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Property Report

1242 S 47TH ST

Philadelphia, PA 19143

88.0/100

This property at 1242 S 47TH ST, Philadelphia, PA 19143 has no violations on record, no outstanding tax debt, 13 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$652,700
Year Built1940
Property TypeINDUSTRIAL
Exterior Condition4
OwnerUniversity of the Science
NeighborhoodSouthwest Schuylkill

Grade Breakdown

Building SafetyA
Code ComplianceA
License StatusF
Tax StatusA
Complaint HistoryA
Property ConditionC

Property summary

1242 S 47th St is a 1940-built industrial in the Southwest Schuylkill section of 19143, last assessed at $652,700. Built before the 1978 federal lead-paint ban, the structure may carry lead-based paint risks if original surfaces remain. It has changed hands 13 times, most recently selling for $2,697,000 in 2016. No code violations are on record for this property. The property is held by University Of The Science, an institution with a portfolio of 5 Philadelphia properties. Portfolio median fix time: 91 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
1201 S 47th St1902Commercial$1,499,900B
1241 S 47th St2015Multi Family$595,900B
1243 S 47th St2015Multi Family$581,300B
1245 S 47th St2015Multi Family$581,300B
1229 S 47th St1939Multi Family$547,700A

Recent activity

  1. 2025-10-21Transferred
  2. 2025-10-17Transferred
  3. 2019-08-30Transferred
  4. 2016-07-08Transferred
  5. 2016-07-08Transferred
  6. 2016-06-10Transferred
  7. 2014-08-27Transferred
  8. 2014-07-08Transferred
  9. 2014-07-08Transferred
  10. 2014-06-17Transferred

Owner portfolio

University Of The Science is an institution that holds 5 Philadelphia properties.

Neighborhood context

ZIP 19143
$152,100median value
7.5%with open violations
25,441properties tracked

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