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5245 Chester Ave

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5 bd3 ba2,328 sqftRSA5built 1890

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Entity-held

2026 assessment
$314K OPA value, not a listing price
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4 violation rows marked OPEN in 1 active case

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Case CF-2022-078663

Notice Of Violation

IN VIOLATION

Opened Aug 4, 2022 · Latest inspection FAILED · Jul 3, 2026

  • Alter Interior PortionA-301.1/4
  • Plans Required To ComplyA-301.6/1
  • Alter Electrical WiringA-301.1/51
  • Rubbish & GarbagePM15-308.1

OPEN is the status in the fetched L&I file, not a new inspection by BlockReport. Read the notice for the cited condition and required correction, then verify the live case with L&I.

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$480K2009201220152018202120242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspectionLicense

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Every dated record60 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  7. InspectionL&I investigation
  8. InspectionL&I investigation
  9. InspectionL&I investigation
  10. Deed / saleDeed / sale $789K
  11. InspectionL&I investigation
  12. L&I violationALTER INTERIOR PORTION
  13. L&I violationPLANS REQUIRED TO COMPLY
  14. L&I violationALTER ELECTRICAL WIRING
  15. L&I violationRUBBISH & GARBAGE
  16. InspectionL&I investigation
  17. InspectionL&I investigation
  18. Deed / saleDeed / sale $290K
  19. InspectionL&I investigation
  20. L&I violationVACANT PROPERTIES
  21. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  22. L&I violationRUBBISH & GARBAGE
  23. LicenseERIC JEFFERSON: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  24. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  25. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  26. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  27. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  28. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  29. LicenseERIC JEFFERSON: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  30. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  31. L&I violationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)
  32. L&I violationELEC-COVER PLATE DEFECTIVE-RES
  33. L&I violationINT-PLMBG FIXTURES-RES
  34. L&I violationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN
  35. L&I violationINT S-FLOOR REPAIR (Repair the interior floor)
  36. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  37. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  38. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  39. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  40. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  41. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  42. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  43. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  44. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  45. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  46. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  47. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  48. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  49. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  50. L&I violationEXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE
  51. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  52. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  53. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  54. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  55. L&I violationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN
  56. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  57. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  58. L&I violationEXT S-CORNICE BARGEBOARD DEFEC
  59. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  60. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: 4 L&I violation rows marked OPEN · $672 recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $7K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$4,401/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $314,400 × 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 $480,100. 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 511274205
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$671.89 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.

$0.00 principal$0.00 interest$0.00 penalty$671.89 other charges
4years recorded 2018–2021tax periods Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $124,500 total assessment, $124,500 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 $7,100.93 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

1995$347.14 total · $0.00 principal · $222.86 interest · $32.58 penalty2003$768.66 total · $0.00 principal · $614.67 interest · $50.03 penalty2009$449.72 total · $0.00 principal · $335.57 interest · $53.86 penalty2011$1,258.50 total · $718.29 principal · $388.38 interest · $59.19 penalty2012$1,366.27 total · $878.15 principal · $329.31 interest · $61.47 penalty2013$1,045.84 total · $706.07 principal · $207.98 interest · $51.17 penalty2014$851.70 total · $560.58 principal · $113.81 interest · $40.99 penalty2015$395.07 total · $217.28 principal · $38.67 interest · $30.07 penalty2016$618.03 total · $484.25 principal · $7.26 interest · $4.84 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
5
Bathrooms
3
Interior
2,328 sqft livable area
Lot
1,552 sqft
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
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

Vista Prime Group LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 8500 Lindberg Blvd Apt 1621, Philadelphia PA, 19153

Block context

5200 block of Chester Ave. 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.

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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.

