2026 taxable assessment $104,300 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $116,400; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
5223 Marlow St
3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 960 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920
Investor / LLC · assessed $104K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $116K · sold 2×. On the 5200 block of Marlow St.
Property summary
Assessment$104,3002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $116,400
Last sale$35KRecorded 2024
Est. tax bill$1,460/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits1Every fetched City permit
Violations1 open9 historical across 8 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.
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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 6222694002026 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 recordRenovated & sold on
Why it mattersBought for $20K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $35K in 2024 (+75%).
View supporting records →Assessment and sale price disagree hard
Why it mattersAssessed at $116K, but it traded for $35,000 in 2024 — a 3.3× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.
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
- Mjr Strategies 4 LLC
- Tax mailing address
- 415 WEST DR, COPIAGUE NY, 11726
- L&I district
- EAST
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 622269400
Permits1Every dated permit
Violation cases89 violation records · 1 open
Investigations2617 failed · 4 passed · 5 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses21 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status1
PlumbingPermit 412988
Jun 25, 2012 COMPLETED Completed Jul 10, 2012
REPLACE MAIN HOUSE DRAIN & FAI #PA1#20121741217
Violation cases9 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible8
Case 107287CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Mar 30, 2007 · completed Nov 13, 2008
- COULD NOT ENTERViolation 785323Dec 28, 2007 COMPLIED
Case 270786CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Mar 29, 2011 · completed Jul 20, 2016
- LICENSE-RES SFD/2FDViolation 2269342Mar 29, 2011 COMPLIED
Case 288720CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jul 27, 2011 · completed Sep 29, 2011
- HIGH WEEDS-CUTViolation 2156236Jul 27, 2011 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 2156235Jul 27, 2011 COMPLIED
Case 305745CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Nov 10, 2011 · completed Jul 20, 2016
- LICENSE-RES SFD/2FDViolation 3627309Feb 6, 2015 COMPLIED
Case CF-2023-021270CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Mar 15, 2023 · completed Feb 27, 2024
- RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)Violation VI-2023-016023Mar 15, 2023 CLOSED
Case CF-2024-035935CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Apr 25, 2024 · completed May 17, 2024
- EXTERIOR AREA WEEDSViolation VI-2024-029417Apr 25, 2024 COMPLIED
Case CF-2025-075495CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Jul 24, 2025 · completed Aug 19, 2025
- EXTERIOR AREA WEEDSViolation VI-2025-054735Jul 24, 2025 COMPLIED
Case CF-2026-041152IN VIOLATION
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Apr 24, 2026
- EXTERIOR AREA WEEDSViolation VI-2026-024969Apr 24, 2026 OPEN
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes26
L_CLIPCase 19807
Nov 13, 2003 FAILED
L_CLIPCase 19807
Dec 8, 2003 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 107287
Mar 29, 2007 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 107287
Dec 28, 2007 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 107287
Nov 13, 2008 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 270786
Mar 29, 2011 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 270786
May 3, 2011 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 270786
Jun 7, 2011 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 270786
Jul 12, 2011 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 270786
Jul 12, 2011 CLOSED
PRECOURTCase 270786
Nov 2, 2011 FAILED
PRECOURTCase 270786
Nov 10, 2011 CLOSED
HCEU INSPCase 305745
Feb 6, 2015 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 305745
Mar 13, 2015 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 305745
Apr 17, 2015 CLOSED
PRECOURTCase 305745
Jul 8, 2015 FAILED
PRECOURTCase 305745
Jul 16, 2015 CLOSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2023-021270
Mar 15, 2023 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2023-021270
Apr 3, 2023 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2023-021270
Feb 27, 2024 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-035935
Apr 25, 2024 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-035935
May 17, 2024 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2025-075495
Jul 24, 2025 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2025-075495
Aug 19, 2025 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2026-041152
Apr 24, 2026 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2026-041152
May 14, 2026 FAILED
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
RentalLicense 305575
EDWARD FELDMAN
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Feb 9, 2005 Inactive Expiration Feb 28, 2022 Inactive Apr 29, 2022
RentalLicense 0958275
MJR Strategies 4, LLC
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Aug 7, 2024 Active Expiration Aug 6, 2026
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
4 verify
Resolve before relying1 open L&I violation9 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 rental license does not transfer with the deed1 active Rental License record matched.
Why it mattersIf dwelling space is rented, the buyer must obtain a new annual Rental License; the seller’s license is not transferable. New applications require proof of ownership and legal occupancy, tax compliance, no open L&I violations, and lead compliance where applicable.
Verify nextPlan the buyer’s replacement license before settlement.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyTax mail goes outside Philadelphia; owner residence still needs verificationOPA mails the property tax record outside Philadelphia (415 WEST DR, COPIAGUE NY, 11726).
Why it mattersA tax mailing destination does not establish where the owner lives. If a rental owner lives outside Philadelphia, the City requires a managing agent with a Philadelphia mailing address; the owner remains legally responsible.
Verify nextVerify the buyer’s residence and, if the buyer will live outside Philadelphia, identify the Philadelphia managing agent on the new license application.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyLead compliance is a separate recordOPA records a 1920 build year; BlockReport does not receive the Health Department’s unit-level lead certificate file.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia requires covered pre-March-1978 rentals to be certified lead-safe or lead-free for a new or renewed lease and for a new or renewed Rental License. A certificate is unit-specific; a renovation does not by itself create an exemption.
Verify nextRequest the current lead certificate or City exemption for every dwelling unit.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition17 failed, 4 passed, and 5 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on May 14, 2026.
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 ↗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.
Records to verify together
More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.
Evidence: 1 open L&I violation · failed L&I inspection activity in 2023, 2026
Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.
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 1920: 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.
Zoned RSA5: one household by right
Single-family rowhouse (the classic Philly row). Converting to a duplex or apartments needs a use variance the zoning board rarely grants — Pennsylvania courts require a physical hardship of the lot itself, and economics alone do not qualify.
If you own it
1 open violation: the clock matters
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.
If you’re the landlord
Lead certificate is not optional
Built 1920: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.
Licensed rental — keep it that way
Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.
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.
Who's behind it
Mjr Strategies 4 LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 415 West Dr, Copiague NY, 11726 — outside Philadelphia
• Holds an active rental license for this address
The investment read
How this house 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
$104,300
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $116,400 · built 1920
Price / sq ft
$121
block $117 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+42%
+4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$117K
+4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,460
1.25% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
13%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
2
licensed rental
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
The paper trail
Renovated & sold onBought for $20K in 2001, plumbing permit in 2012, sold for $35K in 2024 (+75%).
- 2001 $20KSold
- 2012 PlumbingPermit
- 2023 L&I violationL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
- 2024 $35KSoldL&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
- 2025 L&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2026 L&I violationL&IInspection failed ×2L&I visit
Flags: active rental license · 1 open L&I violation. 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.
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
960 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,071 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
No
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
RSA5
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Where the record looks off
Places where the city's own paperwork disagrees with itself. These are flags on the data — not problems with the property.
Assessment and sale price disagree hard
Assessed at $116K, but it traded for $35,000 in 2024 — a 3.3× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.
Run the numbers
What owning 5223 Marlow St 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 (2024) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.72% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
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
—
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
5223 Marlow St sits on the 5200 block of Marlow St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5221 Marlow St · 5225 Marlow 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, 7:03 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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