House report

507 Independence St

3 stories2,275 sqftRSA2built 1900

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$352K 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$250K$500KZIP 19126 (Oak Lane) median$351K2009201220152018202120242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19126 (Oak Lane) medianAssessmentL&I violationAppealPermitLicense

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Every dated record15 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  2. PermitAlterations
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  4. PermitRoof Covering Replacement
  5. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  6. PermitAlterations
  7. LicenseJoan Elliott: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  8. PermitAlterations
  9. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  10. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  11. PermitAlteration
  12. L&I violationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER
  13. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  14. PermitAlteration
  15. AppealRB_LIRB

Flags: active rental license · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$4,922/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $351,600 × 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 $350,500. 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 611420900
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $0 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

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.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Stories
3
Interior
2,275 sqft livable area
Lot
12,276 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
Undetermined city code H
Central air
No
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
B assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA2 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1 OPEN · City affirmed · 2009

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

Block context

500 block of Independence 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 28, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

Joan ElliottActive

Rental · Initial issue date Dec 6, 2022 · Filed expiration Dec 5, 2026

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.

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  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2025-007198 · Completed

    REPLACING A 100AMP PANEL COMPLETE. INSTALLING (3) 15/20AMP CIRCUITS TO 2nd FLOOR BATHROOM FOR LIGHTING,SWITCHING & GFCI RECEPTACLE. INSTALLING A 20AMP CIRCUIT FOR A STAIR GLIDE. (ALL FISHED & SURFACE MOUNT) INSTALLING BATTERY SMOKE DETECTORS>

  2. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2025-009479 · Issued

    Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2025-007475

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2025-007475 · Issued

    For alterations to a Single Family Dwelling Property as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations, including underpinning, excavation and removal of foundation slab. NO WORK MAY BE PERFORMED IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR. Separate permits required for Mechanical, Electric and Plumbing. Work approved as per PHDC WO# 208307

  4. PermitRoof Covering Replacement

    Permit GM-2024-003606 · Expired

    For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.

  5. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2024-003805 · Completed

    Install a new 100 amp svc w/ground rod and continuous ground,3 gfi receptacle circuits, replace 2- 3way switches run 2 dedicated receptacle circuits on 1st fl and 2 on 2nd fl replace 9 switches and 10 receptacles. FISH ONLY

  6. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2024-005290 · Completed

    Replaced 40 Gallon Gas Hot Water Heater

  7. License issue eventJoan Elliott: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 911942 · Active

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

  8. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2022-014081 · Expired

    Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2022-010575

  9. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2022-010575 · Expired

    EZ RESIDENTIAL ALTERATIONS STANDARDS PERMIT - SFD Property per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly prohibited under this permit. Prohibited structural work any modifications to exterior walls, party walls, floor/roof framing or foundations, including underpinning, excavation, and removal of foundation slab. NO WORK MAY BE PERFORMED IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR. Separate permits required for Mechanical, Electric and Plumbing. This permit is for the Alterations approved by the PHDC as per Work Order Number: 169397 - Second Floor Full 3-piece bathroom remodel and enlarging door, build wall for shower, install moisture-resistant wall-board, access door, installing 1 - 24inch vanity, 1 - H.C. toilet, 1 - 36inch X 60inch shower base, install water shut-off valve radiator line, relocate radiator, install underfloor plumbing, installing Arc fault circuit breakers and one(1) ground-fault receptacle circuit, install 1- ten year battery C/O smoke detector, install 1 electric wall/ceiling heater, exhaust fan, medicine cabinet & light for Philadelphia Housing Development Corporation (PHDC) for the AMP repair program.

  10. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2022-009770 · Expired

    Electrical Permit for combo RP-2022-010575

  11. PermitAlteration

    Permit 937422 · COMPLETED

    REMOVE OLD ROOF COVERINGS AND INSTALL NEW ROOF COVERINGS

  12. ViolationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 583636 · Violation 4313344 · Code CP-305 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 583636 · Violation 4313343 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  14. PermitAlteration

    Permit 547631 · COMPLETED

    PRESSURE WASH POARCH, REPLACE 9 WINDOWS, 1 DOOR,VINYL SOFIT OVER EVE OVERHANGS, PAINTING INTRERIOR/EXTERIOR.

  15. AppealRB_LIRB

    Appeal 8742 · OPEN · City affirmed

    THIS APPEAL IS BECAUSE HE MISSED THE PERIOD TO GET GRANDFATHERED IN. DARRYL HAS BEEN A VERY DEDICATED WORKER IN JOB CONTRACTING FOR MASTER OIL CO.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 28, 2026, 10:29 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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