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Property Report

548 ANCHOR ST

Philadelphia, PA 19120

72.4/100

This property at 548 ANCHOR ST, Philadelphia, PA 19120 has 9 open violations, 10 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$168,200
Year Built1950
Property TypeSINGLE FAMILY
Exterior Condition4
OwnerVarghese James
NeighborhoodLawndale

Grade Breakdown

Building SafetyA
Code ComplianceF
License StatusA
Complaint HistoryF
Property ConditionF

Property summary

548 Anchor St is a 1950-built single family in the Lawndale section of 19120, last assessed at $168,200. Built before the 1978 federal lead-paint ban, the structure may carry lead-based paint risks if original surfaces remain. The property has been transferred 10 times, most recently a nominal $1 transfer in 2024. Of 21 code violations on file, 9 remain open. The property is held by Varghese James, an individual with a portfolio of 4 Philadelphia properties. Portfolio median fix time: 90 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 9 unresolved code violations.

Comparable properties on this block

AddressYearTypeValueGrade
541 Anchor St1950Single Family$217,100A
564 Anchor St1950Single Family$200,000A
540 Anchor St1950Single Family$197,000A
551 Anchor St1950Single Family$195,200A
557 Anchor St1950Single Family$190,500A

Recent activity

  1. 2026-05-12Inspection
  2. 2025-08-27Violation opened — PM15-602.3
  3. 2025-08-27Violation opened — 9-3902 (2)
  4. 2025-08-27Violation opened — PM15-304.13
  5. 2025-08-27Violation opened — PM15-304.13
  6. 2025-08-27Violation opened — PM15-305.3
  7. 2025-08-27Violation opened — PM15-603.1
  8. 2025-08-27Violation opened — PM15-305.6
  9. 2025-08-27Inspection
  10. 2025-08-27Violation opened — PM15-605.2

Owner portfolio

Varghese James is an individual that holds 4 Philadelphia properties.

Neighborhood context

ZIP 19120
$168,500median value
6.2%with open violations
21,586properties tracked

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