House report

5356 Morris St

3 bd1 ba780 sqftRSA5built 1900

Property at a glanceHouse

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$130K 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$131K2003200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 (Germantown) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record13 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseBrightman and Brown, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  4. PermitWall Covering Replacement
  5. L&I violationEXTERIOR WALL FINISHES
  6. L&I violationNEW ELECTRICAL WIRING
  7. InspectionL&I investigation
  8. Deed / saleDeed / sale $62K
  9. LicenseALFRED WILLIAMS: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  10. Deed / saleDeed / sale $49K
  11. PermitPlumbing
  12. PermitAlteration
  13. LicenseALFRED WILLIAMS: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

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

Verify the public record

$1,821/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $130,100 × 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 $130,700. 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 124144500
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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.”

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.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Interior
780 sqft livable area
Lot
873 sqft
Heat
Undetermined city code H
Exterior condition
Below average city code 5
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

Brightman & Brown LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 2 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $209K combined
• Tax bills mail to 4519 Morris St, Philadelphia PA, 19144
• Holds an active rental license for this address

Block context

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

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Next door: 5354 Morris St  ·  5358 Morris 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.

Brightman and Brown, LLCActive

Rental · Initial issue date May 1, 2026 · Filed expiration Apr 30, 2027

ALFRED WILLIAMSInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Jan 9, 2003 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 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 13 dated rows
  1. License issue eventBrightman and Brown, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 1006340 · Active

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

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-098129 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2025-010616 · Completed

    Rewire all of building néw devices and install 200amp service complete. Fishing all wires

  4. PermitWall Covering Replacement

    Permit GM-2025-009247 · Completed

    EZ EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS - For the Applications of Exterior Wall Coverings as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards shall result in permit revocation and require submission of construction and site plans. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work. Vinyl siding on front of property.

  5. ViolationEXTERIOR WALL FINISHES

    Case CF-2025-098129 · Violation VI-2025-070240 · Code A-301.1/24 · COMPLIED

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

  6. ViolationNEW ELECTRICAL WIRING

    Case CF-2025-098129 · Violation VI-2025-070241 · Code A-301.1/50 · COMPLIED

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

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-098129 · FAILED

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

  8. Recorded transfer$62K transfer

    2023

  9. License terminal eventALFRED WILLIAMS: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 276303 · Inactive

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

  10. Recorded transfer$49K transfer

    2008

  11. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 77947 · COMPLETED

    REPLACEMENT OF WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPE

  12. PermitAlteration

    Permit 73142 · COMPLETED

    GENERAL REHAB:NEW WINDOWS,FLOORING, REMOVE AND REPLACE SHEETROCK, MINOR FRAMING,ETC

  13. License issue eventALFRED WILLIAMS: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 276303 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 11:10 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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