2026 taxable assessment $58,600 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $77,700; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
1957 Medary Ave
3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,302 sqft · RSA5 · built 1905
Absentee individual · assessed $59K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $78K · sold 1×. On the 1900 block of Medary Ave.
Property summary
Assessment$58,6002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $77,700
Last sale$15KRecorded 2004
Est. tax bill$820/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits3Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open27 historical across 10 cases
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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OPA 1713192002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.
A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $21,374.15 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2005$2,212.24 total · $713.29 principal · $716.86 interest · $49.93 penalty2006$1,768.09 total · $830.23 principal · $759.66 interest · $58.12 penalty2007$1,688.89 total · $830.23 principal · $684.94 interest · $58.12 penalty2008$1,726.04 total · $891.05 principal · $654.92 interest · $62.37 penalty2009$1,641.03 total · $891.05 principal · $574.72 interest · $62.37 penalty2010$1,556.03 total · $891.05 principal · $494.53 interest · $62.37 penalty2011$1,614.55 total · $979.26 principal · $455.35 interest · $68.55 penalty2012$1,578.92 total · $1,016.99 principal · $381.37 interest · $71.19 penalty2013$1,708.12 total · $1,053.55 principal · $300.26 interest · $73.75 penalty2014$2,312.85 total · $1,480.90 principal · $288.78 interest · $103.66 penalty2015$1,936.37 total · $1,480.90 principal · $155.50 interest · $103.66 penalty2016$1,631.02 total · $1,416.59 principal · $21.24 interest · $14.17 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 mattersBought for $15K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019.
View supporting records →City Property History
Fetched L&I and zoning records
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- Recorded owner
- Individual owner on record Analyst access to view
- Tax mailing address
- Private for individual owners
- L&I district
- NORTH
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 171319200
Permits3Every dated permit
Violation cases1027 violation records · 0 open
Investigations2315 failed · 3 passed · 5 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses20 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status3
Major alterationPermit 840382
Dec 19, 2017 COMPLETED Completed Jan 26, 2018
MAKE SAFE PERMIT - PERMIT APPLICATION IN RESPONSE TO UNSAFE VIOLATION(S) AS PER CASE #606990. TO COMPLY VIOLATION(S), COMPLETED WORK IS TO BE INSPECTED AND APPROVED AS AN APPROPRIATE REPAIR TO EACH VIOLATION AS PER CONTRACTOR'S REPORT SUBMITTED. LICENSED CONTRACTOR TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY OF WORK. WORK TO INCLUDE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT PORCH ROOF HEADER AND DECKING IN KIND AND QUALITY WITH NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OR AREA AS PER THE CONTRACTOR'S DETAILS. INSTALL MODIFIED RUBBER MEMBRANE TO WEATHERIZE ROOF. NO OTHER WORK ON THIS PERMIT. CALL THE INSPECTOR AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK.
AlterationsPermit 971687
Apr 30, 2019 Expired Completed Sep 19, 2023
NEW MAIN DRAIN, AREA DRAIN, 4 FIXTURES: TOILET, KITCHEN SINK, BATH SINK, TUB DRAIN, INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004
AlterationsPermit 991100
Jul 5, 2019 Expired Completed Jan 4, 2021
REPLACE HOT WATER HEATER THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004
Violation cases27 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible10
Case 200641CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened May 27, 2009 · completed Jun 4, 2009
- VACANT PROP STANDARDViolation 1354125May 22, 2009 COMPLIED
- EXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVEViolation 1354128May 22, 2009 COMPLIED
- LICENSE-VAC RES BLDGViolation 1354127May 22, 2009 COMPLIED
- VACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNTViolation 1354126May 22, 2009 COMPLIED
Case 279035CLOSED
CONSTRUCTION SERVICES · Opened May 25, 2011
- ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICESViolation 2267471May 24, 2011
- PERMB- INT DEMOL WALLS ETCViolation 2267470May 24, 2011
- PERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIREViolation 2267469May 24, 2011
- PERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PARTViolation 2267468May 24, 2011
- PERMB- STRUCTURAL REPAIRViolation 2267467May 24, 2011
- PERMB- INSTALL INT PARTITIONSViolation 2267466May 24, 2011
- PERMB- INSTALL DRY WALLViolation 2267465May 24, 2011
Case 353140CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Oct 1, 2012 · completed Dec 7, 2019
- EXT S-EXPOSED SURFACES MAINTAIViolation 2703593Oct 1, 2012 CLOSEDCASE
- LICENSE-VAC RES BLDGViolation 2703592Oct 1, 2012 CLOSEDCASE
- VAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%Violation 2703594Oct 1, 2012 CLOSEDCASE
Case 353144CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Oct 1, 2012 · completed Jan 31, 2013
- EXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGEViolation 2643930Oct 1, 2012 COMPLIED
- EXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTSViolation 2643931Oct 1, 2012 COMPLIED
- VACANT PROP STANDARDViolation 2643932Oct 1, 2012 COMPLIED
Case 425078CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Apr 4, 2014 · completed Sep 26, 2017
- VACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNTViolation 3133868Apr 3, 2014 CLOSEDCASE
- VACANT PROP STANDARDViolation 3133867Apr 3, 2014 CLOSEDCASE
Case 425079CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Apr 4, 2014 · completed Oct 16, 2017
- LICENSE-VAC RES BLDGViolation 3133910Apr 3, 2014 COMPLIED
Case 606990CLOSED
UNSAFE · Opened Oct 3, 2017
- UNSAFE STRUCTUREViolation 4470935Oct 2, 2017 COMPLIED
- EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8Violation 4470936Oct 2, 2017 COMPLIED
- EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12Violation 4470937Oct 2, 2017 COMPLIED
Case 692827CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jun 26, 2019 · completed Nov 13, 2019
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 5089663Jun 26, 2019 COMPLIED
- HIGH WEEDS-CUTViolation 5089664Jun 26, 2019 COMPLIED
Case CF-2020-044375CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Jul 29, 2020 · completed Jan 6, 2021
- EXTERIOR AREA WEEDSViolation VI-2020-023753Jul 29, 2020 COMPLIED
Case CF-2022-078425CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Aug 4, 2022 · completed Sep 19, 2022
- EXTERIOR AREA WEEDSViolation VI-2022-057312Aug 4, 2022 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes23
HCEU INSPCase 200641
May 22, 2009 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 200641
