House report

5215 Chester Ave

2,260 sqftRSA5built 1915

Property at a glanceHouse

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$400K OPA value, not a listing price
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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$250K$500KZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) median$349K2003200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealInspectionLicense

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 record57 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseRad Diversified Reit: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  2. LicenseBROWNSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LP: Rental landlord or residential registration marked closed
  3. LicenseRad Diversified Reit: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $967K
  5. LicenseBROWNSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LP: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  6. LicenseBROWNSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LP: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  7. AppealZoning board appeal
  8. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  9. LicenseBROWNSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LP: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
  13. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  14. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. LicenseMARK/TERRY FORDHAM: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  20. Deed / saleDeed / sale $31K
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  23. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  27. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  28. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  30. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  33. L&I violationELEC-SYSTEM HAZARDOUS-RES
  34. L&I violationELEC-SYS MIN SERVICE-RES
  35. L&I violationLICENSE-RES GENERAL
  36. L&I violationPERM Z- NEW USE
  37. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  38. L&I violationELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RES
  39. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  40. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  41. InspectionBP_BLDG
  42. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  43. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  44. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  45. L&I violationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN
  46. L&I violationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/REPLACE (Repair or replace exterior windows)
  47. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  48. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  49. L&I violationVACANT BLDG KEEP CLEAN GET LIC
  50. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  51. L&I violationPROSECUTION INFO
  52. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  53. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  54. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  55. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  56. Deed / saleDeed / sale $160K
  57. LicenseMARK/TERRY FORDHAM: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Flags: 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$5,602/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $400,200 × 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 $348,800. 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 511272700
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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.

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

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Interior
2,260 sqft livable area
Lot
1,552 sqft
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
Zoning appeals
1 CLOSED · Denied · 2014

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

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Rad Diversified Reit INC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 180 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $28M combined
• Tax bills mail to 10808 Foothill Blvd #160-347, Rancho Cucamonga CA, 91730 — outside Philadelphia

Block context

5200 block of Chester Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5213 Chester Ave  ·  5217 Chester Ave

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

Open the City record ↗

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.

Rad Diversified ReitInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jan 17, 2023 · Terminal license date Mar 17, 2025

BROWNSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LPClosed

Rental · Initial issue date Jun 16, 2014 · Terminal license date Feb 28, 2023

BROWNSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LPInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Jun 21, 2013 · Terminal license date Jun 16, 2014

MARK/TERRY FORDHAMInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Mar 20, 2003 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 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 57 dated rows
  1. License terminal eventRad Diversified Reit: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 914537 · Inactive

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

  2. License terminal eventBROWNSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LP: Rental landlord or residential registration marked closed

    License 632332 · Closed

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

  3. License issue eventRad Diversified Reit: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 914537 · Inactive

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

  4. Recorded transfer$967K transfer

    2022

  5. License issue eventBROWNSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LP: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 632332 · Closed

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

  6. License terminal eventBROWNSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LP: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 597458 · Inactive

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

  7. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 22056 · CLOSED · Denied

    Related permit 498946 · SPECIAL EXCEPTION IS FOR ROOMING HOUSE FOR MAXIMUM EIGHT (8) ROOMING UNITS FOR THIRTEEN (13) OCCUPANTS (SINGLE ROOM RESIDENCE) WITH COMMUNAL KITCHEN AND DINING FACILITY IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.

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

    Case 370752 · 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. License issue eventBROWNSTONE REAL ESTATE PARTNERS LP: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 597458 · Inactive

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

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 370752 · 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.

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 370752 · 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.

  12. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)

    Case 232087 · Violation 2100306 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 232087 · Violation 2100305 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 370752 · Violation 2829718 · 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.

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 232087 · 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.

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 219298 · 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.

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

    Case 212762 · PASSED

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

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 370752 · 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.

  19. License terminal eventMARK/TERRY FORDHAM: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 239059 · Inactive

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

  20. Recorded transfer$31K transfer

    2012

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 232087 · 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.

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

    Case 232087 · Violation 2100304 · 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.

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

    Case 232087 · Violation 2100303 · 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.

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 224967 · 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.

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 232087 · 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.

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

    Case 219298 · Violation 1638907 · 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.

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

    Case 219298 · Violation 1638908 · 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.

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

    Case 219298 · Violation 1638909 · 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.

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 219298 · 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.

  30. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 224967 · Violation 1612321 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  31. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 224967 · 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.

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

    Case 224967 · Violation 1612315 · 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.

  33. ViolationELEC-SYSTEM HAZARDOUS-RES

    Case 224967 · Violation 1612320 · Code PM-407.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  34. ViolationELEC-SYS MIN SERVICE-RES

    Case 224967 · Violation 1612318 · Code PM-407.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  35. ViolationLICENSE-RES GENERAL

    Case 224967 · Violation 1612317 · Code PM-102.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

  36. ViolationPERM Z- NEW USE

    Case 224967 · Violation 1612316 · Code A-301.1/65 · COMPLIED

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

  37. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 224967 · Violation 1612314 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  38. ViolationELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RES

    Case 224967 · Violation 1612319 · Code PM-407.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  39. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 224967 · 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.

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

    Case 212762 · 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.

  41. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 219298 · FAILED

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

  42. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 212762 · 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.

  43. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 212762 · Violation 1556336 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 212762 · Violation 1556337 · 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.

  45. ViolationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 212762 · Violation 1556338 · Code PM-304.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  46. ViolationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/REPLACE (Repair or replace exterior windows)

    Case 212762 · Violation 1556339 · Code PM-304.8/16 · COMPLIED

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

  47. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 192748 · 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.

  48. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 212762 · 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.

  49. ViolationVACANT BLDG KEEP CLEAN GET LIC

    Case 192748 · Violation 1253204 · Code PM-306.0/90 · COMPLIED

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

  50. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 192748 · Violation 1253207 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  51. ViolationPROSECUTION INFO

    Case 192748 · Violation 1253206 · Code A-503.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  52. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 192748 · Violation 1253205 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 192748 · Violation 1253203 · 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.

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

    Case 192748 · Violation 1253202 · 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.

  55. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 192748 · 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.

  56. Recorded transfer$160K transfer

    2006

  57. License issue eventMARK/TERRY FORDHAM: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 239059 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 10:10 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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