House report

5834 Alter St

3 bd1 ba1,024 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Individual, other or unknown mailing address

2026 assessment
$173K 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 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) median$151K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspectionLicense

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Every dated record37 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  2. LicenseTimothy Frey / Chih I Wu (Timothy Frey / Chih I Wu): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $125K
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. L&I violationVIOL NONE FOUND
  9. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. L&I violationLICENSE-RES GENERAL
  13. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  19. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)
  20. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  21. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  22. L&I violationEXT S-CORNICE BARGEBOARD DEFEC
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  28. L&I violationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT REPR/REPLC
  29. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  30. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  31. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  32. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  33. L&I violationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN
  34. L&I violationEXT S-CORNICE BARGEBOARD DEFEC
  35. L&I violationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT CONNECT
  36. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  37. Deed / saleDeed / sale $25K

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Verify the public record

$2,416/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $172,600 × 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 $151,100. 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.

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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
Interior
1,024 sqft livable area
Lot
1,016 sqft
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
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.

Block context

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

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Next door: 5832 Alter St  ·  5836 Alter 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 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

Timothy Frey / Chih I Wu (Timothy Frey / Chih I Wu)Active

Rental · Initial issue date Jan 19, 2018 · Filed expiration Jan 17, 2027

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 37 dated rows
  1. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 468658 · 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.

  2. License issue eventTimothy Frey / Chih I Wu (Timothy Frey / Chih I Wu): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 762872 · Active

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

  3. Recorded transfer$125K transfer

    2018

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 594036 · 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.

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 594036 · 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.

  6. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 594036 · Violation 4460569 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED

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

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 594036 · 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.

  8. ViolationVIOL NONE FOUND

    Case 468658 · Violation 4879651 · Code A-000.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 354625 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 354625 · 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.

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 354625 · 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.

  12. ViolationLICENSE-RES GENERAL

    Case 354625 · Violation 3361043 · Code PM-102.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 328813 · PASSED

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

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 354625 · 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.

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

    Case 328813 · PASSED

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

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 328813 · 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.

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 328813 · 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.

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

    Case 328813 · Violation 2522207 · Code PM-102.4/2 · ERROR

    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.

  19. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)

    Case 328813 · Violation 2522208 · Code PM-302.2/1 · ERROR

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

    Case 328813 · Violation 2522211 · Code PM-306.0/1 · ERROR

    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.

  21. ViolationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)

    Case 328813 · Violation 2522209 · Code PM-304.4/1 · ERROR

  22. ViolationEXT S-CORNICE BARGEBOARD DEFEC

    Case 328813 · Violation 2522210 · Code PM-304.5/3 · ERROR

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 328813 · 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.

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 182810 · 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.

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 182810 · 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.

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 182810 · 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.

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 182810 · 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.

  28. ViolationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT REPR/REPLC

    Case 182810 · Violation 1901771 · Code PM-302.4/7 · ERROR

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

    Case 182810 · Violation 1901773 · Code PM-306.0/1 · ERROR

    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.

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

    Case 182810 · Violation 1901774 · Code PM-102.4/2 · ERROR

    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.

  31. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 182810 · Violation 1901775 · Code A-503.1/2 · ERROR

  32. ViolationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)

    Case 182810 · Violation 1901769 · Code PM-304.4/1 · ERROR

  33. ViolationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 182810 · Violation 1901768 · Code PM-304.1/1 · ERROR

  34. ViolationEXT S-CORNICE BARGEBOARD DEFEC

    Case 182810 · Violation 1901770 · Code PM-304.5/3 · ERROR

  35. ViolationDRAINAGE-DOWNSPOUT CONNECT

    Case 182810 · Violation 1901772 · Code PM-302.4/6 · ERROR

  36. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 182810 · 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.

  37. Recorded transfer$25K transfer

    2006

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 2:39 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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