House report

5231 Mckean Ave

3 stories2,412 sqftRSA3built 1900

Property at a glanceHouse

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$303K 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 19144 (Germantown) median$307K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 (Germantown) medianAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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 record16 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  3. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. PermitPlumbing
  10. PermitElectrical
  11. PermitPlumbing
  12. PermitAdministrative
  13. PermitElectrical
  14. PermitMajor alteration
  15. LicenseQUEEN LANE INVESTORS: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  16. LicenseQUEEN LANE INVESTORS: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$0/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $0 × 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 $306,600. 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 123238300
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Exemption classificationFull assessment exemption shown

2026 OPA shows a zero or de minimis taxable assessment. The open assessment split does not establish the exemption's legal basis, continuing eligibility, or treatment after a transfer.

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.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Stories
3
Interior
2,412 sqft livable area
Lot
2,139 sqft
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C+ assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA3 city zoning code

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

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Philadelphia Housing Auth · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 4774 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.4B combined
• Tax bills mail to 2013 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19121

Block context

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

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Next door: 5229 Mckean Ave  ·  5233 Mckean Ave

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 25, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

QUEEN LANE INVESTORSInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Apr 5, 2004 · 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 16 dated rows
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2025-017534 · Certified

    Expires 2026-06-26

  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-021961 · Certified

    Expires 2025-06-06

  3. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-022007 · Certified

    Expires 2025-06-06

  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2023-013282 · Certified

    Expires 2024-06-19

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 524975 · 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.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 524975 · 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.

  7. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE

    Case 524975 · Violation 3958566 · Code PM15-304.7 · COMPLIED

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

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 524975 · 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.

  9. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 603431 · COMPLETED

    FURNISH AND INSTALL A 3/4" REDUCED PRESSURE ZONE BACKFLOW PREVENTION ISULATION DEVICE FOR THE HEATING HOT WATER MAKE UP (MULTI FAMILY) THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004

  10. PermitElectrical

    Permit 592153 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE, RELOCAT OR ADD DEVICES ONTO EXISTING APPROVED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM INCLUDING MAIN PANEL IF NEEDED AS PER NFPA72 (NORTH DISTRICT)

  11. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 583158 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE WATER HEATERS,TOILETS,VANITES,BATH TUBS,KITCHEN SINKS.REPAIR OF WATER SUPPLY PIPING TO FIXTURES,REPAIR OF WASTE/DRAIN LINES FROM FIXTURES AND REPAIR STACK (MULIT FAMILY)

  12. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 575425 · COMPLETED

    EXTEND PERMIT # 474792 PURSUANT TO PA ACT 46 & 87. THIS EXTENSION TO EXPIRE ON JULY 1, 2016 UNLESS EXTENDED BY OTHER PORTIONS OF THE PHILADELPHIA CODE. CONTACT DISTRICT OFFICE TO INSTITUTE THE REQUIRED INSPECTIONS. CALL BUILDING INSPECTOR FOR AN INITIAL INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK.

  13. PermitElectrical

    Permit 572652 · COMPLETED

    REPL DEFECTIVE LIGHTS, SWITCHES & RECEPTS CHECK EXIST SMOKES TO ENSURE THE DEVICES OPERATE PROPERLY MAKE NECESSARY REPA/REPL DEFECTIVE ELEC WIRING, DEVICES INSTL HARDWIRE SMOKES, INSTL NEW HVAC AND BOILER CIRCUITS AS PER NEC 2008. (NORTH DISTRICT)

  14. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 474792 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR/EXTERIOR ALTERALTIONS INCLUDING: NEW KITCHENS & BATHROOMS, FINSIHES, PARTITIONS, NEW WINDOWS AND ROOF COVER. CO ON FILE. NO CHANGE IN USE-OCCUPANCY, ADDITIONAL PERMITS ARE REQUIRED FOR ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC

  15. License terminal eventQUEEN LANE INVESTORS: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 323449 · Inactive

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

  16. License issue eventQUEEN LANE INVESTORS: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 323449 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 10:20 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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