2026 taxable assessment $0 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $226,000; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
2024 N 20th St
4 bd · 2 ba · 3 stories · 1,844 sqft · RSA5 · built 1915
Investor / LLC · assessed $192K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $226K. On the 2000 block of N 20th St.
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Property summary
Assessment$191,7002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $226,000
Last sale$20KRecorded 1997
Est. tax bill$0/year2026 OPA · full assessment exemption shown
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits4Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open1 historical across 1 case
“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 3220041012026 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.
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.
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What stands out
From the public recordImproved
Why it mattersOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021.
View supporting records →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 1915: 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’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.
Who's behind it
New Jerusalem Laura INC · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 8 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $859K combined
• Tax bills mail to 2011-13 W Norris St, Philadelphia PA, 19121
The investment read
How this house has moved and where it's pointed: every fetched annual City assessment, charted against its block and ZIP; appreciation includes the full-period compound rate and the latest year-over-year change. The 5-year figure simply extends that historical pace. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.
Assessed value
$191,700
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $226,000 · built 1915
Price / sq ft
$123
block $153 · below block
Appreciation
+107%
+7%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +18% vs 2026
In 5 years (~2032)
~$315K
+7%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$0
0% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
4.1%
≈$778/mo rent
Times sold
0
Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line
- OPA assessment · 2016$109K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$109K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$109K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$154K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$159K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$159K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$159K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$211K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$211K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$192K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$192K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$226K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Permit · 2012-03-27PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2014-04-07UseThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2014-12-19AdministrativeThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2021-02-05Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- L&I violation · 2010-11-30LICENSE-RES GENERALA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2010-11-30HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2011-03-15HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2011-09-29PRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2012-05-31PRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2013-10-09PRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2014-04-02PRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2016-04-26PRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2014-04-10RentalA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- Appeal · 2012-06-26Zoning board appealA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
- Appeal · 2014-03-26Zoning board appealA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19121 medianAssessmentL&I violationAppealPermitInspectionLicense
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 record15 events · exact dates, newest first
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- PermitAdministrative
- LicenseRental
- PermitUse
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- AppealZoning board appeal
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- AppealZoning board appeal
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- PermitPlumbing
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- L&I violationLICENSE-RES GENERAL
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
The paper trail
ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2021.
- 2010 L&I violationL&I
- 2012 PlumbingPermitAppeal deniedZoningInspection failed ×2L&I visit
- 2013 Inspection failed ×2L&I visit
- 2014 Appeal granted with conditionsZoningUsePermitInspection failedL&I visitAdministrativePermit
- 2016 Inspection passedL&I visit
- 2021 Addition and/or AlterationPermit
Records behind the chart
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The chart above is the primary timeline. This drawer preserves every underlying dated row and its filed status for source-level review.
Browse 11 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2020-007082 · Expired
Replace only onto existing wiring: One smoke with heat detector; Two smoke detectors in basement; one smoke detector on 3rd fl; Three painted over Horns; One painted over horn strobe
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 260302 · PASSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- PermitAdministrative
Permit 529872 · COMPLETED
FOR A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY W. NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION & NO ALTERATIONS TO CREATE A RESIDENTIAL CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITY WITHIN AN EXIST. THREE (3) STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE BUILDING; BUILDING IS NOT FULLY SPRINKLERED.
- LicenseRental
License 624803 · Inactive
NEW JERUSALEM LAURA INC · Expires 2019-02-28 · Inactive 2019-04-29
- PermitUse
Permit 438529 · COMPLETED
TEMPORARY FOUR (4) YEAR PERMIT FOR SINGLE ROOM RESIDENCE IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT.
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 260302 · FAILED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 19580 · CLOSED · Granted with conditions
Related permit 438529 · SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR A ROOMING HOUSE WITH SEVEN (7) ROOMING UNITS (SINGLE ROOM RESIDENCE) ALL OCCUPANTS ARE CAPABLE OF SELF-PRESERVATION AND SELF-SUSTAINING. NO OCCUPANTS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT SYSTEM IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE
- AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 17730 · CLOSED · Denied
Related permit 393286 · PERMIT FOR A ROOMING HOUSE WITH SEVEN (7) ROOMING UNITS (7-FAMILY DWELLING) FOR A MAXIMUM OF SIXTEEN (16) PERSONS WHERE ALL PERSONS ARE SELF-SUSTAINING AND CAPABLE OF SELF-PRESERVATION TO INCLUDE PERSONS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 395977 · COMPLETED
INSTALL 3/4" WATER SERVICE AND NEW CURB TRAP
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 260302 · CLOSED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationLICENSE-RES GENERAL
Case 260302 · Violation 3131808 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
What this record suggests
The City file documents 4 permits touching electrical work, plumbing. 3 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.
Flags: 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.
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
1,844 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,294 sqft
Basement
Basement
city code J
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
No
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
CLOSED · Granted with conditions · 2014
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 2024 N 20th 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.
When this house last sold (1997) a 30-year mortgage ran about 7.6% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
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
2024 N 20th St sits on the 2000 block of N 20th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2022 N 20th St · 2026 N 20th 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 10, 2026, 10:42 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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