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5042 Homestead St

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Property at a glanceVacant lot

Visual Impact Group LLC

2026 assessment
$27K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$26K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Tacony · Wissinoming Approximate · based on ZIP 19135
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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 $25,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleTeardownL&I violationPermitInspection

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. Deed / saleDeed / sale $38K
  2. PermitZoning/use
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC LOT
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  8. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  9. InspectionBRU INSP
  10. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  11. TeardownDemolished
  12. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  13. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  14. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  15. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  16. InspectionBRU INSP
  17. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  18. L&I violationWALL DETERIORATED
  19. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU
  20. L&I violationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
  21. L&I violationWALL LOOSE/MISS BRICKS
  22. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  23. InspectionL_CLIP
  24. InspectionL_CLIP

Verify the public record

$382/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $27,300 × 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 $25,600. 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 411113500
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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 $13,523.87 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2009$3,497.73 total · $647.77 principal · $417.81 interest · $45.34 penalty2011$1,391.72 total · $755.33 principal · $351.22 interest · $52.87 penalty2012$1,361.14 total · $784.44 principal · $294.16 interest · $54.91 penalty2013$1,322.92 total · $812.64 principal · $231.60 interest · $56.88 penalty2014$2,204.72 total · $1,408.47 principal · $274.65 interest · $98.59 penalty2015$2,055.15 total · $1,408.47 principal · $147.89 interest · $98.59 penalty2016$1,690.49 total · $1,471.33 principal · $22.06 interest · $14.71 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 Reside < Acre
Owner
Visual Impact Group LLC
Lot size
1,275 sqft
Zoning
RM1

Block context

5000 block of Homestead St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5040 Homestead St  ·  5044 Homestead St

No business or residential license records

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

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Open every source row 23 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$38K transfer

    2021

  2. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 989388 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH ROOF DECK AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURE. FOR USE AS THREE (3) FAMILY DWELLING (MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPLICATION / PLANS.

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 370057 · 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.

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 370057 · 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.

  5. ViolationLICENSE-VAC LOT

    Case 370057 · Violation 2753894 · Code PM-102.4/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 370057 · 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.

  7. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 281791 · Violation 2107023 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 281791 · Violation 2107024 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED

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

  9. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 160858 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  10. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 139136 · CLOSED

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

  11. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 139136 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 160858 · Violation 952984 · 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.

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

    Case 160858 · Violation 952985 · 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.

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

    Case 160858 · Violation 952983 · 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.

  15. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 160858 · FAILED

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

  16. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 139136 · FAILED

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

  17. ViolationWALL DETERIORATED

    Case 139136 · Violation 2539349 · Code PM-307.1/11 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  18. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU

    Case 139136 · Violation 2539350 · Code PM-307.1/19 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  19. ViolationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED

    Case 139136 · Violation 2539347 · Code PM-307.1/12 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  20. ViolationWALL LOOSE/MISS BRICKS

    Case 139136 · Violation 2539348 · Code PM-307.1/10 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  21. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 139136 · FAILED

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

  22. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 21807 · CLOSED

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

  23. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 21807 · FAILED

    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 30, 2026, 2:59 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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