2026 taxable assessment $0 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $67,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
3823 Archer St
3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 756 sqft · RM1 · built 1940
Owner-occupied · assessed $67K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $67K. On the 3800 block of Archer St.
Property summary
Assessment$67,2002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $67,200
Last sale—No sale value available
Est. tax bill$0/year2026 OPA · Homestead-adjusted
Tax delinquency$15KCity snapshot · Jun 2022
Permits4Every fetched City permit
Violations4 open16 historical across 6 cases
“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 1312833002026 OPA removes $67,200 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption. The exclusion reduces this assessment-based estimate to $0.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
$14,964.20 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2005–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
$6,446.08 principal$4,296.23 interest$446.43 penalty$3,775.46 other charges
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $29,600 total assessment, $29,600 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.
A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $8,428.63 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2005$1,371.53 total · $263.56 principal · $264.88 interest · $18.45 penalty2006$650.45 total · $267.62 principal · $244.88 interest · $18.73 penalty2007$622.03 total · $267.62 principal · $220.79 interest · $18.73 penalty2008$593.60 total · $267.62 principal · $196.70 interest · $18.73 penalty2009$565.18 total · $267.62 principal · $172.62 interest · $18.73 penalty2010$536.76 total · $267.62 principal · $148.53 interest · $18.73 penalty2011$556.33 total · $294.11 principal · $136.77 interest · $20.59 penalty2012$544.42 total · $305.45 principal · $114.54 interest · $21.38 penalty2013$529.53 total · $316.42 principal · $90.18 interest · $22.15 penalty2014$964.90 total · $577.88 principal · $112.68 interest · $40.45 penalty2015$903.53 total · $577.88 principal · $60.67 interest · $40.45 penalty2016$590.37 total · $458.78 principal · $6.88 interest · $4.59 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 mattersOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025.
View supporting records →Homestead exemption, mail goes elsewhere
Why it mattersThe parcel claims the homestead exemption (owner lives here) while the tax bill mails to 590 Lower Landing 79f, Blackwood Nj, 08012. Those two facts sit in tension on the record — there can be innocent reasons, but one of them is usually out of date.
View supporting records →City Property History
Fetched L&I and zoning records
Every row successfully fetched for this report is counted below. Dataset availability and matching can differ from the City's interactive file; use the official link for current detail.
- Recorded owner
- Randolph Jerome Frederick
- Tax mailing address
- 590 LOWER LANDING 79F, BLACKWOOD NJ, 08012
- L&I district
- NORTH
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 131283300
Permits4Every dated permit
Violation cases616 violation records · 1 open
Investigations2722 failed · 2 passed · 3 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses0No match
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status4
City DemolitionPermit DP-2025-000578
May 29, 2025 Cancelled Completed Oct 15, 2025
Sub Demolition Permit for CF-2021-042910. For the complete demolition of a property as part of the City of Philadelphia Demolition Program. Add'l specs: No sidewalk. N0o stucco. Erosion control mat with topsoil and seed. 4' corral fence across front.
AlterationsPermit PP-2025-007060
May 29, 2025 Cancelled Completed Oct 15, 2025
For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.
Make Safe Permit For RPPermit RP-2025-006365
Jun 26, 2025 Completed Completed Oct 15, 2025
MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO RESOLVE CASE #CF-2021-042910 TO REPAIR BULGED FRONT WALL AND PARTIALLY COLLAPSED REAR BAY AS PER ENGINEER’S REPORT AND APPROVED ENGINEER PLANS. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6’ IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #CF-2021-042910.
Addition and/or AlterationPermit RP-2025-012785
Dec 10, 2025 Issued
- For alterations to an Existing One Family Dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Separate permits are required for plumbing and electrical work and the installation of heating/cooling appliances. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; INCLUDING UNDERPINNING, EXCAVATION, AND REMOVAL OF FOUNDATION SLAB. ***NO WORK MAY BE PERFORMED IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR.*** Separate permits required for Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing work
Violation cases16 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible6
Case 474462CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Apr 10, 2015 · completed Jun 11, 2015
- VACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNTViolation 3518206Apr 9, 2015 COMPLIED
- EXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGEViolation 3518204Apr 9, 2015 COMPLIED
- VACANT PROP STANDARDViolation 3518205Apr 9, 2015 COMPLIED
Case 474538CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Apr 10, 2015
- VAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%Violation 3748329Apr 10, 2015 CLOSEDCASE
- LICENSE-VAC RES BLDGViolation 3748328Apr 10, 2015 CLOSEDCASE
Case 536826CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jun 3, 2016
- DOOR AND WINDOW VACANTViolation 4223526Jun 3, 2016 COMPLIED
- VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSEViolation 4223525Jun 3, 2016 COMPLIED
Case CF-2021-042910COMPLIED, BALANCE DUE
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened May 22, 2021
- UNSAFE STRUCTUREViolation VI-2021-031615May 22, 2021 COMPLIED
- EXTERIOR WALLSViolation VI-2021-031616May 22, 2021 COMPLIED
Case CF-2024-040351IN VIOLATION
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened May 3, 2024
- VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSEViolation VI-2024-032815May 3, 2024 OPEN
- DOOR AND WINDOW VACANTViolation VI-2024-032816May 3, 2024 COMPLIED
- VACANT PROPERTIESViolation VI-2024-032817May 3, 2024 COMPLIED
- VACANT STRUCTURE & LANDViolation VI-2024-032818May 3, 2024 OPEN
Case CF-2024-081094COMPLIED, BALANCE DUE
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Jul 27, 2024
- UNSAFE STRUCTUREViolation VI-2024-063724Jul 29, 2024 COMPLIED
- STRUCTURAL REPAIRViolation VI-2024-063726Jul 29, 2024 COMPLIED
- ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICESViolation VI-2024-063725Jul 29, 2024 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes27
HCEU INSPCase 474462
Apr 9, 2015 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 474538
Apr 10, 2015 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 474462
Jun 8, 2015 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 474538
Jun 10, 2015 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 474538
