Mixed-use property report

2847 N 5th St

3,888 sqftCMX2.5built 1925

Property at a glanceApartment building

N Fifth Realty Corp

2026 assessment
$185K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$198K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Fairhill · West Kensington Approximate · based on ZIP 19133
From above · selected parcel outlined; choose a neighboring polygon to open it — imagery © Esri, Maxar

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 $198,200. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$100K$200K$198K1999200420092014201920242027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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.

Highlight
Every dated record35 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $200K
  3. LicenseLI ZHAI WANG (NEW WAH MING): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  4. LicenseLI ZHAI WANG (NEW WAH MING): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  5. LicenseLI YUN ZHENG: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  6. LicenseAI QING LIU (YOU KU RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  7. LicenseAI QING LIU (YOU KU RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  8. LicenseZHU YU (LORD'S GRACE): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  9. LicenseZHU YU (LORD'S GRACE): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  10. LicenseYUN ZHEN CHEN: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  11. LicenseLI YUN ZHENG: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  12. LicenseZHENG XUE X JIN QIU XIAN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  13. Deed / saleDeed / sale $53K
  14. LicenseJIAN LIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  15. LicenseYUN ZHEN CHEN: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  16. LicenseWEI Y CHEN: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  17. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  18. LicenseWEI Y CHEN: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  19. PermitUse
  20. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  21. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  22. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  23. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  24. L&I violationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
  25. L&I violationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN
  26. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  27. LicenseJIAN LIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  28. LicenseQIU XIAN JIN (HAPPY STAR RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  29. LicenseZHENG XUE X JIN QIU XIAN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  30. LicenseQIU XIAN JIN (HAPPY STAR RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  31. LicenseLAN YING JIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  32. Deed / saleDeed / sale $20K
  33. LicenseWAI KWOK LAU (NEW HAPPY GARDEN): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  34. LicenseLAN YING JIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  35. LicenseWAI KWOK LAU (NEW HAPPY GARDEN): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

Verify the public record

$2,584/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $184,600 × 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 $198,200. 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 871290600
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
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.”

Property report

Mixed-use property

Apartment building, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
N Fifth Realty Corp
$ / sq ft
$51 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
5th and Lehigh city commercial corridor
Interior area
3,888 sqft
Lot size
1,820 sqft
Built
1925
Zoning
CMX2.5

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

N Fifth Realty Corp · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 5 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $845K combined
• Tax bills mail to 6524 N 4th St, Philadelphia PA, 19126

Block context

2800 block of N 5th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

See the whole block →

Next door: 2845 N 5th St  ·  2849 N 5th St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

Open the City record ↗
LI ZHAI WANG (NEW WAH MING)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Nov 12, 2021 · Terminal license date Jan 10, 2024

AI QING LIU (YOU KU RESTAURANT)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Nov 5, 2015 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2017

ZHU YU (LORD'S GRACE)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Mar 5, 2014 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2015

YUN ZHEN CHENInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Mar 6, 2012 · Terminal license date Mar 5, 2014

WEI Y CHENInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Aug 24, 2010 · Terminal license date Mar 6, 2012

JIAN LINInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Mar 19, 2005 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

QIU XIAN JIN (HAPPY STAR RESTAURANT)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jun 15, 2004 · Terminal license date Mar 15, 2005

LAN YING JINInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Apr 14, 2000 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2001

WAI KWOK LAU (NEW HAPPY GARDEN)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date May 14, 1999 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2000

Landlord and residential filings

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

LI YUN ZHENGInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Feb 4, 2014 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2021

ZHENG XUE X JIN QIU XIANInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Mar 12, 2005 · Terminal license date Feb 4, 2014

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 35 dated rows
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2025-016533 · Certified

    Expires 2026-06-18

  2. Recorded transfer$200K transfer

    2025

  3. License terminal eventLI ZHAI WANG (NEW WAH MING): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 881341 · Inactive

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

  4. License issue eventLI ZHAI WANG (NEW WAH MING): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 881341 · Inactive

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

  5. License terminal eventLI YUN ZHENG: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 616963 · Inactive

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

  6. License terminal eventAI QING LIU (YOU KU RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 683042 · Inactive

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

  7. License issue eventAI QING LIU (YOU KU RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 683042 · Inactive

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

  8. License terminal eventZHU YU (LORD'S GRACE): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 620335 · Inactive

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

  9. License issue eventZHU YU (LORD'S GRACE): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 620335 · Inactive

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

  10. License terminal eventYUN ZHEN CHEN: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 556810 · Inactive

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

  11. License issue eventLI YUN ZHENG: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 616963 · Inactive

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

  12. License terminal eventZHENG XUE X JIN QIU XIAN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 309120 · Inactive

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

  13. Recorded transfer$53K transfer

    2013

  14. License terminal eventJIAN LIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 310021 · Inactive

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

  15. License issue eventYUN ZHEN CHEN: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 556810 · Inactive

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

  16. License terminal eventWEI Y CHEN: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 512573 · Inactive

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

  17. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 217582 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  18. License issue eventWEI Y CHEN: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 512573 · Inactive

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

  19. PermitUse

    Permit 294885 · COMPLETED

    FOR AN EXISTING TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT

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

    Case 217582 · 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.

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

    Case 217582 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  22. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 217582 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  23. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 217582 · CLOSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  24. ViolationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)

    Case 217582 · Violation 1773698 · Code LO-1 · COMPLIED

    The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  25. ViolationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN

    Case 217582 · Violation 1773699 · Code 14-1704/50 · COMPLIED

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

  26. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 217582 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  27. License issue eventJIAN LIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 310021 · Inactive

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

  28. License terminal eventQIU XIAN JIN (HAPPY STAR RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 204953 · Inactive

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

  29. License issue eventZHENG XUE X JIN QIU XIAN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 309120 · Inactive

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

  30. License issue eventQIU XIAN JIN (HAPPY STAR RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 204953 · Inactive

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

  31. License terminal eventLAN YING JIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 204083 · Inactive

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

  32. Recorded transfer$20K transfer

    2001

  33. License terminal eventWAI KWOK LAU (NEW HAPPY GARDEN): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 203149 · Inactive

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

  34. License issue eventLAN YING JIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 204083 · Inactive

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

  35. License issue eventWAI KWOK LAU (NEW HAPPY GARDEN): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 203149 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 28, 2026, 7:39 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.

Official city record ↗  ·  L&I history ↗  ·  See the whole block  ·  Download this record (JSON)