2026 assessment
$539K
OPA value, not a listing price
Property report
5130 Chester Ave
3 stories4,175 sqftRM1built 1900
Property at a glanceApartment building
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$522K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
5100 block of Chester Ave
ZIP 19143
Neighborhood area
Cedar Park · Kingsessing
Approximate · based on ZIP 19143
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 $521,700. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$138K 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$138K 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$169K 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$174K 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$175K 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$175K 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$175K 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$599K 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$599K 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$539K 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$539K 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$522K 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 ↗
- Permit · 2012-12-18UseThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- License · 2012-12-18MICHAEL GOLOW (NEW OWNER AS OF 081213): 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 ↗
- License · 2012-12-18LANE BEULAH: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA 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 ↗
- Permit · 2013-10-01Zoning/useThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2013-10-07Major alterationA broad legacy permit work category for a substantial building alteration. It can include changed layouts, partitions, fixtures, finishes, structural work, or occupancy-related work, but only the approved scope and plans say what this permit actually authorized; separate trade permits may be required.What Philadelphia building permits can cover ↗
- Permit · 2013-12-02PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing 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 · 2016-10-07MechanicalThis 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 · 2016-10-12PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing 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 · 2017-01-05SuppressionThis permit category usually covers fire-suppression systems or related life-safety work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- L&I violation · 2008-07-07FA-INSTALL REQA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2008-07-07LICENSE-NO LIC/NO RENTA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2008-07-07LICENSE-RES SFD/2FDA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2008-07-07HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2008-07-15COULD NOT ENTERA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2008-07-15HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2008-08-07COULD NOT ENTERA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2008-08-07HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2008-10-16COULD NOT ENTERA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2011-02-17VACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)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.Read Philadelphia Code §9-3905 ↗
- Inspection · 2011-02-17HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2011-02-17PRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2013-12-28INSURANCE - POST CERTA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2013-12-28DEBRIS REMOVE - CONSTRA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2013-12-28WORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODEA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2008-07-25HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2008-11-06PRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2013-08-06HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2014-02-28MICHAEL GOLOW (NEW OWNER AS OF 081213): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA 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 ↗
- License · 2004-05-09LANE BEULAH: 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 ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense
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Every dated record29 events · exact dates, newest first
- PermitSuppression
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitMechanical
- LicenseMICHAEL GOLOW (NEW OWNER AS OF 081213): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- L&I violationINSURANCE - POST CERT
- L&I violationDEBRIS REMOVE - CONSTR
- L&I violationWORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitMajor alteration
- PermitZoning/use
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- PermitUse
- LicenseMICHAEL GOLOW (NEW OWNER AS OF 081213): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicenseLANE BEULAH: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
- L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- L&I violationFA-INSTALL REQ
- L&I violationLICENSE-NO LIC/NO RENT
- L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- LicenseLANE BEULAH: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$7,551/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $539,400 × 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 $521,700. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8817075252026 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.”
Where the record looks off
Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.
"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder
Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.
Property report
Commercial property
Apartment building, recorded in the City's multi-family category. The public record and owner trail follow.
What it is
Apartment building
Apts 5-50 Units Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$125
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Interior area
4,175 sqft
Lot size
1,880 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1900
Zoning
RM1
Block context
5100 block of Chester Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5128 Chester Ave · 5132 Chester Ave
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.
MICHAEL GOLOW (NEW OWNER AS OF 081213)Inactive
Rental · Initial issue date Dec 18, 2012 · Terminal license date Feb 28, 2014
LANE BEULAHInactive
Rental · Initial issue date May 9, 2004 · Terminal license date Dec 18, 2012
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 29 dated rows
- PermitSuppression
Permit 746462 · EXPIRED
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13R FOR A FOUR (4) STORY SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE USED AS MULTI-FAMILY LIVING (FIVE (5) DWELLING UNITS), AS PER PLAN; USING NEW 2-INCH FIRE LINE, AND 2-INCH BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICE.
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 728514 · EXPIRED
PLUMBING ALTERATIONS IN OCCUPANCIES OTHER THAN ONE-FOUR FAMILY DWELLINGS
- PermitMechanical
Permit 727931 · EXPIRED
EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THREE DUCK AND HEAT PUMP ON THE FIRST TO THIRD FLOOR AND 2 DUCTLESS MINI SPLIT HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS ON THE FOUTH FLOOR PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.
- License terminal eventMICHAEL GOLOW (NEW OWNER AS OF 081213): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 580250 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- ViolationINSURANCE - POST CERT
Case 491574 · Violation 3105742 · Code A-302.8/32 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationDEBRIS REMOVE - CONSTR
Case 491574 · Violation 3105741 · Code A-104.1/5 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationWORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE
Case 491574 · Violation 3105740 · Code A-104.1/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 508964 · COMPLETED
5" LATERAL, HOUSE TRAP, FRESH AIR INLET, PHILADELPHIA REGULATION VENT BOX, HOUSE DRAIN AND 1" WATER DISTRIBUTION LINE REPLACEMENT (5-FAMILY DWELLING) - NOTE: ADDITION PERMIT REQUIRED FOR INTERIOR PLUMBING ALTERATIONS - 2" FIRE SUPPRESSION PIPING "BY OTHERS"
- PermitMajor alteration
Permit 491574 · EXPIRED
INTERIOR / EXTERIOR ALTRATIONS TO EXISTING 4 STORY LOWERL LEVEL TO 4TH FLOOR - EXTG 5 FAMILY STRUCTURE. CONSTRUCT NEW ROOF DECK, CONSTRUCT NEW CONCRETE FRONT STAIRS TO LOWER LEVEL WITH DRAIN, SLAB, FOOTING. NEW PARTITIONS AND FURRING OUT OF WALLS, INSULATION, NEW INTERIOR FIRE RATED STAIR ENCLOSURE AND STAIRS, CEILINGS AND SEPARATIONS, EXTERIOR ROOF REPAIRS. PROPOSED TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. NO CHANGE IN USE OR OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION - CO ATTACHED AS A MATTER OF RECORD TO CERTIFY EXISTING USE AND PROPOSED SPRINKLERS. ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQ: ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC, SPRINKLERS.
- PermitZoning/use
Permit 495655 · COMPLETED
ROOF TOP DECK
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 266750 · PASSED
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 passed.
- PermitUse
Permit 438966 · COMPLETED
FIVE FAMILY
- License issue eventMICHAEL GOLOW (NEW OWNER AS OF 081213): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 580250 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventLANE BEULAH: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 215180 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
Case 266750 · Violation 1983398 · Code PM-306.0/1 · ERROR
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.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 266750 · 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.
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 168249 · PASSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 168249 · 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.
- ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER
Case 168249 · Violation 1155460 · Code A.CNE.000 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER
Case 168249 · Violation 1155455 · Code A.CNE.000 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 168249 · 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.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 168249 · 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.
- ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER
Case 168249 · Violation 1155459 · Code A.CNE.000 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 168249 · 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.
- ViolationFA-INSTALL REQ
Case 168249 · Violation 1155458 · Code FC-907.3/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationLICENSE-NO LIC/NO RENT
Case 168249 · Violation 1155457 · Code PM-102.6/3 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
Case 168249 · Violation 1155456 · Code PM-102.3/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 168249 · 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.
- License issue eventLANE BEULAH: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 215180 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
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
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 2:18 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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