House report

1859 N 52nd St

3 bd1 ba1,548 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$130K 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$250K$500KZIP 19131 (Wynnefield · West Park) median$136K201220152018202120242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19131 (Wynnefield · West Park) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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 record16 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseBTV PHIL 2 LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  2. PermitAlterations
  3. LicenseSAFEGUARD PROPERTIES: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  4. LicenseDELORES AND CHARLES ALSTON (C/O CALIBER HOME LOANS): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked closed
  5. LicenseSAFEGUARD PROPERTIES: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $69K
  7. LicenseDELORES AND CHARLES ALSTON (C/O CALIBER HOME LOANS): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  10. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  15. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN ANIMAL WASTE
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: active rental license. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$1,816/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $129,700 × 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 $135,600. 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 521291800
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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.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

Marked vacant, but licensed as a rental

The assessor's condition code says vacant, while L&I shows an active rental license here. Both can't be current.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Interior
1,548 sqft livable area
Lot
2,742 sqft
Basement
Partial, semi-finished city code F
Heat
Hot water / radiators city code B
Central air
No
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Vacant city code 6
Vacant
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

Btv Phil 2 LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 11 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.4M combined
• Tax bills mail to 576 Valley Rd Suite 311, Wayne NJ, 07470 — outside Philadelphia
• Holds an active rental license for this address

Block context

1800 block of N 52nd St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1857 N 52nd St  ·  1861 N 52nd 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.

BTV PHIL 2 LLCActive

Rental · Initial issue date Jun 23, 2022 · Filed expiration Jun 22, 2027

SAFEGUARD PROPERTIESInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Feb 11, 2017 · Terminal license date Apr 11, 2018

DELORES AND CHARLES ALSTON (C/O CALIBER HOME LOANS)Closed

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Jan 10, 2015 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2017

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 16 dated rows
  1. License issue eventBTV PHIL 2 LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 899079 · Active

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

  2. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2022-000425 · Completed

    Repair Curb trap, Fai and 3/4 Water Distribution PPC 2018

  3. License terminal eventSAFEGUARD PROPERTIES: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 728318 · Inactive

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

  4. License terminal eventDELORES AND CHARLES ALSTON (C/O CALIBER HOME LOANS): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked closed

    License 651934 · Closed

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

  5. License issue eventSAFEGUARD PROPERTIES: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 728318 · Inactive

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

  6. Recorded transfer$69K transfer

    2017

  7. License issue eventDELORES AND CHARLES ALSTON (C/O CALIBER HOME LOANS): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 651934 · Closed

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

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 412802 · 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.

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

    Case 412802 · Violation 3024319 · 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.

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

    Case 412802 · Violation 3024318 · 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.

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 412802 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 320831 · 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.

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 320831 · 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. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 320831 · Violation 2426604 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN ANIMAL WASTE

    Case 320831 · Violation 2426605 · Code PM-302.2/3 · COMPLIED

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

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 320831 · 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, 5:19 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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