2026 assessment
$150K
OPA value, not a listing price
Mixed-use property report
5239 Jefferson St
2 stories2,470 sqftRSA5built 1920
Property at a glanceMixed-use
5239 W Jefferson LLC
2027 published assessment
$188K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
5200 block of Jefferson St
ZIP 19131
Neighborhood area
Wynnefield · West Park
Approximate · based on ZIP 19131
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 $187,700. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$125K 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$125K 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$141K 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$145K 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$146K 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$146K 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$146K 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$90K 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$90K 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$150K 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$150K 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$188K 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2021Deed / sale $90KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2020-03-11Change of 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 ↗
- Appeal · 2020-03-11Zoning board appealA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
- Permit · 2021-02-03Addition and/or AlterationThis 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 · 2021-10-09AlterationsThis 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 · 2021-10-14Addition and/or AlterationThis 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 · 2022-02-28New ConstructionThis 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 · 2022-03-18Addition and/or AlterationsThis 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 · 2022-10-21AlterationsThis 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 · 2022-11-02AlterationsThis 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2014-10-30LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)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.How the City licenses vacant residential property ↗
- L&I violation · 2014-10-30VACANT 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 · 2014-10-30HCEU 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 · 2015-02-04HCEU 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 · 2015-03-18HCEU 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 · 2015-06-22PRECOURT (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 · 2015-07-02PRECOURT (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 ↗
- License · 2023-08-305239 W Jefferson, LLC: 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 · 2025-10-285239 W Jefferson, LLC: 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 · 2018-03-09JOSIF BUSHI: Vacant Residential Property / Lot 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 · 2019-05-07JOSIF BUSHI: Vacant Residential Property / Lot 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 ↗
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- License5239 W Jefferson, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- License5239 W Jefferson, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- PermitAlterations
- PermitAlterations
- PermitAddition and/or Alterations
- PermitNew Construction
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitAlterations
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $90K
- PermitChange of Use
- AppealZoning board appeal
- LicenseJOSIF BUSHI: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseJOSIF BUSHI: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
- L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
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Property tax
$2,102/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $150,200 × 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 $187,700. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8715780002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.
A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $19,604.47 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
1997$1,093.81 total · $237.31 principal · $409.37 interest · $16.61 penalty1998$1,154.79 total · $395.35 principal · $646.40 interest · $27.67 penalty1999$442.67 total · $152.05 principal · $234.92 interest · $10.64 penalty2000$428.16 total · $152.05 principal · $221.23 interest · $10.64 penalty2001$413.65 total · $152.05 principal · $207.55 interest · $10.64 penalty2002$399.14 total · $152.05 principal · $193.86 interest · $10.64 penalty2003$384.64 total · $152.05 principal · $180.18 interest · $10.64 penalty2004$370.13 total · $152.05 principal · $166.49 interest · $10.64 penalty2005$355.63 total · $152.05 principal · $152.81 interest · $10.64 penalty2006$1,013.02 total · $471.37 principal · $431.31 interest · $33.00 penalty2007$968.05 total · $471.37 principal · $388.88 interest · $33.00 penalty2008$923.08 total · $471.37 principal · $346.46 interest · $33.00 penalty2009$878.11 total · $471.37 principal · $304.04 interest · $33.00 penalty2010$833.15 total · $471.37 principal · $261.62 interest · $33.00 penalty2011$864.10 total · $518.04 principal · $240.89 interest · $36.26 penalty2012$845.27 total · $538.00 principal · $201.76 interest · $37.66 penalty2013$821.70 total · $557.34 principal · $158.84 interest · $39.01 penalty2014$2,664.49 total · $1,918.55 principal · $374.12 interest · $134.30 penalty2015$2,481.46 total · $1,918.55 principal · $201.45 interest · $134.30 penalty2016$2,269.42 total · $2,004.16 principal · $30.06 interest · $20.04 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.
Historical lien entry · through 2016
What it is
Mixed-use
Row W/Off Str 2 Sty Mason
Owner
5239 W Jefferson LLC
$ / sq ft
$76
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Interior area
2,470 sqft
Lot size
1,566 sqft
Stories
2
Built
1920
Zoning
RSA5
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
5239 W Jefferson LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 541 Oriole Rd, Villanova PA, 19085 — outside Philadelphia
Block context
5200 block of Jefferson St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5237 Jefferson St · 5235 Jefferson St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 28, 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 28, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
5239 W Jefferson, LLCInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Aug 30, 2023 · Terminal license date Oct 28, 2025
JOSIF BUSHIInactive
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Mar 9, 2018 · Terminal license date May 7, 2019
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 21 dated rows
- License terminal event5239 W Jefferson, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 932121 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue event5239 W Jefferson, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 932121 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitAlterations
Permit PP-2022-015899 · Completed
WD 1IN.
- PermitAlterations
Permit PP-2022-015243 · Completed
CT, FAI, MD
- PermitAddition and/or Alterations
Permit MP-2022-001203 · Completed
FOR NEW MECHANICAL INSTALLATION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. WORK TO INCLUDE THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW HVAC SYSTEM, REGISTERS, DIFFUSERS AND APPLIANCES WITH ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK. APPLIANCES TO BE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.
- PermitNew Construction
Permit FP-2021-002754 · Completed
INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. INSTALLATION TO INCLUDE 2" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 2." DC WILKINS 350XL BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2021-010020 · Completed
INSTALL A 400 AMP SERVICE, (5) GANG METER BANK, (4) 125 AMP PANELS & FEEDERS, (1) 100 AMP PANEL & FEEDER. PROVIDE WIRING FOR THE COMMON AREAS AND THREE UNITS LIGHTS SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES. PROVIDE POWER FOR THE MECHANICAL AND HVAC EQUIPMENT. INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC.
- PermitAlterations
Permit PP-2021-012837 · Completed
Alterations: Interior plumbing. All proposed work to be done in accordance with Philadelphia Plumbing Code 2018.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit CP-2020-006877 · Completed
FOR LEVEL III ALTERATION WITHOUT CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION FOR A TAKE OUT RESTAURANT WITH EXISTING THREE (3) FAMILY DWELLING (MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING) WITHIN EXISTING STRUCTURE. BUILDING TO BE FULLY SPRINKLERED. ASBESTOS TO BE REMOVED PRIOR TO START OF THE WOKR. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEPS WORK. To amend the property owner.
- Recorded transfer$90K transfer
2021
- PermitChange of Use
Permit 1024213 · Issued
Eating and Drinking Establishments - Take-Out Restaurant
- AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 39605 · OPEN · Granted
Related permit 1024213 · PERMIT FOR TAKE OUT RESTAURANT WITH EXISTING THREE (3) FAMILY DWELLING (MULTI-FAMILY DWELLING) AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.
- License terminal eventJOSIF BUSHI: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 768797 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventJOSIF BUSHI: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 768797 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 459002 · 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.
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 459002 · 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.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 459002 · 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 459002 · 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.
- ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
Case 459002 · Violation 3606508 · 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.
- ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
Case 459002 · Violation 3606509 · 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.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 459002 · 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.
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
- Neighborhood income & rents: US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 29, 2026, 10:46 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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