Multi-family report

902 S 5th St

3 stories2,106 sqftRSA5built 1915

Property at a glanceApartment building

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$426K OPA value, not a listing price
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Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this building 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$500K$1.0MZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) median$511K1998200320082013201820232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record27 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitPlumbing
  2. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. LicenseCLAUDE & LAURA PELZER: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  9. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  10. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. L&I violationLICENSE-RES GENERAL
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. InspectionBP_BLDG
  17. PermitAlteration
  18. L&I violationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)
  19. InspectionBP_BLDG
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  22. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  23. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  24. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. Deed / saleDeed / sale $10K
  27. LicenseCLAUDE & LAURA PELZER: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

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$4,561/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $325,800 × 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 $511,000. 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.

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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 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.

Stories
3
Interior
2,106 sqft livable area
Lot
999 sqft
Heat
Undetermined city code H
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

900 block of S 5th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 900 S 5th St  ·  906 S 5th 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.

CLAUDE & LAURA PELZERInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date May 11, 1998 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

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 27 dated rows
  1. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 1045111 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE CURB TRAP AND FAI-PA1#20200270264-"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED" - "ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 299385 · 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.

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 517005 · 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.

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 517005 · 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.

  5. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 517005 · Violation 3927532 · Code 9-3905 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 329566 · 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.

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 517005 · 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. License terminal eventCLAUDE & LAURA PELZER: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 275735 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 299385 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 299385 · 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.

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 299385 · 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.

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 299385 · 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. ViolationLICENSE-RES GENERAL

    Case 299385 · Violation 2450248 · Code PM-102.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 299385 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 216698 · 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.

  16. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 251909 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  17. PermitAlteration

    Permit 303110 · EXPIRED

    INTERIOR ALTERATIONS WITHIN A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. APPLICANTS AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR DATED FEBRUARY 2007. ANY DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND THE IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES

  18. ViolationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)

    Case 251909 · Violation 1822399 · Code A-301.1/4 · COMPEXCP

  19. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 251909 · FAILED

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

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 216698 · 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.

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

    Case 216698 · Violation 1526454 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

  22. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 216698 · Violation 1526451 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  23. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 216698 · Violation 1526452 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPLIED

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

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

    Case 216698 · Violation 1526453 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

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

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 216698 · 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.

  26. Recorded transfer$10K transfer

    2000

  27. License issue eventCLAUDE & LAURA PELZER: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 275735 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 1:50 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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