2026 assessment
$2.4M
OPA value, not a listing price
Property report
3409 Powelton Ave
3 stories11,527 sqftRTA1built 1900
Property at a glanceApartment building
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$2.3M
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
3400 block of Powelton Ave
ZIP 19104
Neighborhood area
University City · West Powelton
Approximate · based on ZIP 19104
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 $2,304,900. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$1.0M 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$1.0M 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$1.3M 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$1.6M 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$1.6M 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$1.6M 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$1.6M 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$2.6M 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$2.6M 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$2.4M 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$2.4M 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$2.3M 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 · 2003Deed / sale $260KA 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 ↗
- Teardown · 2019DemolishedThis permit category usually covers partial or complete removal work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2016-05-26UseThis 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 · 2018-04-17Zoning/useThis 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 · 2018-04-17Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2018-10-30AdministrativeThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2019-05-10ElectricalThis 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 · 2019-10-07DemolitionThis permit category usually covers partial or complete removal work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Inspection · 2004-01-17L_INITIALA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2004-03-29SIDNEY M PALMER_JR: 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 ↗
- Appeal · 2016-05-24Zoning 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 / saleTeardownAppealPermitInspectionLicense
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Every dated record11 events · exact dates, newest first
- PermitDemolition
- PermitElectrical
- TeardownDemolished
- PermitAdministrative
- PermitZoning/use
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitUse
- AppealZoning board appeal
- LicenseSIDNEY M PALMER_JR: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- InspectionL_INITIAL
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $260K
Verify the public record
Property tax
$33,035/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $2,360,000 × 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 $2,304,900. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8818136002026 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.”
Where the record looks off
Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.
"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder
Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.
Property report
Commercial property
Apartment building, recorded in the City's multi-family category. The public record and owner trail follow.
What it is
Apartment building
Apts 5-50 Units Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$200
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Licensed units
16
active rental license
Interior area
11,527 sqft
Lot size
9,794 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1900
Zoning
RTA1
Block context
3400 block of Powelton Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 3411 Powelton Ave · 3405 Powelton Ave
L&I license dates · data through Jul 25, 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 25, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
SIDNEY M PALMER_JRActive
Rental · Initial issue date Mar 29, 2004 · Filed expiration Feb 28, 2027
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 10 dated rows
- PermitDemolition
Permit 1016784 · COMPLETED
REMOVE 1 X 1500 GALLON #2 OIL UNDERGROUND TANK FROM PROPERTY
- PermitElectrical
Permit 965490 · COMPLETED
INSTALL (4) OUTLETS, REPLACE (2) OUTLETS IN EACH OF (3)BEDROOMS RELOCATE CEILING LIGHT TO NEW LOCATION IN EACH OF (3) BEDROOMS REPLACE SMOKE DETECTOR IN EACH OF (3) BEDROOMS. PER NEC 2017.
- PermitAdministrative
Permit 902673 · COMPLETED
FOR THE AMENDMENT OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMIT AP#811409 TO SEPARATE FIRE AREA OF PROPOSED ADDITION AND EXISTING BUILDING BY MEANS OF A TWO HOUR FIRE BARRIER AS SHOWN PER PLANS. ADDITION TO ONLY BE SPRINKLERED. ORIGINAL PERMIT APPROVED FOR FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR ADDITION TO AN EXISTING THREE STORY STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A SIXTEEN (16) FAMILY DWELLING AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT STRUCTURAL ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK.
- PermitZoning/use
Permit 811408 · COMPLETED
FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR ADDITION TO AN EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN PER APPLICATION/PLAN. STRUCTURE FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (SIXTEEN (16) DWELLING UNITS), WITH FIVE (5) ACCESSORY, SURFACE PARKING SPACES AT THE REAR OF THE LOT ON PEARL STREET.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit 811409 · Completed
FOR THE ERECTION OF A REAR ADDITION TO AN EXISTING THREE STORY STRUCTURE, STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A SIXTEEN (16) FAMILY DWELLING AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. BUILDING IS TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT STRUCTURAL ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK.
- PermitUse
Permit 667437 · COMPLETED
FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (SIXTEEN (16) DWELLING UNITS), WITH FIVE (5) ACCESSORY, SURFACE PARKING SPACES AT THE REAR OF THE LOT ON PEARL STREET, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS.
- AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 27446 · OPEN · Granted with conditions
Related permit 667437 · PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION AT THE REAR OF AN EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (SIXTEEN (16) DWELLING UNITS) WITH FIVE (5) ACCESSORY, S
- License issue eventSIDNEY M PALMER_JR: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 260569 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationL_INITIAL
Case 18317 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- Recorded transfer$260K transfer
2003
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
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 8:20 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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