Multi-family report

937 S Saint Bernard St

3 stories2,448 sqftRSA3built 1920

Property at a glanceApartment building

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$721K OPA value, not a listing price
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Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this building 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$500K$1.0MZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) median$533K200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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 record18 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  3. LicenseMING CHEN PU (FORMOSA HOMES LLC-N/O 060614): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  4. LicenseMING CHEN PU (FORMOSA HOMES LLC-N/O 060614): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  5. L&I violationPERM - MUST POST
  6. L&I violationPERM - MUST POST
  7. L&I violationPERM - MUST POST
  8. L&I violationPERM - MUST POST
  9. PermitPlumbing
  10. PermitElectrical
  11. PermitPlumbing
  12. PermitMechanical
  13. PermitMajor alteration
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. L&I violationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT REPR/REPLC
  16. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  17. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

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Verify the public record

$10,091/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $720,900 × 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 $533,300. 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 512003300
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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.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Stories
3
Interior
2,448 sqft livable area
Lot
2,100 sqft
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
Quality grade
B assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA3 city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Formosa Homes LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 6 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $2.3M combined
• Tax bills mail to 4600 Paschall Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19143

Block context

900 block of S St Bernard St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 935 S Saint Bernard St  ·  939 S Saint Bernard 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 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

MING CHEN PU (FORMOSA HOMES LLC-N/O 060614)Inactive

Rental · Initial issue date May 3, 2014 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2019

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 18 dated rows
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2026-004929 · Certified

    Expires 2027-02-21

  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2025-001511 · Certified

    Expires 2026-01-17

  3. License terminal eventMING CHEN PU (FORMOSA HOMES LLC-N/O 060614): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 627407 · Inactive

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

  4. License issue eventMING CHEN PU (FORMOSA HOMES LLC-N/O 060614): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 627407 · Inactive

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

  5. ViolationPERM - MUST POST

    Case 499895 · Violation 3153102 · Code A-302.8/30 · COMPLIED

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

  6. ViolationPERM - MUST POST

    Case 497286 · Violation 3153090 · Code A-302.8/30 · COMPLIED

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

  7. ViolationPERM - MUST POST

    Case 496183 · Violation 3153093 · Code A-302.8/30 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationPERM - MUST POST

    Case 492324 · Violation 3153088 · Code A-302.8/30 · COMPLIED

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

  9. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 502611 · COMPLETED

    REPLACEMENT 5" LATERAL,HOUSE TRAP,HOUSE DRAIN,FRESH AIR INLET AND WATER SERVICE MAIN TO METER (THREE FAMILY)

  10. PermitElectrical

    Permit 496183 · COMPLETED

    FIRE ALARM,1 NEW 200AMP SERVICE WITH 4 METERS AND COMPLETE REWIRE OF 3 APTS AND PHONE AND CABLE TO OUTLETS PER 2008 NEC & NFPA 72 (MULTI FAMILY)

  11. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 499895 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLING 3 TOILETS, 3 TUBS, 3 LAV, 3 KITCHEN SINKS, 3 WASHER/DRYER, 3 WATER HEATERS (TRIPLEX)

  12. PermitMechanical

    Permit 497286 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 3 GIBSON BTU HEATER AND 2 TON AC AND DUCTWORK EACH UNIT IS SEALED CONTAINED NO PENETRATIONS THROUGH FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES

  13. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 492324 · COMPLETED

    NEW ROOF, REPLACE SOME WINDOWS, UPDATE ALL KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS, PARTIAL DYWALL AND PAINTING, PARTIAL FRAMING, NEW ROOF, NEW LAMINATE FLOOR, REPLACE BASEMENT FLOOR, SAME ELEVATION. LEVEL 1 ALTERATION: SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE. TO INCLUDE THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OR THE COVERING OF EXISTING MATERIALS, ELEMENTS, EQUIPMENT OR FIXTURES USING NEW MATERIALS, ELEMENTS, EQUIPMENT OR FIXTURES THAT SERVE THE SAME PURPOSE. *** THE LISTED GENERAL CONTRACTOR, H&D CONSTRUCTION LLC, HAS NO EMPLOYEES AS PER NOTARIZED LETTER. ALL SUB-CONTRACTORS ARE TO BE LICENSED IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, AND LISTED ON PERMIT. A SUB-CONTRACTORS LIST IS TO BE GIVEN TO THE INSPECTOR BEFORE ANY WORK STARTS.

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 150541 · 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.

  15. ViolationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT REPR/REPLC

    Case 150541 · Violation 867567 · Code PM-302.4/7 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 150541 · Violation 867566 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 150541 · Violation 867565 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPLIED

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines. 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 150541 · 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.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 2:44 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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