The Block Report

House report

5427 Catharine St

4 bd1 ba2 stories1,590 sqftRSA3built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Individual, other or unknown mailing address

2026 assessment
$117K 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$143K2003200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record43 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitExterior Window and Door Replacement
  2. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  3. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  4. PermitAlteration
  5. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  6. LicenseSAMUEL H MATTAWAY: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE
  11. L&I violationRUBBISH AND GARBAGE
  12. L&I violationVACANT AND OPEN
  13. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  20. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  21. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  22. LicenseSAMUEL H MATTAWAY: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  28. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  29. LicenseSAMUEL H MATTAWAY: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  33. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  34. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  35. InspectionBRU INSP
  36. InspectionBRU INSP
  37. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  38. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  39. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  40. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  41. InspectionBRU INSP
  42. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  43. LicenseSAMUEL H MATTAWAY: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Flags: $2K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $10K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$1,643/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $117,400 × 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 $143,300. 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 463091500
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$2,072.23 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2019–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$1,276.89 principal$243.31 interest$89.29 penalty$462.74 other charges
3years recorded 2019–2021tax periods 2022-01-12last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $40,900 total assessment, $40,900 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $10,134.52 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2005$277.69 total · $0.00 principal · $221.15 interest · $21.15 penalty2006$688.79 total · $0.00 principal · $570.17 interest · $59.61 penalty2007$643.68 total · $0.00 principal · $527.62 interest · $59.61 penalty2008$600.05 total · $0.00 principal · $486.45 interest · $59.61 penalty2009$555.06 total · $0.00 principal · $444.02 interest · $59.61 penalty2010$510.61 total · $0.00 principal · $402.09 interest · $59.61 penalty2011$522.57 total · $1.85 principal · $405.62 interest · $65.51 penalty2012$1,509.83 total · $971.88 principal · $364.46 interest · $68.03 penalty2013$1,467.27 total · $1,006.80 principal · $286.94 interest · $70.48 penalty2014$1,373.03 total · $955.42 principal · $186.31 interest · $66.88 penalty2015$1,281.88 total · $955.42 principal · $100.32 interest · $66.88 penalty2016$704.06 total · $563.42 principal · $8.46 interest · $5.63 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
4
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,590 sqft livable area
Lot
1,845 sqft
Exterior condition
Sealed / compromised city code 7
Sealed / compromised
Interior condition
Vacant city code 6
Vacant
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

5400 block of Catharine St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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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.

Open the City record ↗

No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

SAMUEL H MATTAWAYInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Feb 26, 2016 · Terminal license date Apr 2, 2017

SAMUEL H MATTAWAYInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Nov 20, 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 43 dated rows
  1. PermitExterior Window and Door Replacement

    Permit GM-2022-004057 · Expired

    For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. 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.

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

    Case 558734 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 558734 · 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.

  4. PermitAlteration

    Permit 801648 · COMPLETED

    EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF COVERINGS ON EXITING ROOFS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

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

    Case 558734 · 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.

  6. License terminal eventSAMUEL H MATTAWAY: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 692597 · Inactive

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

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 558734 · 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.

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 558734 · 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.

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 558744 · 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. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE

    Case 558734 · Violation 4397541 · Code PM15-304.2 · COMPLIED

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

  11. ViolationRUBBISH AND GARBAGE

    Case 558744 · Violation 4107219 · Code PM15-308.1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  12. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 558744 · Violation 4107217 · Code PM15-108.2 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  13. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 558744 · Violation 4107218 · Code PM15-302.4 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 551833 · PASSED

    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 passed.

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 558734 · 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.

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 558744 · 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.

  17. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 551833 · Violation 4059152 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 551833 · 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.

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

    Case 499928 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 315329 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 499928 · 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.

  22. License issue eventSAMUEL H MATTAWAY: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 692597 · Inactive

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

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 499928 · 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.

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 499928 · 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.

  25. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 499928 · Violation 3854075 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 499928 · 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.

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

    Case 315329 · 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.

  28. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 315329 · 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.

  29. License terminal eventSAMUEL H MATTAWAY: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 261041 · Inactive

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

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 51023 · 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.

  31. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 315329 · 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.

  32. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 51023 · 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.

  33. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 315329 · Violation 3232511 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  34. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 315329 · 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.

  35. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 180126 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  36. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 180126 · FAILED

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

  37. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 180126 · Violation 1230093 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPLIED

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  38. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 180126 · Violation 1230096 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  39. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 180126 · Violation 1230095 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  40. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 180126 · Violation 1230094 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  41. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 180126 · FAILED

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

  42. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 51023 · 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.

  43. License issue eventSAMUEL H MATTAWAY: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 261041 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 12:53 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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