House report

538 Mckinley St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,164 sqftRSA5built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$211K 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 19111 (Fox Chase · Burholme) median$221K2010201320162019202220252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19111 (Fox Chase · Burholme) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record15 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  3. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. L&I violationGARAGE DOOR REPLACED W/ WALL
  7. L&I violationALTER INTERIOR PORTION
  8. L&I violationZONING REQUIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION
  9. L&I violationHVAC SYSTEM
  10. InspectionL&I investigation
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $140K
  12. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  13. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  14. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  15. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

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$1,557/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $111,200 × 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 $221,300. 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 353009600
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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
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,164 sqft livable area
Lot
1,458 sqft
Basement
Partial city code H
Heat
Undetermined city code H
Central air
Yes
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

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

Block context

500 block of Mc Kinley St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 536 Mckinley St  ·  540 Mckinley St

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 15 dated rows
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2023-000744 · Completed

    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. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (Replacement old heater and air conditioning split system. Installed new Rheen furnace heater 80,000 MBH, 80% efficiency, and 2.5 tons Rheen split air conditioning with outdoor condensed unit installed in the back of the house. 10 vent registers and 1 air return (previously existing).

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2022-011335 · Completed

    remove of rear garage door to be replaced with wooden studs and 1/2" plywood and siding on the exterior. Also put a partition wall with 1/2" sheetrock, and finish paint with semi-gloss paint color light gray. details as shown on plan. no other work included.

  3. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

    Permit ZP-2022-003221 · Completed

    FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE EXISTING INTERIOR PARKING SPACE AND THE CREATION OF ONE (1) OFF-STREET SURFACE PARKING SPACE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS.

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-014861 · FAILED

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

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-014861 · FAILED

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

  6. ViolationGARAGE DOOR REPLACED W/ WALL

    Case CF-2022-014861 · Violation VI-2022-012441 · Code A-301.1/12 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  7. ViolationALTER INTERIOR PORTION

    Case CF-2022-014861 · Violation VI-2022-012442 · Code A-301.1/4 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  8. ViolationZONING REQUIRED FOR CONSTRUCTION

    Case CF-2022-014861 · Violation VI-2022-012443 · Code A-301.1/64 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  9. ViolationHVAC SYSTEM

    Case CF-2022-014861 · Violation VI-2022-012444 · Code A-301.1/46 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  10. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-014861 · FAILED

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

  11. Recorded transfer$140K transfer

    2018

  12. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 257591 · Violation 1876629 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 257591 · Violation 1876628 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 235628 · Violation 1686954 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 235628 · Violation 1686953 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    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 24, 2026, 10:21 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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