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 563089 · 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.

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 563089 · 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.

  21. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 563089 · Violation 4479148 · Code 9-3905 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 563089 · 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.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 5:19 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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