The Block Report

House report

731 N Dekalb St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,156 sqftRSA5built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$90K OPA value, not a listing price
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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.

$0$125K$250KZIP 19104 (University City · West Powelton) median$94K2009201220152018202120242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19104 (University City · West Powelton) medianAssessmentL&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 record21 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  2. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
  6. LicenseMARCY BROWN: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  11. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  12. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. L&I violationVACANT PROP UNSAFE
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. LicenseMARCY BROWN: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  18. L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: $3K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $5K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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 $94,400. 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 243087000
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $89,800 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption. The exclusion reduces this assessment-based estimate to $0.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$3,343.13 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2004–2013. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$451.79 principal$2,295.17 interest$158.65 penalty$437.52 other charges
10years recorded 2004–2013tax periods 2022-01-28last payment in snapshot Noactionable flag Yespayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $37,600 total assessment, $37,600 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $5,451.23 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2003$98.83 total · $0.00 principal · $47.80 interest · $15.97 penalty2004$606.31 total · $228.09 principal · $249.76 interest · $15.97 penalty2005$582.08 total · $228.09 principal · $229.23 interest · $15.97 penalty2006$557.86 total · $228.09 principal · $208.70 interest · $15.97 penalty2007$533.63 total · $228.09 principal · $188.17 interest · $15.97 penalty2008$548.26 total · $246.33 principal · $181.06 interest · $17.24 penalty2009$522.10 total · $246.33 principal · $158.89 interest · $17.24 penalty2010$495.94 total · $246.33 principal · $136.72 interest · $17.24 penalty2011$513.95 total · $270.72 principal · $125.88 interest · $18.95 penalty2012$502.99 total · $281.15 principal · $105.43 interest · $19.68 penalty2013$489.28 total · $291.25 principal · $83.00 interest · $20.39 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.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,156 sqft livable area
Lot
1,191 sqft
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Below average city code 5
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Block context

700 block of N De Kalb St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 729 N Dekalb St  ·  733 N Dekalb 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.

MARCY BROWNInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Jul 8, 2009 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

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 21 dated rows
  1. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 402657 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 402657 · 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.

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 402657 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 402657 · 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.

  5. ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD

    Case 402657 · Violation 3031265 · Code PM-102.3/1 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  6. License terminal eventMARCY BROWN: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 478540 · Inactive

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

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 198955 · 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.

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 284455 · 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.

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 284455 · 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.

  10. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 284455 · Violation 2172165 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  11. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 284455 · Violation 2172166 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  12. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 284455 · Violation 2172167 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 284455 · 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.

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 198955 · 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.

  15. ViolationVACANT PROP UNSAFE

    Case 198955 · Violation 1597233 · Code PM-307.1/1 · ERROR

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 198955 · 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.

  17. License issue eventMARCY BROWN: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 478540 · Inactive

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

  18. ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER

    Case 198955 · Violation 1597231 · Code A.CNE.000 · ERROR

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 198955 · 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.

  20. ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER

    Case 198955 · Violation 1597232 · Code A.CNE.000 · ERROR

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 198955 · 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.

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 7:54 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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