2026 assessment
$374K
OPA value, not a listing price
Multi-family report
5053 Ludlow St
4 bd2 ba2 stories1,560 sqftRSA5built 1925
Property at a glanceMulti-family
Entity-held
ZIP 19139 area
Walnut Hill · Haddington
5000 block of Ludlow St
Assessment and City record timeline
Published City assessments for this building 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.
- OPA assessment · 2016$72K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$72K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$72K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$79K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$82K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$82K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$82K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$230K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$230K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$274K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$374K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$374K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Deed / sale · 2021Deed / sale $140KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2022-06-02New construction, addition, GFA changeThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2022-08-04Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2022-11-02New ConstructionThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2022-12-09New Construction or AdditionsThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2022-12-15New Construction or AdditionsThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2023-01-28Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2023-03-05Addition and/or AlterationsThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Inspection · 2003-01-13L_INITIALA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2023-10-31BSDWAY 9 LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- Certification · 2023-08-03Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2024-08-07Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2025-08-25Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19139 (Walnut Hill · Haddington) medianAssessmentDeed / salePermitInspectionLicenseCertification
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Every dated record13 events · exact dates, newest first
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- LicenseBSDWAY 9 LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- PermitAddition and/or Alterations
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
- PermitNew Construction
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $140K
- InspectionL_INITIAL
Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified · active rental license · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $4K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
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Property tax
$1,960/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $140,000 × 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 $374,000. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 6020087002026 OPA removes $234,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.
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 $3,923.27 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2011$239.34 total · $0.00 principal · $133.32 interest · $36.19 penalty2012$412.96 total · $159.36 principal · $134.45 interest · $36.19 penalty2013$850.21 total · $516.99 principal · $147.34 interest · $36.19 penalty2014$874.03 total · $516.99 principal · $100.82 interest · $36.19 penalty2015$819.12 total · $516.99 principal · $54.29 interest · $36.19 penalty2016$727.61 total · $516.99 principal · $7.76 interest · $5.17 penalty
For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”
Where the record looks off
Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.
Homestead exemption, mail goes elsewhere
The parcel claims the homestead exemption (owner lives here) while the tax bill mails to 292 Montgomery Ave, Bala Cynwyd Pa, 19004. Those two facts sit in tension on the record — there can be innocent reasons, but one of them is usually out of date.
The property, on paper
OPA physical field record.
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
1,560 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,883 sqft
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
Bsdway 9 LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 4 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.3M combined
• Tax bills mail to 292 Montgomery Ave, Bala Cynwyd PA, 19004 — outside Philadelphia
• Holds an active rental license for this address
Block context
5000 block of Ludlow St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5051 Ludlow St · 5049 Ludlow St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 25, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 25, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
BSDWAY 9 LLCActive
Rental · Initial issue date Oct 31, 2023 · Filed expiration Oct 30, 2026
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 13 dated rows
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2025-026649 · Certified
Expires 2026-08-25
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2024-023298 · Certified
Expires 2025-08-07
- License issue eventBSDWAY 9 LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 936920 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2023-016020 · Certified
Expires 2024-08-03
- PermitAddition and/or Alterations
Permit MP-2022-006214 · Completed
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A MECHANICAL HVAC SYSTEM INCLUDING ALL REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS, AND APPLIANCES (INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER’S SPECIFICATIONS), WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK (ALL DUCTWORK SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH UNIT; NO PENETRATION OF FIRE-RATED ASSEMBLIES), THROUGHOUT A THREE (3) STORY ATTACHED STRUCTURE. TO BE USED AS GROUP R-2 (FOUR (4) DWELLING UNITS), AS PER PLANS; SEE CP-2022-004153 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2022-008581 · Completed
Install 400 amp service with 5 gang meter bank(175A MCB METER BANK AND 150A MCB AT TENANT PANEL), wire each unit with outlets, switches ,lights Gfi's , 110v interconnected smoke alarms. Install Fire Alarm and exit emergency light systems. -NOTED:GFCI BREAKER FOR WASHER. ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72,2018 PHILA FIRE CODE.
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
Permit PP-2022-016181 · Completed
Install 1-1/2 inch Domestic 2 inch Fire 6 inch Storm 5 inch SAN 2 Curb traps and 2 FAI
- PermitNew Construction or Additions
Permit PP-2022-017210 · Completed
nstall new plumbing for 7 toilets 7 lavs 7 showers 4 laundries 4 kitchens
- PermitNew Construction
Permit FP-2022-002690 · Completed
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM DESIGNED PER NFPA 13R STANDARD WITH A 2 INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AND SPRINKLER LAYOUT AS PER PLANS.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit CP-2022-004153 · Completed
FOR LEVEL THREE ALTERATIONS OF THE EXISTING TWO STORY STRUCTURE AND FOR THE ERECTION OF A THREE STORY REAR ADDITION AND A ONE STORY REAR ADDITION ABOVE THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AS PER PLANS. FOR FOR DWELLING UNITS.
- PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
Permit ZP-2022-005384 · Completed
FOR THE ERECTION OF THE THREE (3) STORY REAR ADDITION AND THE THIRD STORY ADDITION OVER AN EXISTING TWO (2) STORY STRUCTURE. FOR USE AS A MULTI-FAMILY (FOUR (4) FAMILY DWELLING) HOUSEHOLD LIVING; SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE PLAN.
- Recorded transfer$140K transfer
2021
- InvestigationL_INITIAL
Case 2428 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner: OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history: Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections: L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022: Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016: Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance: Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals: L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents: US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 1:00 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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