2026 assessment
$333K
OPA value, not a listing price
Property report
5329 Chester Ave
3 stories2,400 sqftRSA5built 1900
Property at a glanceApartment building
Ema Mulu LLC
2027 published assessment
$405K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
5300 block of Chester Ave
ZIP 19143
Neighborhood area
Cedar Park · Kingsessing
Approximate · based on ZIP 19143
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 $405,400. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$252K 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$252K 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$210K 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$216K 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$216K 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$216K 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$216K 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$216K 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$216K 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$333K 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$333K 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$405K 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 · 2015Deed / sale $40KA 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2020Deed / sale $120KA 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 ↗
- Inspection · 2006-09-29HC SHELTERA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2007-05-17HC SHELTERA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2011-06-20HC SHELTERA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2012-01-11CARMEN BROWN-HATCHER (HOUSE OF FRIENDS): 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 · 2012-01-11OMELIA BROWN (T/A HOUSE OF FRIENDS): 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 · 2014-02-28CARMEN BROWN-HATCHER (HOUSE OF FRIENDS): 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 · 2004-04-15BROWN OMELIA: Food Preparing and Serving business license 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 · 2012-12-22BROWN OMELIA: Food Preparing and Serving business license 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 · 2004-03-01OMELIA BROWN (T/A HOUSE OF FRIENDS): 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 ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleInspectionLicense
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Every dated record11 events · exact dates, newest first
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $120K
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $40K
- LicenseCARMEN BROWN-HATCHER (HOUSE OF FRIENDS): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseBROWN OMELIA: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- LicenseCARMEN BROWN-HATCHER (HOUSE OF FRIENDS): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicenseOMELIA BROWN (T/A HOUSE OF FRIENDS): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- InspectionHC SHELTER
- InspectionHC SHELTER
- InspectionHC SHELTER
- LicenseBROWN OMELIA: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- LicenseOMELIA BROWN (T/A HOUSE OF FRIENDS): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
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Property tax
$4,657/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $332,700 × 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 $405,400. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8814277252026 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 $4,499.42 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2016$4,499.42 total · $4,056.63 principal · $60.84 interest · $40.57 penalty
For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”
Where the record looks off
Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.
"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder
Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.
Property report
Commercial property
Apartment building, recorded in the City's multi-family category. The public record and owner trail follow.
Historical lien entry · through 2016
What it is
Apartment building
Apt Boarding Home Masonry
Owner
Ema Mulu LLC
$ / sq ft
$169
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Interior area
2,400 sqft
Lot size
1,616 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1900
Zoning
RSA5
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
Ema Mulu LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 8015 Pompey Place, Philadelphia PA, 19153
Block context
5300 block of Chester Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5327 Chester Ave · 5331 Chester Ave
L&I license dates · data through Jul 25, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
BROWN OMELIAInactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Apr 15, 2004 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
CARMEN BROWN-HATCHER (HOUSE OF FRIENDS)Inactive
Rental · Initial issue date Jan 11, 2012 · Terminal license date Feb 28, 2014
OMELIA BROWN (T/A HOUSE OF FRIENDS)Inactive
Rental · Initial issue date Mar 1, 2004 · Terminal license date Jan 11, 2012
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 11 dated rows
- Recorded transfer$120K transfer
2020
- Recorded transfer$40K transfer
2015
- License terminal eventCARMEN BROWN-HATCHER (HOUSE OF FRIENDS): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 552161 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventBROWN OMELIA: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 201806 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventCARMEN BROWN-HATCHER (HOUSE OF FRIENDS): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 552161 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventOMELIA BROWN (T/A HOUSE OF FRIENDS): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 214696 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationHC SHELTER
Case 82421 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationHC SHELTER
Case 82421 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationHC SHELTER
Case 82421 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- License issue eventBROWN OMELIA: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 201806 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventOMELIA BROWN (T/A HOUSE OF FRIENDS): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 214696 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
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 27, 2026, 11:40 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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