House report

5237 Diamond St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,134 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$174K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$173K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Wynnefield · West Park Approximate · based on ZIP 19131
Street view of 5237 Diamond St
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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.

Assessed value
$173,600 2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $172,700 · built 1925
Price / sq ft
$152 block $156 · in line w/ block
Assessment change
+176% +10%/yr since 2016 · 2027 -1% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,430 1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$2K recorded then · verify current
Times sold
2
$0$100K$200KZIP 19131 (Wynnefield · West Park) median$173K2009201220152018202120242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19131 (Wynnefield · West Park) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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 record44 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $10K
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $10K
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  5. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. InspectionBP_BLDG
  8. InspectionBP_BLDG
  9. L&I violationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)
  10. L&I violationPERMB- EXT SIDING - WALL ETC
  11. L&I violationPERMB- OUTDOOR DECK
  12. InspectionBP_BLDG
  13. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  16. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  19. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  20. InspectionBP_BLDG
  21. InspectionBP_BLDG
  22. L&I violationPERMB- OUTDOOR DECK
  23. InspectionBP_BLDG
  24. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  25. InspectionBP_BLDG
  26. InspectionBP_BLDG
  27. PermitElectrical
  28. L&I violationSTOP WORK ORDER
  29. L&I violationPERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTION
  30. InspectionBP_BLDG
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  33. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  34. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  35. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  36. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  37. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  38. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  39. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  40. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  41. L&I violationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN
  42. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  43. PermitPlumbing
  44. PermitPlumbing

Flags: $2K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $3K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$2,430/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $173,600 × 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 $172,700. 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 521154500
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$2,493.55 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2018–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$1,221.84 principal$472.11 interest$272.38 penalty$527.22 other charges
4years recorded 2018–2021tax periods 2022-01-27last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $65,000 total assessment, $65,000 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 $2,795.69 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2009$98.05 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $16.38 penalty2010$206.48 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $78.77 penalty2011$635.02 total · $0.00 principal · $416.71 interest · $86.56 penalty2012$642.78 total · $0.00 principal · $423.80 interest · $89.90 penalty2013$538.20 total · $0.00 principal · $319.30 interest · $93.13 penalty2014$361.85 total · $0.00 principal · $156.51 interest · $67.53 penalty2015$313.31 total · $0.00 principal · $86.74 interest · $67.53 penalty

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.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,134 sqft livable area
Lot
1,749 sqft
Heat
0 city code
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
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.

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Strong Arm Properties LP · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 7 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.5M combined
• Tax bills mail to 5237 Diamond St, Philadelphia PA, 19131

Block context

5200 block of Diamond St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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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 21, 2026.

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 43 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$10K transfer

    2020

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 633142 · 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.

  3. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 633142 · Violation 4669353 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED

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

  4. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 633142 · Violation 4669354 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

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

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 633142 · 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. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 530070 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  7. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 530070 · FAILED

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

  8. ViolationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)

    Case 530070 · Violation 4317824 · Code A-301.1/4 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  9. ViolationPERMB- EXT SIDING - WALL ETC

    Case 530070 · Violation 4317825 · Code A-301.1/68 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  10. ViolationPERMB- OUTDOOR DECK

    Case 530070 · Violation 4317823 · Code A-301.1/10 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  11. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 530070 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 483113 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 534676 · 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.

  14. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 534676 · Violation 3946244 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 534676 · Violation 3946243 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 534676 · 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. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 512074 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

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

    Case 512074 · 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.

  19. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 512074 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  20. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 512074 · FAILED

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

  21. ViolationPERMB- OUTDOOR DECK

    Case 512074 · Violation 3914180 · Code A-301.1/10 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  22. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 512074 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 483113 · 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.

  24. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 483113 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  25. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 483113 · FAILED

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

  26. PermitElectrical

    Permit 618209 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 1-200AMP SERVICE AND DISTRIBUTION 10 SWITCHES,10 LIGHTS,15 OUTLETS AND 6 SMOKE DETECTORS PER 2008 NEC (SFD)

  27. ViolationSTOP WORK ORDER

    Case 483113 · Violation 3771089 · Code A-504.1/1 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  28. ViolationPERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTION

    Case 483113 · Violation 3771088 · Code A-301.1/3 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  29. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 483113 · FAILED

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

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 410760 · 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.

  31. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 410760 · 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. ViolationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)

    Case 410760 · Violation 3042246 · Code PM-304.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

  33. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 410760 · 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.

  34. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 341244 · 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.

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

    Case 341244 · Violation 2520797 · 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.

  36. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 341244 · 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.

  37. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 255926 · 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.

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

    Case 255926 · Violation 1907991 · 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.

  39. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 255926 · 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. ViolationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 255926 · Violation 1907990 · Code PM-304.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  41. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 255926 · 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.

  42. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 211445 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE WATER DISTRIBUTION LINE

  43. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 208984 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE HOUSE TRAP

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 22, 2026, 6:42 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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