Mixed-use property report

625 S 23rd St

2,970 sqftCMX2built 1915

Property at a glanceApartment building

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$859K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$832K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze Approximate · based on ZIP 19146
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Assessment and City record timeline

The line tracks this property’s published City assessment. Markers show deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals on their recorded dates. Select one to read the filing.

Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals. OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $831,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$832K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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Every dated record14 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseEmmanuel D Cowen ETAL: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  2. LicenseKaiting Chen: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $750K
  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. LicenseEmmanuel D Cowen ETAL: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  8. L&I violationMULTI FAMILY (R2)
  9. L&I violationCERTIFICATION
  10. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SIDEWALKS
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. LicenseEMMANUEL COWEN (PMG REALTY AGT): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  13. PermitElectrical
  14. LicenseEMMANUEL COWEN (PMG REALTY AGT): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Verify the public record

$12,024/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $859,000 × 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 $831,600. 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 871600955
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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.”

Property report

Mixed-use property

Apartment building, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$280 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Licensed units
3 active rental license
Interior area
2,970 sqft
Lot size
1,359 sqft
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX2

Block context

600 block of S 23rd 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 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

Kaiting ChenActive

Rental · Initial issue date Sep 2, 2025 · Filed expiration Sep 1, 2026

Emmanuel D Cowen ETALInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Nov 20, 2017 · Terminal license date Jan 18, 2026

EMMANUEL COWEN (PMG REALTY AGT)Inactive

Rental · Initial issue date Sep 27, 2006 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2016

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 14 dated rows
  1. License terminal eventEmmanuel D Cowen ETAL: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 757789 · Inactive

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

  2. License issue eventKaiting Chen: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 0987698 · Active

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

  3. Recorded transfer$750K transfer

    2025

  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-013743 · Certified

    Expires 2025-04-24

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 608776 · 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.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 608776 · 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.

  7. License issue eventEmmanuel D Cowen ETAL: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 757789 · Inactive

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

  8. ViolationMULTI FAMILY (R2)

    Case 608776 · Violation 4512991 · Code 9-3902 (2) · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationCERTIFICATION

    Case 608776 · Violation 4512992 · Code FC-13-915 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SIDEWALKS

    Case 608776 · Violation 4512993 · Code PM15-302.3 · COMPLIED

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

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 608776 · 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.

  12. License terminal eventEMMANUEL COWEN (PMG REALTY AGT): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 385923 · Inactive

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

  13. PermitElectrical

    Permit 182532 · COMPLETED

    INCREASE GANG METER SOCKET FROM 4 TO 5 (HOUSE PANEL) INCREASE SERVICE FROM 100AMP TO 200AMP AS PER 2005 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT)

  14. License issue eventEMMANUEL COWEN (PMG REALTY AGT): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 385923 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 12:59 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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