2026 assessment
$117K
OPA value, not a listing price
Mixed-use property report
1204 N 52nd St
3 stories2,656 sqftCMX2built 1915
Property at a glanceMixed-use
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$138K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
1200 block of N 52nd St
ZIP 19131
Neighborhood area
Wynnefield · West Park
Approximate · based on ZIP 19131
Assessment and City record timeline
The line tracks this property’s published City assessment. Markers show deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals on their recorded dates. Select one to read the filing.
Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals. OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $138,100. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$119K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$119K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$104K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$108K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$109K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$109K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$109K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$131K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$131K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$117K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$117K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$138K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Deed / sale · 2003Deed / sale $30KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Deed / sale · 2008Deed / sale $10KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Deed / sale · 2021Deed / sale $68KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2019-05-07PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- L&I violation · 2007-10-10VIOL BC MESSAGEA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2007-10-10BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2008-03-26CVN-OUT OF PACK TOBACCO SALEA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- L&I violation · 2009-06-16CAL PROHIBITED CONDUCTA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2009-06-16CIG & TOBAC AH SALE TO MINORA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Inspection · 2009-06-16BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2009-06-16BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2004-12-06BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2008-03-25BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2009-07-13ADMIN INSP (likely: administrative inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; the title alone does not state what condition was examined.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2010-04-19CEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2024-01-05Jin Yun Zou (Happy Star Restaurant): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2009-02-26TARGET REAL ESTATE INVEST (LINDA HUANG): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2021-04-29TARGET REAL ESTATE INVEST (LINDA HUANG): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2006-07-26LINDA & ZHUO BAO YAN HUANG: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2012-12-22LINDA & ZHUO BAO YAN HUANG: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2005-10-12YOU FA LIN (HAPPY STAR RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2021-06-29YOU FA LIN (HAPPY STAR RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2004-07-19LI ZHU CHEN (HAPPY STAR CHINESE RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2005-09-27LI ZHU CHEN (HAPPY STAR CHINESE RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2003-07-30GUI B XU (DBA HAPPY STAR): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2003-07-30GUI B XU (DBA HAPPY STAR): Handbill Distribution L&I license filing initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2004-04-30GUI B XU (DBA HAPPY STAR): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2011-08-13GUI B XU (DBA HAPPY STAR): Handbill Distribution L&I license filing marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2002-04-08AI YAN HUANG (T/A KIM SON RESTUARANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2003-04-30AI YAN HUANG (T/A KIM SON RESTUARANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense
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Every dated record30 events · exact dates, newest first
- LicenseJin Yun Zou (Happy Star Restaurant): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- LicenseYOU FA LIN (HAPPY STAR RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- LicenseTARGET REAL ESTATE INVEST (LINDA HUANG): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $68K
- PermitPlumbing
- LicenseLINDA & ZHUO BAO YAN HUANG: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseGUI B XU (DBA HAPPY STAR): Handbill Distribution L&I license filing marked inactive
- InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
- InspectionADMIN INSP (likely: administrative inspection)
- L&I violationCAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT
- L&I violationCIG & TOBAC AH SALE TO MINOR
- InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
- InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
- LicenseTARGET REAL ESTATE INVEST (LINDA HUANG): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- L&I violationCVN-OUT OF PACK TOBACCO SALE
- InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $10K
- L&I violationVIOL BC MESSAGE
- InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
- LicenseLINDA & ZHUO BAO YAN HUANG: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicenseYOU FA LIN (HAPPY STAR RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- LicenseLI ZHU CHEN (HAPPY STAR CHINESE RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
- LicenseLI ZHU CHEN (HAPPY STAR CHINESE RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- LicenseGUI B XU (DBA HAPPY STAR): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- LicenseGUI B XU (DBA HAPPY STAR): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- LicenseGUI B XU (DBA HAPPY STAR): Handbill Distribution L&I license filing initially issued
- LicenseAI YAN HUANG (T/A KIM SON RESTUARANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $30K
- LicenseAI YAN HUANG (T/A KIM SON RESTUARANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$231/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $16,500 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance. The City maintains payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due.
OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $138,100. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8712089002026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.
Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion
This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.
For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”
Property report
Mixed-use property
Mixed-use, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.
