Land report

857 N Orkney St

Property at a glanceVacant lot

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$165K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$149K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Northern Liberties · Callowhill Approximate · based on ZIP 19123
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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 $148,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$100K$200K$149K2009201220152018202120242027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleAppealPermit

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Every dated record4 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitZoning/use
  2. PermitMajor alteration
  3. AppealZoning board appeal
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $28K

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$2,305/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $164,700 × 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 $148,600. 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 056223110
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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
620 sqft
Zoning
RSA5

Block context

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

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Next door: 855 N Orkney St  ·  859 N Orkney 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 4 dated rows
  1. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 350813 · COMPLETED

    ERECTION OF A 12' HIGH FENCE WALL WALL AND AN 8' HIGH ROLLING GATE NOT MORE THAN 50% OPAQUE, ON A LOT AND CREATE ONE OFF STREET PARKING SPACE.

  2. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 384665 · COMPLETED

    PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF A 12' HIGH FENCE WALL ALONG THE NORTH LOT LINE, THE ERECTION OF AN 8' HIGH ROLLING FENCE/SECURITY GATE, NO MORE THAN 50% OPAQUE ALONG THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY, BOTH COMPLETELY WITHIN THE PROPERTY LINE AND THE CREATION OF A ONE OFF STREET PARKING SPACE (10'X20') FOR A PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE OWNED BY THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNER AND OR TH EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE ABUTTING SINGLE FAMILY AT 851 N. LAWRENCE STREET.

  3. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 15808 · CLOSED · Granted

    Related permit 350813 · PERMIT/CERTIFICATE FOR THE ERECTION OF A 12' HIGH FENCE WALL ALONG THE NORTH LOT LINE, THE ERECTION OF AN 8' HIGH ROLLING FENCE/SECURITY GATE, NO MORE THAN 50% OPAQUE ALONG THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY, BOTH COMPLETELY WITHIN THE PROPERTY LINE

  4. Recorded transfer$28K transfer

    2009

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 1:00 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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