The Block Report

Mixed-use property report

5136 Chester Ave

2,328 sqftRM1built 1915

Property at a glanceMixed-use

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$128K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$158K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Cedar Park · Kingsessing Approximate · based on ZIP 19143
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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 $158,300. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$100K$200K$158K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentAssessmentPermitInspection

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 record3 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitRoof Covering Replacement
  2. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  3. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

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$386/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $27,600 × 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 $158,300. 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 871233650
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$6,389.40 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2016–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$3,497.82 principal$1,494.89 interest$491.07 penalty$905.62 other charges
6years recorded 2016–2021tax periods 2022-02-24last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $105,900 total assessment, $105,900 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $2,439.44 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2013$278.27 total · $0.00 principal · $170.28 interest · $72.24 penalty2014$344.55 total · $0.00 principal · $125.30 interest · $113.05 penalty2015$264.65 total · $0.00 principal · $83.51 interest · $79.46 penalty2016$1,551.97 total · $1,343.82 principal · $20.16 interest · $13.44 penalty

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

Property report

Mixed-use property

Mixed-use, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.

$6K · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot Historical lien entry · through 2016

What it is
Mixed-use Row W/Off Str 4 Sty Mason
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$68 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Interior area
2,328 sqft
Lot size
1,504 sqft
Built
1915
Zoning
RM1

Block context

5100 block of Chester Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5134 Chester Ave  ·  5138 Chester Ave

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 3 dated rows
  1. PermitRoof Covering Replacement

    Permit GM-2025-006692 · Expired

    For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.

  2. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 69195 · CLOSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  3. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 69195 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. 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 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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