2026 assessment
$41K
OPA value, not a listing price
Mixed-use property report
2838 W Huntingdon St
Research this property with Analyst →2 stories1,791 sqftRSA5built 1915
Property at a glanceMixed-use
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$68K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
2800 block of W Huntingdon St
ZIP 19132
Neighborhood area
Strawberry Mansion · North Philadelphia
Approximate · based on ZIP 19132
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 $68,000. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$53K 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 · 2017$53K 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 · 2018$50K 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$52K 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$52K 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$52K 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$52K 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$59K 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$59K 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$41K 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$41K 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$68K 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2011Deed / sale $16KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Deed / sale · 2024Deed / sale $66KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2013-10-22UseThis 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 · 2014-02-21ElectricalThis 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 ↗
- Permit · 2019-04-22UseThis 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 ↗
- License · 2017-12-12CHARLES J MELTON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2019-02-09CHARLES J MELTON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2003-05-01MARTIN POINDEXTER: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2012-12-22MARTIN POINDEXTER: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- Appeal · 2013-10-08Zoning board appealA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
- Appeal · 2018-08-29Zoning board appealA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleAppealPermitLicense
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Every dated record11 events · exact dates, newest first
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $66K
- PermitUse
- LicenseCHARLES J MELTON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- AppealZoning board appeal
- LicenseCHARLES J MELTON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
- PermitElectrical
- PermitUse
- AppealZoning board appeal
- LicenseMARTIN POINDEXTER: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $16K
- LicenseMARTIN POINDEXTER: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
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Property tax
$578/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $41,300 × 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 $68,000. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8715369802026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
$2,047.04 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2020–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
$1,375.41 principal$120.09 interest$87.84 penalty$463.70 other charges
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $52,400 total assessment, $52,400 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 $232.67 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2016$232.67 total · $125.39 principal · $6.16 interest · $1.25 penalty
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.
Marked vacant, but it just sold
The assessor's condition code says vacant, yet a $91,000 sale was recorded in 2024. One side of the record is stale — condition codes come from drive-by field visits that can lag years behind.
Property report
Mixed-use property
Mixed-use, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.
$2K · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot Historical lien entry · through 2016
What it is
Mixed-use
Row W/Off Str 2 Sty Mason
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$38
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Interior area
1,791 sqft
Lot size
1,080 sqft
Stories
2
Built
1915
Zoning
RSA5
Block context
2800 block of W Huntingdon St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2836 W Huntingdon St · 2840 W Huntingdon St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 30, 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 30, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
CHARLES J MELTONInactive
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Dec 12, 2017 · Terminal license date Feb 9, 2019
MARTIN POINDEXTERInactive
Rental · Initial issue date May 1, 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 11 dated rows
- Recorded transfer$66K transfer
2024
- PermitUse
Permit 839237 · COMPLETED
PER PROVISO - HOURS OF OPERATION TUESDAY - SATURDAY 6 AM TO 9 PM; ROOF MOUNTED EXHAUST; COMMERCIAL TRASH PICK-UP; NO TAKE OUT WINDOW. FOR A TAKE OUT RESTAURANT AND CATERING SERVICE ON 1ST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ON 2ND FLOOR IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT.
- License terminal eventCHARLES J MELTON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 759638 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 33002 · OPEN · Granted with conditions
Related permit 839237 · PERMIT FOR A TAKE OUT RESTAURANT AND CATERING SERVICE (COMMISSARY AND CATERING SERVICE) ON 1ST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ON 2ND FLOOR IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. NO PLANS SUBMITTED WITH THIS APPLICATION.
- License issue eventCHARLES J MELTON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 759638 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitElectrical
Permit 520769 · COMPLETED
REPLACE 200AMP EXISTING WITH 3 GANGS METER SOCKET,NEW 45 DUPLEX RECEPTACLES,12 SWITCHES,20 LIGHT FIXTURES,5 GFIC OUTLETS AND NEW WIRING PER 2008 NEC (MIXED USE)
- PermitUse
Permit 477051 · COMPLETED
CHANGE OF USE FROM VACANT TO FIRST FLOOR PREPARED FOODS WITH ONE FAMILY UNIT ABOVE
- AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 20863 · OPEN · Granted
Related permit 477051 · SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR THE PREPARATION AND SERVING OF FOOD FOR EAT-IN, TAKE OUT AND CATERING ON FIRST FLOOR IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.
- License terminal eventMARTIN POINDEXTER: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 243302 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$16K transfer
2011
- License issue eventMARTIN POINDEXTER: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 243302 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
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 31, 2026, 9:02 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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