2026 taxable assessment $199,500 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $208,000; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Mixed-use report
1638 S 23rd St
1,600 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925
Absentee individual · assessed $200K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $208K. On the 1600 block of S 23rd St.
Property summary
Assessment$199,5002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $208,000
Last sale—No sale value available
Est. tax bill$2,793/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency$8KCity snapshot · Jun 2022
Permits2Dated events in report
Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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Property tax
The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.
BlockReport can calculate the annual tax from the City’s taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and a current amount due live separately in Philadelphia Tax Center.
A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit—or an amount due—is not automatically “back taxes.”
OPA 8715500102026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
$7,751.60 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $2,498.54 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2016$2,498.54 total · $2,215.04 principal · $33.22 interest · $22.15 penalty
For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”
What stands out
From the public recordImproved
Why it mattersOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2010.
View supporting records →Records to verify together
Rule-based groupings across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows the records that belong in the same verification step and where the inference stops.
Records to verify together
More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.
Evidence: $7,752 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot · a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016
Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.
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What to do with this
The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.
If you’re buying
Built 1925: lead rules apply
Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.
The multi-unit use has a zoning appeal on record
Appeal #9393 was granted with conditions in 2010 for permit for a take -out restaurant with no seating, 100% take out, no dispensing window or sale of beer or malt beverages (ground/first floor) and second floor one family dwelling in the same existing structure and erection of wrap around aw; the City row still reports status CLOSED. Verify the registered use and certificate of occupancy with L&I instead of assuming the use predates the code.
The last transfer used nominal consideration
The latest deed records $100 or less. That is not a usable market-sale price and can reflect a family, estate, gift, correction, or entity transfer. Inspect the deed and order a title search rather than inferring the relationship or chain.
If you own it
$2,499 in the historical tax ledger through 2016
Historical context only, not a current payoff figure; that ledger also contains a lien entry. Verify today's balance and lien status directly with Philadelphia Revenue before relying on it.
If you’re the landlord
If it is rented, verify the Rental License
The fetched license records do not show an active Rental License. Ownership type or a tax mailing address does not prove that tenants occupy the property; if it is rented, verify the current license and legal occupancy in eCLIPSE.
Derived from the fetched property records and linked City guidance as of 2026. Assessment treatment is not a substitute for an exemption approval, live balance, title report, license, occupancy certificate, or inspection. Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.
The investment read
How this building has moved and where it's pointed: the city's assessed value (not a listing price) over 12 years, charted against its block; appreciation is that history's pace, and the 5-year figure simply extends it. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.
Assessed value
$199,500
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $208,000 · built 1925
Price / sq ft
$130
block $153 · below block
Appreciation
+51%
+4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$208K
+4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,793
1.34% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$8K
recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
-3846153.8%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
0
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeZoningPermitInspection
Highlight
The paper trail
ImprovedOwner pulled a mechanical permit in 2010.
- 2008 3 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visit
- 2009 Inspection passedL&I visitZoning/usePermit
- 2010 MechanicalPermitAppeal granted with conditionsZoning
- 2015 4 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
- 2016 Inspection passedL&I visit
- 2018 Appeal dismissedZoning
City record timeline
Every dated deed, permit, inspection, license, violation, certification, and appeal—together.
The timeline combines the report’s transfer history with every successfully fetched L&I and zoning row. A date or status is the City’s filed record, not a statement that the condition remains current; use the official file for live detail.
- Recorded owner
- Individual owner on record
- L&I district
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- OPA account
- 871550010
What this record suggests
The timeline preserves the dated City rows that matched this parcel. It is a sequence to verify, not a conclusion about present condition.
- AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 33920 · OPEN · Dismissed
Permit is for retail grocery store (food, beverages and groceries) on 1ST floor in the same building with existing single family dwelling on 2nd floor in an existing structure.
- AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 9393 · CLOSED · Granted with conditions
PERMIT FOR A TAKE -OUT RESTAURANT WITH NO SEATING, 100% TAKE OUT, NO DISPENSING WINDOW OR SALE OF BEER OR MALT BEVERAGES (GROUND/FIRST FLOOR) AND SECOND FLOOR ONE FAMILY DWELLING IN THE SAME EXISTING STRUCTURE AND ERECTION OF WRAP AROUND AW
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How Philadelphia’s property system works
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Permits and inspections
A permit is the City’s authorization and review pathway for construction or repair work. No fetched permit is not proof that no work ever happened.
L&I inspections are scheduled at defined stages; final inspection and required certifications are separate steps in closing out applicable work.
How construction and repair permits work ↗See City inspection stages by permit type ↗Assessments and taxes
The OPA assessment is the City’s value on the tax roll—not an asking price, appraisal, or live account balance. The taxable assessment can differ from the full assessment because the City roll records exemptions or other treatment; the report keeps those fields separate.
Your annual estimate uses the taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and the amount due are maintained separately in Tax Center.
How the Office of Property Assessment works ↗Philadelphia property-tax guidance ↗Violations, cases, and status
L&I enforcement records can include warnings, notices, orders, inspections, and later resolution activity. A closed visit is still a historical record; it is not a missing event.
How L&I code enforcement works ↗City violation and order types ↗Flags: $8K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $2K with a lien entry · 2 zoning/board appeals on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The property, on paper
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
Interior
1,600 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,016 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
2
OPEN · Dismissed · 2018
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 1638 S 23rd St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.
Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
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down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
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year-1 return on cash in
Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.
Block context
1638 S 23rd St sits on the 1600 block of S 23rd St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1636 S 23rd St · 1634 S 23rd St
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022 — Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016 — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance — Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 11:49 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. “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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