The Block Report

Mixed-use property report

631 Porter St

1,440 sqftCMX1built 1940

Property at a glanceMixed-use

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$208K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$228K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Pennsport · Lower Moyamensing Approximate · based on ZIP 19148
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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 $227,500. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$125K$250K$228K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationInspectionLicense

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record13 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  2. LicenseTHE PORTER STREET DELI INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued
  3. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  4. LicenseJOSEPH MCFARLAND: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  5. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  12. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  13. LicenseTHE PORTER STREET DELI INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

Verify the public record

$2,914/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $208,200 × 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 $227,500. 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 871555010
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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

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

What it is
Mixed-use Row W/Off Str 2 Sty Mason
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$158 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Licensed units
2 active rental license
Interior area
1,440 sqft
Lot size
855 sqft
Built
1940
Zoning
CMX1

Block context

600 block of Porter St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 629 Porter St  ·  633 Porter St

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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THE PORTER STREET DELI INCActive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Sep 24, 2004 · Filed expiration Apr 30, 2027

Landlord and residential filings

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

JOSEPH MCFARLANDActive

Rental · Initial issue date Mar 29, 2011 · Filed expiration Feb 28, 2027

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 13 dated rows
  1. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 267961 · 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.

  2. License issue eventTHE PORTER STREET DELI INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued

    License 597500 · Active

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

  3. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 251925 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. License issue eventJOSEPH MCFARLAND: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 528923 · Active

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

  5. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 251925 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 251925 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 251925 · 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.

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 251925 · 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.

  9. ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD

    Case 251925 · Violation 1981429 · Code PM-102.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 251925 · 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.

  11. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 52569 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  12. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 52569 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  13. License issue eventTHE PORTER STREET DELI INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 201935 · Active

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

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 3:35 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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