2026 assessment
$87K
OPA value, not a listing price
House report
657 Union St
3 stories1,872 sqftRSA5built 2024
Property at a glanceHouse
Entity-held
ZIP 19104 area
University City · West Powelton
600 block of Union St
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.
- OPA assessment · 2016$13K 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$29K 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$29K 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$29K 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$29K 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$29K 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$29K 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$31K 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$31K 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$87K 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$87K 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$448K 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 ↗
- Land buy · 2021Land record $25KA land-record event associated with this parcel. Review the recorded instrument to determine whether it reflects a conveyance, parcel change, or another filing.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2022-03-01New construction, addition, GFA changeThis 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 · 2022-08-08New 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 · 2022-09-17New 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 · 2022-11-14New 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 · 2022-12-21New 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 · 2022-12-21New 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 · 2022-12-21New 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 · 2023-04-11New 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2013-04-11EXT 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 · 2013-04-11CLIP 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2015-07-22CLIP 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2015-07-22EXT 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 · 2021-09-28VACANT PROPERTIESA 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 · 2021-09-28VACANT STRUCTURE & LANDA 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 · 2021-09-28DOOR AND WINDOW VACANTA 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 · 2021-09-28VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSEA 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 ↗
- Inspection · 2021-09-29L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2021-11-30L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2024-02-08L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2005-01-28DANIEL O SAWYER: 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 · 2009-06-30DANIEL O SAWYER: 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 ↗
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19104 (University City · West Powelton) medianAssessmentLand buyL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense
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Every dated record22 events · exact dates, newest first
- InspectionL&I investigation
- PermitNew Construction
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
- PermitNew Construction
- PermitNew Construction
- PermitNew Construction
- PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- L&I violationVACANT PROPERTIES
- L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
- L&I violationDOOR AND WINDOW VACANT
- L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
- Land buyLand record $25K
- L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
- L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
- L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
- L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
- LicenseDANIEL O SAWYER: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseDANIEL O SAWYER: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $15K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
Verify the public record
Property tax
$1,219/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $87,100 × 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 $448,000. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 2422340002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.
A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $14,660.69 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
1987$407.74 total · $112.74 principal · $262.11 interest · $7.89 penalty1988$542.07 total · $159.54 principal · $361.36 interest · $11.17 penalty1989$528.66 total · $158.37 principal · $349.20 interest · $11.09 penalty1990$582.71 total · $167.88 principal · $360.10 interest · $11.75 penalty1991$600.50 total · $176.39 principal · $367.77 interest · $12.35 penalty1992$599.89 total · $176.39 principal · $357.19 interest · $12.35 penalty1993$588.66 total · $176.39 principal · $346.60 interest · $12.35 penalty1994$577.45 total · $176.39 principal · $336.02 interest · $12.35 penalty1995$303.10 total · $91.23 principal · $168.32 interest · $6.39 penalty1996$297.30 total · $91.23 principal · $162.85 interest · $6.39 penalty1997$291.49 total · $91.23 principal · $157.37 interest · $6.39 penalty1998$282.79 total · $91.23 principal · $149.16 interest · $6.39 penalty1999$274.08 total · $91.23 principal · $140.95 interest · $6.39 penalty2000$265.38 total · $91.23 principal · $132.74 interest · $6.39 penalty2001$256.67 total · $91.23 principal · $124.52 interest · $6.39 penalty2002$663.76 total · $258.50 principal · $329.59 interest · $18.10 penalty2003$639.10 total · $258.50 principal · $306.32 interest · $18.10 penalty2004$614.44 total · $258.50 principal · $283.06 interest · $18.10 penalty2005$589.77 total · $258.50 principal · $259.79 interest · $18.10 penalty2006$565.12 total · $258.50 principal · $236.53 interest · $18.10 penalty2007$540.45 total · $258.50 principal · $213.26 interest · $18.10 penalty2008$550.71 total · $276.75 principal · $203.42 interest · $19.37 penalty2009$640.39 total · $340.61 principal · $219.69 interest · $23.84 penalty2010$607.89 total · $340.61 principal · $189.03 interest · $23.84 penalty2011$630.28 total · $374.33 principal · $174.07 interest · $26.20 penalty2012$616.66 total · $388.75 principal · $145.79 interest · $27.21 penalty2013$599.62 total · $402.72 principal · $114.77 interest · $28.19 penalty2014$354.34 total · $195.71 principal · $38.17 interest · $13.70 penalty2015$335.66 total · $195.71 principal · $20.55 interest · $13.70 penalty2016$314.01 total · $204.44 principal · $3.06 interest · $2.04 penalty
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
3
Interior
1,872 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,248 sqft
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Interior condition
Newer construction
city code 1
Newer construction
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
1537 Tulpehocken LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 657 Union St, Philadelphia PA, 19104
Block context
600 block of Union St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 655 Union St · 659 Union St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 23, 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 23, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
DANIEL O SAWYERInactive
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 22 dated rows
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2021-095561 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- PermitNew Construction
Permit MP-2022-003796 · Completed
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2020-016256
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
Permit PP-2022-010565 · Completed
Plumbing Permit (Exterior Building Drainage) for combo RP-2020-016256
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
Permit PP-2022-010564 · Completed
Plumbing Permit (Water Distribution) for combo RP-2020-016256
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
Permit PP-2022-010566 · Completed
Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2020-016256
- PermitNew Construction
Permit FP-2022-002547 · Completed
THE INSTALLATION OF A ONE (1) INCH COMBINED SERVICE LINE FOR A FIRE & DOMESTIC SUPPLY LINE AND FIRE SERVICE LINE WITH REMOTE TOILET CONNECTION PER PLANS. MULTIPURPOSE RESIDENTIAL FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM DESIGNED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13D. ALL WORK SHALL BE ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS, HYDRAULIC CALCULATIONS, AND APPROVED BUILDING PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL PLUMBING WORK.
- PermitNew Construction
Permit EP-2022-009323 · Completed
Install 200 amp service, Install outlets,light, switches, gfi's, smokes and carbons throughout as per 2014 nec
- PermitNew Construction
Permit RP-2020-016256 · Completed
New construction of a 3-story single family dwelling with roof deck and pilot house Details as per plan. no underpinning of foundation included.
- PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
Permit ZP-2022-000261 · Completed
FOR THE ERECITON OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION/PLAN.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2021-095561 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2021-095561 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationVACANT PROPERTIES
Case CF-2021-095561 · Violation VI-2021-068667 · Code PM15-901.1 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - WRITTEN IN ERROR City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
Case CF-2021-095561 · Violation VI-2021-068668 · Code PM15-301 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - WRITTEN IN ERROR City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationDOOR AND WINDOW VACANT
Case CF-2021-095561 · Violation VI-2021-068666 · Code PM15-304.19V · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - WRITTEN IN ERROR City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
Case CF-2021-095561 · Violation VI-2021-068665 · Code 9-3905 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - WRITTEN IN ERROR City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- Land recordLand record
2021
- ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
Case 493129 · Violation 3648136 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
Case 493129 · Violation 3648137 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
Case 375782 · Violation 2762087 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
Case 375782 · Violation 2762086 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- License terminal eventDANIEL O SAWYER: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 274660 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventDANIEL O SAWYER: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 274660 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
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 23, 2026, 9:00 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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