Jun 4, 2009 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 200641
Jun 4, 2009 CLOSED
BP_BLDGCase 279035
May 24, 2011 FAILED
BP_BLDGCase 279035
Jul 6, 2011 FAILED
BP_BLDGCase 279035
Aug 17, 2011 FAILED
BP_BLDGCase 279035
Nov 2, 2011 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 353140
Oct 1, 2012 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 353144
Oct 1, 2012 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 353140
Nov 19, 2012 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 353144
Nov 19, 2012 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 353144
Jan 31, 2013 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 353140
Jan 31, 2013 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 425078
Apr 3, 2014 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 425079
Apr 3, 2014 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 425078
Apr 22, 2014 CLOSED
CSUINITIALCase 606990
Oct 2, 2017 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 425079
Oct 16, 2017 PASSED
CSUINITIALCase 606990
Jan 25, 2018 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2020-044375
Jul 29, 2020 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2020-044375
Sep 25, 2020 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2022-078425
Aug 4, 2022 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2022-078425
Sep 19, 2022 PASSED
Building certificationsInspection result and filed expiration date by L&I building ID0
No building certifications matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
Business licensesHistorical and active licenses are both retained2
Vacant Residential Property / LotLicense 801611
SAN DIEGO SUTTON
Revenue code 3219 · First issued Feb 5, 2019 Inactive Expiration Feb 4, 2020 Inactive Apr 4, 2020
RentalLicense 899515
SanDiego Sutton
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Jun 28, 2022 Expired Expiration Jun 27, 2026
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields0
No appeals matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
City of Philadelphia OPA, L&I and Zoning Board records, shown as filed. A CLOSED investigation is an outcome label, not a missing visit; an appeal's application status and decision may differ.
Legal due diligence
What this record proves—and what it does not.
These checks are triggered by this property’s actual City rows. They identify the controlling document to verify; they do not declare a use legal, a building safe, or title clear.
2 resolve before relying
2 verify
Resolve before relyingA permit row needs file-level verification2 permits not marked completed: 971687 (Expired), 991100 (Expired). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.
Why it mattersIssued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.
Verify nextOpen the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Resolve before relyingAn unsafe-building history still deserves the repair fileThe fetched record shows 0 open and 27 historical violations across 10 cases.
Why it mattersThe aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.
Verify nextReview the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition15 failed, 3 passed, and 5 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Sep 19, 2022.
Why it mattersA PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.
Verify nextOpen the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA historical business license is not current operating authorityVacant Residential Property / Lot #801611: Inactive since Apr 4, 2020
Why it mattersA license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.
Verify nextIf business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Closing file: checks no public-record summary can replace5 documents/searches to assign before settlement
Property Sales Certification
The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.
Next: Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.
Official guidance ↗Date-effective City Property Payoff
The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.
Next: Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.
Official guidance ↗Professional title and water-lien searches
OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.
Next: Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill
LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.
Next: Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Seller disclosure and independent inspections
For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.
Next: Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.
Official guidance ↗Informational only—not a legal opinion, title report, code inspection, tax payoff, or substitute for a Pennsylvania lawyer, title company, inspector, or tax professional.
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.
If you own it
$21,374 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 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
$58,600
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $77,700 · built 1905
Price / sq ft
$60
block $134 · below block
Appreciation
-33%
-4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$78K
-4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$820
1.06% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
-10296010.3%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
1
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermitInspection
The paper trail
ImprovedBought for $15K in 2004. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2019.
- 2004 $15KSold
- 2017 3 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visitMajor alterationPermit
- 2018 Inspection passedL&I visit
- 2019 AlterationsPermit2 L&I violationsL&IAlterationsPermit
- 2020 L&I violationL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
- 2022 L&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $21K with a lien entry. 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
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,302 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,184 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Sealed / compromised
city code 7
Sealed / compromised
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 1957 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.
When this house last sold (2004) a 30-year mortgage ran about 5.84% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Mortgage
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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
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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
1957 Medary Ave sits on the 1900 block of Medary Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1955 Medary Ave · 1959 Medary Ave
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 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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