2026 taxable assessment $290,500 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $335,500; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Multi-family report
3 bd · 3 ba · 2 stories · 4,222 sqft · RSA3 · built 1900
Owner-occupancy signal · assessed $391K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $336K. On the 5100 block of Wayne Ave.

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Property tax
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.
2026 taxable assessment $290,500 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $335,500; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
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 1232173002026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.
$48.13 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2019. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $117,200 total assessment, $117,200 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.
For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”
new construction appears in a 2019 permit.
View supporting records →Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.
View supporting records →The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.
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 assessment or license record describes multiple units while the zoning district is generally single-family. That does not establish whether the use is lawful, nonconforming, abandoned, or incorrectly coded. Verify the registered use and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I before pricing multiple rents.
Most L&I appeals must be filed within 30 days; unsafe or imminently dangerous orders can carry a shorter deadline. Unresolved notices can lead to fees, court enforcement, City abatement work, and liens. Read the dated notice and verify its current status with L&I.
The City recorded this amount in June 2022. It may since have been paid, reduced, or increased; verify the current balance directly with Philadelphia Revenue.
Excavation deeper than 5 feet, or within 10 feet of an adjacent structure, legally requires the developer to survey neighboring homes first and give owners 10 days' written notice. Insist on the pre-construction survey — it is your evidence if cracks appear.
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.
Every fetched annual City assessment for this building, compared with its block and ZIP. The figures show assessment change, the billed-year tax estimate, dated tax records, and recorded transfers. They do not estimate market appreciation or investment return.
Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line
Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.
new construction appears in a 2019 permit.
Records behind the chart
The chart above is the primary timeline. This drawer preserves every underlying dated row and its filed status for source-level review.
Case CF-2026-053649 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case CF-2026-053649 · Violation VI-2026-032576 · Code A-301.1/76 · OPEN
Case CF-2026-053649 · Violation VI-2026-032577 · Code A-301.1/64 · OPEN
Case CF-2020-050566 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Case CF-2023-012332 · Violation VI-2023-009555 · Code A-301.1/3 · SVN ISSUED
Resolution: SVN ISSUED
Case CF-2023-012332 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case CF-2021-012531 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Case CF-2021-012531 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case CF-2021-012531 · Violation VI-2021-009599 · Code PM15-308.1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case CF-2020-050566 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Permit ZP-2020-006856 · Issued
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW FOR THE REDUCTION IN FOOTPRINT OF EXISTING BUILDING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLAN.
Case CF-2020-050566 · Violation VI-2020-027720 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case CF-2020-050566 · Violation VI-2020-027714 · Code PM15-304.7 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case CF-2020-050566 · Violation VI-2020-027715 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case CF-2020-050566 · Violation VI-2020-027716 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case CF-2020-050566 · Violation VI-2020-027717 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case CF-2020-050566 · Violation VI-2020-027718 · Code PM15-304.2 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case CF-2020-050566 · Violation VI-2020-027719 · Code PM15-304.6 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Permit 970438 · COMPLETED
FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION AT THE SIDE OF AN EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION AND PLAN. FOR USE AS THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS (MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING) WITH THREE (3) EXISTING COVERED PARKING SPACES.
Case 711364 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Case 711364 · Violation 5238014 · Code PM15-302.1 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
Case 711364 · Violation 5238015 · Code PM15-302.4 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
Case 711364 · 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.
Appeal 37756 · OPEN · Granted with conditions
Related permit 970438 · PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF ADDITION AT THE SIDE OF AN EXISTING DETACHED STRUCTURE AND FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ADDITION ABOVE AND EXISTING GARAGE. FOR THE CREATION OF THREE (3) OPEN AIR PARKING SPACES FOR A NEW TOTAL OF SIX (6) PARKING SPACES
Case 647363 · 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.
Case 647363 · 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.
Case 647362 · 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.
Permit 946853 · COMPLETED
EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING-REMOVE ROOF COVERING, PERFORM MINOR REPAIR TO ROOF, AND RE-ROOF. FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF COVERINGS ON EXITING ROOFS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.EZ EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS-TO THE UPPER SECTION OF EXTERIOR WALLS PERFORM POINTING AND THEN APPLY STUCCO FOR THE APPLICATION OF EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.
Case 589027 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Permit 940596 · COMPLETED
FOR (REMOVE AND DISPAOE OF THE REAR SHED) TO RESOLVE CASE #589027. 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 #589027.
Case 589027 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 647362 · Violation 4761994 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 647362 · Violation 4761995 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 647363 · Violation 4959995 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 647362 · 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.
Case 425131 · 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.
Case 589027 · Violation 4811214 · Code PM15-304.1G · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 589027 · Violation 4811213 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 589027 · Violation 4811215 · Code PM15-304.1H · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
License 716476 · Inactive
SUSAN MILLER · Expires 2018-10-12 · Inactive 2018-12-11
Case 514619 · 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.
Case 514619 · 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.
Case 514619 · Violation 4109788 · Code 9-3905 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
Case 364319 · 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.
Case 364319 · 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.
Case 364322 · 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.
Case 412478 · 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.
Case 412478 · 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.
Case 403396 · 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.
Case 412478 · Violation 3104171 · Code PM-304.8/1 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
Case 364322 · 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.
Case 403396 · 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.
Case 403396 · Violation 3007556 · Code PM-302.3/1 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
Case 403396 · Violation 3007555 · Code PM-302.2/2 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
Case 403396 · Violation 3007557 · Code PM-302.7/1 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
Case 364322 · 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.
Case 339065 · 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.
Case 364319 · Violation 3134173 · Code PM-102.4/2 · CLOSED
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 the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Case 364322 · Violation 3021654 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 339065 · 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.
Case 339065 · Violation 2631039 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 339065 · Violation 2631040 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 306024 · 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.
Case 306024 · 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.
Case 306024 · Violation 2293104 · 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.
Case 306024 · Violation 2293101 · 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.
Case 306024 · Violation 2293102 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 306024 · Violation 2293103 · Code PM-302.7/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 306024 · Violation 2293105 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 216922 · 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.
Case 216922 · 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.
Case 216922 · Violation 1534128 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPEXCP
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.
Case 216922 · Violation 1534130 · Code PM-302.7/1 · COMPEXCP
Case 216922 · Violation 1534129 · Code PM-302.2/1 · COMPEXCP
Case 216922 · Violation 1534127 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPEXCP
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.
Case 60538 · 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.
Case 60538 · 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.
What this record suggests
The City file documents 4 permits touching roof work. 4 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.
Flags: 2 open L&I violations · $48 recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Places where the city's own paperwork disagrees with itself. These are flags on the data — not problems with the property.
Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.
What owning 5138-40 Wayne 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.
When this house last sold (2020) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.1% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Scenario for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance, and buyer cash equal to the down payment plus 4%. Taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance. Cash flow and returns exclude vacancy, management, utilities, HOA or condo fees, leasing costs, income tax, and unplanned capital work.
5138-40 Wayne Ave sits on the 5100 block of Wayne Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5136 Wayne Ave · 5132 Wayne Ave
This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 7:08 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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