2017 taxable assessment $800,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
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50 N 3rd St
Vacant lot · Lippincott Alley Owners A · assessed $800K (2017). On the 0 block of N 3rd St.
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Property summary
Assessment$800,0002017 OPA assessment
Last sale—No sale value available
Est. tax bill$11,198/year2017 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits1Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open2 historical across 1 case
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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Property tax
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OPA 0521410552017 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
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 recordPermit on record
Record summaryZoning permit recorded in 2016.
View supporting records →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.
Assessment history · all dated City records marked on the line
- OPA assessment · 2016$800K 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$800K 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 · 2016-06-07ZoningThis 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2012-03-15VIOL C&I MESSAGEA 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2012-03-15EXT ADDRESS NUMBERSA 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 · 2012-06-07CI INSPA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Appeal · 2013-07-30Zoning 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 assessmentAssessmentL&I violationAppealPermitInspection
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 record5 events · exact dates, newest first
- PermitZoning
- AppealZoning board appeal
- InspectionCI INSP
- L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
- L&I violationEXT ADDRESS NUMBERS
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What it is
Vacant lot
Vacant Land Reside < Acre
Owner
Lippincott Alley Owners A
OPA tax treatment
Assessed $800K
Taxable assessment on the roll
Corridor
Old City
city commercial corridor
Assessed value
$800,000
2017 OPA
Lot size
4,000 sqft
Zoning
CMX3
Records behind the chart
Browse the source ledger
The chart above is the primary timeline. This drawer preserves every underlying dated row and its filed status for source-level review.
Browse 6 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
- PermitZoning
Permit 697647 · COMPLETED
FOR THE LOT ADJUSTMENT TO CREATE ONE(1) LOT " PARCEL A" FROM TWO(2) OPA ACCOUNTS ( 44-48 N 03RD STREET AND 50 N 03RD STREET). (SEE APP# 685161 FOR PLANS)
- AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 9209 · CLOSED · Dismissed
Related permit 209465 · PERMIT FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF A FREE STANDING, DOUBLE FACED, NON ACCESSORY SIGN MAX HEIGHT 7 FT 8 INCHES, ON THE SAME LOT WITH AN EXISTING PUBLIC PARKING LOT AND WITH USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 320101 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 320101 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
Case 320101 · Violation 2426881 · ERROR
- ViolationEXT ADDRESS NUMBERS
Case 320101 · Violation 2426882 · ERROR
What this record suggests
The City file documents 1 permit. 1 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.
Unavailable when this report assembled: certifications. Unavailable does not mean no record.
Block context
50 N 3rd St sits on the 0 block of N 3rd St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 48 N 3rd St · 48 N 3rd 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
- 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: unavailable. “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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