2026 taxable assessment $196,900 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $363,100; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Land report
5201 Baltimore Ave
Vacant lot · Individual owner on record · assessed $197K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $363K. On the 5200 block of Baltimore Ave.
BlockReport AI · cited public records
Ask what this property record means.
Open the research chat with this property already in context. Curated questions are free.
Property summary
Assessment$196,9002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $363,100
Last sale$350KRecorded 2017
Est. tax bill$2,756/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits1Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open3 historical across 2 cases
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
Question or correct this record
BlockReport can explain a discrepancy, but it cannot rewrite an official City record. Use the agency that owns the underlying fact:
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 8810009252026 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.”
What stands out
From the public recordNew construction
Record summarynew construction appears in a 2021 permit, followed by a recorded transfer of $350K in 2017.
View supporting records →The property record, over time
Every dated deed, permit, inspection, license, violation, certification, and appeal is placed on the City’s annual assessment line. Select a point to read what happened; the line is an assessment history—not a sale-price chart or appraisal. OPA has also published a 2027 assessment of $363,100; it is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
Assessment history · all dated City records marked on the line
- OPA assessment · 2025$197K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$197K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$363K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Deed / sale · 2017Deed / sale $350KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2021-12-02New construction, addition, GFA changeThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- L&I violation · 2020-06-10EXTERIOR AREA WEEDSA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2020-06-10L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-10-12RUBBISH & GARBAGEA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-10-12EXTERIOR AREA WEEDSA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2021-11-22L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2000-12-21Vendor - NewsstandA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2003-05-12Vacant Residential Property / LotA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / 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.
Highlight
Every dated record9 events · exact dates, newest first
- PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
- InspectionL&I investigation
- L&I violationRUBBISH & GARBAGE
- L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- InspectionL&I investigation
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $350K
- LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot
- LicenseVendor - Newsstand
Vacant landLand report
An empty lot: no building, just the land and its paper trail. The homeowner tools don't apply; the deed history, owner and zoning are below, and the analyst can trace what the owner holds citywide.
What it is
Vacant lot
Vacant Land Commer < Acre
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
OPA tax treatment
Assessed $197K
Taxable assessment on the roll
Corridor
50th and Baltimore
city commercial corridor
Assessed value
$196,900
2026 OPA · 2027: $363,100
Lot size
6,563 sqft
Zoning
CMX2
Records behind the chart
Browse the source ledger
The chart above is the primary timeline. This drawer preserves every underlying dated row and its filed status for source-level review.
Browse 10 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
- PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
Permit ZP-2021-014316 · Expired
FOR AN EXTENSION TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ZONING PERMIT AP#811980 FOR THE ERECTION OF AN ATTACHED STRUCTURE WITH A GREEN ROOF (77% COVERAGE OF ROOF), ROOF DECK, AND ROOF DECK ACCESS STRUCTURES. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON PLANS. SEE AP#811980 FOR PLANS. **RECORDED DEED RESTRICTION AS PER 14-702(16)(a)(.3) REQUIRED PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.** [AMENDMENT APPROVED 8/30/2022 FOR NEW COVERING/ENCLOSURE FOR PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CLASS 1A BICYCLE PARKING, NEW BALCONIES AND BAYS, AND CHANGES TO STRUCTURE DIMENSIONS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON APPROVED AMENDED PLANS.]
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2021-099885 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2021-099885 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationRUBBISH & GARBAGE
Case CF-2021-099885 · Violation VI-2021-071971 · Code PM15-308.1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
Case CF-2021-099885 · Violation VI-2021-071970 · 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.
- ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
Case CF-2020-024354 · Violation VI-2020-009473 · Code PM15-302.4 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2020-024354 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- Recorded transfer$350K transfer
2017
- LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot
License 274903 · Inactive
LAWRENCE COOK · Expires 2004-05-12 · Inactive 2012-08-31
- LicenseVendor - Newsstand
License 295060 · Inactive
OTIS HARRIS · Expires 2001-05-31
What this record suggests
The City file documents 1 permit touching roof work. Status needs checking in the official file; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.
Block context
5201 Baltimore Ave sits on the 5200 block of Baltimore Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5211 Baltimore Ave · 5213 Baltimore 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
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 11, 2026, 4:05 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.
Official city record ↗ · L&I history ↗ · See the whole block · Download this record (JSON)