House report

53 Manheim St

4 bd1 ba2 stories1,772 sqftRSA3built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$209K 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$125K$250KZIP 19144 (Germantown) median$210K2009201220152018202120242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 (Germantown) medianAssessmentL&I violationInspection

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Every dated record27 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  2. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  7. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  8. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  14. InspectionBP_BLDG
  15. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  16. L&I violationPERMB- EXT SIDING - WALL ETC
  17. L&I violationPERMB- EXT SIDING INSUL ETC
  18. InspectionBP_BLDG
  19. L&I violationPERMB- INT DEMOL WALLS ETC
  20. L&I violationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)
  21. L&I violationPERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTION
  22. L&I violationPERMB- STRUCTURAL REPAIR
  23. L&I violationPERMB- INSTALL FLOOR TRUSSES
  24. InspectionBP_BLDG
  25. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  26. L&I violationWALL FIRE DAMAGED
  27. InspectionCSUINITIAL

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$1,526/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $109,000 × 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 $210,300. 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 123074700
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

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.

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,772 sqft livable area
Lot
1,959 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.

Block context

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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 23, 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 27 dated rows
  1. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 445490 · PASSED

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

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 445490 · 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.

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 445490 · 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.

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

    Case 445490 · Violation 3396699 · Code PM-302.3/1 · 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 445490 · 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. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 221931 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  7. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 221931 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 280455 · 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.

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 280455 · 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.

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 280455 · 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.

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

    Case 280455 · Violation 2301017 · Code PM-302.3/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 280455 · 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.

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

    Case 253170 · 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.

  14. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 253170 · CLOSED

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

  15. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 221931 · FAILED

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

  16. ViolationPERMB- EXT SIDING - WALL ETC

    Case 253170 · Violation 1950054 · Code A-301.1/68 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  17. ViolationPERMB- EXT SIDING INSUL ETC

    Case 253170 · Violation 1950055 · Code A-301.1/24 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  18. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 253170 · FAILED

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

  19. ViolationPERMB- INT DEMOL WALLS ETC

    Case 253170 · Violation 1950056 · Code A-301.1/7 · CLOSEDCASE

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

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

    Case 253170 · Violation 1950057 · Code A-301.1/4 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  21. ViolationPERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTION

    Case 253170 · Violation 1950058 · Code A-301.1/3 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  22. ViolationPERMB- STRUCTURAL REPAIR

    Case 253170 · Violation 1950059 · Code A-301.1/38 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  23. ViolationPERMB- INSTALL FLOOR TRUSSES

    Case 253170 · Violation 1950060 · Code A-301.1/39 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  24. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 253170 · FAILED

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

  25. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 221931 · FAILED

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

  26. ViolationWALL FIRE DAMAGED

    Case 221931 · Violation 2957849 · Code PM-307.1/13 · COMPLIED

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

  27. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 221931 · FAILED

    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 23, 2026, 2:20 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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