Commercial property report

5899 Lancaster Ave

2 stories · 6,276 sqft · ICMX · built 2005

Property at a glanceStore

Emerald Housing Resources

2026 assessment
$569K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$628K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Wynnefield · West Park Approximate · based on ZIP 19131
Street view of 5899 Lancaster Ave
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Assessment and City record timeline

The line tracks this property’s published City assessment. Markers show deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals on their recorded dates. Select one to read the filing.

Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals. OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $627,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$628K200720112015201920232027
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Every dated record62 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitCertificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…
  2. PermitChange of Use
  3. LicenseKnow Ones LLC (Overbrook Flavored Ices & Creams): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  4. LicenseLYNETTE RAMBERT: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  5. LicenseDIAMOND MINDS INTERNATIONAL: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  6. LicenseLYNETTE RAMBERT: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  7. LicenseDIAMOND MINDS INTERNATIONAL: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  8. LicenseDANA ANDREWS (HAPPY LITTLE FEET DAYCARE): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  9. LicenseDANA ANDREWS (HAPPY LITTLE FEET DAYCARE): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  10. LicenseEMERALD HOUSING RESOURCES LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  11. LicenseHEAVENLY SCENT CHILD CARE: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  12. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. L&I violationELEC SYSTEM IS HAZARD-NR
  16. L&I violationELEC COMPLY WITH PM CODE-NR
  17. L&I violationELEC PROPERLY INSTALL-NR
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. PermitAdministrative
  20. LicenseCGS ENTERPRISES FAMILY LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  21. LicenseHEAVENLY SCENT CHILD CARE: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  22. PermitUse
  23. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  24. L&I violationVIOL NONE FOUND
  25. LicenseCGS ENTERPRISES FAMILY LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  26. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  27. L&I violationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
  28. L&I violationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)
  29. L&I violationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)
  30. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  31. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  32. PermitPlumbing
  33. PermitUse
  34. PermitUse
  35. PermitUse
  36. LicenseEMERALD HOUSING RESOURCES LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  37. PermitUse
  38. PermitMajor alteration
  39. PermitElectrical
  40. PermitElectrical
  41. PermitMechanical
  42. PermitPlumbing
  43. PermitPlumbing
  44. PermitAdministrative
  45. PermitAdministrative
  46. PermitPlumbing
  47. InspectionBP_BLDG
  48. AppealZoning board appeal
  49. PermitAdministrative
  50. L&I violationWORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE
  51. InspectionBP_BLDG
  52. L&I violationPERMB REVK- SWO OR COO ISSUED
  53. L&I violationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES
  54. L&I violationSWO- CONTRARY TO GOOD PRACTICE
  55. L&I violationWORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE
  56. L&I violationPERMB- TO COMPLY VIOL
  57. L&I violationPERMB REVK- WORK UNSAFE MANNER
  58. PermitElectrical
  59. PermitElectrical
  60. PermitElectrical
  61. PermitPlumbing
  62. PermitAdministrative

Verify the public record

$7,966/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $569,100 × 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 $627,600. 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 Record found

$13,736.39 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2020–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$10,387.13 principal$1,098.96 interest$965.29 penalty$1,285.01 other charges
2years recorded 2020–2021tax periods 2022-02-11last payment in snapshot Noactionable flag Yespayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $542,400 total assessment, $542,400 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 $3,360.60 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2015$1,754.04 total · $1,334.51 principal · $140.12 interest · $93.42 penalty2016$1,606.56 total · $1,394.06 principal · $20.92 interest · $13.94 penalty

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Property report

Commercial property

Store, recorded in the City's commercial category. The public record and owner trail follow.

$14K · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot Historical lien entry · through 2016

What it is
Store Store 2 Sty Masonry
Owner
Emerald Housing Resources
$ / sq ft
$100 below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Lancaster Avenue/53rd-60th city commercial corridor
Interior area
6,276 sqft
Lot size
10,824 sqft
Stories
2
Built
2005
Zoning
ICMX

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Emerald Housing Resources · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 5 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.3M combined
• Tax bills mail to Po Box 580, Havertown PA, 19083 — outside Philadelphia

Block context

5800 block of Lancaster Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5873 Lancaster Ave

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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Know Ones LLC (Overbrook Flavored Ices & Creams)Active

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Aug 20, 2020 · Filed expiration Aug 19, 2026

