Multi-family report

1247 S 53rd St

5 bd4 ba3 stories2,025 sqftRSA3built 1917

Property at a glanceMulti-family

Individual, other or unknown mailing address

2026 assessment
$546K OPA value, not a listing price
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Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this building against its block and ZIP. Dated City filings are marked on the same line. Select one to read it. Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals.

$0$500K$1.0MZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) median$546K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspectionLicense

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 record44 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseHENSON WILLIS WU: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  2. LicenseHENSON WILLIS WU: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  3. LicenseAMIR JACKSON: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $490K
  5. LicenseAMIR JACKSON: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  6. LicenseAMIR JACKSON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  7. PermitNew Construction
  8. PermitNew Construction
  9. PermitElectrical
  10. PermitPlumbing
  11. PermitAlterations
  12. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  13. PermitNew Construction
  14. PermitUse
  15. AppealZoning board appeal
  16. PermitDemolition
  17. LicenseAMIR JACKSON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  18. Deed / saleDeed / sale $5K
  19. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  27. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  28. InspectionBRU INSP
  29. InspectionBRU INSP
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. L&I violationEXT S-CORNICE BARGEBOARD DEFEC
  32. L&I violationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN
  33. InspectionBRU INSP
  34. InspectionBRU INSP
  35. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  36. InspectionBRU INSP
  37. L&I violationEXT A-POOL CLEAN/REPAIR/MAINT
  38. L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
  39. L&I violationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN
  40. InspectionBRU INSP
  41. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  42. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  43. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  44. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $41K with a lien entry · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$2,167/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $154,839 × 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 $546,300. 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 511224800
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $154,839 of $545,500 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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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 $40,980.81 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

1993$2,430.53 total · $716.37 principal · $1,500.10 interest · $53.65 penalty1994$2,437.95 total · $766.37 principal · $1,459.93 interest · $53.65 penalty1995$2,389.18 total · $766.36 principal · $1,413.93 interest · $53.65 penalty1996$2,340.47 total · $766.37 principal · $1,367.97 interest · $53.65 penalty1997$2,291.73 total · $766.37 principal · $1,321.99 interest · $53.65 penalty1998$2,218.62 total · $766.37 principal · $1,253.02 interest · $53.65 penalty1999$2,145.50 total · $766.37 principal · $1,184.04 interest · $53.65 penalty2000$2,072.40 total · $766.37 principal · $1,115.07 interest · $53.65 penalty2001$1,999.29 total · $766.37 principal · $1,046.10 interest · $53.65 penalty2002$1,926.17 total · $766.37 principal · $977.12 interest · $53.65 penalty2003$1,853.06 total · $766.37 principal · $908.15 interest · $53.65 penalty2004$1,779.95 total · $766.37 principal · $839.18 interest · $53.65 penalty2005$1,706.83 total · $766.37 principal · $770.20 interest · $53.65 penalty2006$1,684.23 total · $766.37 principal · $701.23 interest · $53.65 penalty2007$1,560.62 total · $766.37 principal · $632.26 interest · $53.65 penalty2008$1,487.50 total · $766.37 principal · $563.28 interest · $53.65 penalty2009$1,414.39 total · $766.37 principal · $494.31 interest · $53.65 penalty2010$1,341.28 total · $766.37 principal · $425.34 interest · $53.65 penalty2011$1,391.60 total · $842.23 principal · $391.64 interest · $58.96 penalty2012$1,360.97 total · $874.69 principal · $328.01 interest · $61.23 penalty2013$1,322.67 total · $906.12 principal · $258.25 interest · $63.43 penalty2014$943.22 total · $634.89 principal · $123.80 interest · $44.44 penalty2015$882.65 total · $634.89 principal · $66.66 interest · $44.44 penalty

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

The assessment exemption gap

OPA's 2026 roll shows a partial assessment exemption. The annual difference is measurable; the reason for it and what happens after a sale are not established here.

Using OPA's taxable amount ~$2,167/year

$154,839 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$5,469/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$7,636/year

$545,500 scenario basis

The assessment roll does not identify
  • Legal basis or program
  • Approval or expiration date
  • Treatment after a sale
  • Current Tax Center balance
Show the assessment math 2026: ($545,500 assessed − $390,661 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $2,167/year Full-assessment scenario: $545,500 × 1.3998% ≈ $7,636/year

Do not treat the full-assessment scenario as inevitable or assume the current relief transfers. Obtain the approval history and verify the live Tax Center account before relying on either number.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
4
Stories
3
Interior
2,025 sqft livable area
Lot
1,941 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA3 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1 OPEN · Granted with conditions · 2019

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Block context

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

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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.

