House report

822 N 20th St

4 bd3 ba3 stories2,322 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$650K 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$500K$1.0MZIP 19130 (Fairmount · Spring Garden) median$735K2010201320162019202220252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19130 (Fairmount · Spring Garden) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspection

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 record23 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. AppealRB_LIRB
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $584K
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $584K
  4. PermitWall Covering Replacement
  5. InspectionBP_BLDG
  6. L&I violationPERMB- OUTDOOR DECK
  7. L&I violationPERMB- WORK NOT SAME AS PERMIT
  8. InspectionBP_BLDG
  9. PermitAlteration
  10. Deed / saleDeed / sale $505K
  11. PermitPlumbing
  12. PermitMechanical
  13. PermitPlumbing
  14. PermitElectrical
  15. PermitMajor alteration
  16. Deed / saleDeed / sale $420K
  17. PermitAlteration
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  21. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  22. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$7,699/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $550,000 × 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 $735,100. 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.

OPA 151088000
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

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

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.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3
Stories
3
Interior
2,322 sqft livable area
Lot
1,120 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
Quality grade
C+ assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1 OPEN · MOOT · 2020

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

Block context

800 block of N 20th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 820 N 20th St  ·  824 N 20th 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 22 dated rows
  1. AppealRB_LIRB

    Appeal 38674 · OPEN · MOOT

    Related permit 698951 · CONSTRUCTION IS NOT OCCURRING ON A ROOF DECK AT THIS TIME.

  2. Recorded transfer$584K transfer

    2020

  3. PermitWall Covering Replacement

    Permit 1010413 · Completed

    EZ EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS- For the Applications of Exterior Wall Coverings as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.

  4. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 698951 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  5. ViolationPERMB- OUTDOOR DECK

    Case 698951 · Violation 5132290 · Code A-301.1/10 · COMPLIED

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

  6. ViolationPERMB- WORK NOT SAME AS PERMIT

    Case 698951 · Violation 5132291 · Code A-302.10/2 · COMPLIED

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

  7. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 698951 · FAILED

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

  8. PermitAlteration

    Permit 973852 · COMPLETED

    EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF COVERINGS ON EXITING ROOFS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS.

  9. Recorded transfer$505K transfer

    2015

  10. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 339130 · COMPLETED

    NEW WATER SERVICE FROM MAIN TO METER IN BASEMENT

  11. PermitMechanical

    Permit 331557 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 2 HVAC UNITS (SFD)

  12. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 320952 · COMPLETED

    3RD FLOOR: 1 WATER CLOSET, 1 LAVATORY, 1 BATHTUB, 1 STALL SHOWER - 2ND FLOOR: 1 WATER CLOSET, 1 LAVATORY, 1 BATHTUB AND 1 WASHER BOX/STANDPIPE - 1ST FLOOR: 1 WATER CLOSET, 1 LAVATORY, 1 KITCHEN SINK - BASEMENT: 1 WATER CLOSET, 1 STALL SHOWER AND 1 LAVATORY

  13. PermitElectrical

    Permit 320956 · COMPLETED

    200 AMP SERVICE, WIRING THROUGHOUT AS PER THE 2008 NEC

  14. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 317414 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS INCLUDING A THIRD FLOOR ADDITION

  15. Recorded transfer$420K transfer

    2011

  16. PermitAlteration

    Permit 313409 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RENOVATION AS PERMITED UNDER THE EZ ALTERATION REGULATIONS

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 241690 · 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.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 241690 · 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.

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

    Case 241690 · Violation 1757829 · 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.

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

    Case 241690 · Violation 1757830 · 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.

  21. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)

    Case 241690 · Violation 1757831 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 241690 · 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.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 2:38 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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