House report

651 S 51st St

2 stories1,500 sqftRSA3built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$432K 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 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) median$336K2010201320162019202220252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record20 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $410K
  2. InspectionBP_BLDG
  3. LicenseBRENDA ARTWELL: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  4. PermitElectrical
  5. PermitPlumbing
  6. PermitAlteration
  7. PermitMechanical
  8. L&I violationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)
  9. L&I violationPERMP- ALTER/REPAIR/REPL PLUMB
  10. InspectionBP_BLDG
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $150K
  12. PermitPlumbing
  13. LicenseBRENDA ARTWELL: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  14. PermitPlumbing
  15. PermitPlumbing
  16. InspectionBP_BLDG
  17. PermitElectrical
  18. L&I violationPERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIRE (Electrical permit required for wiring installation, replacement, or repair)
  19. InspectionBP_BLDG
  20. PermitAlteration

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$4,650/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $332,200 × 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 $336,400. 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 462132900
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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.

Stories
2
Interior
1,500 sqft livable area
Lot
1,192 sqft
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA3 city zoning code

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

Block context

600 block of S 51st St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 649 S 51st St  ·  647 S 51st 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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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 25, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

BRENDA ARTWELLInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jan 9, 2012 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2017

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 20 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$410K transfer

    2018

  2. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 577487 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. License terminal eventBRENDA ARTWELL: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 551949 · Inactive

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

  4. PermitElectrical

    Permit 775164 · COMPLETED

    TOTAL REWIRE CONNECTING TO EXISTING 100AMP SERVICES AND ALL NECCESSARY BONDING AND GROUNDING PER 2008 NEC (SFD)

  5. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 775026 · COMPLETED

    WATER AND DRAIN FOR 3.5 BATHS, 1KS AND WACHINE MACHINE (SFD)THE INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE, 2004

  6. PermitAlteration

    Permit 773976 · COMPLETED

    EZ PERMIT STADARD ALTERATIONS- FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

  7. PermitMechanical

    Permit 774003 · COMPLETED

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES-NEW 90% PLUS DIRECT VENT AND ALL NECESSARY DUCT WORK AS PER EZ PERMIT FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

  8. ViolationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)

    Case 577487 · Violation 4265070 · Code A-301.1/4 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationPERMP- ALTER/REPAIR/REPL PLUMB

    Case 577487 · Violation 4265071 · Code A-301.1/55 · COMPLIED

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

  10. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 577487 · FAILED

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

  11. Recorded transfer$150K transfer

    2016

  12. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 472547 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE 3/4" WATER SERVICE

  13. License issue eventBRENDA ARTWELL: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 551949 · Inactive

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

  14. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 324970 · COMPLETED

    INSIDE - REROUGH WASTE AND VENT FOR (2)WATER CLOSETS, (2)BATHTUBS, (2)KITCHEN SINK, (2)LAVATORIES

  15. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 324156 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLING 5" CURB TRAP

  16. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 261820 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  17. PermitElectrical

    Permit 316976 · COMPLETED

    2 PANEL NEW 200AMP MAIN SERVICE,2 GANG METERS,NEW GROUNDING SYSTEMS,7 HARD WIRE SMOKES,12 LIGHTS,12 SWITCHES,30 WALL WIRE OUTLETS,8 GFCI'S OUTLETS,6 WALL SCONCES FIXTURES AS PER 2008 NEC

  18. ViolationPERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIRE (Electrical permit required for wiring installation, replacement, or repair)

    Case 261820 · Violation 1923059 · Code A-301.1/51 · COMPLIED

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

  19. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 261820 · FAILED

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

  20. PermitAlteration

    Permit 310692 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR RENOVATIONS WITH DRYWALL AND PAINTING

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Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 2:22 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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