Property report

662 N 42nd St

Property at a glanceVacant lot

Philadelphia Housing Auth

2026 assessment
$48K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$54K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
University City · West Powelton Approximate · based on ZIP 19104
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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 $54,100. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentTeardownL&I violationInspection

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 record26 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  2. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  5. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  6. L&I violationINTERIOR SURFACES STAIRS, ETC
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  9. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  10. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  11. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  12. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  13. L&I violationFLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY C ID
  14. L&I violationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES
  15. L&I violationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID
  16. L&I violationWALL CRACK/FRACT ID
  17. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  18. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  19. TeardownDemolished
  20. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  21. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  22. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  23. L&I violationWALL BULGED
  24. L&I violationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
  25. L&I violationROOF DETERIORATED
  26. InspectionCSUINITIAL

Verify the public record

$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 $54,100. 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.

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Exemption classificationFull assessment exemption shown

2026 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.”

Property report

Not a house

Vacant lot. OPA shows a full or near-full assessment exemption whose basis must be verified. A $0 assessment-based estimate does not prove the live Tax Center account has no prior-period balance or other charges.

What it is
Vacant lot Vacant Land Reside < Acre
Owner
Philadelphia Housing Auth Public / institutional
Lot size
1,148 sqft
Zoning
RSA5

Block context

600 block of N 42nd St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 660 N 42nd St  ·  664 N 42nd St

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 25 dated rows
  1. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 626061 · Violation 4619779 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  2. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 626061 · Violation 4619778 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 518953 · 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.

  4. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 527982 · Violation 3899360 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  5. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 527982 · Violation 3899359 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  6. ViolationINTERIOR SURFACES STAIRS, ETC

    Case 518953 · Violation 3836995 · Code PM15-305.4 · COMPLIED

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

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 518953 · 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.

  8. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 496498 · Violation 3671011 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 496498 · Violation 3671012 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  10. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 380276 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  11. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 380276 · FAILED

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

  12. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 248748 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  13. ViolationFLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY C ID

    Case 380276 · Violation 2807613 · Code PM-308.1/5 · DEMOLISH

  14. ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

    Case 380276 · Violation 2807611 · Code A-304.1/1 · DEMOLISH

  15. ViolationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID

    Case 380276 · Violation 2807612 · Code PM-308.1/2 · DEMOLISH

  16. ViolationWALL CRACK/FRACT ID

    Case 380276 · Violation 2807614 · Code PM-308.1/8 · DEMOLISH

  17. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 380276 · FAILED

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

  18. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 248748 · FAILED

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

  19. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 248748 · FAILED

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

  20. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 248748 · FAILED

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

  21. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 248748 · FAILED

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

  22. ViolationWALL BULGED

    Case 248748 · Violation 2689169 · Code PM-307.1/8 · COMPLIED

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

  23. ViolationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED

    Case 248748 · Violation 2689167 · Code PM-307.1/12 · COMPLIED

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

  24. ViolationROOF DETERIORATED

    Case 248748 · Violation 2689168 · Code PM-307.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  25. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 248748 · FAILED

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 10:51 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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