What it is
Mixed-use
Row W/Off Str 3 Sty Mason
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$52
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
North 52nd Street
city commercial corridor
Interior area
2,656 sqft
Lot size
1,288 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX2
Block context
1200 block of N 52nd St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1202 N 52nd St · 1206 N 52nd St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 25, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
Jin Yun Zou (Happy Star Restaurant)Active
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jan 5, 2024 · Filed expiration Jan 4, 2027
YOU FA LIN (HAPPY STAR RESTAURANT)Inactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Oct 12, 2005 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2021
LI ZHU CHEN (HAPPY STAR CHINESE RESTAURANT)Inactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jul 19, 2004 · Terminal license date Sep 27, 2005
GUI B XU (DBA HAPPY STAR)Inactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jul 30, 2003 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2004
AI YAN HUANG (T/A KIM SON RESTUARANT)Inactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Apr 8, 2002 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2003
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
TARGET REAL ESTATE INVEST (LINDA HUANG)Inactive
Rental · Initial issue date Feb 26, 2009 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2021
LINDA & ZHUO BAO YAN HUANGInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Jul 26, 2006 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012
A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open, operating today, or located at this storefront. Dates are license dates. Events are deduped by parcel, business identity, and license type, so a renewal is not shown as another opening. Other permit and filing types remain in the full source ledger.
Open every source row 30 dated rows
- License issue eventJin Yun Zou (Happy Star Restaurant): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 941245 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventYOU FA LIN (HAPPY STAR RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 340585 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventTARGET REAL ESTATE INVEST (LINDA HUANG): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 467355 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$68K transfer
2021
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 973936 · COMPLETED
REPLACE CURB TRAP AS PER 2004 PPC
- License terminal eventLINDA & ZHUO BAO YAN HUANG: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 379115 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventGUI B XU (DBA HAPPY STAR): Handbill Distribution L&I license filing marked inactive
License 298041 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
Case 203470 · CLOSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- InvestigationADMIN INSP (likely: administrative inspection)
Case 203470 · CLOSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; the title alone does not state what condition was examined. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationCAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT
Case 203470 · Violation 1389294 · Code 19-2602.4/1 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationCIG & TOBAC AH SALE TO MINOR
Case 203470 · Violation 1389295 · Code 09-622.1/1 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 203470 · FAILED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 203470 · CLOSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- License issue eventTARGET REAL ESTATE INVEST (LINDA HUANG): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 467355 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- ViolationCVN-OUT OF PACK TOBACCO SALE
Case 152902 · Violation 887846 · Code 9-622(2) · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
- InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 152902 · PASSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- Recorded transfer$10K transfer
2008
- ViolationVIOL BC MESSAGE
Case 130986 · Violation 702246 · Code A-000.0/11 · COMPEXCP
- InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 130986 · PASSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- License issue eventLINDA & ZHUO BAO YAN HUANG: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 379115 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventYOU FA LIN (HAPPY STAR RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 340585 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventLI ZHU CHEN (HAPPY STAR CHINESE RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 207856 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 54878 · PASSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- License issue eventLI ZHU CHEN (HAPPY STAR CHINESE RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 207856 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventGUI B XU (DBA HAPPY STAR): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 206579 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventGUI B XU (DBA HAPPY STAR): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 206579 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventGUI B XU (DBA HAPPY STAR): Handbill Distribution L&I license filing initially issued
License 298041 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventAI YAN HUANG (T/A KIM SON RESTUARANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 204361 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$30K transfer
2003
- License issue eventAI YAN HUANG (T/A KIM SON RESTUARANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 204361 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner: OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history: Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections: L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022: Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016: Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance: Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals: L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 5:34 AM ET. Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and the cited City ArcGIS feeds; record queries paginate rather than silently taking a first page. For this property: Permits: queried · Violations: queried · Investigations: queried · Appeals: queried · Licenses: queried · Building certifications: queried. “Unavailable” means the source query failed or was not supplied, not “no record.” Reports re-pull on view after seven days and on an overnight rolling schedule; citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. Source dates still govern: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. The live balance and date-effective payoff must be verified in Tax Center. AI-written passages are grounded in the assembled record and rejected if they state a number the record does not hold.
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