2026 assessment
$253K
OPA value, not a listing price
House report
5436 Catharine St
4 bd1 ba1,588 sqftRSA5built 1925
Property at a glanceHouse
Owner-occupancy signal
ZIP 19143 area
Cedar Park · Kingsessing
5400 block of Catharine St
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.
- OPA assessment · 2016$115K 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$115K 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$115K 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$126K 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$131K 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$131K 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$131K 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$203K 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$203K 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$253K 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$253K 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$297K 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 · 2011Deed / sale $45KA 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 · 2011Deed / sale $45KA 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 · 2013Deed / 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2020Deed / sale $260KA 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 ↗
- Permit · 2012-03-12PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2022-05-19Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2022-05-27Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- License · 2011-12-06BELL TOWN PROPERTIES LLC: 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 · 2018-04-29BELL TOWN PROPERTIES LLC: 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 ↗
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentDeed / salePermitLicense
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- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $260K
- LicenseBELL TOWN PROPERTIES LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $120K
- PermitPlumbing
- LicenseBELL TOWN PROPERTIES LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $45K
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $45K
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Property tax
$2,144/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $153,200 × 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 $296,800. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 4631026002026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.
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
4
Bathrooms
1
Interior
1,588 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,503 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
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.
See the whole block →Next door: 5434 Catharine St · 5438 Catharine St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 23, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
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.
BELL TOWN PROPERTIES LLCInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Dec 6, 2011 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2018
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.
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- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2022-005389 · Expired
Installation of whole house Square D Complete Home Surge Protective (CHSP) device. x1 New Circuit to be installed to each room/area including AFCI protection where required for safety. 2nd Floor Front Bedroom Circuit 2nd Floor Middle Bedroom Circuit 2nd Floor Rear Bedroom Circuit Dining Room Circuit Kitchen Countertop Circuit Lighting Circuit Listed Below: 15 Amp AFCI Circuit x4 20 Amp AFCI Circuit x2 New wiring for Outlets to be installed to existing locations or new locations as detailed below: 2nd Floor Front Bedroom x3 (has one existing grounded outlet) 2nd Floor Middle Bedroom x2 (has one existing grounded outlet) 2nd Floor Rear Bedroom x3 (has one existing grounded outlet) Dining Room x4 (has one existing grounded outlet) Kitchen x1 (add a GFCI outlet in the rear of the kitchen to eliminate the need for extension cords) Kitchen x1 (rewire the ungrounded outlet on the back side of the countertop) Front Porch x1 (GFCI) Rear Kitchen x1 (install a jumper wire from the existing grounds in the back of the box of the baseboard outlet and connect it to the ground terminal as a courtesy during the rewire) Listed Below: 15 amp Duplex x8 20 amp Duplex x4 15 amp GFCI x1 20 amp GFCI x1 New Wiring for Light and Switch to be installed to rewire existing location, relocate or Add, including fixture support box and installation of owner provided fixture or reinstallation of existing fixture, as detailed below: 2nd Floor Front Bedroom x1 2nd Floor Middle Bedroom x1 2nd Floor Rear Bedroom x1 2nd Floor Hallway x1 (to be controlled by a 2-way system with a switch on the 1st and 2nd Floor) Living Room Ceiling Fan x1 (to be controlled by a 3-way system with a switch on the 1st and 2nd Floor) Front Porch x1 Dining Room Ceiling Fan x1 Rear Kitchen x1 (recessed lights) Listed Below: Light Switch ( One Location) x6 3way Light Switch x4 Light Fixture (Standard Weight) x6 Light Fixture (Lite weight) x1 Door Light x1
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2022-005045 · Completed
Installation of solar array in accordance with signed standard.
- Recorded transfer$260K transfer
2020
- License terminal eventBELL TOWN PROPERTIES LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 550092 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$120K transfer
2013
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 392574 · COMPLETED
COMPLETE WATER SERVICE
- License issue eventBELL TOWN PROPERTIES LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 550092 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$45K transfer
2011
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 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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