Property report

6921 Emlen St

2 stories27,970 sqftRSA3built 1951

Property at a glanceApartment building

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$3.3M OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$4.1M Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Mount Airy Approximate · based on ZIP 19119
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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 $4,097,800. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$2.5M$5.0M$4.1M200720112015201920232027
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 record18 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. L&I violationRUBBISH & GARBAGE
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. LicenseBETSY BLASSINGALE: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. L&I violationMULTI FAMILY (R2)
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. L&I violationHEAT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY-RES
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. L&I violationEXT S-LOCK REPAIR/REPLACE
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. LicenseBETSY BLASSINGALE: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  16. LicenseMARVIN BLASSINGALE: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  17. LicenseBETSY BLASSINGALE: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued
  18. LicenseMARVIN BLASSINGALE: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Verify the public record

$46,599/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $3,329,000 × 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 $4,097,800. 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 881101100
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
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

Commercial property

Apartment building, recorded in the City's multi-family category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Apartment building Apts 5-50 Units Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$147 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Interior area
27,970 sqft
Lot size
59,072 sqft
Stories
2
Built
1951
Zoning
RSA3

Block context

6900 block of Emlen St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 6914 Emlen 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 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

BETSY BLASSINGALEInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jun 4, 2013 · Terminal license date Apr 2, 2021

MARVIN BLASSINGALEInactive

Rental · Initial issue date May 17, 2007 · Terminal license date Jun 4, 2013

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 18 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-110213 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. ViolationRUBBISH & GARBAGE

    Case CF-2022-110213 · Violation VI-2022-081959 · Code PM15-308.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-110213 · FAILED

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

  4. License terminal eventBETSY BLASSINGALE: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 595521 · Inactive

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

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 702359 · 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.

  6. ViolationMULTI FAMILY (R2)

    Case 702359 · Violation 5153135 · Code 9-3902 (2) · 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 702359 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 408740 · 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.

  9. ViolationHEAT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY-RES

    Case 408740 · Violation 2983156 · Code PM-406.2/2 · 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 408740 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 387211 · 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.

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 387211 · 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.

  13. ViolationEXT S-LOCK REPAIR/REPLACE

    Case 387211 · Violation 2900176 · Code PM-304.8/9 · COMPLIED

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

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 387211 · 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.

  15. License issue eventBETSY BLASSINGALE: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 595521 · Inactive

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

  16. License terminal eventMARVIN BLASSINGALE: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 383909 · Inactive

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

  17. License issue eventBETSY BLASSINGALE: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued

    License 523938 · Active

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

  18. License issue eventMARVIN BLASSINGALE: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 383909 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 9:33 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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