House report

255 W Sheldon St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,120 sqftRSA5built 1930

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$164K 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$100K$200KZIP 19120 (Olney · Logan) median$155K2003200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19120 (Olney · Logan) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record37 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAlterations
  2. LicenseELWOOD & KATHARINE VANGELDER: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $25K
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $90K
  5. LicenseELWOOD & KATHARINE VANGELDER: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  6. LicenseELWOOD & KATHRYN VANGULDER (AGT: BENJAMIN WITMER): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  10. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. LicenseWENDY TAYLOR PETERS: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  13. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. L&I violationEXT S-FOUNDATION WALLS, MAINTA
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. L&I violationLICENSE-RES GENERAL
  21. L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
  22. L&I violationLICENSE-NO LIC/NO RENT
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. PermitElectrical
  27. L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
  28. L&I violationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN
  29. L&I violationELEC-SYSTEM HAZARDOUS-RES
  30. L&I violationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX
  31. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  32. L&I violationINT-PLMBG MAINT FIXTURES-RES
  33. L&I violationELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RES
  34. L&I violationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)
  35. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  36. LicenseELWOOD & KATHRYN VANGULDER (AGT: BENJAMIN WITMER): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  37. LicenseWENDY TAYLOR PETERS: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

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$2,289/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $163,500 × 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 $154,800. 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 422203400
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 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.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,120 sqft livable area
Lot
910 sqft
Heat
Undetermined city code H
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
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

200 block of W Sheldon 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.

Landlord and residential filings

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

ELWOOD & KATHARINE VANGELDERInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Sep 2, 2015 · Terminal license date Nov 29, 2016

ELWOOD & KATHRYN VANGULDER (AGT: BENJAMIN WITMER)Inactive

Rental · Initial issue date Sep 25, 2006 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2015

WENDY TAYLOR PETERSInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Apr 6, 2003 · 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 37 dated rows
  1. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2025-010602 · Completed

    CURB TRAP AND FAI

  2. License terminal eventELWOOD & KATHARINE VANGELDER: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 676270 · Inactive

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

  3. Recorded transfer$25K transfer

    2016

  4. Recorded transfer$90K transfer

    2016

  5. License issue eventELWOOD & KATHARINE VANGELDER: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 676270 · Inactive

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

  6. License terminal eventELWOOD & KATHRYN VANGULDER (AGT: BENJAMIN WITMER): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 385581 · Inactive

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

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 365749 · 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.

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 365749 · 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.

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

    Case 365749 · Violation 2763661 · 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.

  10. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 365749 · Violation 2763662 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 365749 · 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.

  12. License terminal eventWENDY TAYLOR PETERS: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 241358 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 246700 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 246700 · 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.

  15. ViolationEXT S-FOUNDATION WALLS, MAINTA

    Case 246700 · Violation 2066376 · Code PM-304.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 246700 · 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.

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 246700 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 246700 · 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.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 246700 · 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. ViolationLICENSE-RES GENERAL

    Case 246700 · Violation 2066373 · Code PM-102.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

  21. ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD

    Case 246700 · Violation 2066374 · Code PM-102.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  22. ViolationLICENSE-NO LIC/NO RENT

    Case 246700 · Violation 2066375 · Code PM-102.6/3 · COMPLIED

    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 246700 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 102721 · 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.

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 102721 · 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.

  26. PermitElectrical

    Permit 64896 · COMPLETED

    REPAIR ELECTRICAL VIOLATIONS LISTED #102721 (EAST DIST)

  27. ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER

    Case 102721 · Violation 602851 · Code A.CNE.000 · COMPLIED

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

  28. ViolationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN

    Case 102721 · Violation 602844 · Code PM-305.3/3 · COMPLIED

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

  29. ViolationELEC-SYSTEM HAZARDOUS-RES

    Case 102721 · Violation 602845 · Code PM-407.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  30. ViolationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX

    Case 102721 · Violation 602849 · Code FC-605.6/1 · COMPLIED

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

  31. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 102721 · Violation 602848 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  32. ViolationINT-PLMBG MAINT FIXTURES-RES

    Case 102721 · Violation 602847 · Code PM-405.3/13 · COMPLIED

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

  33. ViolationELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RES

    Case 102721 · Violation 602846 · Code PM-407.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 102721 · Violation 602850 · Code FC-907.3/20 · COMPLIED

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

  35. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 102721 · 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. License issue eventELWOOD & KATHRYN VANGULDER (AGT: BENJAMIN WITMER): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 385581 · Inactive

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

  37. License issue eventWENDY TAYLOR PETERS: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 241358 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 7:11 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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