Land report

1221 S 53rd St

Property at a glanceVacant lot

Philadelphia Land Bank

2026 assessment
$44K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$87K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Cedar Park · Kingsessing Approximate · based on ZIP 19143
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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 $86,900. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$50K$100K$87K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentAssessmentTeardownL&I violationInspectionLicense

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record36 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  2. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  3. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  4. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  5. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  6. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  7. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  8. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  9. LicenseTHOMAS H OWENS JR: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. LicenseTHOMAS H OWENS JR: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  12. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC LOT
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. InspectionCSUSTUBAR
  15. InspectionCSUFINAL
  16. InspectionCSUTESTPIT
  17. InspectionCSUCURBINT
  18. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  19. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  20. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  21. L&I violationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID
  22. L&I violationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID
  23. L&I violationF/C DETERIORATED ID COLLAPSE
  24. TeardownDemolished
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  28. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  30. InspectionBRU INSP
  31. InspectionBRU INSP
  32. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
  33. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  34. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  35. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  36. InspectionL_INITIAL

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$0/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $0 × 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 $86,900. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 511223500
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Exemption classificationFull assessment exemption shown

2026 OPA shows a zero or de minimis taxable assessment. The open assessment split does not establish the exemption's legal basis, continuing eligibility, or treatment after a transfer.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $7,987.87 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2005$1,201.03 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $0.00 penalty2009$972.10 total · $523.08 principal · $337.38 interest · $36.62 penalty2010$922.21 total · $523.08 principal · $290.31 interest · $36.62 penalty2011$956.53 total · $574.85 principal · $267.30 interest · $40.24 penalty2012$935.64 total · $597.01 principal · $223.88 interest · $41.79 penalty2013$909.51 total · $618.47 principal · $176.27 interest · $43.29 penalty2014$705.61 total · $457.68 principal · $89.25 interest · $32.04 penalty2015$661.94 total · $457.68 principal · $48.05 interest · $32.04 penalty2016$723.30 total · $581.13 principal · $8.72 interest · $5.81 penalty

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Land report

Vacant land

Vacant land. Deeds, ownership, zoning, and the public-source record follow.

Historical lien entry · through 2016

What it is
Vacant lot Vacant Land Reside < Acre
Owner
Philadelphia Land Bank
Lot size
1,941 sqft
Zoning
RSA3

Block context

1200 block of S 53rd St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1219 S 53rd St  ·  1223 S 53rd St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 28, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

THOMAS H OWENS JRInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Jan 9, 2013 · Terminal license date Feb 28, 2014

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 34 dated rows
  1. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 643920 · Violation 4739292 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  2. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 643920 · Violation 4739291 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  3. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 617363 · Violation 4550350 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  4. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 617363 · Violation 4550349 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  5. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 547429 · Violation 4029351 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  6. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 547429 · Violation 4029352 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  7. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 488314 · Violation 3615294 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  8. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 488314 · Violation 3615293 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  9. License terminal eventTHOMAS H OWENS JR: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 581635 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 361626 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  11. License issue eventTHOMAS H OWENS JR: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 581635 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  12. ViolationLICENSE-VAC LOT

    Case 361626 · Violation 2656961 · Code PM-102.4/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 361626 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  14. InvestigationCSUFINAL

    Case 332270 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  15. InvestigationCSUTESTPIT

    Case 332270 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  16. InvestigationCSUCURBINT

    Case 332270 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  17. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 332270 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  18. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 332270 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  19. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 332270 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  20. ViolationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID

    Case 332270 · Violation 2567239 · Code PM-308.1/11 · DEMOLISH

  21. ViolationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID

    Case 332270 · Violation 2567240 · Code PM-308.1/2 · DEMOLISH

  22. ViolationF/C DETERIORATED ID COLLAPSE

    Case 332270 · Violation 2567241 · Code PM-308.1/4 · DEMOLISH

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 301058 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 301058 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  25. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 301058 · Violation 2316157 · Code PM-306.0/1 · CLOSEDCASE

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  26. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)

    Case 301058 · Violation 2316156 · Code PM-302.3/1 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 301058 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  28. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 166058 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  29. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 166058 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  30. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)

    Case 166058 · Violation 993496 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  31. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 166058 · Violation 993493 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  32. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 166058 · Violation 993494 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  33. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 166058 · Violation 993495 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  34. InvestigationL_INITIAL

    Case 22755 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 29, 2026, 4:38 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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