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House report

537 W Cornwall St

3 bd1 ba2 stories960 sqftRM1built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Individual, other or unknown mailing address

2026 assessment
$65K 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$100K$200KZIP 19140 (Hunting Park · Nicetown–Tioga) median$76K2009201220152018202120242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19140 (Hunting Park · Nicetown–Tioga) medianAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record50 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  3. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  4. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION
  5. L&I violationVACANT PROPERTIES
  6. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  7. InspectionL&I investigation
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  10. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  11. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  16. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  24. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  28. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. L&I violationDRAINAGE-PUMP BASEMENT WATER
  32. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  33. L&I violationDRAINAGE-MAIN DRAIN REPAIR-RES
  34. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  35. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  36. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  37. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  38. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  39. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  40. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  41. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  42. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  43. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  44. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  45. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  46. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  47. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  48. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  49. L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
  50. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: $2K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $2K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$907/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $64,800 × 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 $75,900. 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 193227500
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$2,217.02 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2010–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$295.66 principal$477.79 interest$307.99 penalty$1,135.58 other charges
12years recorded 2010–2021tax periods 2021-10-25last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $34,300 total assessment, $34,300 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $1,825.13 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2010$36.66 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $11.07 penalty2011$91.05 total · $0.00 principal · $44.99 interest · $12.17 penalty2012$103.99 total · $0.00 principal · $55.50 interest · $12.63 penalty2013$88.08 total · $0.00 principal · $41.55 interest · $13.09 penalty2014$299.89 total · $0.00 principal · $113.72 interest · $53.72 penalty2015$242.55 total · $0.00 principal · $65.14 interest · $53.72 penalty2016$962.91 total · $801.67 principal · $12.02 interest · $8.02 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
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
960 sqft livable area
Lot
750 sqft
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1 city zoning code

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

Block context

500 block of W Cornwall St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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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 50 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-023008 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2023-010467 · Issued

    200amp 30ckt Homeline Panel x1 Square D Complete Home Surge Protective device x1 FISH ONLY AS PER NEC 2017

  3. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2023-023008 · Violation VI-2023-017329 · Code PM15-301 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  4. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION

    Case CF-2023-023008 · Violation VI-2023-017330 · Code PM15-304.3 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  5. ViolationVACANT PROPERTIES

    Case CF-2023-023008 · Violation VI-2023-017331 · Code PM15-901.1 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  6. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case CF-2023-023008 · Violation VI-2023-017332 · Code 9-3905 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-023008 · FAILED

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

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 613745 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  9. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 613745 · Violation 4520372 · Code PM15-302.1 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  10. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 613745 · Violation 4520373 · Code PM15-302.4 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  11. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 613745 · Violation 4520371 · Code PM15-301 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 613745 · 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.

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 595342 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 595342 · 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.

  15. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 595342 · Violation 4440862 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 595342 · Violation 4440863 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED

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

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 595342 · 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.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 428855 · 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.

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

    Case 428855 · Violation 3162604 · 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.

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 428855 · 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.

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 348228 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 354743 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

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

    Case 354743 · Violation 2603967 · 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.

  24. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 354743 · Violation 2603968 · Code PM-306.2/1 · 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 296012 · 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.

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 348228 · 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.

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 354743 · 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.

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

    Case 348228 · Violation 2638743 · Code PM-102.4/2 · CLOSEDCASE

    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 the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 348228 · 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.

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 296012 · 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.

  31. ViolationDRAINAGE-PUMP BASEMENT WATER

    Case 296012 · Violation 2560800 · Code PM-302.4/5 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 296012 · Violation 2560801 · 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.

  33. ViolationDRAINAGE-MAIN DRAIN REPAIR-RES

    Case 296012 · Violation 2560802 · Code PM-405.3/8 · COMPLIED

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

  34. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 261188 · 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.

  35. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 296012 · 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.

  36. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 261188 · 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.

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

    Case 261188 · Violation 1941483 · 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.

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

    Case 261188 · Violation 1941484 · 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.

  39. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 221752 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  40. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 261188 · 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.

  41. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 189671 · 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.

  42. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 221752 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

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

    Case 221752 · Violation 1913692 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPEXCP

    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.

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

    Case 221752 · Violation 1913691 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPEXCP

    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.

  45. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 221752 · 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.

  46. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 221752 · Violation 1913689 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPEXCP

  47. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 221752 · Violation 1913690 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPEXCP

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines.

  48. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 221752 · 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.

  49. ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER

    Case 189671 · Violation 1213326 · Code A.CNE.000 · COMPEXCP

  50. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 189671 · 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.

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 29, 2026, 4:34 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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