LYNETTE RAMBERTInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Sep 27, 2017 · Terminal license date Nov 25, 2018

DIAMOND MINDS INTERNATIONALInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jun 13, 2017 · Terminal license date Aug 11, 2018

DANA ANDREWS (HAPPY LITTLE FEET DAYCARE)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jan 25, 2016 · Terminal license date Mar 2, 2017

HEAVENLY SCENT CHILD CAREInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Oct 31, 2012 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2014

CGS ENTERPRISES FAMILY LLCInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jul 28, 2011 · Terminal license date Nov 30, 2012

EMERALD HOUSING RESOURCES LLCInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Mar 3, 2010 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2015

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 62 dated rows
  1. PermitCertificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…

    Permit AP-2022-007035 · Completed

    FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OF AN EVENT SPACE WITH AN OCCUPANT LOAD OF 18 WITH LAYOUT AS PER PLANS. OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION SHALL BE B OCCUPANCY PER 303.1.1.

  2. PermitChange of Use

    Permit ZP-2022-009344 · Issued

    Assembly and Entertainment

  3. License issue eventKnow Ones LLC (Overbrook Flavored Ices & Creams): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 849376 · Active

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

  4. License terminal eventLYNETTE RAMBERT: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 752834 · Inactive

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

  5. License terminal eventDIAMOND MINDS INTERNATIONAL: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 741877 · Inactive

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

  6. License issue eventLYNETTE RAMBERT: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 752834 · Inactive

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

  7. License issue eventDIAMOND MINDS INTERNATIONAL: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 741877 · Inactive

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

  8. License terminal eventDANA ANDREWS (HAPPY LITTLE FEET DAYCARE): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 689485 · Inactive

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

  9. License issue eventDANA ANDREWS (HAPPY LITTLE FEET DAYCARE): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 689485 · Inactive

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

  10. License terminal eventEMERALD HOUSING RESOURCES LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 493202 · Inactive

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

  11. License terminal eventHEAVENLY SCENT CHILD CARE: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 576799 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 368656 · PASSED

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

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 368656 · 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.

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 368656 · 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. ViolationELEC SYSTEM IS HAZARD-NR

    Case 368656 · Violation 2858254 · Code PM-506.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationELEC COMPLY WITH PM CODE-NR

    Case 368656 · Violation 2858252 · Code PM-506.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationELEC PROPERLY INSTALL-NR

    Case 368656 · Violation 2858253 · Code PM-506.2/1 · 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 368656 · 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. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 439945 · COMPLETED

    C/O APPLICATION FOR DAYCARE(NO WORK STATED), FURNISHINGS, FINISHES FOR CLOSET. ADDITIONAL PERMITS REQUIRED : ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HVAC, SIGNS

  20. License terminal eventCGS ENTERPRISES FAMILY LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 539973 · Inactive

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

  21. License issue eventHEAVENLY SCENT CHILD CARE: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 576799 · Inactive

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

  22. PermitUse

    Permit 397200 · COMPLETED

    USE SPACE AS DAYCARE IN SPACE # 3

  23. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 285242 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  24. ViolationVIOL NONE FOUND

    Case 285246 · Violation 2139098 · Code A-000.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

  25. License issue eventCGS ENTERPRISES FAMILY LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 539973 · Inactive

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

  26. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 285246 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  27. ViolationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)

    Case 285242 · Violation 2130806 · Code LO-1 · COMPLIED

    The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  28. ViolationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)

    Case 285242 · Violation 2130805 · Code 19-2602.1/1 · COMPLIED

    Philadelphia Code §19-2602(1) requires a Commercial Activity License before conducting business in the city. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  29. ViolationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)

    Case 285246 · Violation 2130817 · Code 19-2602.1/1 · COMPLIED

    Philadelphia Code §19-2602(1) requires a Commercial Activity License before conducting business in the city. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  30. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 285242 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  31. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 285246 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  32. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 342116 · COMPLETED

    FLOOR DRAIN, WASH TUB SINK, MOP SINK AND VENT STACK

  33. PermitUse

    Permit 336582 · COMPLETED

    FITNESS STUDIO

  34. PermitUse

    Permit 297559 · COMPLETED

    USE REGISTRATION FOR BEAUTY SALON IN SECOND FLOOR OF EXISTING TWO STORY STRUCTURE (NO ACTIIVTY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 14-1605). NO SIGNS THIS APPLICATION.

