The Block Report

Property report

255 W Cornwall St

1 story420 sqftRM1built 2007

Property at a glanceHouse

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$9K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$9K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Hunting Park · Nicetown–Tioga Approximate · based on ZIP 19140
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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 $9,300. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$5K$10K$9K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspection

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 record20 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  2. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  3. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  4. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  5. L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
  6. L&I violationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
  7. L&I violationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)
  8. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  9. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  10. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  11. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  12. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  13. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  14. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  15. L&I violationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)
  16. L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
  17. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  18. L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
  19. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  20. Deed / saleDeed / sale $1K

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$130/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $9,300 × 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 $9,300. 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 193225000
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$4,992.11 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 1997–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$1,704.69 principal$1,705.62 interest$117.81 penalty$1,463.99 other charges
23years recorded 1997–2021tax periods 2022-02-28last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $9,300 total assessment, $9,300 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $2,645.39 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

1997$246.45 total · $76.03 principal · $131.15 interest · $5.32 penalty1998$239.20 total · $76.03 principal · $124.31 interest · $5.32 penalty1999$231.95 total · $76.03 principal · $117.47 interest · $5.32 penalty2000$283.69 total · $76.03 principal · $110.62 interest · $5.32 penalty2001$217.44 total · $76.03 principal · $103.78 interest · $5.32 penalty2002$285.78 total · $106.44 principal · $135.71 interest · $7.45 penalty2003$253.80 total · $97.31 principal · $115.31 interest · $6.81 penalty2004$90.99 total · $30.41 principal · $33.30 interest · $2.13 penalty2005$88.09 total · $30.41 principal · $30.56 interest · $2.13 penalty2006$85.19 total · $30.41 principal · $27.83 interest · $2.13 penalty2007$82.29 total · $30.41 principal · $25.09 interest · $2.13 penalty2008$85.19 total · $33.45 principal · $24.58 interest · $2.34 penalty2009$82.00 total · $33.45 principal · $21.57 interest · $2.34 penalty2010$78.81 total · $33.45 principal · $18.56 interest · $2.34 penalty2011$81.03 total · $36.77 principal · $17.10 interest · $2.57 penalty2012$79.68 total · $38.18 principal · $14.32 interest · $2.67 penalty2013$78.02 total · $39.55 principal · $11.28 interest · $2.77 penalty2014$55.79 total · $41.61 principal · $8.11 interest · $2.91 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

House, recorded in the City's house category. The public record and owner trail follow.

$5K · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot Historical lien entry · through 2016

What it is
House Priv Gar 1 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$22 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Interior area
420 sqft
Lot size
630 sqft
Stories
1
Built
2007
Zoning
RM1

Block context

200 block of W Cornwall St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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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.

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 20 dated rows
  1. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 292166 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 292166 · CLOSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  3. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 292166 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  4. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 292166 · 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.

  5. ViolationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)

    Case 292166 · Violation 2254484 · 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.

  6. ViolationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)

    Case 292166 · Violation 2254486 · 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.

  7. ViolationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)

    Case 292166 · Violation 2254485 · 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.

  8. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 223476 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  9. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 292166 · 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.

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

    Case 223476 · 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.

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

    Case 223476 · 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.

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

    Case 223476 · 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.

  13. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 225469 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  14. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 223476 · CLOSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  15. ViolationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)

    Case 225469 · Violation 1578169 · 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.

  16. ViolationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)

    Case 225469 · Violation 1578170 · 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.

  17. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 225469 · 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.

  18. ViolationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)

    Case 223476 · Violation 2135195 · 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.

  19. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 223476 · 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.

  20. Recorded transfer$1K transfer

    2007

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 8:27 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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