Land report

874 N 42nd St

Property at a glanceVacant lot

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$63K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$66K 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 $66,200. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$50K$100K$66K2009201220152018202120242027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violation

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 record19 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $35K
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $50K
  3. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  4. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  5. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  6. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  7. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  8. L&I violationEXT A-MOTOR VEH MUST BE REMOV
  9. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  10. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  11. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  12. L&I violationEXT A-MOTOR VEH MUST BE REMOV
  13. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  14. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  15. L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD
  16. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  17. L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD
  18. L&I violationVEHICLES UNREGISTERED
  19. L&I violationLICENSE - VACANT LOT

Verify the public record

$886/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $63,300 × 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 $66,200. 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 062287700
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
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
1,632 sqft
Zoning
RSA5

Block context

800 block of N 42nd St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 872 N 42nd St  ·  876 N 42nd St

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

Verify with the City ↗
Open every source row 19 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$35K transfer

    2023

  2. Recorded transfer$50K transfer

    2023

  3. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 525490 · Violation 3880268 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  4. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 525490 · Violation 3880267 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  5. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 478450 · Violation 3546924 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  6. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 478450 · Violation 3546925 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  7. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 433278 · Violation 3191766 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationEXT A-MOTOR VEH MUST BE REMOV

    Case 433278 · Violation 3191767 · Code PM-302.7/1 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 433278 · Violation 3191765 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 335878 · Violation 2487712 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  11. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 335878 · Violation 2487711 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationEXT A-MOTOR VEH MUST BE REMOV

    Case 312931 · Violation 2337446 · Code PM-302.7/1 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 312931 · Violation 2337444 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 312931 · Violation 2337445 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD

    Case 258078 · Violation 1881859 · Code PM-306.0/2 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 258078 · Violation 1881858 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD

    Case 198344 · Violation 1321756 · Code PM-306.0/2 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationVEHICLES UNREGISTERED

    Case 198344 · Violation 1321757 · Code CP-321 · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationLICENSE - VACANT LOT

    Case 198344 · Violation 1321755 · Code CP-102 · COMPLIED

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 9:44 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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