House report

5823 Sylvester St

3 bd1 ba2 stories966 sqftRSA5built 1950

Property at a glanceHouse

Individual, other or unknown mailing address

2026 assessment
$166K 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 19149 (Mayfair) median$175K2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19149 (Mayfair) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealInspection

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 record21 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. AppealLIRB Retaining Wall
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  7. L&I violationEXTERIOR WALLS
  8. InspectionL&I investigation
  9. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  10. L&I violationLICENSE - RENTAL PROPERTY
  11. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  12. L&I violationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER
  13. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  14. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  15. Deed / saleDeed / sale $40K
  16. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  17. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  18. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  19. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  20. InspectionL_CLIP
  21. InspectionL_CLIP

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $2K with a lien entry · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$2,328/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $166,300 × 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 $175,400. 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 621377100
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 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 $1,861.91 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2016$1,861.91 total · $1,629.09 principal · $24.44 interest · $16.29 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
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
966 sqft livable area
Lot
1,169 sqft
Basement
Partial, semi-finished city code F
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
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
Zoning appeals
1 Closed · Complete · 2025

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Block context

5800 block of Sylvester St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5823r Sylvester St  ·  5821 Sylvester 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.

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 21 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-009160 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. AppealLIRB Retaining Wall

    Appeal HA-2022-001145 · Closed · Complete

    Notice CF 2022- 009160 is in regards to rear wall bordering 1535 Cheltenham Avenue. 5823 Sylvester Street does not border 1535 Cheltenham Avenue. No walls or structure at 5823 Sylvester is deteriorating or buckling.

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-098494 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2024-098494 · Violation VI-2024-075897 · 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.

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-098494 · FAILED

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

  6. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case CF-2022-009160 · Violation VI-2022-007472 · Code PM15-108.1 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  7. ViolationEXTERIOR WALLS

    Case CF-2022-009160 · Violation VI-2022-007473 · Code PM15-304.1(G) · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  8. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-009160 · FAILED

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

  9. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 456013 · Violation 3459822 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationLICENSE - RENTAL PROPERTY

    Case 456013 · Violation 3459823 · Code CP-101 · COMPLIED

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

  11. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 405507 · Violation 2958471 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 405507 · Violation 2958472 · Code CP-305 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 397413 · Violation 2899213 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 397413 · Violation 2899212 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  15. Recorded transfer$40K transfer

    2013

  16. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 342383 · Violation 2527139 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 342383 · Violation 2527140 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 204018 · Violation 1368971 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 204018 · Violation 1368970 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  20. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 40872 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  21. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 40872 · FAILED

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 9:26 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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