2026 assessment
$37K
OPA value, not a listing price
Land report
655 N 38th St
Research this property with Analyst →Property at a glanceVacant lot
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$39K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
600 block of N 38th St
ZIP 19104
Neighborhood area
University City · West Powelton
Approximate · based on ZIP 19104
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 $38,800. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$11K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$11K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$11K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$11K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$11K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$11K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$11K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$32K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$32K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$37K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$37K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$39K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Permit · 2020-01-14New ConstructionThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2020-07-10New ConstructionThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2020-10-14New ConstructionThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2020-12-18New Construction or AdditionsThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2021-01-20New ConstructionThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2021-06-10New Construction or AdditionsThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- L&I violation · 2015-11-19EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2015-11-19CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- License · 2021-03-10WPRE V, LP: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2005-01-28REDEV AUTHORITY OF PHILA: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2009-06-30REDEV AUTHORITY OF PHILA: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
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Every dated record11 events · exact dates, newest first
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
- LicenseWPRE V, LP: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- PermitNew Construction
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
- PermitNew Construction
- PermitNew Construction
- PermitNew Construction
- L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
- L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
- LicenseREDEV AUTHORITY OF PHILA: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseREDEV AUTHORITY OF PHILA: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
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Property tax
$0/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $0 × 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 $38,800. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 2421855102026 OPA shows a zero or de minimis taxable assessment. The open assessment split does not establish the exemption's legal basis, continuing eligibility, or treatment after a transfer.
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.”
Land report
Vacant land
Vacant land. Deeds, ownership, zoning, and the public-source record follow.
What it is
Vacant lot
Vacant Land Reside < Acre
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
Corridor
35th and Haverford
city commercial corridor
Licensed units
2
active rental license
Lot size
1,110 sqft
Zoning
RSA5
Block context
600 block of N 38th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 653 N 38th St · 657 N 38th St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 24, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 24, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
WPRE V, LPActive
Rental · Initial issue date Mar 10, 2021 · Filed expiration Mar 9, 2027
REDEV AUTHORITY OF PHILAInactive
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Jan 28, 2005 · Terminal license date Jun 30, 2009
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 11 dated rows
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
Permit PP-2021-002299 · Completed
New construction, interior plumbing. All proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018.
- License issue eventWPRE V, LP: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 863328 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitNew Construction
Permit MP-2021-000253 · Completed
EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For Mechanical Work to include the installation as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Apt A & B 1 ton mini split system Community Center has (2) 5 ton mini splits system
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
Permit PP-2020-014973 · Completed
New HD, HT, FAI and 1"&2" WDP service
- PermitNew Construction
Permit EP-2020-003791 · Completed
Electrical installation of a 400 amp service with (3) subpanels, 200 amp, 125 amp, 125 amp, branch circuit wiring, fire alarm system, teledata & cable drops, lights, switches, receptacles, emergency lighting, and 120 volt interconnected battery backup smokes and carbon alarms as per APPROVED DRAWINGS. 2017 NEC Code. Install fire alarm per sealed drawings w/ low frequency sound in all sleeping areas (living rms & bedrooms) ,'16 NFPA-72.
- PermitNew Construction
Permit FP-2020-000519 · Completed
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 2016, STANDARD 13 TO INCLUDE TWO (2) INCH DIAMETER SERVICE LINE AND BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY.
- PermitNew Construction
Permit 1009681 · Completed
NEW CONSTRUCTION OF ONE TWO STORY, TWO UNIT ATTACHED STRUCTURE. THE FIRST FLOOR IS A COMMUNITY CENTER AND SECOND FLOOR HAS TWO DWELLING UNITS. THE BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. ISSUANCE OF LAWFUL OCCUPANCY SIGN FOR FIRST FLOOR MEETING AREA. SEPARATE STREET CLOSURE PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR M.E.P. AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK.
- ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
Case 511136 · Violation 3775847 · Code PM-302.2/4 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
- ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
Case 511136 · Violation 3775846 · Code CP-01 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
- License terminal eventREDEV AUTHORITY OF PHILA: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 274246 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventREDEV AUTHORITY OF PHILA: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 274246 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
Unavailable when this report assembled: certifications. Unavailable does not mean no record.
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner: OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history: Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections: L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022: Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016: Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance: Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals: L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents: US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 8:47 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: unavailable. “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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