2026 assessment
$233K
OPA value, not a listing price
House report
859 N 15th St
Research this property with Analyst →3 stories1,188 sqftRM1built 1920
Property at a glanceHouse
Entity-held
ZIP 19130 area
Fairmount · Spring Garden
800 block of N 15th St
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.
- OPA assessment · 2016$199K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$199K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$199K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$160K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$165K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$165K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$165K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$206K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$206K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$233K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$233K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$257K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Deed / sale · 2017Deed / sale $320KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2019-05-16Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.This permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2020-01-08Zoning/useThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2020-09-29Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2022-06-30Addition and/or AlterationsThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2022-07-08New Construction or AdditionsThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- L&I violation · 2012-03-13LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)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.How the City licenses vacant residential property ↗
- Inspection · 2012-03-13HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2025-07-16NO BARRIER FOR EXCAVATIONA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2025-07-16L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2012-06-15HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2012-06-12SECOND PILGRIM BAPT CHURCH: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2018-04-29SECOND PILGRIM BAPT CHURCH: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2003-04-06SECOND PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2004-02-29SECOND PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19130 (Fairmount · Spring Garden) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense
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Every dated record15 events · exact dates, newest first
- L&I violationNO BARRIER FOR EXCAVATION
- InspectionL&I investigation
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
- PermitAddition and/or Alterations
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitZoning/use
- PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.
- LicenseSECOND PILGRIM BAPT CHURCH: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $320K
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- LicenseSECOND PILGRIM BAPT CHURCH: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
- L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- LicenseSECOND PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseSECOND PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
Flags: $168 recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
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Property tax
$3,260/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $232,900 × 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 $256,900. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 1510114002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
$167.74 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2020. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
$34.73 principal$23.88 interest$2.43 penalty$106.70 other charges
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $165,400 total assessment, $165,400 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.
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.
Stories
3
Interior
1,188 sqft
livable area
Lot
900 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Vacant
city code 6
Vacant
Interior condition
Below average
city code 5
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
Hill Investments LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 25 Bala Ave, Bala Cynwyd PA, 19004 — outside Philadelphia
Block context
800 block of N 15th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 857 N 15th St · 861 N 15th St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 24, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 24, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
SECOND PILGRIM BAPT CHURCHInactive
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Jun 12, 2012 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2018
SECOND PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCHInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Apr 6, 2003 · Terminal license date Feb 29, 2004
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 15 dated rows
- ViolationNO BARRIER FOR EXCAVATION
Case CF-2025-071250 · Violation VI-2025-051842 · Code B-3306.9 · SVN ISSUED
Resolution: SVN ISSUED
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-071250
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
Permit PP-2022-009339 · Issued
Rough in and install 1 1/2" drain lines for 5 sinks and 5 tubs. Rough in and install 4" stack vent with 3" for 5 toilets. Rough-in and install 1/2" water lines for 5 full bathrooms, 2 laundry & 2 kitchen sinks. All 1/2" water lines tied into PEX manifold in each unit with 3/4 supply. Rough in and install 3/4" water line for 2 hot water heaters. AS PER PPC 2018
- PermitAddition and/or Alterations
Permit MP-2022-003349 · Issued
EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. MULTI FAMILY EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (2) 92% efficiency Gas Furnace 60k btu, (2) 13 SEER AC 2 ton, (2) 2 ton coil, ductwork, and (16) diffusers.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit 1050682 · Issued
THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF AN EXISTING THREE STORY (2) FAMILY STRUCTURE WITH CELLARE--PROPOSED RENOVATION WITH PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF REAR 1ST STORY PORTION AND ROOF --NEW ADDITION AT SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS WITH NEW ROOF, WALK ON ROOCK DECK AND PILOT HOUSE AS PER ATTACHED PLANS
- PermitZoning/use
Permit 1034886 · COMPLETED
PROPOSED DEMOLITION OF REAR 1ST STORY PORTION AND ROOF DECK. NEW ADDITION AT SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR WITH NEW ROOF, WALK ON ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE. FOR CONTINUED USE AS TWO FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVINGAS PER ATTACHED PLAN.
- PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.
Permit 977047 · Completed
EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION - For the interior demolition on non-bearing partition wall and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.
- License terminal eventSECOND PILGRIM BAPT CHURCH: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 566637 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$320K transfer
2017
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 327732 · 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.
- License issue eventSECOND PILGRIM BAPT CHURCH: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 566637 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
Case 327732 · Violation 2438855 · 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.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 327732 · 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.
- License terminal eventSECOND PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 232726 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventSECOND PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 232726 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner: OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history: Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections: L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022: Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016: Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance: Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals: L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents: US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 3:00 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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