Property report

238 S 44th St

3 stories2,400 sqftRSA3built 1935

Property at a glanceApartment building

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$579K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$593K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
University City · West Powelton Approximate · based on ZIP 19104
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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 $592,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$593K200220072012201720222027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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 record35 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseJIANG JING HONG: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA GRAFFITI
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. InspectionL&I investigation
  7. CertificationFire Escape Report
  8. InspectionL&I investigation
  9. InspectionL&I investigation
  10. L&I violationFIRE ESCAPE REPORT REQUIRED
  11. InspectionL&I investigation
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. InspectionBP_BLDG
  14. PermitAlteration
  15. L&I violationPERMB- EXT SIDING INSUL ETC
  16. L&I violationPERMB- EXT SIDING - WALL ETC
  17. InspectionBP_BLDG
  18. L&I violationFIRE ESCAPE REPORT
  19. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. L&I violationFIRE ESCAPE REPORT
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
  27. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  28. LicenseJIANG JING HONG: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  29. L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. Deed / saleDeed / sale $435K
  32. LicenseDREXEL PROPERTY ASSOC II: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  33. Deed / saleDeed / sale $390K
  34. LicenseDREXEL PROPERTY ASSOC II: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  35. Deed / saleDeed / sale $140K

Verify the public record

$8,103/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $578,900 × 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 $592,600. 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 881618212
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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 $75.14. It is shown as historical context only.

2015$75.14 total · $54.20 principal · $5.69 interest · $3.79 penalty

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

Property report

Commercial property

Apartment building, recorded in the City's multi-family category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Apartment building Apts 5-50 Units Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$247 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
46th Street and vicinity city commercial corridor
Interior area
2,400 sqft
Lot size
2,208 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1935
Zoning
RSA3

Block context

200 block of S 44th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 236 S 44th St  ·  240 S 44th 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.

JIANG JING HONGInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Mar 14, 2008 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2026

DREXEL PROPERTY ASSOC IIInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jul 29, 2003 · Terminal license date Feb 29, 2004

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 35 dated rows
  1. License terminal eventJIANG JING HONG: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 438448 · Inactive

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

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-031090 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA GRAFFITI

    Case CF-2025-031090 · Violation VI-2025-023700 · Code PM15-302.9 · COMPLIED

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

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-031090 · FAILED

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

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-104199 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-104199 · FAILED

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

  7. CertificationFire Escape Report

    Certification BC-2023-022593 · Safe

    Expires 2028-09-07

  8. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-104199 · FAILED

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

  9. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-104199 · FAILED

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

  10. ViolationFIRE ESCAPE REPORT REQUIRED

    Case CF-2022-104199 · Violation VI-2022-076867 · Code F-1104.16.5.1.8 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  11. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-104199 · FAILED

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

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 661282 · 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.

  13. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 661664 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  14. PermitAlteration

    Permit 931700 · COMPLETED

    EZ EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS- FOR THE APPLICATION OF EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

  15. ViolationPERMB- EXT SIDING INSUL ETC

    Case 661664 · Violation 4858186 · Code A-301.1/24 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationPERMB- EXT SIDING - WALL ETC

    Case 661664 · Violation 4858187 · Code A-301.1/68 · COMPLIED

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

  17. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 661664 · FAILED

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

  18. ViolationFIRE ESCAPE REPORT

    Case 661282 · Violation 4855540 · Code FC-13-101115 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 612572 · PASSED

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

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 661282 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 612572 · 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.

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 612572 · 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.

  23. ViolationFIRE ESCAPE REPORT

    Case 612572 · Violation 4676291 · Code FC-13-101115 · RESOLVE

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 612572 · 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.

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 101991 · 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.

  26. ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER

    Case 101991 · Violation 1471813 · Code A.CNE.000 · COMPLIED

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

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 101991 · 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.

  28. License issue eventJIANG JING HONG: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 438448 · Inactive

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

  29. ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER

    Case 101991 · Violation 1471812 · Code A.CNE.000 · COMPLIED

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

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 101991 · 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.

  31. Recorded transfer$435K transfer

    2007

  32. License terminal eventDREXEL PROPERTY ASSOC II: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 214956 · Inactive

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

  33. Recorded transfer$390K transfer

    2004

  34. License issue eventDREXEL PROPERTY ASSOC II: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 214956 · Inactive

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

  35. Recorded transfer$140K transfer

    2002

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 12:31 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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