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865 N Preston St

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5 bd1 ba3 stories1,770 sqftRSA5built 1915

Property at a glanceHouse

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$262K 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$250K$500KZIP 19104 (University City · West Powelton) median$303K2003200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19104 (University City · West Powelton) medianAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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 record51 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAlterations
  2. LicenseGNR MERAV 2, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. LicensePhiladelphia Lotus LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  5. LicenseGNR MERAV 2, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  6. PermitElectrical
  7. PermitPlumbing
  8. PermitMechanical
  9. PermitMajor alteration
  10. L&I violationLICENSE-RES GENERAL
  11. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  12. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC LOT
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  20. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  24. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)
  28. L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
  29. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  30. L&I violationVAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  33. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  34. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  35. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  36. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  37. L&I violationEXT S-CORNICE BARGEBOARD DEFEC
  38. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  39. InspectionBRU INSP
  40. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  41. InspectionBRU INSP
  42. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  43. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  44. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  45. InspectionBRU INSP
  46. LicenseROBDEN PROPERTIES LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  47. L&I violationVIOL NONE FOUND
  48. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  49. LicenseROBDEN PROPERTIES LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  50. InspectionL_ENCAPS_I
  51. InspectionL_INITIAL

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified · active rental license. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$750/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $53,600 × 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 $303,400. 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 062238000
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $53,600 of $262,200 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

See the assessment math →
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 assessment exemption gap

OPA's 2026 roll shows a partial assessment exemption. The annual difference is measurable; the reason for it and what happens after a sale are not established here.

Using OPA's taxable amount ~$750/year

$53,600 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$2,920/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$3,670/year

$262,200 scenario basis

The assessment roll does not identify
  • Legal basis or program
  • Approval or expiration date
  • Treatment after a sale
  • Current Tax Center balance
Show the assessment math 2026: ($262,200 assessed − $208,600 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $750/year Full-assessment scenario: $262,200 × 1.3998% ≈ $3,670/year

Do not treat the full-assessment scenario as inevitable or assume the current relief transfers. Obtain the approval history and verify the live Tax Center account before relying on either number.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
1
Stories
3
Interior
1,770 sqft livable area
Lot
2,400 sqft
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
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.

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Philadelphia Lotus LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 829 N 29th St, Philadelphia PA, 19130
• Holds an active rental license for this address

PA corporate registry ↗OpenCorporates ↗City record ↗

Block context

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

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Next door: 867 N Preston St  ·  869 N Preston 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 25, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

Philadelphia Lotus LLCActive

Rental · Initial issue date Feb 5, 2018 · Filed expiration Feb 4, 2027

GNR MERAV 2, LLCInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Feb 3, 2017 · Terminal license date Apr 3, 2018

ROBDEN PROPERTIES LLCInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jan 4, 2005 · Terminal license date Aug 21, 2007

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 51 dated rows
  1. PermitAlterations

    Permit 968018 · Expired

    REPAIR OR REPLACE HOUSE DRAIN & FAI PA20191072328 3-BATHS, 2-KITCHEN SINK, 2-DISPOSAL & 2-WATER HEATERS THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004

  2. License terminal eventGNR MERAV 2, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 727503 · Inactive

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

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 463887 · 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.

  4. License issue eventPhiladelphia Lotus LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 764968 · Active

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

  5. License issue eventGNR MERAV 2, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 727503 · Inactive

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

  6. PermitElectrical

    Permit 725616 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE COMPLETE & INSTALL WIRING THROUGHOUT AS PER NEC 2008 WEST DISTRICT

  7. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 725717 · COMPLETED

    WATER AND DRAIN LINES FOR 2 WC,2 LAVS,1 TUB AND 1 KITCHEN SINK (SFD)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004

  8. PermitMechanical

    Permit 725347 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL (1) GAS FURNACE WITH DUCTWORK. (SFD)

  9. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 712202 · COMPLETED

    EZ PERMIT STANDARD ALTERATIONS- FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS

  10. ViolationLICENSE-RES GENERAL

    Case 463887 · Violation 4580959 · Code PM-102.0/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  11. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 429586 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  12. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 429586 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 346447 · 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.

  14. ViolationLICENSE-VAC LOT

    Case 346447 · Violation 3318062 · Code PM-102.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 346447 · 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.

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 429586 · 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.

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 429586 · 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.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 429581 · 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.

  19. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 429581 · Violation 3167306 · Code PM-302.2/2 · CLOSED

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

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

    Case 429586 · Violation 3410468 · 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.

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 429581 · 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.

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 429586 · 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.

  23. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 369058 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  24. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 369058 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 369058 · 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.

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 369058 · 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.

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

    Case 369058 · Violation 2886043 · Code PM-302.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  28. ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD

    Case 369058 · Violation 2886042 · Code PM-102.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  29. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 369058 · Violation 2886044 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  30. ViolationVAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%

    Case 369058 · Violation 2886045 · Code PM-306.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  31. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 369058 · 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.

  32. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 301691 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  33. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 301691 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  34. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 301691 · 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 301691 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 301691 · 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.

  37. ViolationEXT S-CORNICE BARGEBOARD DEFEC

    Case 301691 · Violation 2537099 · Code PM-304.5/3 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 301691 · Violation 2537098 · 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.

  39. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 177464 · CLOSED

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

  40. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 301691 · 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.

  41. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 177464 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 177464 · Violation 1265164 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPEXCP

    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.

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

    Case 177464 · Violation 1265162 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPEXCP

    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.

  44. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 177464 · Violation 1265163 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPEXCP

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines.

  45. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 177464 · FAILED

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

  46. License terminal eventROBDEN PROPERTIES LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 269573 · Inactive

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

  47. ViolationVIOL NONE FOUND

    Case 124575 · Violation 655539 · Code A-000.0/1 · COMPEXCP

  48. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 124575 · CLOSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  49. License issue eventROBDEN PROPERTIES LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 269573 · Inactive

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

  50. InvestigationL_ENCAPS_I

    Case 23772 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  51. InvestigationL_INITIAL

    Case 15341 · CLOSED

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

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 1:49 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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