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1937 Medary Ave

3 bd · 2 ba · 2 stories · 1,472 sqft · RSA5 · built 1905

Owner-occupied · assessed $250K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $244K · sold 1×. On the 1900 block of Medary Ave.

Property summary

Assessment$250,3002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $244,200 Last sale$162KRecorded 2020 Est. tax bill$2,104/year2026 OPA · Homestead-adjusted Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits0Every fetched City permit Violations0 open23 historical across 12 cases

“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled

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Street view of 1937 Medary Ave
From the street — imagery © Google
From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar

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.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$2,104/year

2026 taxable assessment $150,300 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $244,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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 171318200
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Choose “View period balance” to see the tax year and any credit, interest, or delinquency.
Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

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.”

What stands out

From the public record
Finding

History

Why it matters

Appeal city affirmed (2012); Inspection failed (2017); L&I violation (2018); Inspection failed ×2 (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); sold $162K (2020); L&I violation (2020); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2020); L&I violation (2023); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2023).

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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.

Dated record flagAssessment/permit mismatch

The assessment jumped 375% in 2021, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.

Evidence: assessment moved from $33,700 to $160,000 · no permit shown in 2020-2022

Limit: Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it.

Transparent record rules, not a score or forecast. Each flag is a prompt to verify the cited records, not a prediction or allegation.

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 1905: 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.

Zoned RSA5: one household by right

Single-family rowhouse (the classic Philly row). Converting to a duplex or apartments needs a use variance the zoning board rarely grants — Pennsylvania courts require a physical hardship of the lot itself, and economics alone do not qualify.

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 house 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
$250,300
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $244,200 · built 1905
Price / sq ft
$166
block $134 · above block
Appreciation
+148%
+9%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$245K
+9%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,104
0.86% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
-3276003.3%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
1

Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2012: Appeal city affirmed2017: Inspection failed2018: L&I violation 2018: Inspection failed ×22019: 2 L&I violations2020: Sold $162K 2020: L&I violation 2020: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed2023: L&I violation 2023: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed$250K201620182020202220242026
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermitInspection
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The paper trail

History

Appeal city affirmed (2012); Inspection failed (2017); L&I violation (2018); Inspection failed ×2 (2018); 2 L&I violations (2019); sold $162K (2020); L&I violation (2020); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2020); L&I violation (2023); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2023).

  1. 2012 Appeal city affirmedZoning
  2. 2017 Inspection failedL&I visit
  3. 2018 L&I violationL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  4. 2019 2 L&I violationsL&I
  5. 2020 $162KSoldL&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  6. 2023 L&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit

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.

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Recorded owner
Individual owner on record
L&I district
NORTH
OPA account
171318200

What this record suggests

The dated deed and City-record sequence is assembled below. Read timing as a research lead, not proof of renovation, condition, or motive.

  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-023513 · PASSED

  2. ViolationRUBBISH & GARBAGE

    Case CF-2023-023513 · Violation VI-2023-017722 · COMPLIED

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-023513 · FAILED

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-044384 · PASSED

  5. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2020-044384 · Violation VI-2020-023762 · COMPLIED

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-044384 · FAILED

  7. Recorded transfer$162K transfer

    2020

  8. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 692832 · Violation 5089684 · COMPLIED

  9. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 692832 · Violation 5089683 · COMPLIED

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 636232 · CLOSED

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 636232 · FAILED

  12. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 636232 · Violation 4731621 · COMPLIED

  13. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 569184 · Violation 4193913 · COMPLIED

  14. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 569184 · Violation 4193914 · COMPLIED

  15. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 569184 · CLOSED

  16. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 569184 · FAILED

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 500128 · PASSED

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 479749 · PASSED

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 479751 · CLOSED

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 500131 · PASSED

  21. LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot

    License 679372 · Closed

    SETERUS INC (RDF FIELD SERVICES AGT) · Expires 2016-10-31

  22. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 500128 · Violation 3695818 · COMPLIED

  23. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 500128 · Violation 3695819 · COMPLIED

  24. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 500128 · Violation 3695817 · COMPLIED

  25. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 500131 · Violation 3695832 · COMPLIED

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 500128 · FAILED

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 500131 · FAILED

  28. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG

    Case 479749 · Violation 3555014 · COMPLIED

  29. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS

    Case 479751 · Violation 3555047 · COMPLIED

  30. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE

    Case 479751 · Violation 3555046 · COMPLIED

  31. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD

    Case 479751 · Violation 3555048 · COMPLIED

  32. InvestigationPRECOURT

    Case 460568 · PASSED

  33. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 479749 · FAILED

  34. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 479751 · FAILED

  35. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 460568 · CLOSED

  36. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 460568 · FAILED

  37. ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD

    Case 460568 · Violation 3466932 · COMPLIED

  38. AppealRB_LIRB

    Appeal 16728 · OPEN · City affirmed

    Related permit 304963 · WE ARE IN THE EVICTION PROCESS, SHE IS NOT PAYING RENT.

  39. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 304963 · PASSED

  40. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 307016 · PASSED

  41. ViolationINT S-FLOOR REPAIR

    Case 307016 · Violation 2286677 · COMPLIED

  42. ViolationLIGHT FIXTURE DEFECTIVE-RES

    Case 307016 · Violation 2286678 · COMPLIED

  43. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 304963 · FAILED

  44. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 307016 · FAILED

  45. ViolationLIGHT FIXTURE DEFECTIVE-RES

    Case 304963 · Violation 2353681 · COMPLIED

  46. ViolationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR

    Case 304963 · Violation 2353677 · COMPLIED

  47. ViolationEXT S-DOOR REPAIR/REPLACE

    Case 304963 · Violation 2353678 · COMPLIED

  48. ViolationEXT S-DOORFRAME REPAIR/REPLACE

    Case 304963 · Violation 2353679 · COMPLIED

  49. ViolationINT-WATER HEATING SYSTEM-RES

    Case 304963 · Violation 2353680 · COMPLIED

  50. LicenseRental

    License 430761 · Inactive

    CAMBRIDGE SHEILYNNE · Expires 2014-02-28

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 check current status

An open row is a dated City status, not a diagnosis of current condition or a conclusion about the property. Read the case, notice, and any subsequent inspection together, then verify the live file.

How L&I code enforcement works ↗City violation and order types ↗

Flags: 1 zoning/board appeal 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.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
1,472 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,739 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
OPEN · City affirmed · 2012

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

Run the numbers

What owning 1937 Medary Ave 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.

$244K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo

When this house last sold (2020) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.1% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
—
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
—
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
—
rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
—
NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
—
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

1937 Medary Ave sits on the 1900 block of Medary Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 1939 Medary Ave  ·  1941 Medary Ave

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 4:13 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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