House report

2053 E Sergeant St

3 bd2 ba3 stories1,140 sqftRSA5built 1875

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$339K 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 19125 (Fishtown · East Kensington) median$329K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19125 (Fishtown · East Kensington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record50 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseRobert Smukler: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $420K
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  4. PermitZoning
  5. PermitAlteration
  6. PermitPlumbing
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $245K
  8. L&I violationPERM - MUST POST
  9. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  10. PermitElectrical
  11. PermitMechanical
  12. PermitPlumbing
  13. PermitMajor alteration
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. Deed / saleDeed / sale $78K
  16. LicenseLIBERTY TRUST FINANCIAL (BLUELINE INVEST GROUP LLC AGT): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  20. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  21. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  22. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  23. L&I violationEXT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINTAIN
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. InspectionBRU INSP
  27. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  28. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  29. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  30. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  31. InspectionBRU INSP
  32. PermitZoning
  33. InspectionBP_BLDG
  34. PermitMajor alteration
  35. PermitMechanical
  36. PermitElectrical
  37. L&I violationPERMB REVK- ORD/REG/CON VIOLAT
  38. PermitMajor alteration
  39. L&I violationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)
  40. L&I violationPERMB- STRUCTURAL REPAIR
  41. L&I violationPERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTION
  42. L&I violationPERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP
  43. InspectionBP_BLDG
  44. PermitFast form building
  45. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  46. LicenseLIBERTY TRUST FINANCIAL (BLUELINE INVEST GROUP LLC AGT): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  47. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  48. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  49. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  50. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

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$3,340/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $238,600 × 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 $328,600. 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 314089500
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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
3
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
1,140 sqft livable area
Lot
1,120 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
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

2000 block of E Sergeant 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 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

Robert SmuklerActive

Rental · Initial issue date Jun 18, 2026 · Filed expiration Jun 17, 2027

LIBERTY TRUST FINANCIAL (BLUELINE INVEST GROUP LLC AGT)Inactive

Rental · Initial issue date Mar 15, 2007 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

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 50 dated rows
  1. License issue eventRobert Smukler: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 1010721 · Active

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

  2. Recorded transfer$420K transfer

    2021

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit 894547 · Completed

    NEW ROOF DECK AT THIRD FLOOR REAR ABOVE AN EXISTING TWO (2) STORY PORTION. WORK INCLUDES COMPOSITE RAILING SYSTEM ON P/T 4 X 4 POSTS WITH BASES ANCHORED TO STRUCTURAL MEMBERS; INSTALLATIONS SHALL BE PER MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS/SPECIFICATIONS WITH APPROPRIATE FASTENERS; NEW SHEATHING OVER EXISTING RAFTERS AND ROOFING MEMBRANE WITH ASSOCIATED FLASHING, DRIP EDGE AND GUTTER PER PLANS. CAVITY TO BE FILLED WITH INSULATION WHILE OPEN. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY ELECTRICAL OR PLUMBING WORK.

  4. PermitZoning

    Permit 894541 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ERECTION OF A ROOF DECK WITH GUARD RAIL AT THE THIRD FLOOR LEVEL ABOVE AN EXISTING TWO (2) STORY REAR PORTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE CONTAINING A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING (SINGLE-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING). SIZE AND LOCATION OF ROOF DECK AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION / PLAN. NO CHANGES IN PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE HEIGHT OR AREA.

  5. PermitAlteration

    Permit 825370 · EXPIRED

    EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF COVERINGS ON EXITING ROOFS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

  6. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 516806 · COMPLETED

    CURP TRAP REPLACEMENT PA20140260235 (SFD)

  7. Recorded transfer$245K transfer

    2014

  8. ViolationPERM - MUST POST

    Case 488320 · Violation 3025230 · Code A-302.8/30 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 354852 · PASSED

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

  10. PermitElectrical

    Permit 492901 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL BRANCH CIRCUITS IN BATHROOM,KITCHEN,LIVING ROOM AND 4 BEDROOMS. INSTALL RECEPTACLES,LIGHT FIXTURES AND LIGHTS, SWITCHES THROUGHOUT PER 2008 NEC (SFD)

  11. PermitMechanical

    Permit 491826 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF (1) HEAT PUMP SYSTEM (INCLUDING DUCTWORK/ACCESSORIES).

  12. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 488296 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR PLUMBING THROUGHOUT 2 FULL BATH,1 SINK,1 KITCHEN AND ELECTRIC HOT WATER

  13. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 488320 · COMPLETED

    DRYWALL TILE HARDWOOD REPAIR DAMAGED FLOOR PAINT DOORS SPACKLE SAND CAPING WINDOWS, TILES CARPENTRY

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 354852 · 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.

  15. Recorded transfer$78K transfer

    2013

  16. License terminal eventLIBERTY TRUST FINANCIAL (BLUELINE INVEST GROUP LLC AGT): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 403149 · Inactive

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

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 354849 · 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.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 354852 · 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. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 354849 · Violation 2604850 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 354849 · Violation 2604851 · 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.

  21. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 354849 · Violation 2604852 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 354852 · Violation 2718892 · 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.

  23. ViolationEXT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 354852 · Violation 2718893 · Code PM-304.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 354849 · 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.

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 354852 · 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. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 185339 · CLOSED

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

  27. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 185339 · Violation 1158886 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 185339 · Violation 1158884 · 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.

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

    Case 185339 · Violation 1158885 · 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.

  30. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 185339 · Violation 1158887 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPLIED

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  31. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 185339 · FAILED

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

  32. PermitZoning

    Permit 109499 · COMPLETED

    ROOF DECK 2ND FLOOR REAR

  33. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 131292 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  34. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 109955 · EXPIRED

    BUILDING REPAIRS AS PER PLANS .ERECT ROOF DECK 2ND FLOOR REAR ***NOTE: CONTRACTOR HAS NO EMPLOYEES AND NO VEHICLES -PER NOTERIZED LETTER***

  35. PermitMechanical

    Permit 111218 · EXPIRED

    INSTALL ONE GOODMAN GAS FURNACE (80,000 BTU) - SFD

  36. PermitElectrical

    Permit 110037 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL NEW 200AMPS SERVICE WITH GROUNDING, 15 OUTLETS, 15 SWITCHES, 12 FIXTURES, HARD WIRED SMOKES AS PER 2005 NEC (EAST DISTRICT)

  37. ViolationPERMB REVK- ORD/REG/CON VIOLAT

    Case 109287 · Violation 705112 · Code A-302.9/40 · COMPLIED

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

  38. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 109287 · EXPIRED

    APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS DATED, FEBRUARY, 2007. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES.

  39. ViolationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)

    Case 131292 · Violation 705293 · Code A-301.1/4 · COMPLIED

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

  40. ViolationPERMB- STRUCTURAL REPAIR

    Case 131292 · Violation 705294 · Code A-301.1/38 · COMPLIED

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

  41. ViolationPERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTION

    Case 131292 · Violation 705292 · Code A-301.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  42. ViolationPERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP

    Case 108832 · Violation 705152 · Code A-302.11/1 · COMPLIED

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

  43. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 131292 · FAILED

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

  44. PermitFast form building

    Permit 108832 · COMPLETED

  45. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 103444 · 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.

  46. License issue eventLIBERTY TRUST FINANCIAL (BLUELINE INVEST GROUP LLC AGT): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 403149 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 103444 · Violation 504605 · 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.

  48. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 103444 · Violation 504606 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 103444 · Violation 504607 · 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.

  50. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 103444 · 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.

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Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 12:24 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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