House report

5338 Charles St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,072 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$160K 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$100K$200KZIP 19124 (Frankford · Juniata) median$170K2001200620112016202120262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19124 (Frankford · Juniata) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspectionLicense

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record14 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  5. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  6. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  7. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  8. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  9. L&I violationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER
  10. LicenseCITY BLOCK ACQUISITION V: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  11. LicenseBRENDA R DAVIS (EMBRACE): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  12. Deed / saleDeed / sale $45K
  13. LicenseBRENDA R DAVIS (EMBRACE): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  14. Deed / saleDeed / sale $53K

Flags: active rental license. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$2,234/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $159,600 × 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 $170,100. 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 622279000
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,072 sqft livable area
Lot
1,200 sqft
Basement
Partial city code H
Heat
Undetermined city code H
Central air
No
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
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

City Block Acquisition V · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 33 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $4.9M combined
• Tax bills mail to Po Box 29332, Philadelphia PA, 19125
• Holds an active rental license for this address

Block context

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

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Next door: 5336 Charles St  ·  5340 Charles 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 25, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

CITY BLOCK ACQUISITION VActive

Rental · Initial issue date May 19, 2016 · Filed expiration May 18, 2027

BRENDA R DAVIS (EMBRACE)Inactive

Rental · Initial issue date Feb 20, 2004 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2016

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. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-077563 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2024-077563 · Violation VI-2024-060540 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

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

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-077563 · FAILED

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

  4. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 703814 · Violation 5162405 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  5. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 703814 · Violation 5162406 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED

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

  6. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 683635 · Violation 5028459 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  7. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 683635 · Violation 5028460 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 625237 · Violation 4612475 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 625237 · Violation 4612476 · Code CP-305 · COMPLIED

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

  10. License issue eventCITY BLOCK ACQUISITION V: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 702367 · Active

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

  11. License terminal eventBRENDA R DAVIS (EMBRACE): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 241173 · Inactive

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

  12. Recorded transfer$45K transfer

    2016

  13. License issue eventBRENDA R DAVIS (EMBRACE): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 241173 · Inactive

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

  14. Recorded transfer$53K transfer

    2001

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 8:29 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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