Land report

2857 N 5th St

Property at a glanceVacant lot

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$16K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$109K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Fairhill · West Kensington Approximate · based on ZIP 19133
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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 $109,400. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationInspection

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 record21 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. L&I violationLITTER ON VACANT LOTS
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  6. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  7. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  8. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  9. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  10. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  11. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  12. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  13. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  14. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  15. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  16. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC LOT
  20. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Verify the public record

$223/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $15,900 × 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 $109,400. 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 885251820
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $7,650.82 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

1997$1,026.62 total · $304.12 principal · $524.61 interest · $21.29 penalty1998$518.67 total · $155.10 principal · $253.59 interest · $10.86 penalty1999$502.20 total · $155.10 principal · $239.63 interest · $10.86 penalty2000$485.72 total · $155.10 principal · $225.67 interest · $10.86 penalty2001$469.25 total · $155.10 principal · $211.71 interest · $10.86 penalty2002$452.78 total · $155.10 principal · $197.75 interest · $10.86 penalty2003$436.31 total · $155.10 principal · $183.79 interest · $10.86 penalty2004$419.83 total · $155.10 principal · $169.83 interest · $10.86 penalty2005$403.36 total · $155.10 principal · $155.87 interest · $10.86 penalty2006$386.89 total · $155.10 principal · $141.91 interest · $10.86 penalty2007$370.41 total · $155.10 principal · $127.95 interest · $10.86 penalty2008$353.95 total · $155.10 principal · $114.00 interest · $10.86 penalty2009$337.48 total · $155.10 principal · $100.04 interest · $10.86 penalty2010$321.01 total · $155.10 principal · $86.08 interest · $10.86 penalty2011$332.34 total · $170.45 principal · $79.26 interest · $11.93 penalty2012$325.43 total · $177.02 principal · $66.38 interest · $12.39 penalty2013$316.82 total · $183.38 principal · $52.27 interest · $12.84 penalty2014$71.31 total · $47.77 principal · $9.32 interest · $3.34 penalty2015$66.23 total · $47.77 principal · $5.02 interest · $3.34 penalty2016$54.21 total · $49.90 principal · $0.74 interest · $0.50 penalty

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

Land report

Vacant land

Vacant land. Deeds, ownership, zoning, and the public-source record follow.

Historical lien entry · through 2016

What it is
Vacant lot Vacant Land Commer < Acre
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
Corridor
5th and Lehigh city commercial corridor
Lot size
1,057 sqft
Zoning
CMX2.5

Block context

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

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Next door: 2859-61 N 5th St  ·  2853-55 N 5th St

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

Verify with the City ↗
Open every source row 21 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-029939 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-029939 · FAILED

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

  3. ViolationLITTER ON VACANT LOTS

    Case CF-2020-029939 · Violation VI-2020-012717 · Code 10-715 · COMPLIED

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

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-029939 · FAILED

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

  5. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 691244 · Violation 5079142 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  6. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 691244 · Violation 5079141 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  7. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 611837 · Violation 4506200 · Code PM-302.2/4 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  8. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 611837 · Violation 4506199 · Code CP-01 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  9. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 589798 · Violation 4357875 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 589798 · Violation 4357874 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  11. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 544523 · Violation 4010823 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 544523 · Violation 4010824 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 523456 · Violation 3865981 · Code CP-01 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  14. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 523456 · Violation 3865982 · Code PM-302.2/4 · CLOSEDCASE

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

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

    Case 416780 · 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.

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

    Case 416780 · 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.

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 416780 · 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.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 416780 · 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. ViolationLICENSE-VAC LOT

    Case 416780 · Violation 3287958 · Code PM-102.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 416780 · Violation 3287957 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 416780 · 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 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.

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