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Property Report

523 S 42ND ST

Philadelphia, PA 19104

91.0/100

This property at 523 S 42ND ST, Philadelphia, PA 19104 has no open violations, no outstanding tax debt, 18 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$811,700
Year Built1875
Property TypeMULTI FAMILY
Exterior Condition4
OwnerSchwartz Sheldon
NeighborhoodWoodland Terrace

Grade Breakdown

Building SafetyA
Code ComplianceA
License StatusA
Tax StatusA
Complaint HistoryF
Property ConditionC

Property summary

523 S 42nd St is a 1875-built multi family in the Woodland Terrace section of 19104, last assessed at $811,700. 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. It has changed hands 18 times, most recently selling for $145,000 in 2000. All 10 code violations on file have been resolved. The property is held by Schwartz Sheldon, an individual with a portfolio of 58 Philadelphia properties. Portfolio median fix time: 122 days (citywide median: 54 days). That places this owner in the slower quartile for code-violation response relative to peers.

Comparable properties on this block

AddressYearTypeValueGrade
500 S 42nd St1920Mixed Use$1,210,000B
527 S 42nd St1940Multi Family$1,202,500B
525 S 42nd St1930Apartments > 4 Units$1,165,400A
517 S 42nd St1870Apartments > 4 Units$1,091,500A
505 S 42nd St1920Multi Family$838,100A

Recent activity

  1. 2026-02-28License expired
  2. 2025-11-18Complaint closed
  3. 2025-10-01License issued
  4. 2025-04-24Complaint closed
  5. 2025-04-24Violation resolved — PM15-108.1
  6. 2025-04-24Inspection
  7. 2025-04-24Violation resolved — PM15-304.1(G)
  8. 2024-10-25Inspection
  9. 2024-09-13Inspection
  10. 2024-08-22Complaint closed

Owner portfolio

Schwartz Sheldon is an individual that holds 58 Philadelphia properties.

Neighborhood context

ZIP 19104
$198,050median value
10.0%with open violations
11,816properties tracked

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