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5908 Washington Ave

4 bd · 1 ba · 1 story · 1,589 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Entity-held

2026 assessment
$184K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$188K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Cedar Park · Kingsessing Approximate · based on ZIP 19143
Street view of 5908 Washington Ave
From the street · imagery © Google

Assessment and dated record history

Every fetched annual City assessment for this house, compared with its block and ZIP. The chart preserves property assessment, block median and range, ZIP median, and each dated assessment, deed, L&I, permit, and inspection event.

Assessed value
$184,300 2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $188,200 · built 1920
Price / sq ft
$118 block $119 · in line w/ block
Assessment change
+101% +7%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +2% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,580 1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match not proof the account is current
Times sold
1 licensed rental

Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$125K$250KZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) median$188K2010201320162019202220252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record6 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseJOHN BRADHAM: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $50K
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. PermitAlteration

The short read

$50K transfer recorded in 2018. Alteration permit recorded in 2010.

A selected summary of the main sequence. The chart above and source ledger below contain every fetched dated row.

Browse 6 dated records

Deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals.

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  1. License issue eventJOHN BRADHAM: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 802334 · Active

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

  2. Recorded transfer$50K transfer

    2018

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 325023 · 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.

  4. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 325023 · Violation 2421572 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 325023 · 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. PermitAlteration

    Permit 281451 · COMPLETED

    ROOF RECOVERING, MODIFIED BITUMIN(SFD)

What this record suggests

The City file documents 1 permit touching roof work. 1 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

Flags: active rental license. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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Property details and source records

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The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$2,580/year

2026 taxable assessment $184,300 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $188,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit or an amount due is not automatically “back taxes.”

OPA 033116500
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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.

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The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1
Stories
1
Interior
1,589 sqft livable area
Lot
1,736 sqft
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
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.

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Bradham Properties LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 15 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $2.2M combined
• Tax bills mail to 5908 Washington Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19143
• Holds an active rental license for this address

Block context

5900 block of Washington Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5906 Washington Ave  ·  5910 Washington 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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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.

JOHN BRADHAMActive

Rental · Initial issue date Feb 12, 2019 · Filed expiration Feb 11, 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.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 3:57 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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