  35. PermitUse

    Permit 280524 · COMPLETED

    USE SPACE FOR A RETAIL PAINT SHOP. MANUFACTURING SIGN, GARMENT

  36. License issue eventEMERALD HOUSING RESOURCES LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 493202 · Inactive

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

  37. PermitUse

    Permit 261144 · COMPLETED

    FOR RETAIL SALE OF CELL PHONES AND ACCESSORIES IN SPACE 1.

  38. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 215678 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 19' PARTITION WALL - INSTALL 36' INTERIOR DOOR - INSTALL 5'6" PARTITION WALL AS PER PLANS.

  39. PermitElectrical

    Permit 202643 · COMPLETED

    REVISE 800 AMP SERVICE AS PER 2005 NEC (WEST DIST)

  40. PermitElectrical

    Permit 193366 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT BUILDING AS PER NFPA-72 (WEST DIST)

  41. PermitMechanical

    Permit 189189 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL (5) DIRECT VENT WARM AIR FURNACES FOR TENANT SPACES AND COMMON AREA

  42. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 188011 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF THE FOLLOWING: 5 WATER CLOSETS, 5 LAVY SINKS, 3 FLOOR DRAINS, 1 - 3 COMPARTMENT SINK, 2 HAND SINKS, 1 LAUNDRY TRAY

  43. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 179951 · COMPLETED

    WC, LAV SINKS, FL DR, INDIR WASTE

  44. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 171600 · COMPLETED

    REVISE PLAN TO INDICATE MANSARD ROOF, DROP CEILING AND ROOF ACCESS HATCH REMOVAL.

  45. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 152584 · COMPLETED

    AMEND PERMIT #183885. FOR MATERIAL CHANGES.

  46. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 149316 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLING ONE (1) TRENCH DRAIN AND ONE (1) CATCH BASIN

  47. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 148003 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  48. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 4105 · CLOSED · Denied

    Related permit 105219 · PERMIT A TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT WITH ACCESSORY EAT-IN ON DISPOSABLE DISHES IN SPACE 3 ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.

  49. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 140209 · COMPLETED

    AMEND PERMIT #183885 AS PER PLAN. FOUNDATION WORK ONLY.

  50. ViolationWORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE

    Case 148003 · Violation 847435 · Code A-104.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  51. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 148003 · FAILED

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

  52. ViolationPERMB REVK- SWO OR COO ISSUED

    Case 50695 · Violation 1187907 · Code A-302.9/42 · COMPLIED

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

  53. ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

    Case 50695 · Violation 1187908 · Code A-304.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  54. ViolationSWO- CONTRARY TO GOOD PRACTICE

    Case 50695 · Violation 1187909 · Code A-504.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  55. ViolationWORKMANLIKE- BUILDING CODE

    Case 50695 · Violation 1187904 · Code A-104.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  56. ViolationPERMB- TO COMPLY VIOL

    Case 50695 · Violation 1187905 · Code A-301.6/1 · COMPLIED

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

  57. ViolationPERMB REVK- WORK UNSAFE MANNER

    Case 50695 · Violation 1187906 · Code A-302.9/41 · COMPLIED

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

  58. PermitElectrical

    Permit 86259 · ABANDONED

    1200 AMPERE SERVICE, 3 PHASE 120/208 AND INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR WIRING AS TO DRAWINGS. (WEST DIST)

  59. PermitElectrical

    Permit 86263 · COMPLETED

    TEMPORARY ELECTRIAL FOR CONSTRUCTION SITE. 200 AMPERE SERVICE. FROM 6/28/07 TO 8/30/07. (WEST DIST)

  60. PermitElectrical

    Permit 86268 · COMPLETED

    TEMPORARY ELECTRIAL FOR CONSTRUCTION SITE. 200 AMPERE SERVICE. FROM 6/28/07 TO 8/30/07. (WEST DIST)

  61. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 77743 · COMPLETED

    FURNISH AND INSTALL ALL PLUMBING TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WATER CLOSETS, LAVYS, SINKS, MOP SINKS, FLOOR DRAINS, INDIRECT WASTE,1 1/2" WATER SERVICE

  62. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 50695 · COMPLETED

    AMEND PERMIT #183885 TO REFLECT NEW CONTRACTOR

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 12:45 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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