Land report

872 N Preston St

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Property at a glanceVacant lot

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$50K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$34K 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 $33,800. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentTeardownL&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 record21 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionCSUFINAL
  2. InspectionCSUTESTPIT
  3. InspectionCSUSTUBAR
  4. InspectionCSUCURBINT
  5. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  6. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  7. L&I violationID STRUCTURE
  8. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 9
  9. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7
  10. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8
  11. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  12. TeardownDemolished
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. L&I violationVIOL NONE FOUND
  16. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  17. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  18. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  19. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. InspectionL_INITIAL

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$0/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $0 × 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 $33,800. 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 062241510
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Exemption classificationFull assessment exemption shown

2026 OPA shows a zero or de minimis taxable assessment. The open assessment split does not establish the exemption's legal basis, continuing eligibility, or treatment after a transfer.

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
1,200 sqft
Zoning
SPPOA

Block context

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

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Next door: 870 N Preston St  ·  874 N Preston 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 20 dated rows
  1. InvestigationCSUFINAL

    Case 529518 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. InvestigationCSUTESTPIT

    Case 529518 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. InvestigationCSUSTUBAR

    Case 529518 · NONE

  4. InvestigationCSUCURBINT

    Case 529518 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  5. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 529518 · CLOSED

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

  6. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 529518 · FAILED

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

  7. ViolationID STRUCTURE

    Case 529518 · Violation 3943451 · Code PM15-110.1 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 9

    Case 529518 · Violation 3943454 · Code PM15-304.1I · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7

    Case 529518 · Violation 3943452 · Code PM15-304.1G · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8

    Case 529518 · Violation 3943453 · Code PM15-304.1H · COMPLIED

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

  11. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 529518 · FAILED

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

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 112304 · 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.

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 112304 · 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.

  14. ViolationVIOL NONE FOUND

    Case 125762 · Violation 663131 · Code A-000.0/1 · COMPEXCP

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

    Case 125762 · 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.

  16. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 112304 · Violation 1265472 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 112304 · Violation 1265470 · 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.

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

    Case 112304 · Violation 1265471 · 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.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 112304 · 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.

  20. InvestigationL_INITIAL

    Case 15339 · 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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