House report

2438 Jefferson St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,128 sqftRSA5built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$282K 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$268K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19121 (Brewerytown · Sharswood) 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 record55 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseDemetra Kotretsos (Landlord): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  2. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  3. L&I violationVACANT PROP UNSAFE
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $280K
  5. PermitMechanical
  6. PermitElectrical
  7. PermitPlumbing
  8. PermitMajor alteration
  9. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  10. PermitMajor alteration
  11. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8
  12. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7
  13. L&I violationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES
  14. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  15. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  16. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  17. Deed / saleDeed / sale $5K
  18. Deed / saleDeed / sale $66K
  19. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  20. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  21. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  22. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  23. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  24. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  25. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  26. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  27. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  28. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  29. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  30. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  31. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)
  32. L&I violationINT A-TRASH REMOVE
  33. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  34. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  35. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  36. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  37. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  38. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  39. InspectionBRU INSP
  40. L&I violationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
  41. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  42. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  43. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  44. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  45. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  46. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  47. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  48. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  49. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  50. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  51. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  52. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  53. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  54. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  55. InspectionBRU INSP

Flags: active rental license · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $4K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$3,947/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $282,000 × 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 $267,700. 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 291186800
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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 $3,700.44 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2013$739.98 total · $450.63 principal · $128.43 interest · $31.55 penalty2014$985.60 total · $591.74 principal · $115.39 interest · $41.42 penalty2015$922.75 total · $591.74 principal · $62.13 interest · $41.42 penalty2016$1,052.11 total · $883.76 principal · $13.26 interest · $8.84 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
1,128 sqft livable area
Lot
765 sqft
Basement
Full, finished 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
RSA5 city zoning code

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

Block context

2400 block of Jefferson St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2436 Jefferson St  ·  2440 Jefferson 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 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

Demetra Kotretsos (Landlord)Active

Rental · Initial issue date Apr 5, 2024 · Filed expiration Apr 4, 2027

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 55 dated rows
  1. License issue eventDemetra Kotretsos (Landlord): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 948518 · Active

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

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 419048 · 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.

  3. ViolationVACANT PROP UNSAFE

    Case 253676 · Violation 4507227 · Code PM-307.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  4. Recorded transfer$280K transfer

    2019

  5. PermitMechanical

    Permit 920626 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL ONE 45000 BTU 2.5 TON HEATING UNIT,ONE 2 1/2 CONDENSER WITH 6 DIFFUSERS AND RUN DUCK WORK INSTALL 2"VENT PIPE

  6. PermitElectrical

    Permit 920675 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 1-200AMP SERVICE NEW GROUNDING SYSTEM NEW OUTLET SWITCHES LIGHT @ 90% NEW HARD WIRE SMOKE DETECTOR RUN ALL NEW BRANCH CIRCUIT WIRE

  7. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 920772 · COMPLETED

    1 KITCHEN SINK 1 TUB 1 TOILET 1 VANITY

  8. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 908666 · COMPLETED

    PERFORM SOME MINOR INTERIOR DEMO OF NONLOAD BEARING PARTITION WALLS, CONSTRUCT SOME NONLOAD BEARING PARTITION WALLS, INSTALL GYPBOARD AND OTHER FINISHES, FRAM AGAINST EXTERIOR BASEMENT WALLS AND INSTALL GYPBOARD- 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.

  9. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 623065 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  10. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 856414 · COMPLETED

    MAKE SAFE PERMIT - TO RECONSTRUCT REAR SECOND FLOOR BAY PER PLAN AND REPORT TO RESOLVE CASE #623065. 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 #623065. SEPARATE PERMITS FOR HVAC, ELECTRIC, PLUMBING REQUIRED. CONTACT AREA INSPECTOR PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SUBMIT SUBLIST TO AREA INSPECTOR PRIOR TO START OF WORK.

  11. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8

    Case 623065 · Violation 4595730 · Code PM15-304.1H · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7

    Case 623065 · Violation 4595729 · Code PM15-304.1G · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

    Case 623065 · Violation 4595727 · Code A-304.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 623065 · Violation 4595728 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

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

  15. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 623065 · FAILED

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

  16. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 253676 · FAILED

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

  17. Recorded transfer$5K transfer

    2017

  18. Recorded transfer$66K transfer

    2017

  19. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 253676 · FAILED

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

  20. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 253676 · FAILED

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

  21. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 253676 · FAILED

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

  22. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 253676 · FAILED

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

  23. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 253676 · FAILED

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

  24. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 253676 · FAILED

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

  25. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 253676 · FAILED

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

  26. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 253676 · FAILED

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

  27. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 253676 · FAILED

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

  28. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 473583 · 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.

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

    Case 419048 · Violation 3512014 · 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.

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

    Case 473583 · Violation 3512021 · 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.

  31. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)

    Case 473583 · Violation 3512019 · Code PM-302.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  32. ViolationINT A-TRASH REMOVE

    Case 473583 · Violation 3512020 · Code PM-303.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  33. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 473583 · Violation 3512022 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  34. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 419048 · 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.

  35. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 473583 · 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.

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

    Case 228409 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

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

    Case 228409 · 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.

  38. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 228409 · 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.

  39. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 132577 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  40. ViolationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED

    Case 253676 · Violation 4507226 · Code PM-307.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  41. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 253676 · FAILED

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

  42. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 228409 · 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.

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

    Case 228409 · Violation 3072621 · 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.

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

    Case 228409 · Violation 3072622 · 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.

  45. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 228409 · 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.

  46. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 222720 · 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.

  47. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 222720 · Violation 1547293 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 222720 · Violation 1547292 · 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.

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

    Case 222720 · Violation 1547294 · 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.

  50. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 222720 · 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.

  51. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 132577 · Violation 715971 · Code A-503.2/2 · CMPLY

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines.

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

    Case 132577 · Violation 715973 · Code PM-306.0/1 · CMPLY

    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.

  53. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 132577 · Violation 715974 · Code PM-306.2/1 · CMPLY

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

    Case 132577 · Violation 715972 · Code PM-102.4/2 · CMPLY

    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.

  55. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 132577 · FAILED

    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 23, 2026, 4:30 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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