Oct 22, 2015 CLOSED
VAC INSPCase 536826
Jun 3, 2016 FAILED
VAC INSPCase 536826
Sep 19, 2016 FAILED
VAC INSPCase 536826
Dec 1, 2016 CLOSED
PRECOURTCase 536826
Feb 8, 2017 FAILED
PRECOURTCase 536826
Feb 17, 2017 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-042910
May 22, 2021 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-042910
Sep 2, 2021 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-042910
Oct 3, 2022 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-042910
May 9, 2023 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-040351
May 3, 2024 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-042910
Jul 27, 2024 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-081094
Jul 29, 2024 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-042910
Sep 5, 2024 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-081094
Sep 5, 2024 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-081094
Oct 10, 2024 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-042910
Oct 10, 2024 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-040351
Dec 26, 2024 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-042910
May 17, 2025 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-081094
May 17, 2025 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-042910
May 29, 2025 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-042910
Sep 6, 2025 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-081094
Dec 9, 2025 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 retained0
No business licenses matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
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.
3 resolve before relying
3 verify
Resolve before relyingA permit row needs file-level verification3 permits not marked completed: DP-2025-000578 (Cancelled), PP-2025-007060 (Cancelled), RP-2025-012785 (Issued).
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 relying4 open L&I violations16 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.
Why it mattersOpen notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.
Verify nextRead the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Resolve before relyingA dated tax balance needs a current payoff$14,964.20 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2005–2021.
Why it mattersThat is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.
Verify nextCheck period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition22 failed, 2 passed, and 3 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Dec 9, 2025.
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 ↗VerifyThe latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinionThe latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.
Why it mattersA $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.
Verify nextRead the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyHomestead is tied to owner occupancy and the deedOPA shows the Homestead Exemption.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia limits Homestead to an owner’s primary residence. The City says a deed change can require a new application or update.
Verify nextA buyer should apply in their own name and not assume the seller’s benefit continues.
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.
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.
Records to verify together
Several independent, separately dated records stack up here and deserve prompt verification.
Evidence: 4 open L&I violations · $14,964 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot · a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016 · failed L&I inspection activity in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.
Recent transition activity
The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.
Evidence: 4 permit events since 2023 · demolition activity since 2023
Limit: Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned.
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 1940: 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.
The last transfer used nominal consideration
The latest deed records $100 or less. That is not a usable market-sale price and can reflect a family, estate, gift, correction, or entity transfer. Inspect the deed and order a title search rather than inferring the relationship or chain.
If you own it
4 open violations: the clock matters
Most L&I appeals must be filed within 30 days; unsafe or imminently dangerous orders can carry a shorter deadline. Unresolved notices can lead to fees, court enforcement, City abatement work, and liens. Read the dated notice and verify its current status with L&I.
$8,429 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.
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
$67,200
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $67,200 · built 1940
Price / sq ft
$89
block $89 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+136%
+9%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$68K
+9%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$0
0% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$15K
recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
16.1%
≈$902/mo rent
Times sold
0
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeTeardownL&I violationInspection
The paper trail
ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025.
- 2016 2 L&I violationsL&I
- 2021 2 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&I
- 2022 Inspection failedL&I visit
- 2023 Inspection failedL&I visit
- 2024 7 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&IInspection failed ×8L&I visit
- 2025 City DemolitionPermitAlterationsPermitMake Safe Permit For RPPermitL&I: 4 failed, 1 passedL&I visitDemolishedTeardownAddition and/or AlterationPermit
Flags: 4 open L&I violations · $15K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $8K 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
756 sqft
livable area
Lot
567 sqft
Exterior condition
Vacant
city code 6
Vacant
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C-
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Where the record looks off
Places where the city's own paperwork disagrees with itself. These are flags on the data — not problems with the property.
Homestead exemption, mail goes elsewhere
The parcel claims the homestead exemption (owner lives here) while the tax bill mails to 590 Lower Landing 79f, Blackwood Nj, 08012. Those two facts sit in tension on the record — there can be innocent reasons, but one of them is usually out of date.
Run the numbers
What owning 3823 Archer 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.
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
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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
3823 Archer St sits on the 3800 block of Archer St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 3821 Archer St · 3825 Archer 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, 3:28 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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