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Property Report

425 S 42ND ST

Philadelphia, PA 19104

69.7/100

This property at 425 S 42ND ST, Philadelphia, PA 19104 has 1 open violation, 8 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$3,709,600
Year Built1884
Property TypeCOMMERCIAL
Exterior Condition4
OwnerCornerstone Christian Academy
NeighborhoodSpruce Hill

Grade Breakdown

Building SafetyA
Code ComplianceB
License StatusF
Complaint HistoryF
Property ConditionC

Property summary

425 S 42nd St is a 1884-built commercial in the Spruce Hill section of 19104, last assessed at $3,709,600. Constructed before 1900, the building is among Philadelphia's older housing stock and may carry pre-modern materials such as knob-and-tube wiring or cast-iron plumbing. The property has been transferred 8 times in city records. Of 2 code violations on file, 1 remain open. The property is held by Cornerstone Christian Academy, a corporation with a portfolio of 3 Philadelphia properties. Portfolio median fix time: 35 days (citywide median: 54 days). That places this owner in the faster quartile for code-violation response relative to peers.

Comparable properties on this block

AddressYearTypeValueGrade
401 S 42nd St1930Commercial$4,377,500B
413 S 42nd St1925Multi Family$1,674,800C
415 S 42nd St1925Apartments > 4 Units$1,389,500A
411 S 42nd St1920Multi Family$1,372,400A
405 S 42nd St1900Apartments > 4 Units$1,254,100D

Recent activity

  1. 2026-05-16Inspection
  2. 2026-05-13Complaint filed — Work Underway Without Permits
  3. 2026-03-20Inspection
  4. 2026-02-13Violation opened — A-301.1/6
  5. 2026-02-13Violation opened — A-301.1/6
  6. 2026-02-13Inspection
  7. 2026-02-09Complaint filed — Work Underway Without Permits
  8. 2026-02-06Complaint closed
  9. 2026-02-04Complaint filed — Demolition Complaints
  10. 2026-01-22Complaint closed

Owner portfolio

Cornerstone Christian Academy is an corporation that holds 3 Philadelphia properties.

Neighborhood context

ZIP 19104
$197,900median value
9.8%with open violations
11,811properties tracked

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