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8517 Williams Ave

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,164 sqftRSA5built 1950

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$310K OPA value, not a listing price
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1 violation row marked OPEN in 1 active case

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Case CF-2021-057919

Exterior Area Weeds

IN VIOLATION

Opened Jun 29, 2021 · Latest inspection FAILED · Jun 29, 2021

  • Exterior Area WeedsPM15-302.4

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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$250K$500KZIP 19150 (Cedarbrook) median$282K2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19150 (Cedarbrook) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspectionLicense

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Every dated record8 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $192K
  4. LicenseCRAIG CARUTH: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  5. License,PADILLA MARIA CARUTH CRAIG (AGT:ROBERT MAZER): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  6. LicenseCRAIG CARUTH: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  7. License,PADILLA MARIA CARUTH CRAIG (AGT:ROBERT MAZER): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  8. Deed / saleDeed / sale $100K

Flags: 1 L&I violation row marked OPEN. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$4,344/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $310,300 × 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 $282,300. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

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Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 502276600
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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.

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The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,164 sqft livable area
Lot
1,454 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Garage
1 space
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

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

Block context

8500 block of Williams Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 8515 Williams Ave  ·  8519 Williams 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.

CRAIG CARUTHInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Oct 16, 2008 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2016

,PADILLA MARIA CARUTH CRAIG (AGT:ROBERT MAZER)Inactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jul 24, 2006 · 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 8 dated rows
  1. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2021-057919 · Violation VI-2021-041679 · Code PM15-302.4 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-057919 · FAILED

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

  3. Recorded transfer$192K transfer

    2018

  4. License terminal eventCRAIG CARUTH: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 459007 · Inactive

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

  5. License terminal event,PADILLA MARIA CARUTH CRAIG (AGT:ROBERT MAZER): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 378699 · Inactive

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

  6. License issue eventCRAIG CARUTH: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 459007 · Inactive

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

  7. License issue event,PADILLA MARIA CARUTH CRAIG (AGT:ROBERT MAZER): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 378699 · Inactive

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

  8. Recorded transfer$100K transfer

    2005

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 6:37 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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