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5114 Whitaker Ave

3 bd · 1 ba · 1 story · 1,393 sqft · RM1 · built 1940

Owner-occupied · assessed $172K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $190K. On the 5100 block of Whitaker Ave.

Property summary

Assessment$171,9002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $189,500 Last sale—No sale value available Est. tax bill$2,406/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquency$8KCity snapshot · Jun 2022 Permits0Every fetched City permit Violations0 open17 historical across 7 cases

“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled

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BlockReport can calculate the annual tax from the City’s taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and a current amount due live separately in Philadelphia Tax Center.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$2,406/year

2026 taxable assessment $171,900 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $189,500; 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 233075100
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$7,570.13 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2018–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$4,646.42 principal$1,005.95 interest$397.20 penalty$1,520.56 other charges
4years recorded 2018–2021tax periods 2021-11-03last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Nosheriff-sale flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $95,100 total assessment, $95,100 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 $5,653.89 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2012$314.49 total · $73.97 principal · $27.73 interest · $5.18 penalty2014$1,916.47 total · $1,360.70 principal · $265.34 interest · $95.25 penalty2015$1,786.66 total · $1,360.70 principal · $142.88 interest · $95.25 penalty2016$1,636.27 total · $1,421.42 principal · $21.32 interest · $14.21 penalty

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

What stands out

From the public record
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History

Why it matters

3 L&I violations (2014); Inspection failed ×2 (2014); Inspection failed (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2024); Inspection failed ×2 (2024).

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What to do with this

The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.

If you’re buying

Built 1940: lead rules apply

Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.

The last transfer used nominal consideration

The latest deed records $100 or less and shared-name parties. That is not a usable market-sale price and can reflect a family, estate, gift, correction, or entity transfer. Inspect the deed and order a title search rather than inferring the relationship or chain.

If you own it

$1,399/yr may be unclaimed

This home reads owner-occupied but shows no Homestead Exemption, which removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment (worth up to $1,399/yr). Applying through the City is free and takes minutes.

$5,654 in the historical tax ledger through 2016

Historical context only, not a current payoff figure; that ledger also contains a lien entry. Verify today's balance and lien status directly with Philadelphia Revenue before relying on it.

Derived from the fetched property records and linked City guidance as of 2026. Assessment treatment is not a substitute for an exemption approval, live balance, title report, license, occupancy certificate, or inspection. Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.

The investment read

How this house has moved and where it's pointed: the city's assessed value (not a listing price) over 12 years, charted against its block; appreciation is that history's pace, and the 5-year figure simply extends it. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$171,900
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $189,500 · built 1940
Price / sq ft
$136
block $136 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+95%
+7%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$190K
+7%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,406
1.27% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$8K
recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
-4221635.9%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
0
latest deed has shared-name parties

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

$0$100K$200K2016 OPA assessment: $88K2017 OPA assessment: $88K2018 OPA assessment: $88K2019 OPA assessment: $91K2020 OPA assessment: $95K2021 OPA assessment: $95K2022 OPA assessment: $95K2023 OPA assessment: $130K2024 OPA assessment: $130K2025 OPA assessment: $172K2026 OPA assessment: $172K2009 — 2009-06-27: HIGH WEEDS-CUT · 2009-06-27: BLDG MATERIAL EXTERIOR-OWNER · 2009-06-27: RUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER · 2009-06-27: DRAINS - YARD · 2009-06-27: CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE2011 — 2011-08-26: PERSONAL PROPERTY EXT OWNER · 2011-08-26: HIGH WEEDS-CUT · 2011-08-26: CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE · 2011-08-26: RUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER2014 — 2014-06-24: CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE · 2014-06-24: HIGH WEEDS-CUT · 2014-07-02: EXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof) · 2014-10-09: HCEU INSP2015 — 2015-01-20: PRECOURT2016 — 2016-07-21: HIGH WEEDS-CUT · 2016-07-21: CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE2019 — 2019-07-13: CLIP VIOLATION NOTICE · 2019-07-13: HIGH WEEDS-CUT2024 — 2024-01-31: RUBBISH & GARBAGE · 2024-02-15: L&I investigation$172K2009201220152018202120242026
This propertyBlock median & rangeL&I violationInspection
2024-02-15: L&I investigation
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Every dated record20 events · scroll to browse
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. L&I violationRUBBISH & GARBAGE
  3. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  4. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  5. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  6. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  7. InspectionPRECOURT
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP
  9. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  10. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  11. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  12. L&I violationPERSONAL PROPERTY EXT OWNER
  13. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  14. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  15. L&I violationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER
  16. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  17. L&I violationBLDG MATERIAL EXTERIOR-OWNER
  18. L&I violationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER
  19. L&I violationDRAINS - YARD
  20. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

The paper trail

History

3 L&I violations (2014); Inspection failed ×2 (2014); Inspection failed (2015); 2 L&I violations (2016); 2 L&I violations (2019); L&I violation (2024); Inspection failed ×2 (2024).

  1. 2014 3 L&I violationsL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
  2. 2015 Inspection failedL&I visit
  3. 2016 2 L&I violationsL&I
  4. 2019 2 L&I violationsL&I
  5. 2024 L&I violationL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit

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Browse 20 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-007863 · FAILED

  2. ViolationRUBBISH & GARBAGE

    Case CF-2024-007863 · Violation VI-2024-006401 · COMPLIED

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

  3. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 695622 · Violation 5107951 · COMPLIED

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

  4. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 695622 · Violation 5107952 · COMPLIED

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

  5. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 545668 · Violation 4018297 · COMPLIED

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

  6. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 545668 · Violation 4018296 · COMPLIED

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

  7. InvestigationPRECOURT

    Case 440532 · FAILED

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 440532 · CLOSED

  9. ViolationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)

    Case 440532 · Violation 3452013 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  10. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 438970 · Violation 3229783 · COMPLIED

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

  11. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 438970 · Violation 3229784 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationPERSONAL PROPERTY EXT OWNER

    Case 294133 · Violation 2192641 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 294133 · Violation 2192642 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 294133 · Violation 2192639 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 294133 · Violation 2192640 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 204750 · Violation 1375850 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationBLDG MATERIAL EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 204750 · Violation 1375849 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 204750 · Violation 1375848 · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationDRAINS - YARD

    Case 204750 · Violation 1375847 · COMPLIED

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

  20. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 204750 · Violation 1375846 · COMPLIED

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

What this record suggests

The timeline preserves the dated City rows that matched this parcel. It is a sequence to verify, not a conclusion about present condition.

Flags: $8K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $6K with a lien entry · latest deed has shared-name parties — relationship unverified. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The property, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
1
Interior
1,393 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,568 sqft
Basement
Partial, semi-finished
city code F
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
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.

Run the numbers

What owning 5114 Whitaker Ave takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$190K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo
Mortgage
—
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
—
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
—
rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
—
NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
—
year-1 return on cash in

Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.

Block context

5114 Whitaker Ave sits on the 5100 block of Whitaker Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 5112 Whitaker Ave  ·  5116 Whitaker Ave

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 6:37 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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