The Block Report

House report

3816 Cambridge St

4 bd1 ba2 stories1,590 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$130K 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$125K$250KZIP 19104 (University City · West Powelton) median$155K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19104 (University City · West Powelton) medianAssessmentL&I violationAppealInspection

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Every dated record11 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  2. AppealRB_LIRB
  3. L&I violationWALL DETERIORATED
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. AppealRB_LIRB
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  11. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

Flags: 2 zoning/board appeals on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$1,817/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $129,800 × 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 $154,900. 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 243207700
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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
4
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,590 sqft livable area
Lot
1,395 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
2 OPEN · City affirmed · 2010

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Block context

3800 block of Cambridge St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 3814 Cambridge St  ·  3818 Cambridge St

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

Verify with the City ↗
Open every source row 11 dated rows
  1. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 243464 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. AppealRB_LIRB

    Appeal 12380 · OPEN · City affirmed

    Related permit 243464 · I FEEL THAT THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VIOLATION.

  3. ViolationWALL DETERIORATED

    Case 243464 · Violation 1752327 · Code PM-307.1/11 · COMPLIED

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

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 103025 · 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.

  5. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 243464 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 103025 · 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.

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 103025 · 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. AppealRB_LIRB

    Appeal 1493 · CLOSED · Withdrawn

    Related permit 103025 · DEPARTMENT ISSUED VIOLATION NOTICE 103025 ON 2/26/07 FOR VACANT PROPERTY LICENSE.

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 103025 · 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.

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

    Case 103025 · Violation 1288367 · 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.

  11. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 103025 · Violation 1288368 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 8:50 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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