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5940 N Franklin St

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3 bd1 ba2 stories1,140 sqftRSA5built 1945

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$166K OPA value, not a listing price
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2 violation rows marked OPEN in 1 active case

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Case 594175

Unsafe structure case

IN VIOLATION

Opened Jul 17, 2017 · Latest inspection FAILED · Jan 20, 2023

  • Exterior Struct Unsafe Cond 7PM15-304.1G
  • Unsafe StructurePM15-108.1

OPEN is the status in the fetched L&I file, not a new inspection by BlockReport. Read the notice for the cited condition and required correction, then verify the live case with L&I.

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 19120 (Olney · Logan) median$160K2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19120 (Olney · Logan) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record14 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $131K
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $237K
  3. PermitAlterations
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7
  6. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  7. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  8. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  9. PermitMajor alteration
  10. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  11. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7
  12. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  13. Deed / saleDeed / sale $89K
  14. Deed / saleDeed / sale $46K

Flags: 2 L&I violation rows marked OPEN. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$2,324/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $166,000 × 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 $160,000. 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 612225800
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $0 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
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,140 sqft livable area
Lot
1,350 sqft
Basement
Partial, semi-finished city code F
Heat
Undetermined city code H
Central air
No
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

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

Block context

5900 block of N Franklin St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5938 N Franklin St  ·  5942 N Franklin St

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 14 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$131K transfer

    2025

  2. Recorded transfer$237K transfer

    2025

  3. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2023-005552 · Expired

    Repair 3/4 water distribution

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 594175 · FAILED

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

  5. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7

    Case 594175 · Violation 211941436 · Code PM15-304.1G · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  6. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 594175 · Violation 211941435 · Code PM15-108.1 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  7. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 594175 · FAILED

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

  8. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 515529 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  9. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 672795 · COMPLETED

    MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY CASE #515529;WORK TO INCLUDE: REMOVE DAMAGED BRICK & CMU FROM WALL. CHECK FOOTINGS OF WALL. EPOXY REBARB INTO FOOTING OF WALL & REPLACE CMU. SIDEWALLS TIES SOLID FILL CMU. REINSTATE BRICK IN SAME PATTERN & TIE INTO EXISTING WALL AT THE TURN OF WALL AT STEPS.ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6’ IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE 515529.

  10. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 515529 · Violation 3810817 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

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

  11. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7

    Case 515529 · Violation 3810818 · Code PM15-304.1G · COMPLIED

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

  12. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 515529 · FAILED

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

  13. Recorded transfer$89K transfer

    2006

  14. Recorded transfer$46K transfer

    2005

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 4:18 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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