House report

5104 Cottage St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,632 sqftRSA5built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$204K OPA value, not a listing price
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3 violation rows marked OPEN in 1 active case

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Case 618246

Notice Of Violation

IN VIOLATION

Opened Jan 12, 2018

  • Rubbish/Garbage Exterior-OwnerCP-305
  • Clip Violation NoticeCP-01
  • High Weeds-CutCP-312A

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

Published City assessments for this house 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.

$0$125K$250KZIP 19124 (Frankford · Juniata) median$219K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19124 (Frankford · Juniata) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspectionLicense

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Every dated record20 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseFANNIE MAE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  2. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  3. LicenseFANNIE MAE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. L&I violationVACANT PROPERTIES-GENERAL
  7. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  8. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. L&I violationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER
  11. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  12. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  13. Deed / saleDeed / sale $39K
  14. Deed / saleDeed / sale $148K
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  18. L&I violationVACANT PROPERTIES-GENERAL
  19. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: 3 L&I violation rows marked OPEN. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$2,849/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $203,500 × 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 $218,700. 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 622376500
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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.

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The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,632 sqft livable area
Lot
1,600 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Block context

5100 block of Cottage St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5102 Cottage St  ·  5106 Cottage 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 24, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

FANNIE MAEInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Aug 22, 2018 · Terminal license date Oct 20, 2019

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.

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  1. License terminal eventFANNIE MAE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 786842 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 619126 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. License issue eventFANNIE MAE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 786842 · Inactive

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

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 619126 · 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.

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 619126 · 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.

  6. ViolationVACANT PROPERTIES-GENERAL

    Case 619126 · Violation 4723887 · Code PM15-901.1 · COMPLIED

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

  7. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 619126 · Violation 4723886 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 598886 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 619126 · 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.

  10. ViolationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 618246 · Violation 211943569 · Code CP-305 · OPEN

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

  11. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 618246 · Violation 211943570 · Code CP-01 · OPEN

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

  12. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 618246 · Violation 211943571 · Code CP-312A · OPEN

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

  13. Recorded transfer$39K transfer

    2018

  14. Recorded transfer$148K transfer

    2018

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 598886 · 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.

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 598886 · 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.

  17. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 598886 · Violation 4517891 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationVACANT PROPERTIES-GENERAL

    Case 598886 · Violation 4517893 · Code PM15-901.1 · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 598886 · Violation 4517892 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

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

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 598886 · 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 25, 2026, 1:03 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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