Land report

970 N Leithgow St

Property at a glanceVacant lot

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$124K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$103K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Northern Liberties · Callowhill Approximate · based on ZIP 19123
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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 $103,400. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleLicense

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 record9 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $805K
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $840K
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $725K
  4. LicenseBARRY GOLDBERG: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  5. Deed / saleDeed / sale $45K
  6. LicenseBARRY GOLDBERG: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  7. LicenseEDWARD COOPER: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  8. LicenseEDWARD COOPER: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  9. Deed / saleDeed / sale $180K

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$1,732/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $123,700 × 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 $103,400. 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 057114900
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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.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

Assessment and sale price disagree hard

Assessed at $103K, but it traded for $805,000 in 2023 — a 7.8× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.

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
450 sqft
Zoning
RSA5

Block context

900 block of N Leithgow St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 966 N Leithgow St  ·  974 N Leithgow 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 24, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

BARRY GOLDBERGInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Apr 29, 2004 · Terminal license date Mar 22, 2014

EDWARD COOPERInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Jan 10, 2000 · Terminal license date Feb 28, 2001

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 9 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$805K transfer

    2023

  2. Recorded transfer$840K transfer

    2022

  3. Recorded transfer$725K transfer

    2017

  4. License terminal eventBARRY GOLDBERG: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 277558 · Inactive

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

  5. Recorded transfer$45K transfer

    2013

  6. License issue eventBARRY GOLDBERG: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 277558 · Inactive

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

  7. License terminal eventEDWARD COOPER: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 275264 · Inactive

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

  8. License issue eventEDWARD COOPER: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 275264 · Inactive

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

  9. Recorded transfer$180K transfer

    2000

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 11:41 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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