2026 taxable assessment $164,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $341,400; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Mixed-use report
5144 Whitaker Ave
2,334 sqft · RM1 · built 1940
Absentee individual · assessed $164K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $341K. On the 5100 block of Whitaker Ave.
Property summary
Assessment$164,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $341,400
Last sale—No sale value available
Est. tax bill$2,296/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits1Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open21 historical across 10 cases
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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Property tax
The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.
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.
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 2330766052026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.
A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $2,800.97 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2015$289.27 total · $0.00 principal · $91.41 interest · $94.79 penalty2016$2,511.70 total · $2,227.16 principal · $33.40 interest · $22.27 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 recordImproved
Why it mattersOwner pulled a use permit in 2015.
View supporting records →City Property History
Fetched L&I and zoning records
Every row successfully fetched for this report is counted below. Dataset availability and matching can differ from the City's interactive file; use the official link for current detail.
- Recorded owner
- Individual owner on record Analyst access to view
- Tax mailing address
- Private for individual owners
- L&I district
- EAST
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 233076605
Permits1Every dated permit
Violation cases1021 violation records · 0 open
Investigations209 failed · 7 passed · 4 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses20 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status1
UsePermit 660374
Dec 24, 2015 COMPLETED Completed Dec 24, 2015
USE TO GROCERY STORE AND 2 APARTMENTS.
Violation cases21 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible10
Case 215351CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 24, 2009 · completed Sep 24, 2009
- VIOL NONE FOUNDViolation 1471339Sep 23, 2009 COMPLIED
Case 353080CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Oct 1, 2012
- FIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOXViolation 2764525Sep 25, 2012 COMPLIED
- FIRE-ELECT EXT CORDS PROHIBViolation 2764524Sep 25, 2012 COMPLIED
Case 504139CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 29, 2015 · completed Nov 30, 2015
- FIRE-PULL STATION SIGNSViolation 3766048Sep 28, 2015 COMPLIED
- MULTI FAMILY (R2)Violation 3766043Sep 28, 2015 ERROR
- FIRE-ELECT EXT CORDS PROHIBViolation 3766044Sep 28, 2015 COMPLIED
- FA-MANUAL BOX DEFECTIVEViolation 3766045Sep 28, 2015 COMPLIED
- FA-REPAIR SYSTEMViolation 3766046Sep 28, 2015 COMPLIED
- FIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAGViolation 3766047Sep 28, 2015 COMPLIED
Case 504176CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 29, 2015
- PERM Z- NEW USEViolation 3766051Sep 28, 2015 CLOSEDCASE
- CO- NEW USE OCCUPIED PRE-COViolation 3766052Sep 28, 2015 CLOSEDCASE
Case 504179CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 29, 2015
- OBTAIN LIC INDICATEDViolation 3766071Sep 28, 2015 ERROR
Case 512123CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Dec 1, 2015 · completed Jan 20, 2016
- CO- NEW USE OCCUPIED PRE-COViolation 3783907Nov 30, 2015 COMPLIED
- PERM Z- NEW USEViolation 3783906Nov 30, 2015 COMPLIED
- ANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARMViolation 3784182Nov 30, 2015 COMPLIED
Case 706028CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 10, 2019 · completed Oct 4, 2019
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 5177080Sep 10, 2019 COMPLIED
- HIGH WEEDS-CUTViolation 5177081Sep 10, 2019 COMPLIED
Case 706062CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 10, 2019 · completed Dec 27, 2019
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 5255409Sep 10, 2019 COMPLIED
- LICENSE - RENTAL PROPERTYViolation 5255410Sep 10, 2019 COMPLIED
Case CF-2025-074101CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Jul 22, 2025 · completed Aug 20, 2025
- EXTERIOR AREA WEEDSViolation VI-2025-053690Jul 22, 2025 COMPLIED
Case CF-2025-108784CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Oct 1, 2025 · completed Nov 21, 2025
- EXTERIOR AREA WEEDSViolation VI-2025-077910Oct 1, 2025 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes20
BC INSPCase 215351
Sep 23, 2009 PASSED
CI INSPCase 353080
Sep 25, 2012 FAILED
CI INSPCase 353080
Mar 6, 2013 FAILED
CI INSPCase 353080
Apr 15, 2013 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 504139
Sep 28, 2015 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 504176
Sep 28, 2015 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 504179
Sep 28, 2015 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 504139
Nov 9, 2015 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 504176
Nov 9, 2015 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 504179
Nov 9, 2015 CLOSED
PRECOURTCase 353080
Nov 27, 2015 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 504139
Nov 27, 2015 PASSED
CEASE INSPCase 504179
Nov 27, 2015 PASSED
CEASE INSPCase 504176
Nov 30, 2015 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 512123
Nov 30, 2015 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 512123
Jan 20, 2016 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2025-074101
Jul 22, 2025 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2025-074101
Aug 20, 2025 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2025-108784
Oct 1, 2025 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2025-108784
Nov 21, 2025 PASSED
Building certificationsInspection result and filed expiration date by L&I building ID0
No building certifications matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
Business licensesHistorical and active licenses are both retained2
Food Preparing and ServingLicense 204591
GONZALEZ JOSE A TAPIA (GONZALEZ MINI MARKET)
Revenue code 3120 · First issued Sep 2, 2004 Inactive Expiration Apr 30, 2021 Inactive Jun 29, 2021
RentalLicense 687162
ELSA M OVALLES
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Dec 24, 2015 Inactive Expiration Dec 31, 2016 Inactive Mar 1, 2017
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields0
No appeals matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
City of Philadelphia OPA, L&I and Zoning Board records, shown as filed. A CLOSED investigation is an outcome label, not a missing visit; an appeal's application status and decision may differ.
