Land report

2523 N Howard St

Property at a glanceVacant lot

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment

$97K OPA value, not a listing price

2027 published assessment

$98K Future roll, not the current tax bill

Location

2500 block of N Howard St ZIP 19133

Neighborhood area

Fairhill · West Kensington Approximate · based on ZIP 19133

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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 $97,900. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealInspection

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Every dated record10 events · exact dates, newest first

2011-01-04AppealZoning board appeal
2010-10-12L&I violationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)
2010-06-16InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2010-05-07InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2010-01-12L&I violationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
2010-01-12L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
2010-01-12InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2008-11-21L&I violationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC
2008-11-21L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
2000Deed / saleDeed / sale $17K

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Property tax

$0/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $0 × 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 $97,900. 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 192014700

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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $96,600 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption. The exclusion reduces this assessment-based estimate to $0.

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.”

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

1,958 sqft

Zoning

RSA5

Block context

2500 block of N Howard St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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L&I licenses checked through Jul 28, 2026

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 10 dated rows

Jan 4, 2011
AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 12700 · CLOSED · Denied
Related permit 284406 · PERMIT FOR THE RETAIL SALE OF NEW AND USED APPLIANCES WITH STORAGE AND REPAIR OF SAME.
Oct 12, 2010
ViolationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)
Case 224351 · Violation 1680274 · Code 19-2602.1/1 · COMPLIED
Philadelphia Code §19-2602(1) requires a Commercial Activity License before conducting business in the city. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Jun 16, 2010
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 224351 · PASSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
May 7, 2010
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 224351 · FAILED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Jan 12, 2010
ViolationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
Case 224351 · Violation 1680275 · Code LO-1 · COMPLIED
The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Jan 12, 2010
ViolationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
Case 224351 · Violation 1680276 · Code 14-1704/10 · COMPLIED
The title alone does not identify the missing permit or prove the present use remains unauthorized. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Jan 12, 2010
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 224351 · FAILED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Nov 21, 2008
ViolationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC
Case 186018 · Violation 1166644 · Code PM-306.0/91 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Nov 21, 2008
ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
Case 186018 · Violation 1166643 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Jan 1, 2000
Recorded transfer$17K transfer
2000

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

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 29, 2026, 7:27 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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About this data & fine print

Answers are generated by an AI agent querying available City of Philadelphia open data at the moment you ask: OPA property assessments, Recorder of Deeds transfer records, L&I permits, violations & licenses, dated Dept. of Revenue tax records, Zoning Board appeals, Police incident reports, Philly311 requests, and School District of Philadelphia catchment and school data. When you explicitly request a web check, or ask about a current listing or recent news, the agent can also run a cited public-web search; those claims are labeled separately from City records.

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Property-level tax data is historical: the delinquency snapshot is dated June 2022 and the separate detailed ledger ends in 2016. Neither shows what is owed today; verify a current balance with Philadelphia Revenue.

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