2026 taxable assessment $30,900 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $63,000; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Land report
638 N 39th St
Vacant lot · Leb Realty LLC · assessed $31K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $63K. On the 600 block of N 39th St.
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Property summary
Assessment$30,9002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $63,000
Last sale$185KRecorded 2024
Est. tax bill$433/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits9Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open1 historical across 1 case
“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.
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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 2420000232026 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 recordTorn down & rebuilt
Record summarydemolition was recorded in 2021, followed by a 2020 construction permit and a $185K transfer in 2024.
View supporting records →Assessment and sale price disagree hard
Record summaryAssessed at $63K, but it traded for $185,000 in 2024 — a 2.9× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.
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. OPA has also published a 2027 assessment of $63,000; it is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
Assessment history · all dated City records marked on the line
- OPA assessment · 2025$31K 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 · 2026$31K 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 · 2027$63K 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 ↗
- Teardown · 2021DemolishedThis permit category usually covers partial or complete removal work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Deed / sale · 2024Deed / sale $185KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2020-09-03AlterationsThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2020-10-17Minor DemolitionThis permit category usually covers partial or complete removal work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2020-10-17Full DemolitionThis permit category usually covers partial or complete removal work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2020-11-18New construction, addition, GFA changeThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2021-01-11New ConstructionThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2025-11-21New Construction or AdditionsThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2026-04-30New ConstructionThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. 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 · 2026-05-28SIGNAGE- OTHER BLDG REQUIREDA 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 · 2026-05-29L&I investigationA 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 ↗
- License · 2019-12-26Vacant Residential Property / LotA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleTeardownL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense
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Every dated record12 events · exact dates, newest first
- InspectionL&I investigation
- L&I violationSIGNAGE- OTHER BLDG REQUIRED
- PermitNew Construction
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $185K
- PermitNew Construction
- TeardownDemolished
- PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
- PermitMinor Demolition
- PermitFull Demolition
- PermitAlterations
- LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot
Vacant landLand report
An empty lot: no building, just the land and its paper trail. The homeowner tools don't apply; the deed history, owner and zoning are below, and the analyst can trace what the owner holds citywide.
What it is
Vacant lot
Row W/Off Str 2 Sty Mason
Owner
Leb Realty LLC
OPA tax treatment
Assessed $31K
Taxable assessment on the roll
Assessed value
$30,900
2026 OPA · 2027: $63,000
Lot size
1,170 sqft
Zoning
RM1
Records behind the chart
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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.
Browse 13 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2026-060198
- ViolationSIGNAGE- OTHER BLDG REQUIRED
Case CF-2026-060198 · Violation VI-2026-036593 · Code A-1001.7.3 · SVN ISSUED
Resolution: SVN ISSUED
- PermitNew Construction
Permit FP-2026-000292 · Issued
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING WITH 2” FIRE SERVICE AND 2" BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY. ALL WORK SHALL COMPLY WITH THE APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
- PermitNew Construction
Permit MP-2026-001651 · Issued
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS. FOR USE AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.
- PermitNew Construction
Permit EP-2026-001972 · Issued
INSTALL 400 AMP SERVICE EQUIPMENT WITH GROUNDING. WIRING THROUGHOUT. INSTALL OUTLETS, SWITCHES, LIGHT FIXTURES, SMOKE ALARMS, EXIT SIGNS, AND EMERGENCY LIGHTS AS PER 2017 NEC. INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER 2016 NFPA 72.
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
Permit PP-2025-010951 · Issued
NEW CONSTRUCTION OF TRIPLEX. EXTERIOR CURB TRAP, FAI, MAIN DRAIN, AND 1 1/2" WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPE. INTERIOR INSTALLATION OF DRAINAGE, WASTE, VENT, AND WATER SUPPLY FOR LISTED FIXTURES. ALL WORK TO BE PERFORMED IN STRICT COMPLIANCE WITH 2018 PPC AND APPROVED PLANS.
- Recorded transfer$185K transfer
2024
- PermitNew Construction
Permit CP-2020-002081 · Issued
FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE OF TYPE VB CONSTRUCTION WITH A CELLAR AND A ROOF DECK WITH A ROOF ACCESS STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. AMENDMENT APPROVED AS OF 2/19/26: TO UPDATE THE FLOOR PLANS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE AMENDED PLANS.
- PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
Permit ZP-2020-001967 · Issued
For the erection of an attached structure (with roof deck accessed by a pilot house enclosing access stairs only), size and location as shown on plan/application.
- PermitMinor Demolition
Permit DP-2020-001605 · Completed
COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED (CORNER PROPERTY, BUILDING TO BE DEMOLISHED ON OTHER SIDE) TWO-STORY, MASONRY AND WOOD RESIDENTIAL BUILDING BY HAND AND MECHANICAL METHODS. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN & SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES IN ACCORDANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. SPECIAL INSPECTIONS REQUIRED AND TO BE PERFORMED BY ALFA ENGINEERING INC. COMPLETE SIDEWALK CLOSURE REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE IBC. SEPARATE STREET CLOSURE PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF WORK. ANY DEVIATION WILL REQUIRE AN AMENDED BUILDING PERMIT.
- PermitFull Demolition
Permit ZP-2020-006734 · Completed
FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.
- PermitAlterations
Permit PP-2020-008054 · Expired
Sealing Sewer Lateral PPC 2018
- LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot
License 832574 · Inactive
KASHMIR INVESTMENT LLC · Expires 2020-12-25 · Inactive 2021-02-23
What this record suggests
The City file documents 9 permits touching electrical work, plumbing, roof work. 8 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.
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.
Assessment and sale price disagree hard
Assessed at $63K, but it traded for $185,000 in 2024 — a 2.9× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.
Block context
638 N 39th St sits on the 600 block of N 39th St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 636 N 39th St · 640 N 39th 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 11, 2026, 4:19 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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