House report

937 E Russell St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,176 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$80K 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$100K$200KZIP 19134 (Port Richmond · Kensington) median$95K2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19134 (Port Richmond · Kensington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record36 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $28K
  2. LicenseJOSEPH BENNETT: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $13K
  4. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  5. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. L&I violationINT-KITCHEN STOVE DEFECTIV-RES
  11. L&I violationELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RES
  12. L&I violationMECH FAC INSTALL/REPAIR-RES
  13. L&I violationINT-BATHRM TOILET REPAIR-RES
  14. L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
  15. L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
  16. L&I violationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)
  17. L&I violationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. L&I violationMECH FAC INSTALL/REPAIR-RES
  21. L&I violationUNFIT PROP STANDARD
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. PermitPlumbing
  24. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
  27. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  28. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  29. L&I violationEXT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINTAIN
  30. L&I violationELEC-SYSTEM HAZARDOUS-RES
  31. L&I violationELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RES
  32. L&I violationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT CONNECT
  33. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  34. LicenseJOSEPH BENNETT: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  35. Deed / saleDeed / sale $33K
  36. Deed / saleDeed / sale $51K

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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 $95,200. 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 331182800
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $80,100 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption. The exclusion reduces this assessment-based estimate to $0.

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.

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The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,176 sqft livable area
Lot
834 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
Undetermined city code H
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
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.

Block context

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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.

JOSEPH BENNETTInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Mar 23, 2006 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2015

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 36 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$28K transfer

    2018

  2. License terminal eventJOSEPH BENNETT: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 361237 · Inactive

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

  3. Recorded transfer$13K transfer

    2015

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

    Case 411845 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

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

    Case 411845 · 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.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 411845 · 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.

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 411845 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 410645 · 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 411152 · 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.

  10. ViolationINT-KITCHEN STOVE DEFECTIV-RES

    Case 411152 · Violation 3008708 · Code PM-406.4/3 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  11. ViolationELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RES

    Case 411152 · Violation 3008698 · Code PM-407.2/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  12. ViolationMECH FAC INSTALL/REPAIR-RES

    Case 411152 · Violation 3008639 · Code PM-406.1/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  13. ViolationINT-BATHRM TOILET REPAIR-RES

    Case 411152 · Violation 3008628 · Code PM-405.3/19 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  14. ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD

    Case 411152 · Violation 3008593 · Code PM-102.3/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  15. ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD

    Case 411845 · Violation 3401623 · Code PM-102.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)

    Case 411845 · Violation 3401622 · Code FC-908.7/1 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)

    Case 411845 · Violation 3401621 · Code FC-907.3/20 · COMPLIED

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

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 411845 · 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.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 411152 · 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. ViolationMECH FAC INSTALL/REPAIR-RES

    Case 410645 · Violation 3002683 · Code PM-406.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  21. ViolationUNFIT PROP STANDARD

    Case 410645 · Violation 3002697 · Code PM-307.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 410645 · 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. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 330801 · COMPLETED

    WD,HT,HD,FAI

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

    Case 110939 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 110939 · 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. ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER

    Case 110939 · Violation 1763962 · Code A.CNE.000 · COMPLIED

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

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 110939 · 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.

  28. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 110939 · 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.

  29. ViolationEXT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 110939 · Violation 1763958 · Code PM-304.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  30. ViolationELEC-SYSTEM HAZARDOUS-RES

    Case 110939 · Violation 1763960 · Code PM-407.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  31. ViolationELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RES

    Case 110939 · Violation 1763961 · Code PM-407.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  32. ViolationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT CONNECT

    Case 110939 · Violation 1763959 · Code PM-302.4/6 · COMPLIED

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

  33. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 110939 · 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.

  34. License issue eventJOSEPH BENNETT: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 361237 · Inactive

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

  35. Recorded transfer$33K transfer

    2005

  36. Recorded transfer$51K transfer

    2005

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 10:43 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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