House report

2528 N Water St

3 bd1 ba2 stories915 sqftRSA5built 1875

Property at a glanceHouse

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$176K 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 19125 (Fishtown · East Kensington) median$210K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19125 (Fishtown · East Kensington) 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 record47 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicensePhiladelphia Lotus LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  2. LicenseGNR Merav 2 LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. LicensePhiladelphia Lotus LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  5. LicensePhiladelphia Lotus LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  6. LicenseGNR Merav 2 LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  7. PermitMechanical
  8. PermitPlumbing
  9. PermitElectrical
  10. LicensePhiladelphia Lotus LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  11. PermitMajor alteration
  12. LicenseFREDERICK ALFONSI (PREMIER PROPERTY INVESTMENTS): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  13. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  14. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  22. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. LicenseFREDERICK ALFONSI (PREMIER PROPERTY INVESTMENTS): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  25. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  26. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  27. L&I violationINT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINT SANI
  28. L&I violationINT-BATHRM REPAIR BATH/SHW-RES
  29. L&I violationINT/EXT HANDRAIL REQ
  30. L&I violationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN
  31. L&I violationEXT S-INSTALL COLLARS
  32. L&I violationEXT S-DOOR REPAIR/REPLACE
  33. L&I violationINT S-WALL/FLOOR/CEILING LOADS
  34. L&I violationINT S-FLOOR REPAIR (Repair the interior floor)
  35. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)
  36. L&I violationDRAINAGE-GRADE YARD
  37. L&I violationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT REPR/REPLC
  38. L&I violationINT S-MAINT SANI/RODENTPROOF
  39. L&I violationLIGHT FIXTURE DEFECTIVE-RES
  40. L&I violationINT-PLMBG MAINT FIXTURES-RES
  41. L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
  42. L&I violationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)
  43. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  44. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  45. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  46. Deed / saleDeed / sale $29K
  47. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $457 with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$1,517/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $108,400 × 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 $209,700. 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 311025700
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $108,400 of $175,700 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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 $457.43 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2016$457.43 total · $336.44 principal · $5.04 interest · $3.36 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
915 sqft livable area
Lot
810 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
Radiant city code G
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
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.

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Philadelhpia Lotus LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 829 N 29th St, Philadelphia PA, 19130

Block context

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

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Next door: 2526 N Water St  ·  2530 N Water 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.

Philadelphia Lotus LLCInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Feb 5, 2018 · Terminal license date Apr 5, 2026

GNR Merav 2 LLCInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Feb 16, 2017 · Terminal license date Apr 16, 2018

Philadelphia Lotus LLCInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Dec 28, 2016 · Terminal license date Feb 25, 2018

FREDERICK ALFONSI (PREMIER PROPERTY INVESTMENTS)Inactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jun 16, 2009 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

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 47 dated rows
  1. License terminal eventPhiladelphia Lotus LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 764998 · Inactive

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

  2. License terminal eventGNR Merav 2 LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 728832 · Inactive

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

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 114366 · 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.

  4. License terminal eventPhiladelphia Lotus LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 724420 · Inactive

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

  5. License issue eventPhiladelphia Lotus LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 764998 · Inactive

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

  6. License issue eventGNR Merav 2 LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 728832 · Inactive

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

  7. PermitMechanical

    Permit 749010 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL (1) GAS FURNACE WITH DUCTWORK. (SFD)

  8. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 748259 · COMPLETED

    WATER AND DRAINS FOR 2 WC,2 LAVS,1 TUB,1 KS AND WASHER (SFD)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004

  9. PermitElectrical

    Permit 748445 · COMPLETED

    100 AMP SERVICE COMPLETE WITH METER BOX

  10. License issue eventPhiladelphia Lotus LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 724420 · Inactive

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

  11. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 743905 · COMPLETED

    EZ PERMIT STANDAARD INTERIOR ALTERATION.-EZ PERMIT STADARD ALTERATIONS- 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.

  12. License terminal eventFREDERICK ALFONSI (PREMIER PROPERTY INVESTMENTS): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 476911 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 288623 · 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.

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

    Case 288623 · 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.

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 288623 · 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.

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 288623 · 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.

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 288623 · 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.

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

    Case 288623 · Violation 2393894 · 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.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 288623 · 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.

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 114366 · 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.

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

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819935 · 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.

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

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819934 · 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.

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 114366 · 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.

  24. License issue eventFREDERICK ALFONSI (PREMIER PROPERTY INVESTMENTS): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 476911 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 57043 · 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.

  26. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819918 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  27. ViolationINT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINT SANI

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819933 · Code PM-305.3/4 · COMPLIED

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

  28. ViolationINT-BATHRM REPAIR BATH/SHW-RES

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819932 · Code PM-405.3/15 · COMPLIED

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

  29. ViolationINT/EXT HANDRAIL REQ

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819931 · Code PM-602.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  30. ViolationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819930 · Code PM-305.3/3 · COMPLIED

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

  31. ViolationEXT S-INSTALL COLLARS

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819929 · Code PM-304.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  32. ViolationEXT S-DOOR REPAIR/REPLACE

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819928 · Code PM-304.8/17 · COMPLIED

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

  33. ViolationINT S-WALL/FLOOR/CEILING LOADS

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819927 · Code PM-305.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  34. ViolationINT S-FLOOR REPAIR (Repair the interior floor)

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819926 · Code PM-305.3/2 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819925 · Code PM-302.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  36. ViolationDRAINAGE-GRADE YARD

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819924 · Code PM-302.4/4 · COMPLIED

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

  37. ViolationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT REPR/REPLC

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819923 · Code PM-302.4/7 · COMPLIED

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

  38. ViolationINT S-MAINT SANI/RODENTPROOF

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819922 · Code PM-305.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  39. ViolationLIGHT FIXTURE DEFECTIVE-RES

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819917 · Code PM-407.2/6 · COMPLIED

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

  40. ViolationINT-PLMBG MAINT FIXTURES-RES

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819921 · Code PM-405.3/13 · COMPLIED

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

  41. ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819920 · Code PM-102.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  42. ViolationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)

    Case 114366 · Violation 1819919 · Code FC-907.3/20 · COMPLIED

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

  43. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 57043 · 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.

  44. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 114366 · 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.

  45. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 57043 · 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. Recorded transfer$29K transfer

    2007

  47. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 57043 · 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 26, 2026, 3:51 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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