The Block Report

Mixed-use property report

718-20 Snyder Ave

5,152 sqftRSA5built 1929

Property at a glanceApartment building

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$586K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$629K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Pennsport · Lower Moyamensing Approximate · based on ZIP 19148
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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 $628,500. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$629K2001200620112016202120262027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspectionLicense

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. LicenseTIANXIANG CHEN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  2. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. L&I violationFIRE EXTING-INSTALL MAX 75FT
  7. L&I violationHEAT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY-RES
  8. L&I violationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)
  9. L&I violationEGRESS EXIT SIGNS REQ
  10. L&I violationHEAT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY-RES
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. LicenseTIANXIANG CHEN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. PermitPlumbing
  17. L&I violationFA-REPAIR SYSTEM
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. PermitUse
  20. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  21. AppealZoning board appeal
  22. L&I violationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
  23. L&I violationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)
  24. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  25. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  26. Deed / saleDeed / sale $87K

Verify the public record

$6,799/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $485,700 × 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 $628,500. 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 871602300
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$4,998.30 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2017–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$3,783.64 principal$198.64 interest$257.44 penalty$758.58 other charges
2years recorded 2017–2021tax periods 2021-07-14last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $573,600 total assessment, $573,600 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

Homestead exemption, mail goes elsewhere

The parcel claims the homestead exemption (owner lives here) while the tax bill mails to 1035 E Main St, Lansdale Pa, 19446. Those two facts sit in tension on the record — there can be innocent reasons, but one of them is usually out of date.

Property report

Mixed-use property

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

$5K · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 2 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$122 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Interior area
5,152 sqft
Lot size
3,640 sqft
Built
1929
Zoning
RSA5

Block context

700 block of Snyder Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 716 Snyder Ave  ·  714 Snyder Ave

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.

TIANXIANG CHENInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Oct 27, 2010 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2018

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 26 dated rows
  1. License terminal eventTIANXIANG CHEN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 517243 · Inactive

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

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 373011 · 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.

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 373011 · 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.

  4. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 373031 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 373031 · 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.

  6. ViolationFIRE EXTING-INSTALL MAX 75FT

    Case 373011 · Violation 2778876 · Code FC-906.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  7. ViolationHEAT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY-RES

    Case 373011 · Violation 2778878 · Code PM-406.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)

    Case 373011 · Violation 2778877 · Code FC-908.7/1 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationEGRESS EXIT SIGNS REQ

    Case 373011 · Violation 2778875 · Code FC-1011.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationHEAT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY-RES

    Case 373031 · Violation 2757404 · Code PM-406.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 373011 · 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.

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 373031 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 252505 · 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.

  14. License issue eventTIANXIANG CHEN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 517243 · Inactive

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

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 252505 · 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.

  16. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 301945 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE 5" CURB TRAP TO BASEMENT WALL.. PA ONE CALL #2010-2597252 S/O #015251

  17. ViolationFA-REPAIR SYSTEM

    Case 252505 · Violation 1860510 · Code FC-901.6/6 · COMPLIED

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

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 252505 · 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.

  19. PermitUse

    Permit 43958 · COMPLETED

    USE: 1ST FL.-RETAIL STORE FOR HARDWARE AND 2ND FL.-TWO (2) APTS.

  20. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 110821 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  21. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 1385 · CLOSED · Granted

    PERMIT IS FOR A TWO FAMILY DWELLING ON THE SECOND FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING (TOTAL TWO DWELLING UNITS) ON THE SECOND FLOOR AND AN EXISTING RETAIL HARDWARE STORE ON 1ST FLOOR ALL IN EXISTING BUILDING.

  22. ViolationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)

    Case 110821 · Violation 557777 · Code LO-1 · CLOSED

    The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  23. ViolationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)

    Case 110821 · Violation 557778 · Code 19-2602.1/1 · CLOSED

    Philadelphia Code §19-2602(1) requires a Commercial Activity License before conducting business in the city. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  24. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 110821 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  25. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 55559 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  26. Recorded transfer$87K transfer

    2001

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 11:00 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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