Multi-family report

34 N Preston St

3 bd3 stories1,656 sqftRSA5built 1915

Property at a glanceApartment building

Individual, other or unknown mailing address

2026 assessment
$563K OPA value, not a listing price
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Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this building 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$500K$1.0MZIP 19104 (University City · West Powelton) median$474K200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19104 (University City · West Powelton) medianAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspection

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 record10 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  2. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. L&I violationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)
  6. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. PermitAddition
  9. PermitZoning/use
  10. PermitMajor alteration

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $9K with a lien entry · latest deed has shared-name parties; relationship unverified. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$7,881/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $563,000 × 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 $474,300. 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 061191600
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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 $9,356.39 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2014$89.42 total · $58.84 principal · $8.87 interest · $6.72 penalty2015$5,379.70 total · $3,806.27 principal · $399.66 interest · $266.44 penalty2016$3,887.27 total · $3,493.21 principal · $52.40 interest · $34.93 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
Stories
3
Interior
1,656 sqft livable area
Lot
1,600 sqft
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
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

0 block of N Preston St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 32 N Preston St  ·  36 N Preston St

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
  1. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 629167 · 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.

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 590818 · 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.

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 590818 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 590818 · 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.

  5. ViolationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)

    Case 590818 · Violation 4492723 · Code 9-3902 (1) · COMPLIED

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

  6. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 590818 · Violation 4492724 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED

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

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 590818 · 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.

  8. PermitAddition

    Permit 195862 · EXPIRED

    1ST FLOOR & 3RD FLOOR REAR DECKS AND ERECT A REAR SHED PER PLANS.

  9. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 194235 · COMPLETED

    USE FROM 4FD TO 2 FD WITH REAR DECK ON 1ST FLOOR AND REAR DECK ON 2ND FLOOR

  10. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 191369 · COMPLETED

    APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS, DATED FEB. 2007. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 28, 2026, 9:23 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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