Multi-family report

1909 S 5th St

4 bd2 ba3 stories1,704 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceApartment building

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$282K 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$250K$500KZIP 19148 (Pennsport · Lower Moyamensing) median$320K2001200620112016202120262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19148 (Pennsport · Lower Moyamensing) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&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 record24 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseJBT LIMITED LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  2. LicenseARNOLD BERGER (MAXCELIA LLC): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $250K
  4. LicenseA B INVESTMENTS INC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  5. LicenseARNOLD BERGER (MAXCELIA LLC): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $350K
  7. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. L&I violationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/REPLACE (Repair or replace exterior windows)
  12. L&I violationINT S-STAIRS REPAIR
  13. L&I violationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)
  14. L&I violationELEC-CABLES/WIRES LOOSE-RES
  15. L&I violationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN
  16. L&I violationHEAT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY-RES
  17. L&I violationHEAT GAS SYSTEM DEFECTIVE-RES
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
  22. L&I violationPROSECUTION INFO
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. LicenseA B INVESTMENTS INC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

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

Verify the public record

$3,940/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $281,500 × 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 $320,200. 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 392272100
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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
4
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
1,704 sqft livable area
Lot
1,072 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
Undetermined city code H
Central air
No
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

Jbt Limited LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 3 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $877K combined
• Tax bills mail to 2501 Christian St, Philadelphia PA, 19146
• Holds an active rental license for this address

Block context

1900 block of S 5th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1907 S 5th St  ·  1911 S 5th 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 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

JBT LIMITED LLCActive

Rental · Initial issue date Apr 18, 2018 · Filed expiration Apr 17, 2027

ARNOLD BERGER (MAXCELIA LLC)Inactive

Rental · Initial issue date Mar 2, 2016 · Terminal license date Apr 2, 2018

A B INVESTMENTS INCInactive

Rental · Initial issue date May 6, 2001 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2016

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 24 dated rows
  1. License issue eventJBT LIMITED LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 773261 · Active

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

  2. License terminal eventARNOLD BERGER (MAXCELIA LLC): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 693269 · Inactive

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

  3. Recorded transfer$250K transfer

    2018

  4. License terminal eventA B INVESTMENTS INC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 248734 · Inactive

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

  5. License issue eventARNOLD BERGER (MAXCELIA LLC): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 693269 · Inactive

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

  6. Recorded transfer$350K transfer

    2015

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

    Case 407384 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 407384 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 407384 · 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.

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 407394 · 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. ViolationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/REPLACE (Repair or replace exterior windows)

    Case 407384 · Violation 3101608 · Code PM-304.8/16 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationINT S-STAIRS REPAIR

    Case 407384 · Violation 3101609 · Code PM-305.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)

    Case 407384 · Violation 3101607 · Code FC-908.7/1 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationELEC-CABLES/WIRES LOOSE-RES

    Case 407384 · Violation 3101611 · Code PM-407.2/11 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN

    Case 407384 · Violation 3101610 · Code PM-305.3/3 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationHEAT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY-RES

    Case 407394 · Violation 2972501 · Code PM-406.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationHEAT GAS SYSTEM DEFECTIVE-RES

    Case 407394 · Violation 2972500 · Code PM-406.2/10 · COMPLIED

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

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 407384 · 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.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 407394 · 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.

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 228237 · 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.

  21. ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD

    Case 228237 · Violation 1612540 · Code PM-102.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  22. ViolationPROSECUTION INFO

    Case 228237 · Violation 1612539 · Code A-503.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 228237 · 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. License issue eventA B INVESTMENTS INC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 248734 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 1:11 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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