2026 taxable assessment $151,800 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $156,300; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Commercial property report
5222 Walnut St
2,290 sqft · CMX2 · built 1925
Commercial · Festivals Properties LLC · assessed $152K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $156K. On the 5200 block of Walnut St.
Property summary
Assessment$151,8002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $156,300
Last sale$215KRecorded 2007
Est. tax bill$2,125/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency—Snapshot unavailable
Permits4Dated events in report
Violations6 openNo historical match in fetched records
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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OPA 8828768402026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
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What stands out
From the public recordImproved
Why it mattersOwner pulled a alteration permit in 2018.
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Fetched L&I and zoning records
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- Recorded owner
- Festivals Properties LLC
- Tax mailing address
- PO BOX 484, MEDIA PA, 19063
- L&I district
- —
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 882876840
Permits0Unavailable
Violation cases0Unavailable
Investigations0Unavailable
Building certifications0Unavailable
Business licenses0Unavailable
Appeals3OPEN · City affirmed
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status0
No permits matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
Violation cases0 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible0
No violation cases matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes0
No investigations matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
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 fields3
Building standards appealAppeal 8035
Feb 26, 2009 CLOSED Denied
ON 11/17/08 DEPARTMENT OF LICENSES & INSPECTIONS ISSUED REFUSAL OF PERMIT FOR APPLICATION #133631
RB_LIRBAppeal 8789
May 7, 2009 CLOSED MOOT
THE REFUSAL TO FOLLOW THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATIONS, WITHOUT REASON, IS AN ABUSE OF DISCRETION AND CONFISCATORY AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL. THE USE IS THE SAME THAT PRE-DATES THE CURRENT OWNER'S PURCHASE AND USE, AND THEREFORE IS GRANDFATHERED, AN
RB_LIRBAppeal 11220
Dec 2, 2010 OPEN City affirmed
APPELLANT DENIED VARIANCE BY BOARD OF BUILDING STANDARDS. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS REMANDED TO LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS REVIEW BOARD.
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.
2 resolve before relying
1 verify
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileAppeal #8789: CLOSED · MOOT.
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 ↗Resolve before relying6 open L&I violations6 violation rows are retained in the City ledger.
Why it mattersOpen notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.
Verify nextRead the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.
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 ↗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.
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.
Records to verify together
More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.
Evidence: 6 open L&I violations · failed L&I inspection activity in 2025, 2026
Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.
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Commercial propertyProperty report
This is a commercial, 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.
6 open violations
What it is
Commercial
Rest'Rnt W/Bar Masonry
Owner
Festivals Properties Llc
OPA tax treatment
Assessed $152K
Taxable assessment on the roll
$ / sq ft
$68
below the $130 median for 12,035 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
52nd Street
city commercial corridor
Assessed value
$151,800
2026 OPA · 2027: $156,300
Interior area
2,290 sqft
Lot size
1,328 sqft
Built
1925
Zoning
CMX2
Who's behind it
Festivals Properties LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 2 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $313K combined
• Tax bills mail to Po Box 484, Media PA, 19063 — outside Philadelphia
Block context
5222 Walnut St sits on the 5200 block of Walnut St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5220 Walnut St · 5224 Walnut 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, 2:51 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. “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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