Commercial property report

238 N 53rd St

3 stories6,366 sqftRSA3built 1960

Property at a glanceCommercial

Dhi Holdings L.P.

2026 assessment
$891K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$382K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Walnut Hill · Haddington Approximate · based on ZIP 19139
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7 violation rows marked OPEN in 1 active case

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Case CF-2023-125311

Notice Of Violation

IN VIOLATION

Opened Dec 11, 2023 · Latest inspection FAILED · Feb 13, 2025

  • Exterior Structure Signs, Canopies, Marquees, EtcPM15-304.9
  • StorageF-304.2
  • Vacant Structure & LandPM15-301
  • Exterior Structure Roof DrainagePM15-304.7
  • Exterior Structure Stairs, Decks, PorchesPM15-304.10
  • Exterior Area Accessory StructuresPM15-302.7
  • Exterior Area GraffitiPM15-302.9

OPEN is the status in the fetched L&I file, not a new inspection by BlockReport. Read the notice for the cited condition and required correction, then verify the live case with L&I.

Assessment and City record timeline

The line tracks this property’s published City assessment. Markers show deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals on their recorded dates. Select one to read the filing.

Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals. OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $381,900. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$382K2016201820202022202420262027
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationAppealInspectionLicense

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 record38 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. LicenseDHI Holdings: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE SIGNS, CANOPIES, MARQUEES, ETC
  7. L&I violationSTORAGE
  8. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  9. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE ROOF DRAINAGE
  10. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE STAIRS, DECKS, PORCHES
  11. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA ACCESSORY STRUCTURES
  12. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA GRAFFITI
  13. InspectionL&I investigation
  14. LicenseDHI Holdings LP: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  15. LicenseDHI Holdings: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  16. LicenseDHI Holdings LP: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  17. InspectionL&I investigation
  18. InspectionL&I investigation
  19. InspectionL&I investigation
  20. L&I violationWASTE MATERIAL
  21. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  22. InspectionL&I investigation
  23. L&I violationVACANT & OPEN
  24. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  25. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  26. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  27. L&I violationRUBBISH & GARBAGE
  28. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  29. InspectionL&I investigation
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  32. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  33. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  34. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  35. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  36. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  37. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  38. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

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$12,472/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $891,000 × 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 $381,900. 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 882006000
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$0.01 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2020. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$0.00 principal$0.00 interest$0.00 penalty$0.01 other charges
1year recorded 2020tax period 2022-02-24last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $767,300 total assessment, $767,300 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $72,952.88 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2007$6,252.96 total · $3,041.15 principal · $2,508.95 interest · $212.88 penalty2008$300.00 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $0.00 penalty2009$1,812.93 total · $0.00 principal · $1,306.18 interest · $210.19 penalty2010$1,536.03 total · $0.00 principal · $1,068.87 interest · $212.88 penalty2011$5,199.42 total · $2,715.70 principal · $1,436.64 interest · $233.95 penalty2012$5,941.97 total · $3,470.98 principal · $1,301.62 interest · $242.97 penalty2013$5,772.82 total · $3,595.73 principal · $1,024.79 interest · $251.70 penalty2014$17,772.83 total · $11,837.96 principal · $2,308.40 interest · $828.66 penalty2015$14,836.08 total · $11,837.96 principal · $1,242.98 interest · $828.66 penalty2016$13,527.84 total · $12,366.25 principal · $185.50 interest · $123.66 penalty

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Property report

Commercial property

Commercial, recorded in the City's commercial category. The public record and owner trail follow.

$0 · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot Historical lien entry · through 2016 7 open violations

What it is
Commercial Misc Funeral Home Masonry
Owner
Dhi Holdings L.P.
$ / sq ft
$60 below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Interior area
6,366 sqft
Lot size
10,034 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1960
Zoning
RSA3

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Dhi Holdings L.P. · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 256 Eagleview Blvd, Exton PA, 19341 — outside Philadelphia
• The last transfer was a nominal/family deed, not an open-market sale

Block context

200 block of N 53rd St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 236 N 53rd St  ·  232-34 N 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 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

DHI HoldingsInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Apr 13, 2022 · Terminal license date Jun 11, 2024

DHI Holdings LPInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Mar 28, 2022 · Terminal license date May 26, 2023

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 39 dated rows
  1. AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance

    Appeal ZP-2023-002218 · Completed · Denied

    Related permit ZP-2023-002218 · PERMIT APPLICATION IS FOR FUNERAL AND MORTUARY SERVICES AT FIRST FLOOR WITH ACCESSORY LIVING SPACE ON THE SECOND FLOOR IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION. The permit for the above location cannot be issued because the pro

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-125311 · FAILED

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

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

    License 892115 · Inactive

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

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-125311 · FAILED

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

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-125311 · FAILED

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

  6. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE SIGNS, CANOPIES, MARQUEES, ETC

    Case CF-2023-125311 · Violation VI-2023-095285 · Code PM15-304.9 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  7. ViolationSTORAGE

    Case CF-2023-125311 · Violation VI-2023-095282 · Code F-304.2 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  8. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2023-125311 · Violation VI-2023-095283 · Code PM15-301 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  9. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE ROOF DRAINAGE

    Case CF-2023-125311 · Violation VI-2023-095284 · Code PM15-304.7 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  10. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE STAIRS, DECKS, PORCHES

    Case CF-2023-125311 · Violation VI-2023-095289 · Code PM15-304.10 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  11. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA ACCESSORY STRUCTURES

    Case CF-2023-125311 · Violation VI-2023-095290 · Code PM15-302.7 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  12. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA GRAFFITI

    Case CF-2023-125311 · Violation VI-2023-095359 · Code PM15-302.9 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  13. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-125311 · FAILED

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

  14. License terminal eventDHI Holdings LP: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 890696 · Inactive

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

  15. License issue eventDHI Holdings: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 892115 · Inactive

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

  16. License issue eventDHI Holdings LP: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 890696 · Inactive

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

  17. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-011977 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  18. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-071986 · FAILED

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

  19. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-071986 · FAILED

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

  20. ViolationWASTE MATERIAL

    Case CF-2020-071986 · Violation VI-2020-041641 · Code FC-13-304.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  21. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case CF-2020-071986 · Violation VI-2020-041642 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  22. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-071986 · FAILED

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

  23. ViolationVACANT & OPEN

    Case CF-2020-011977 · Violation VI-2020-003371 · Code PM15-108.2 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  24. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case CF-2020-011977 · Violation VI-2020-003376 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  25. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2020-011977 · Violation VI-2020-003375 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  26. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2020-011977 · Violation VI-2020-003373 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  27. ViolationRUBBISH & GARBAGE

    Case CF-2020-011977 · Violation VI-2020-003374 · Code PM15-308.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  28. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case CF-2020-011977 · Violation VI-2020-003372 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  29. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-011977 · FAILED

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

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 574151 · 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.

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

    Case 574151 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  32. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 574151 · 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.

  33. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 574151 · 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.

  34. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 574149 · 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.

  35. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 574149 · Violation 4236884 · Code PM15-302.1 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  36. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 574151 · Violation 4405603 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  37. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 574149 · 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.

  38. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 574151 · 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.

  39. PermitChange of Use

    Permit ZP-2023-002218 · Refused

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Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 8:30 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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