2026 taxable assessment $176,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $181,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Commercial property report
5205 Market St
3,332 sqft · CMX2.5 · built 1925
Store · 52nd Street Development A · assessed $176K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $181K. On the 5200 block of Market St.
Property summary
Assessment$176,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $181,200
Last sale$835KRecorded 2016
Est. tax bill$2,464/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits0Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open10 historical across 2 cases
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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Property tax
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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 8829238112026 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.
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What stands out
From the public recordTraded
Why it mattersTraded 2×: $492K in 2006 → $835K in 2016 (+70%).
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Fetched L&I and zoning records
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- Recorded owner
- 52nd Street Development A
- Tax mailing address
- 6825 GERMANTOWN AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19119
- L&I district
- CENTRAL WEST
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 882923811
Permits0No match
Violation cases210 violation records · 0 open
Investigations42 failed · 2 passed · 0 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses0No match
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status0
No permits matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
Violation cases10 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible2
Case CF-2021-017716CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Mar 15, 2021 · completed Apr 26, 2021
- CERTIFICATIONViolation VI-2021-013540Mar 12, 2021 CLOSED
- 3118-FOOD RETAIL LICENSE.Violation VI-2021-013536Mar 12, 2021 CLOSED
- PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERSViolation VI-2021-013537Mar 12, 2021 CLOSED
- EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATIONViolation VI-2021-013538Mar 12, 2021 CLOSED
- OPEN JUNCTION BOXESViolation VI-2021-013539Mar 12, 2021 CLOSED
- WET CHEMICAL SYSTEM TESTViolation VI-2021-013541Mar 12, 2021 CLOSED
- PLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERALViolation VI-2021-013542Mar 12, 2021 CLOSED
- PORTABLE HEATING/COOKING EQUIPViolation VI-2021-013543Mar 12, 2021 CLOSED
Case CF-2021-018550CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Mar 17, 2021 · completed Apr 26, 2021
- NEW USEViolation VI-2021-014166Mar 15, 2021 CLOSED
- OCCUPIED W/O TCO OR COViolation VI-2021-014167Mar 15, 2021 CLOSED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes4
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-017716
Mar 15, 2021 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-018550
Mar 17, 2021 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-017716
Apr 26, 2021 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2021-018550
Apr 26, 2021 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 retained0
No business licenses matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
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
2 verify
1 favorable dated record
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileThe history also contains “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 ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition2 failed, 2 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Apr 26, 2021.
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 separate Commercial Trash account may applyOPA classifies the parcel as commercial. 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 10 historical violations across 2 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 replace3 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 ↗Informational only—not a legal opinion, title report, code inspection, tax payoff, or substitute for a Pennsylvania lawyer, title company, inspector, or tax professional.
Commercial propertyProperty report
This is a store, recorded under the city's commercial category. The homeowner tools (rent estimate, homestead playbook) don't apply, so they're hidden. The full record and owner trail are below.
What it is
Store
Store 2 Sty Masonry
Owner
52nd Street Development A
OPA tax treatment
Assessed $176K
Taxable assessment on the roll
$ / sq ft
$54
below the $130 median for 12,035 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
52nd Street
city commercial corridor
Assessed value
$176,000
2026 OPA · 2027: $181,200
Interior area
3,332 sqft
Lot size
1,700 sqft
Built
1925
Zoning
CMX2.5
Who's behind it
52nd Street Development A · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 3 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $973K combined
• Tax bills mail to 6825 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19119
Block context
5205 Market St sits on the 5200 block of Market St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5203 Market St · 5207 Market St
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, 2:39 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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