2026 taxable assessment $105,800 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $118,100; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
5231 Marlow St
3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 960 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920
Absentee individual · assessed $106K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $118K · sold 2×. On the 5200 block of Marlow St.
Property summary
Assessment$105,8002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $118,100
Last sale$120KRecorded 2023
Est. tax bill$1,481/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits0Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open11 historical across 6 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 6222698002026 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 recordTraded
Why it mattersTraded 2×: $40K in 2004 → $120K in 2023 (+200%).
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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 verify
1 favorable dated record
VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition8 failed, 4 passed, and 2 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Sep 20, 2023.
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 ↗Favorable dated recordNo open violation; closed history remains relevantThe fetched record shows 0 open and 11 historical violations across 6 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.
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’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 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
$105,800
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $118,100 · built 1920
Price / sq ft
$123
block $117 · above block
Appreciation
+45%
+4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$118K
+4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,481
1.25% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
12.8%
≈$1K/mo rent
Times sold
2
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermit
The paper trail
TradedTraded 2×: $40K in 2004 → $120K in 2023 (+200%).
- 2004 $40KSoldInspection failedL&I visit
- 2019 4 L&I violationsL&I
- 2020 L&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2022 5 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 4 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2023 $120KSoldL&I violationL&IL&I: 1 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
City record timeline
Every dated deed, permit, inspection, license, violation, certification, and appeal—together.
The timeline combines the report’s transfer history with every successfully fetched L&I and zoning row. A date or status is the City’s filed record, not a statement that the condition remains current; use the official file for live detail.
- Recorded owner
- Individual owner on record Analyst access to view
- L&I district
- EAST
- OPA account
- 622269800
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2023-090566 · PASSED
- ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
Case CF-2023-090566 · Violation VI-2023-066645 · COMPLIED
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2023-090566 · FAILED
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2022-078905 · PASSED
- Recorded transfer$120K transfer
2023
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2022-087752 · PASSED
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2022-078905 · FAILED
- ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWS
Case CF-2022-087752 · Violation VI-2022-064415 · COMPLIED
- ViolationINTERIOR SURFACES
Case CF-2022-087752 · Violation VI-2022-064416 · COMPLIED
- ViolationHANDRAILS & GUARDS
Case CF-2022-087752 · Violation VI-2022-064418 · COMPLIED
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2022-087752 · FAILED
- ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
Case CF-2022-078905 · Violation VI-2022-057811 · COMPLIED
- ViolationRUBBISH & GARBAGE
Case CF-2022-078905 · Violation VI-2022-057812 · COMPLIED
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2020-071341 · PASSED
- ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
Case CF-2020-071341 · Violation VI-2020-041199 · COMPLIED
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2020-071341 · FAILED
- ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
Case 696261 · Violation 5112654 · COMPLIED
- ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
Case 696261 · Violation 5112655 · COMPLIED
- ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
Case 684882 · Violation 5036435 · COMPLIED
- ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
Case 684882 · Violation 5036434 · COMPLIED
- InvestigationL_CLIP
Case 27000 · CLOSED
- InvestigationL_CLIP
Case 27000 · FAILED
- LicenseRental
License 263618 · Closed
P & P REAL ESTATE LLC · Expires 2023-02-28 · Inactive 2023-04-29
- Recorded transfer$40K transfer
2004
- InvestigationL_CLIP
Case 19803 · CLOSED
- InvestigationL_CLIP
Case 19803 · FAILED
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
1,069 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
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.
Run the numbers
What owning 5231 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 (2023) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.81% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
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+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
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down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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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
5231 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: 5229 Marlow St · 5233 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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