2026 assessment
$57K
OPA value, not a listing price
Land report
245 Lyceum Ave
Property at a glanceVacant lot
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$144K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
200 block of Lyceum Ave
ZIP 19128
Neighborhood area
Roxborough
Approximate · based on ZIP 19128
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 $144,200. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2018$57K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$57K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$57K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$57K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$57K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$57K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$57K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$57K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$57K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$144K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Permit · 2015-02-26Zoning/useThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2015-10-23New constructionThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2016-08-17SuppressionThis permit category usually covers fire-suppression systems or related life-safety work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2017-04-07PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2017-08-29MechanicalThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2018-01-25ElectricalThis permit category usually covers electrical installation, alteration, replacement, or repair. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Certification · 2024-01-25Sprinkler CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2025-01-13Sprinkler CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentPermitCertification
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Every dated record8 events · exact dates, newest first
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
- PermitElectrical
- PermitMechanical
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitSuppression
- PermitNew construction
- PermitZoning/use
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Property tax
$794/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $56,700 × 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 $144,200. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 2111345102026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
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.”
Where the record looks off
Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.
Assessment and sale price disagree hard
Assessed at $144K, but it traded for $760,000 in 2025 — a 5.3× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.
Land report
Vacant land
Vacant land. Deeds, ownership, zoning, and the public-source record follow.
What it is
Vacant lot
Vacant Land Reside < Acre
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
Lot size
3,242 sqft
Zoning
RSA5
Block context
200 block of Lyceum Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 243 Lyceum Ave · 241 Lyceum Ave
L&I license dates · data through Jul 28, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 28, 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 8 dated rows
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
Certification BC-2025-001941 · Certified
Expires 2026-01-13
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
Certification BC-2024-004416 · Certified
Expires 2025-01-25
- PermitElectrical
Permit 838627 · COMPLETED
NEW 200 AMP SERVICE. WIRING THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING AS PER 2008 NEC.***NO FIRE ALARM ON THIS PERMIT*** (NORTH DISTRICT)
- PermitMechanical
Permit 812192 · COMPLETED
INSTALL (1) HVAC SYSTEM WITH DUCTWORK. (SFD)
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 773090 · COMPLETED
COMPLETE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ROUGH FOR 2 BATHS,1 POWDER ROOM AND KITCHEN SINK (SFD)PA20170791524 THE INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE, 2004. SELF CERTIFICATIONS ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED","ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION".
- PermitSuppression
Permit 715032 · COMPLETED
AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM W. TWO (2) INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE & TWO (2) BACKFLOW PREVENTION (BFP) ASSEMBLIES (ROZ & DCV), WITH PARTIAL ANTI-FREEZE PORTION AT UNDERGROUND AREA, TO SERVICE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED THREE (3) STORY ABOVE GRADE SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING ABOVE COMMON PRIVATE UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE. AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM INSTALL PER NFPA 13/13R. SEE FIRE SUPPRESSION PERMIT# 710125 FOR ALL APPROVED CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS & CP-100 FORMS.
- PermitNew construction
Permit 599422 · COMPLETED
FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A MIXED OCCUPANCY STRUCTURE TO INCLUDE A PRIVATE PARKING GARAGE AT THE LOWER LEVEL AND A RESIDENTIAL THREE STORY ATTACHED DWELLING WITH A ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOTHOUSE. THERE ARE FIVE (5) DWELLING UNITS TOTAL WITH SHARED PLANS #597942, #599419, #599420 & #599421. **POST THIS PERMIT** **POST A MAJOR PROJECT SIGN**
- PermitZoning/use
Permit 591124 · COMPLETED
ERECTION OF THREE (3) ATTACHED STRUCTURES (LOTS 2-4) AND TWO (2) SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURES (LOTS 1-5). EACH STRUCTURE HAS A ROOF DECK OVER THE SECOND AND THIRD STORY LEVEL. ROOF DECK OVER THIRD STORY LEVEL IS ACCESSED BY A ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. EACH BUILDING FOR USE AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING WITH TWO (2) ACCESSORY, INTERIOR OFF STREET PARKING SPACES IN THE BASEMENT ACCESSED BY A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY WITH A PROPOSED EASEMENT TEN (10'-0")FEET IN HEIGHT GOING THROUGH ALL PROPOSED LOTS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLAN.***PLEASE REFERENCE AP#591088 FOR APPROVED PLANS AND DOCUMENTATION***
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner: OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history: Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections: L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022: Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016: Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance: Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals: L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents: US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 29, 2026, 1:39 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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