Legal due diligence
What this record proves—and what it does not.
These checks are triggered by this property’s actual City rows. They identify the controlling document to verify; they do not declare a use legal, a building safe, or title clear.
1 resolve before relying
5 verify
1 favorable dated record
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileUse permit #660374: COMPLETED. The history also contains “PERM Z- NEW USE.”
Why it mattersPhiladelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.
Verify nextVerify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyResidential and business space run on separate compliance tracksOPA classifies this parcel as mixed-use.
Why it mattersThe zoning/use and occupancy file must cover the actual residential and commercial spaces. Dwelling units can require Rental Licenses and lead compliance; the operator can separately need an Activity License and sector license; installed fire systems can require annual certification.
Verify nextMatch every dwelling and business use to the zoning permit, CO, current operator licenses, and life-safety filings.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyResidential form does not establish rental useOPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use; no active Rental License row matched.
Why it mattersA multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.
Verify nextConfirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition9 failed, 7 passed, and 4 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Nov 21, 2025.
Why it mattersA PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.
Verify nextOpen the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA historical business license is not current operating authorityFood Preparing and Serving #204591: Inactive since Jun 29, 2021
Why it mattersA license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.
Verify nextIf business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA separate Commercial Trash account may applyOPA classifies the parcel as mixed-use. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.
Verify nextCheck the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Favorable dated recordNo open violation; closed history remains relevantThe fetched record shows 0 open and 21 historical violations across 10 cases.
Why it mattersA closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.
Verify nextUse the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Closing file: checks no public-record summary can replace5 documents/searches to assign before settlement
Property Sales Certification
The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.
Next: Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.
Official guidance ↗Date-effective City Property Payoff
The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.
Next: Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.
Official guidance ↗Professional title and water-lien searches
OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.
Next: Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill
LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.
Next: Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Seller disclosure and independent inspections
For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.
Next: Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.
Official guidance ↗Informational only—not a legal opinion, title report, code inspection, tax payoff, or substitute for a Pennsylvania lawyer, title company, inspector, or tax professional.
Records to verify together
Rule-based groupings across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows the records that belong in the same verification step and where the inference stops.
Assessment/permit mismatch
The assessment jumped 108% in 2027, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.
Evidence: assessment moved from $164,000 to $341,400 · no permit shown in 2026-2028
Limit: Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it.
Transparent record rules, not a score or forecast. Each flag is a prompt to verify the cited records, not a prediction or allegation.
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.
If you own it
$2,801 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.
If you’re the landlord
If it is rented, verify the Rental License
The fetched license records do not show an active Rental License. Ownership type or a tax mailing address does not prove that tenants occupy the property; if it is rented, verify the current license and legal occupancy in eCLIPSE.
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 building 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
$164,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $341,400 · built 1940
Price / sq ft
$146
block $136 · above block
Appreciation
+4%
+0%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$341K
+0%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,296
0.67% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
-2343292.3%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
0
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermitInspection
The paper trail
ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2015.
- 2012 2 L&I violationsL&I
- 2013 Inspection failedL&I visit
- 2015 12 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 5 failed, 3 passedL&I visitUsePermit
- 2016 Inspection passedL&I visit
- 2019 4 L&I violationsL&I
- 2025 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 2 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $3K with a lien entry. 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.
Interior
2,334 sqft
livable area
Lot
3,392 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
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 5144 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.
Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
—
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
—
rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
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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
5144 Whitaker Ave sits on the 5100 block of Whitaker Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5142 Whitaker Ave · 5140 Whitaker Ave
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022 — Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016 — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance — Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
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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