House report

865 N 20th St

3 bd3 ba3 stories2,445 sqftRM1built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$707K 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$762K200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19130 (Fairmount · Spring Garden) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspection

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Every dated record19 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $740K
  2. PermitElectrical
  3. PermitAmend for conversion
  4. PermitZoning
  5. PermitAddition
  6. PermitAlteration
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $610K
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. Deed / saleDeed / sale $468K
  13. AppealZoning board appeal
  14. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  15. PermitMajor alteration
  16. L&I violationFLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY C ID
  17. L&I violationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID
  18. L&I violationROOF DETERIORATED ID
  19. InspectionCSUINITIAL

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

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$8,494/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $606,800 × 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 $762,000. 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 151081800
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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
3
Bathrooms
3
Stories
3
Interior
2,445 sqft livable area
Lot
1,321 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
Quality grade
C+ assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1 OPEN · Withdrawn · 2009

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: 863 N 20th St  ·  867 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 19 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$740K transfer

    2022

  2. PermitElectrical

    Permit 1020091 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 6-EXTERIOR OUTLETS ON ROOF DECK AS PER NEC 2014 CC DISTRICT

  3. PermitAmend for conversion

    Permit 1008937 · Issued

    TO AMEND THE PERMIT # 963075 PER REVISED PLAN TO REFELECT THE CHANGE OF DECK ANCHORING DETAILS IN AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER PLAN..

  4. PermitZoning

    Permit 963074 · COMPLETED

    DEMOLISH EXISTING, NONCONFORMING ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE. CONSTRUCT NEW ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE ON AN EXISTING THREE (3) STORY SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AS SHOWN ON PLANS.

  5. PermitAddition

    Permit 963075 · COMPLETED

    DEMOLISH EXISTING, NONCONFORMING ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE. CONSTRUCT NEW ROOF DECK AND PILOT HOUSE ON AN EXISTING THREE (3) STORY SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING AS SHOWN ON PLANS.

  6. PermitAlteration

    Permit 911666 · 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.

  7. Recorded transfer$610K transfer

    2017

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 356281 · 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.

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 356281 · 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.

  10. ViolationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)

    Case 356281 · Violation 2654229 · Code 14-1704/10 · COMPLIED

    The title alone does not identify the missing permit or prove the present use remains unauthorized. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 356281 · 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.

  12. Recorded transfer$468K transfer

    2010

  13. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 8484 · OPEN · Withdrawn

    Related permit 193594 · PERMIT TOR USE AS S TWO(2) FAMILY DWELLING.

  14. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 168090 · CLOSED

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

  15. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 190318 · COMPLETED

    REPAIRS TO COMPLY VIOLATIONS

  16. ViolationFLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY C ID

    Case 168090 · Violation 1010996 · Code PM-308.1/5 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID

    Case 168090 · Violation 1010994 · Code PM-308.1/11 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationROOF DETERIORATED ID

    Case 168090 · Violation 1010995 · Code PM-308.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  19. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 168090 · FAILED

    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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