Property report

538 Edgley St

Vacant lot · Philadelphia Housing Auth · fully tax-exempt (2026 OPA). On the 500 block of Edgley 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 $26,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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 191386801
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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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History

Record summary

2 L&I violations (2014); 2 L&I violations (2015); 6 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2024); L&I: 3 failed, 2 passed (2024).

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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 $26,200; it is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

Assessment history · all dated City records marked on the line

$0$25K$50K$26K200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationInspection

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Every dated record14 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  3. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  4. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  5. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  6. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  7. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  8. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  9. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  10. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  11. L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD
  12. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  13. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  14. L&I violationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC
Not a houseProperty report

This is a vacant lot, 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
Vacant lot
Vacant Land Reside < Acre
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
Assessed value
$26,900
2026 OPA · 2027: $26,200
Lot size
518 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 22 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-095356 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-095368 · FAILED

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

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-095368 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2024-095356 · Violation VI-2024-073296 · Code PM15-301 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - WRITTEN IN ERROR City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  5. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2024-095368 · Violation VI-2024-073313 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-095356 · FAILED

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

  7. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 559182 · Violation 4110478 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 559182 · Violation 4110479 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 538468 · Violation 3970512 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 538468 · Violation 3970513 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  11. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 524796 · Violation 3875929 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 524796 · Violation 3875930 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 501096 · Violation 3702219 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 501096 · Violation 3702218 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 427337 · Violation 3151362 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 427337 · Violation 3151363 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 393988 · Violation 2878360 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 393988 · Violation 2878359 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD

    Case 336195 · Violation 2489555 · Code PM-306.0/2 · COMPLIED

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

  20. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 336195 · Violation 2489554 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  21. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 143906 · Violation 814109 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  22. ViolationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC

    Case 143906 · Violation 814110 · Code PM-306.0/91 · COMPLIED

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

What this record suggests

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Block context

538 Edgley St sits on the 500 block of Edgley 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 11, 2026, 2:29 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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