Property report

2240 N 20th St

3 stories · 2,186 sqft · RM1 · built 1920

House · Philadelphia Housing Auth · fully tax-exempt (2026 OPA). On the 2200 block of N 20th St.

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Property summary

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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 $138,000; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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OPA 162140801
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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

Record summary

6 L&I violations (2011); Inspection failed ×2 (2011); 2 L&I violations incl VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU (2014); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2014); 2 L&I violations (2019); Inspection failed ×2 (2019); Inspection passed (2020).

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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 $138,000; it is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

Assessment history · all dated City records marked on the line

$0$100K$200K$138K2011201420172020202320262027
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationInspection

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
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  3. L&I violationINTERIOR SURFACES
  4. L&I violationPLUMBING SYSTEMS-GENERAL
  5. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU
  6. L&I violationFLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY COLL
  7. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. L&I violationCO DETECT BATTERY NEEDED T
  11. L&I violationSD-SMOKE BATTERY OCCUPANT
  12. L&I violationINT S-DOOR REPR/REPLC
  13. L&I violationINT-WATER HEATER LEAKS-RES
  14. L&I violationINT A-TRASH REMOVE
  15. L&I violationDRAINAGE-YARD DRAIN REPAIR
Not a houseProperty report

This is a house, 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.

What it is
House
Row 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
Philadelphia Housing Auth
Public / institutional
OPA tax treatment
Full assessment exemption shown
2026 OPA taxable assessment $0 · basis and live balance require separate verification
$ / sq ft
$63
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Assessed value
$126,100
2026 OPA · 2027: $138,000
Interior area
2,186 sqft
Lot size
1,200 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1920
Zoning
RM1

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

    Case 689561 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 689561 · FAILED

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

  3. ViolationINTERIOR SURFACES

    Case 689561 · Violation 211963866 · CLOSED

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

  4. ViolationPLUMBING SYSTEMS-GENERAL

    Case 689561 · Violation 211963864 · CLOSED

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

  5. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU

    Case 420740 · Violation 3101187 · ERROR

  6. ViolationFLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY COLL

    Case 420740 · Violation 3101188 · ERROR

  7. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 420740 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  8. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 420740 · FAILED

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

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 302181 · 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.

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 302181 · FAILED

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

  11. ViolationCO DETECT BATTERY NEEDED T

    Case 302181 · Violation 2357555 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  12. ViolationSD-SMOKE BATTERY OCCUPANT

    Case 302181 · Violation 2357554 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  13. ViolationINT S-DOOR REPR/REPLC

    Case 302181 · Violation 2357558 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  14. ViolationINT-WATER HEATER LEAKS-RES

    Case 302181 · Violation 2357560 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  15. ViolationINT A-TRASH REMOVE

    Case 302181 · Violation 2357557 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  16. ViolationDRAINAGE-YARD DRAIN REPAIR

    Case 302181 · Violation 2357556 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

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.

Who's behind it

Philadelphia Housing Auth · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 4774 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.4B combined
• Tax bills mail to 2013 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19121

Block context

2240 N 20th St sits on the 2200 block of N 20th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 2242-54 N 20th St  ·  2236-38 N 20th St

Where this comes from

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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