HENSON WILLIS WUInactive

Rental · Initial issue date May 30, 2025 · Terminal license date Jul 28, 2026

AMIR JACKSONInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Dec 8, 2020 · Terminal license date Feb 5, 2022

AMIR JACKSONInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Feb 6, 2019 · Terminal license date Apr 5, 2020

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 44 dated rows
  1. License terminal eventHENSON WILLIS WU: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 0980332 · Inactive

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

  2. License issue eventHENSON WILLIS WU: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 0980332 · Inactive

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

  3. License terminal eventAMIR JACKSON: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 857009 · Inactive

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

  4. Recorded transfer$490K transfer

    2022

  5. License issue eventAMIR JACKSON: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 857009 · Inactive

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

  6. License terminal eventAMIR JACKSON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 801776 · Inactive

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

  7. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 1002204 · Completed

    FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC WET SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 (USING A NEW 2" FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 2" BACKFLOW) THROUGHOUT A RENOVATED THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE TO BE USED AS GROUP R-2 (THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS), AS PER PLANS; SEE AP#981091 FOR ALTERATION PERMIT.

  8. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 998317 · Completed

    UPDATE SERVICE TO 300AMP & 4-GANG METER, REWIRE SWITCHES, OUTLETS, GFCI, SMOKE ALARMS AS PER NEC 2017

  9. PermitElectrical

    Permit 993151 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL VIST 32, 1-REMOTE ANNUNCIATOR, 2-PULLS, 1-SMOKES, 2-HORNS STROBES & 8-MINI HORNS HORNS, 2-MONITOR MODULES FOR SPRNKLER SYSYEM AS PER NFPA 72 WEST DISTRICT

  10. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 1004817 · COMPLETED

    WATER SERVICE, HOUSE DRAIN, STORM & SANITARY CURB TRAP & FAI PA20192290191 "SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED" - "ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"

  11. PermitAlterations

    Permit 995309 · Completed

    INSTALL 15 FIXTURES AS PER 2004 PPC

  12. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit 981091 · Completed

    FOR LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING BUILDING TO CONVERT A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING INTO A THREE FAMILY DWELLING. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13 SYSTEM. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.

  13. PermitNew Construction

    Permit 988005 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES ( NO PENETRATION ON WALL)(THREE(3) SEPARATE SPLIT UNITS) - For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.

  14. PermitUse

    Permit 938259 · COMPLETED

    USE CHANGE TO 3 FAM DWELLING.IN AN EXISTING THREE STORY STRUCTURE. NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OR SQUARE FOOTAGE.

  15. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 36539 · OPEN · Granted with conditions

    Related permit 938259 · PERMIT FOR MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (3 UNITS) WITHIN AN EXISTING SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE

  16. PermitDemolition

    Permit 966683 · COMPLETED

    EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION ON NON-BEARING PARTITION WALL AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES AND MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS.

  17. License issue eventAMIR JACKSON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 801776 · Inactive

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

  18. Recorded transfer$5K transfer

    2018

  19. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 92127 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 255570 · CLOSED

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

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 255570 · 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.

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 361631 · CLOSED

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

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 361631 · 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.

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

    Case 361631 · Violation 2724559 · Code PM-102.4/2 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 361631 · 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.

  26. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 92127 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

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

    Case 255570 · Violation 3064401 · 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.

  28. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 187871 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  29. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 187871 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 255570 · 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.

  31. ViolationEXT S-CORNICE BARGEBOARD DEFEC

    Case 187871 · Violation 1856283 · Code PM-304.5/3 · COMPLIED

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

  32. ViolationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 187871 · Violation 1856282 · Code PM-304.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  33. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 172973 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  34. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 187871 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 187871 · Violation 1856281 · 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.

  36. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 187871 · FAILED

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

  37. ViolationEXT A-POOL CLEAN/REPAIR/MAINT

    Case 172973 · Violation 1049988 · Code PM-302.6/4 · COMPEXCP

  38. ViolationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)

    Case 172973 · Violation 1049989 · Code 14-1704/10 · COMPEXCP

    The title alone does not identify the missing permit or prove the present use remains unauthorized.

  39. ViolationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 172973 · Violation 1049990 · Code PM-304.1/1 · COMPEXCP

  40. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 172973 · FAILED

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

  41. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 92127 · 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.

  42. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 92127 · CLOSED

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

  43. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 92127 · 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.

  44. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 92127 · 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.

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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