2026 taxable assessment $0 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $1,343,100; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Property report
1705 S Broad St
19,808 sqft · CMX3 · built 1936
Place of worship · Bethany Indonesian Church · fully tax-exempt (2026 OPA). On the 1700 block of S Broad St.
Property summary
Assessment$1,343,1002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $1,343,100
Last sale$1.8MRecorded 2007
Est. tax bill$0/year2026 OPA · full assessment exemption shown
Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable
Permits8Dated events in report
Violations4 openNo historical match in fetched records
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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OPA 7710710102026 OPA shows a zero or de minimis taxable assessment. The open assessment split does not establish the exemption's legal basis, continuing eligibility, or treatment after a transfer.
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What stands out
From the public recordNew construction
Why it mattersbuilt new under a 2008 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown).
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Records to verify together
More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.
Evidence: 4 open L&I violations · failed L&I inspection activity in 2026
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Not a houseProperty report
This is a place of worship, not a home, and OPA shows a full or near-full assessment exemption whose basis must be verified. A $0 assessment-based tax estimate does not prove the live Tax Center account has no prior-period balance or other charges. Homeowner investment tools are hidden; the assembled public-source record remains below.
4 open violations
What it is
Place of worship
Hse Worship All 2 Sty Mas
Owner
Bethany Indonesian Church
Public / institutional
OPA tax treatment
Full assessment exemption shown
2026 OPA taxable assessment $0 · basis and live balance require separate verification
$ / sq ft
$68
below the $130 median for 12,035 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Broad and Morris
city commercial corridor
Assessed value
$1,343,100
2026 OPA · 2027: $1,343,100
Interior area
19,808 sqft
Lot size
10,788 sqft
Built
1936
Zoning
CMX3
City record timeline
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- Recorded owner
- Bethany Indonesian Church
- L&I district
- —
- OPA account
- 771071010
What this record suggests
4 violations are still marked open in the assembled record. The date and status belong in a current L&I check before relying on them.
- AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 4152 · CLOSED · Granted with conditions
PERMIT FOR THE ERECTIONOF A SIDE EXTERIOR STAIRWAY ADDITION, TWO STORIES - ROOFED OVER, AS PART OF AN EXISTING TWO STORY WITH A PARTIAL BASEMENT, FOR USE AS AN EXISTING CHURCH ON THE SECOND FLOOR WITH ACCESSORY OFFICES AND SUNDAY SCHOOL ON
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How the Office of Property Assessment works ↗Philadelphia property-tax guidance ↗Violations, cases, and status check current status
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1705 S Broad St sits on the 1700 block of S Broad St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1701-03 S Broad St · 1711 S Broad 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, 3:41 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. “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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