House report

509 W Springer St

3 bd2 ba2 stories1,512 sqftRSD3built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$379K 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$500K$1.0MZIP 19119 (Mount Airy) median$401K2011201420172020202320262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19119 (Mount Airy) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspection

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Every dated record25 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. L&I violationWORK NOT ACCORDING TO PLANS
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  4. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  5. PermitNew Construction or Additions
  6. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  7. AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance
  8. PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.
  9. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
  10. Deed / saleDeed / sale $259K
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $260K
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  15. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
  16. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  17. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. Deed / saleDeed / sale $85K
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. L&I violationEXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE
  24. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: 1 open L&I violation · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$3,898/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $278,500 × 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 $401,000. 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 223068900
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 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.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
1,512 sqft livable area
Lot
2,614 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSD3 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1 Dismissed / Withdrawn · Withdrawn · 2025

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

Block context

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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 10, 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.

Open every source row 26 dated rows
  1. ViolationWORK NOT ACCORDING TO PLANS

    Case CF-2026-057759 · Violation VI-2026-035599 · Code A-302.10/2 · OPEN

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2026-057759 · FAILED

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

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2025-011153 · Issued

    New 200 Amp service, meter socket, distribution panel, rewire entire house to include receptacles, lighting circuits, water heater, HVAC equipment, and install smoke alarms and CO detectors as required for a single household dwelling unit. All work per 2017 NEC.

  4. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2025-005668 · Issued

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. For the installation of HVAC equipment, including all registers and diffusers associated with ductwork installation of 1-80,000 BTU 96% efficiency with 3 ton coil and condenser and 1-40,000 BTU 96% efficiency with two on coil and condenser. Condensing units to be located on the backyard.

  5. PermitNew Construction or Additions

    Permit PP-2025-007946 · Issued

    Basement rough to include full bathroom, washer, indirect waste, water heater, and floor drain. First floor rough to include powder room, kitchen sink, ice maker, dishwasher, and garbage disposal. Second floor rough to include two full bathrooms. Third floor rough to include one full bathroom with two vanities, and washer. Pilot house to include kitchen sink (bar sink).

  6. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2024-013062 · Amendment Requested

    addition of a third floor with roof deck over existing building footprint, renovation of basement, first floor and second floor. details per plan

  7. AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance

    Appeal ZP-2023-002932 · Dismissed / Withdrawn · Withdrawn

    Related permit ZP-2023-002932 · Permit application is for the erection of an addition with roof deck and roof deck access structure above an existing detached structure and for the legalization of the erection of a one-story front addition. Size and location as shown on p

  8. PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.

    Permit GM-2025-002807 · 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.

  9. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

    Permit ZP-2023-009786 · Issued

    For the erection of an addition with roof deck and roof deck access structure above an existing detached structure. Size and location as shown on plans

  10. Recorded transfer$259K transfer

    2022

  11. Recorded transfer$260K transfer

    2018

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 335736 · 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.

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 335738 · 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.

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

    Case 335736 · Violation 2487006 · 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.

  15. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)

    Case 335736 · Violation 2487005 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 335736 · Violation 2487004 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 335738 · Violation 2487014 · 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.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 335736 · 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.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 335738 · 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.

  20. Recorded transfer$85K transfer

    2012

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 274003 · 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.

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 274003 · 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.

  23. ViolationEXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE

    Case 274003 · Violation 2086045 · Code PM-312.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  24. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)

    Case 274003 · Violation 2086046 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 274003 · 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.

  26. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

    Permit ZP-2023-002932 · Refused

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 20, 2026, 5:28 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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