House report

609 Poquessing Ave

1,800 sqftRSD2built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$416K 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 19116 (Somerton) median$447K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19116 (Somerton) medianAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record21 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. PermitMake Safe Permit For RP
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. InspectionL&I investigation
  7. InspectionL&I investigation
  8. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  9. L&I violationROOF DEFICIENCIES
  10. InspectionL&I investigation
  11. L&I violationLICENSE - RENTAL PROPERTY
  12. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  13. L&I violationLICENSE - RENTAL PROPERTY
  14. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  15. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  16. InspectionVAC INSP
  17. PermitAlteration
  18. InspectionVAC INSP
  19. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE
  20. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  21. InspectionVAC INSP

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Verify the public record

$4,419/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $315,700 × 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 $446,800. 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 583018200
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
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.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

Homestead exemption, mail goes elsewhere

The parcel claims the homestead exemption (owner lives here) while the tax bill mails to 246 New Rd, Southampton Pa, 18966. Those two facts sit in tension on the record — there can be innocent reasons, but one of them is usually out of date.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Interior
1,800 sqft livable area
Lot
9,600 sqft
Heat
Radiant city code G
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Below average city code 5
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C+ assessor's grade
Zoning
RSD2 city zoning code

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

Block context

600 block of Poquessing Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 607 Poquessing Ave  ·  611 Poquessing Ave

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 21 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-117424 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. PermitMake Safe Permit For RP

    Permit RP-2025-004650 · Completed

    MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH UNSAFE VIOLATION CF-2021-117424 TO INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF ROOF STRUCTURE ON DETACHED GARAGE PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801. LICENSED PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION.

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-117424 · FAILED

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

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-117424 · FAILED

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

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-117424 · FAILED

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

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-117424 · FAILED

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

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-117424 · FAILED

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

  8. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case CF-2021-117424 · Violation VI-2021-085637 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationROOF DEFICIENCIES

    Case CF-2021-117424 · Violation VI-2021-085638 · Code PM15-304.1(H) · 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-2021-117424 · FAILED

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

  11. ViolationLICENSE - RENTAL PROPERTY

    Case 689259 · Violation 5065254 · Code CP-101 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 689259 · Violation 5065253 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationLICENSE - RENTAL PROPERTY

    Case 599273 · Violation 4419454 · Code CP-101 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 599273 · Violation 4419455 · 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 599273 · Violation 4419453 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  16. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 526957 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  17. PermitAlteration

    Permit 727273 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF COVERINGS ON EXITING ROOFS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

  18. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 526957 · FAILED

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

  19. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE

    Case 526957 · Violation 3951776 · Code PM15-304.7 · COMPLIED

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

  20. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 526957 · Violation 3951775 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  21. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 526957 · FAILED

    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, 3:31 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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