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Property Report

500 N SIMPSON ST

Philadelphia, PA 19151

90.5/100

This property at 500 N SIMPSON ST, Philadelphia, PA 19151 has no open violations, $2,138 in outstanding tax, 11 recorded ownership transfers. View the full property report for detailed violation history, ownership records, title risk analysis, and neighborhood safety data.

Property Details

Market Value$146,200
Year Built1960
Property TypeSINGLE FAMILY
Exterior Condition5
OwnerWord of Life International Inc
NeighborhoodOverbrook

Grade Breakdown

Building SafetyA
Code ComplianceA
License StatusA
Tax StatusA
Complaint HistoryC
Property ConditionF

Property summary

500 N Simpson St is a 1960-built single family in the Overbrook section of 19151, last assessed at $146,200. Built before the 1978 federal lead-paint ban, the structure may carry lead-based paint risks if original surfaces remain. It has changed hands 11 times, most recently selling for $180,000 in 2022. All 8 code violations on file have been resolved. The property is held by Word Of Life International Inc, a corporation with a portfolio of 4 Philadelphia properties. Portfolio median fix time: 155 days (citywide median: 54 days). That places this owner in the slower quartile for code-violation response relative to peers. Distress signals on this property include $2,138 in tax delinquency.

Comparable properties on this block

AddressYearTypeValueGrade
551 N Simpson St1925Single Family$248,800A
518 N Simpson St1925Single Family$224,800A
545 N Simpson St1925Single Family$195,900A
548 N Simpson St1925Single Family$193,200A
508 N Simpson St1925Single Family$187,200A

Recent activity

  1. 2025-09-17Inspection
  2. 2025-09-17Complaint closed
  3. 2025-09-17Violation resolved — PM15-302.4
  4. 2025-09-17Violation resolved — PM15-301
  5. 2025-08-27Complaint closed
  6. 2025-08-26Complaint filed — Property Maintenance Complaint Exterior
  7. 2025-08-07Violation opened — PM15-302.4
  8. 2025-08-07Inspection
  9. 2025-08-07Violation opened — PM15-301
  10. 2025-07-31Complaint filed — Vacant Property Complaint

Owner portfolio

Word Of Life International Inc is an corporation that holds 4 Philadelphia properties.

Neighborhood context

ZIP 19151
$189,700median value
5.4%with open violations
11,356properties tracked

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