Property report

885 Palm St

2 stories2,350 sqftRM1built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$40K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$86K 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 $85,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$50K$100K$86K2000200520102015202020252027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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 record12 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. PermitAlterations
  3. L&I violationSANITARY PIPING SYSTEM
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  9. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  10. Deed / saleDeed / sale $16K
  11. InspectionL_INITIAL
  12. Deed / saleDeed / sale $10K

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$564/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $40,300 × 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 $85,600. 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 062261000
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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.”

Property report

Commercial property

House, recorded in the City's house category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
House Priv Gar 2 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$36 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Interior area
2,350 sqft
Lot size
1,440 sqft
Stories
2
Built
1920
Zoning
RM1

Block context

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

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Next door: 853-57 Palm St  ·  851 Palm 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 11 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-027327 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2024-006389 · Expired

    Replace existing fresh air inlet

  3. ViolationSANITARY PIPING SYSTEM

    Case CF-2024-027327 · Violation VI-2024-022263 · Code A-301.1/56 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-027327 · FAILED

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

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 458429 · 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.

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

    Case 458429 · Violation 3372956 · 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.

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 458429 · 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.

  8. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 38779 · CLOSED

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

  9. Recorded transfer$16K transfer

    2005

  10. InvestigationL_INITIAL

    Case 10456 · CLOSED

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

  11. Recorded transfer$10K transfer

    2000

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 5:54 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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