Land report

856 Union St

Property at a glanceVacant lot

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$45K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$44K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
University City · West Powelton Approximate · based on ZIP 19104
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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 $43,700. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleTeardownL&I violationInspection

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 record44 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  3. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  6. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $19K
  8. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  9. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  10. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  11. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  12. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  13. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  14. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  15. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  16. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  17. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  18. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  19. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  20. InspectionCSUFINAL
  21. InspectionCSUTESTPIT
  22. InspectionCSUSTUBAR
  23. InspectionCSUCURBINT
  24. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  25. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  26. L&I violationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID
  27. L&I violationWALL FIRE DAMAGED ID
  28. L&I violationFLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY C ID
  29. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  32. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)
  33. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  34. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  35. TeardownDemolished
  36. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  37. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  38. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  39. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  40. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  41. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  42. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  43. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  44. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Verify the public record

$627/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $44,800 × 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 $43,700. 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 243155600
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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.

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

Land report

Vacant land

Vacant land. Deeds, ownership, zoning, and the public-source record follow.

What it is
Vacant lot Vacant Land Reside < Acre
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
Lot size
1,440 sqft
Zoning
RSA5

Block context

800 block of Union St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 854 Union St  ·  858 Union 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 28, 2026.

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 42 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-008970 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2020-008970 · Violation VI-2020-001859 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

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

  3. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2020-008970 · Violation VI-2020-001858 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

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

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-008970 · FAILED

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

  5. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 685595 · Violation 5041185 · Code CP-01 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  6. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 685595 · Violation 5041187 · Code PM-302.2/4 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  7. Recorded transfer$19K transfer

    2019

  8. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 649040 · Violation 4773428 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 649040 · Violation 4773427 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 569545 · Violation 4197838 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  11. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 569545 · Violation 4197837 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 546209 · Violation 4021458 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 546209 · Violation 4021457 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 460448 · Violation 3392837 · Code PM-302.2/4 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  15. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 460448 · Violation 3392836 · Code CP-01 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  16. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 432701 · Violation 3188138 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 432701 · Violation 3188139 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 401583 · Violation 2929665 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 401583 · Violation 2929664 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  20. InvestigationCSUFINAL

    Case 343348 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  21. InvestigationCSUSTUBAR

    Case 343348 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  22. InvestigationCSUCURBINT

    Case 343348 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  23. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 343348 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  24. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 343348 · FAILED

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

  25. ViolationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID

    Case 343348 · Violation 2616876 · Code PM-308.1/2 · DEMOLISH

  26. ViolationWALL FIRE DAMAGED ID

    Case 343348 · Violation 2616875 · Code PM-308.1/12 · DEMOLISH

  27. ViolationFLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY C ID

    Case 343348 · Violation 2616877 · Code PM-308.1/5 · DEMOLISH

  28. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 343348 · FAILED

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

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 318527 · 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.

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

    Case 318527 · Violation 2379097 · 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.

  31. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)

    Case 318527 · Violation 2379096 · Code PM-302.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  32. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 264583 · 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.

  33. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 318527 · 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.

  34. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 287423 · 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.

  35. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 287423 · 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.

  36. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 287423 · Violation 2179260 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 287423 · Violation 2179258 · 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.

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

    Case 287423 · Violation 2179259 · 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.

  39. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 287423 · 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.

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

    Case 264583 · Violation 1957748 · 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.

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

    Case 264583 · Violation 1957749 · 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.

  42. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 264583 · 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 29, 2026, 3:34 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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