House report

1514 S 53rd St

4 bd1 ba2 stories1,622 sqftRSA5built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$121K 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$150K2010201320162019202220252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record14 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseSPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  2. LicenseSPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $42K
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $42K
  5. PermitAlteration
  6. PermitPlumbing
  7. PermitElectrical
  8. PermitElectrical
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  11. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. PermitElectrical
  14. PermitAlteration

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$295/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $21,100 × 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 $149,500. 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 512014600
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 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.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,622 sqft livable area
Lot
1,248 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.

Block context

1500 block of S 53rd St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1512 S 53rd St  ·  1516 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 27, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICINGInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Aug 9, 2017 · Terminal license date Oct 7, 2018

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 13 dated rows
  1. License terminal eventSPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 748198 · Inactive

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

  2. License issue eventSPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 748198 · Inactive

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

  3. Recorded transfer$42K transfer

    2017

  4. PermitAlteration

    Permit 528152 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 1/2" DRYWALL, 1/4" UNDERLAYMENT AND VINYL TILE IN SECOND FLOOR BATHROOM.

  5. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 526677 · COMPLETED

    2ND FLOOR BATHROOM, 24" LAVY, STALL SHOWER AND WATER CLOSET

  6. PermitElectrical

    Permit 522724 · COMPLETED

    WIRING CIRCUIT TO MEDICINE CABINET, GFCI OUTLET W/WIRE, DROP IN LIGHT, EXHAUST FAN W/WIRING, KITCHEN GFCI OUTLETS/WIRING, DINING ROOM DEDICATED CIRCUIT; RELOCATE (5) CIRCUITS- KITCHEN & LAUNDRY, RANGE HOOD WIRE CIRCUIT & CONNEC... IN ACCORDANCE W/2008 NEC FOR A ONE FAMILY BLDG

  7. PermitElectrical

    Permit 509330 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 32 SPACE DISTRIBUTION PANEL PER 2008 NEC (SFD)

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 400885 · 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.

  9. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 400885 · Violation 2924459 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 400885 · Violation 2924458 · 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.

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 400885 · 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. PermitElectrical

    Permit 322435 · COMPLETED

    100 AMP SERVICE- 20 SPACE, (12)SWITCHES, (26)OUTLETS, 8) LIGHTS, (2)EXTERIOR LIGHTS, (6)SMOKE DETECTORS, (6)GFCI, DOOR BELL, HEATER CIRCUIT.... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC FOR A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING... PAID FOR BY PHDC

  13. PermitAlteration

    Permit 314163 · COMPLETED

    REMOVE AND REPLACE NEW ROOF

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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