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2142 N 20th St

Vacant lot · City Of Philadelphia · fully tax-exempt (2026 OPA). On the 2100 block of N 20th St.

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$0/year

2026 taxable assessment $0 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $39,600; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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OPA 322007700
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Exemption classificationFull assessment exemption shown

2026 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

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History

Why it matters

2 L&I violations (2008); Inspection failed (2008); L&I violation (2021); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2021).

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The property record, over time

Every dated deed, permit, inspection, license, violation, certification, and appeal is placed on the City’s annual assessment line. Select a point to read what happened; the line is an assessment history—not a sale-price chart or appraisal. OPA has also published a 2027 assessment of $39,600; it is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

Assessment history · all dated City records marked on the line

$0$50K$100K$40K200820122016202020242027
Assessment lineAssessmentL&I violationInspection

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Every dated record6 events · scroll to browse
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  3. InspectionBRU INSP
  4. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC LOT
  5. L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD
  6. InspectionBRU INSP
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What it is
Vacant lot
Vacant Land Reside < Acre
Owner
City Of Philadelphia
OPA tax treatment
Full assessment exemption shown
2026 OPA taxable assessment $0 · basis and live balance require separate verification
Assessed value
$62,800
2026 OPA · 2027: $39,600
Lot size
1,300 sqft
Zoning
RSA5

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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.

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Browse 7 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-051659 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-051659 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2021-051659 · Violation VI-2021-037709 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  4. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 143881 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  5. ViolationLICENSE-VAC LOT

    Case 143881 · Violation 813793 · CMPLY

  6. ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD

    Case 143881 · Violation 813795 · CMPLY

  7. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 143881 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

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.

Block context

2142 N 20th St sits on the 2100 block of N 20th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 10:41 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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