ERIC JEFFERSONInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jul 22, 2015 · Terminal license date Sep 29, 2021

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 60 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-078663 · FAILED

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

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-078663 · FAILED

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

  3. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case CF-2024-007553 · Violation VI-2024-006129 · Code 9-3905 · SVN ISSUED

    Resolution: SVN ISSUED

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-114366 · FAILED

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

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-007553 · FAILED

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

  6. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case CF-2023-022019 · Violation VI-2023-016584 · Code 9-3905 · SVN ISSUED

    Resolution: SVN ISSUED

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-022019

  8. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-114366 · FAILED

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

  9. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-078663 · FAILED

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

  10. Recorded transfer$789K transfer

    2023

  11. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-078663 · FAILED

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

  12. ViolationALTER INTERIOR PORTION

    Case CF-2022-078663 · Violation VI-2022-057511 · Code A-301.1/4 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  13. ViolationPLANS REQUIRED TO COMPLY

    Case CF-2022-078663 · Violation VI-2022-057512 · Code A-301.6/1 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  14. ViolationALTER ELECTRICAL WIRING

    Case CF-2022-078663 · Violation VI-2022-057513 · Code A-301.1/51 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  15. ViolationRUBBISH & GARBAGE

    Case CF-2022-078663 · Violation VI-2022-057514 · Code PM15-308.1 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  16. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-078663 · FAILED

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

  17. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-114366 · FAILED

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

  18. Recorded transfer$290K transfer

    2022

  19. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-114366 · FAILED

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

  20. ViolationVACANT PROPERTIES

    Case CF-2021-114366 · Violation VI-2021-082839 · Code PM15-901.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  21. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2021-114366 · Violation VI-2021-082837 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  22. ViolationRUBBISH & GARBAGE

    Case CF-2021-114366 · Violation VI-2021-082838 · Code PM15-308.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  23. License terminal eventERIC JEFFERSON: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 672028 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 482913 · 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.

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

    Case 482913 · 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.

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

    Case 482913 · 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.

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 482913 · 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.

  28. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 482913 · 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.

  29. License issue eventERIC JEFFERSON: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 672028 · Inactive

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

  30. ViolationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)

    Case 482913 · Violation 3987140 · Code PM-304.4/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  31. ViolationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)

    Case 482913 · Violation 3987139 · Code FC-907.3/20 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  32. ViolationELEC-COVER PLATE DEFECTIVE-RES

    Case 482913 · Violation 3987144 · Code PM-407.2/7 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  33. ViolationINT-PLMBG FIXTURES-RES

    Case 482913 · Violation 3987143 · Code PM-405.3/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  34. ViolationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN

    Case 482913 · Violation 3987142 · Code PM-305.3/3 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  35. ViolationINT S-FLOOR REPAIR (Repair the interior floor)

    Case 482913 · Violation 3987141 · Code PM-305.3/2 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  36. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 482913 · 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 267016 · 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.

  38. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 267016 · 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.

  39. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 267016 · 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 203563 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 220991 · PASSED

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

  42. ViolationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)

    Case 267016 · Violation 2185319 · Code PM-304.4/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

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

    Case 267016 · Violation 2185320 · Code PM-306.0/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

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

    Case 267016 · Violation 2185318 · Code PM-302.2/2 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  45. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 267016 · 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.

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

    Case 220991 · 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.

  47. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 220991 · 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.

  48. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 220991 · 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. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 220991 · Violation 1613783 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  50. ViolationEXT-TREES PRUNE/REMOVE

    Case 220991 · Violation 1613784 · Code PM-312.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  51. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 220991 · 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.

  52. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 203563 · 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.

  53. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 203563 · 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.

  54. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 203563 · 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.

  55. ViolationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 203563 · Violation 1525943 · Code PM-304.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  56. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 203563 · Violation 1525941 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 203563 · Violation 1525942 · 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.

  58. ViolationEXT S-CORNICE BARGEBOARD DEFEC

    Case 203563 · Violation 1525945 · Code PM-304.5/3 · COMPLIED

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

  59. ViolationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)

    Case 203563 · Violation 1525944 · Code PM-304.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

  60. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 203563 · 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

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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