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5948 Cedar Ave

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3 bd1 ba2 stories1,140 sqftRM1built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$225K 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 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) median$225K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record21 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $230K
  2. PermitDeck (Exist. One-Family Dwellings)
  3. PermitElectrical
  4. LicenseCITY BLOCK ACQUISTION IV LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  5. PermitPlumbing
  6. PermitMechanical
  7. PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.
  8. Deed / saleDeed / sale $128K
  9. LicenseCITY BLOCK ACQUISTION IV LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  14. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  15. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  16. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  17. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

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$3,155/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $225,400 × 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 $225,200. 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 032144900
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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
Stories
2
Interior
1,140 sqft livable area
Lot
1,755 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1 city zoning code

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

Block context

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

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Next door: 5946 Cedar Ave  ·  5950 Cedar 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.

CITY BLOCK ACQUISTION IV LLCInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Nov 12, 2014 · Terminal license date Apr 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 20 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$230K transfer

    2024

  2. PermitDeck (Exist. One-Family Dwellings)

    Permit GM-2023-003258 · Completed

    EZ PERMIT DECKS- For New Decks to an Existing One Family Dwelling as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. *Homeowner is performing the work *

  3. PermitElectrical

    Permit 606915 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE 200AMP SERVICE AND GROUNDING, LIGHTS, SWITCHES, OUTLETS AND SMOKES AS PER 2008 NEC (WEST DISTRICT)

  4. License terminal eventCITY BLOCK ACQUISTION IV LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 647195 · Inactive

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

  5. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 604640 · COMPLETED

    2 - WC, 2 - LAVS, - 1 - BATH TUB, 1 - KIT SINK, 1 - LAUNDRY (ALL WORK TO COMPLY WITH 2004 PPC)

  6. PermitMechanical

    Permit 600955 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 1 HVAC UNIT WITH DUCTWORK. SFD

  7. PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.

    Permit 592920 · Expired

    NEW WINDOW AND DOOR REPLACEMENTS. (NOCHANGE TO THE EXISTING OPENING SIZES) BATHROOM AND KITCHEN UPGRADES TO INCLUDE NEW WALL COVERINGS, CABINETS AND COUNTERS. FRAME BASEMENT PERIMETER WALL AND DRYWALL. BASEMENT FOR UTILITIES ONLY NO HABITABLE AREA PERMITTED. CLOSE EXISTING OPEN FRONT PORCH AS PER SKETCH

  8. Recorded transfer$128K transfer

    2015

  9. License issue eventCITY BLOCK ACQUISTION IV LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 647195 · Inactive

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

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 331927 · 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.

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

    Case 331927 · Violation 2465137 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 331927 · 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.

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

    Case 59552 · 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. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 34790 · CLOSED

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

  15. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 34789 · CLOSED

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

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

    Case 59552 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 59552 · 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.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 59552 · 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.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 59552 · 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.

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 59552 · 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.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 12:25 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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