House report

5308 Catharine St

3 bd2 ba2 stories1,800 sqftRSA3built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$488K 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 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) median$449K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record14 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $423K
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  3. PermitAlterations
  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  5. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  6. PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $181K
  8. InspectionL&I investigation
  9. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  10. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  11. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 13
  12. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  13. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  14. PermitPlumbing

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $3K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$6,824/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $487,500 × 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 $448,600. 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 462105600
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 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 $2,744.59 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2014$909.29 total · $391.21 principal · $186.36 interest · $87.49 penalty2015$1,835.30 total · $1,249.91 principal · $131.24 interest · $87.49 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
2
Stories
2
Interior
1,800 sqft livable area
Lot
2,100 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
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

5300 block of Catharine St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5306 Catharine St  ·  5310 Catharine St

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 28, 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 14 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$423K transfer

    2023

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2022-005530 · Expired

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (install all new ductwork through entire house with new hvac mechanicals install a 92% 80,000 BTU furnace with a 13 seer 3 ton a coil. There will be 12 diffusers total).

  3. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2022-014533 · Expired

    INSTALL 2 1/2 BATH, 1 KS, 1 LS, 1 HWH

  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2022-010079 · Completed

    install 100 amp service total rewire of entire home using the 2014 nec code

  5. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2022-009952 · Expired

    FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AND NEW INTERIOR STAIR, SEE PLANS FOR DETAILS. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR PLUMBING, ELECTRIC AND HVAC.

  6. PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.

    Permit GM-2022-007497 · Completed

    EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- For the interior demolition on non-bearing partition wall and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. DIGGING IN BASEMENT). NO WORK PERMITTED IN THE BASEMENT. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk and street closures.

  7. Recorded transfer$181K transfer

    2022

  8. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 713336 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  9. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 713336 · FAILED

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

  10. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 713336 · FAILED

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

  11. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 13

    Case 713336 · Violation 211975008 · Code PM15-304.1M · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 713336 · Violation 211975007 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

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

  13. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 713336 · FAILED

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

  14. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 721949 · COMPLETED

    CURB & TRAP FAI, HOUSE DRAIN INSIDE.RAIN LEADER AND TRAP ALONG THE SIDE, REPLACE HORIZONTAL 4" DRAIN LINE . REMOVE LAUNDRY TUB.PA20162563568 SELF CERTIFICATION NO LONGER ACCEPTED ALL TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 29, 2026, 2:22 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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