House report

1437 S 53rd St

3 bd1 ba1,132 sqftRSA5built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$112K OPA value, not a listing price
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Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this house 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$100K$200KZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) median$128K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentL&I violationInspection

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Every dated record14 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  3. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  4. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  5. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT
  6. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE STAIRS, DECKS, PORCHES
  7. L&I violationVACANT PROPERTIES
  8. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  9. InspectionL&I investigation
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  13. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

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Verify the public record

$1,561/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $111,500 × 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 $127,900. 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 511228300
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Interior
1,132 sqft livable area
Lot
960 sqft
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code

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

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

West Fila Properties LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 3 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $789K combined
• Tax bills mail to 4947 Walton Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19143

Block context

1400 block of S 53rd St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1435 S 53rd St  ·  1439 S 53rd St

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

Verify with the City ↗
Open every source row 14 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-122466 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2023-122466 · Violation VI-2023-092763 · Code PM15-301 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  3. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case CF-2023-122466 · Violation VI-2023-092764 · Code PM15-302.1 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  4. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2023-122466 · Violation VI-2023-092765 · Code PM15-302.4 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  5. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT

    Case CF-2023-122466 · Violation VI-2023-092766 · Code PM15-304.2 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  6. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE STAIRS, DECKS, PORCHES

    Case CF-2023-122466 · Violation VI-2023-092767 · Code PM15-304.10 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  7. ViolationVACANT PROPERTIES

    Case CF-2023-122466 · Violation VI-2023-092768 · Code PM15-901.1 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  8. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case CF-2023-122466 · Violation VI-2023-092769 · Code 9-3905 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  9. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-122466 · FAILED

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

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 478266 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 478266 · 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.

  12. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 478266 · Violation 3637421 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)

    Case 478266 · Violation 3637420 · Code PM-302.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 478266 · 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 28, 2026, 8:56 PM 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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