2026 taxable assessment $20,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $131,400; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
2 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 875 sqft · RSA5 · built 1945
Owner-occupancy signal · assessed $120K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $131K · sold 2×. On the 5200 block of Burton St.

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Property tax
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2026 taxable assessment $20,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $131,400; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
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 6224279002026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.
$1,389.69 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $68,100 total assessment, $68,100 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.
For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”
$8K transfer in 2006; alterations permit in 2020; $87K transfer in 2020 (+988% between recorded amounts).
View supporting records →The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.
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.
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.
The City recorded this amount in June 2022. It may since have been paid, reduced, or increased; verify the current balance directly with Philadelphia Revenue.
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.
Every fetched annual City assessment for this house, compared with its block and ZIP. The figures show assessment change, the billed-year tax estimate, dated tax records, and recorded transfers. They do not estimate market appreciation or investment return.
Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line
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$8K transfer in 2006; alterations permit in 2020; $87K transfer in 2020 (+988% between recorded amounts).
Records behind the chart
The chart above is the primary timeline. This drawer preserves every underlying dated row and its filed status for source-level review.
Permit PP-2020-006717 · Completed
Replace curb trap and fresh air inlet PPC 2018
2020
Case 645949 · PASSED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
License 784606 · Closed
HAOUL GHOLAM · Expires 2019-07-29 · Inactive 2019-09-27
Case 645949 · Violation 4752606 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 645949 · FAILED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 613355 · Violation 4517283 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 613355 · Violation 4517282 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 542767 · Violation 4051686 · Code CP-101 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 504487 · Violation 3725753 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 504487 · Violation 3725755 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 504487 · Violation 3725754 · Code CP-305 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 371499 · CLOSED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Case 371499 · FAILED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 371956 · CLOSED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Case 371956 · Violation 2734587 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 371956 · Violation 2734586 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED
A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 371956 · FAILED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 371499 · Violation 2792806 · Code PM-102.4/2 · CLOSEDCASE
This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
Case 371499 · Violation 2792807 · Code PM-306.2/4 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
Case 44861 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Case 212959 · Violation 1446936 · Code PM-306.0/90 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 212959 · Violation 1446934 · Code CP-305 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 212959 · Violation 1446935 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 212959 · Violation 1446933 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 175920 · CLOSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Case 175920 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 175920 · Violation 1189081 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED
This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 175920 · Violation 1189079 · Code PM-302.2/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 175920 · Violation 1189080 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 175920 · Violation 1189082 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPLIED
Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 175920 · Violation 1189078 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED
A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
2006
Case 37274 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Case 44861 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 37274 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 25253 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Case 25253 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case 18844 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Case 18565 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Case 18565 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
What this record suggests
The City file documents 1 permit touching plumbing. 1 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.
Flags: $1K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
What owning 5236 Burton 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 (2020) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.1% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Scenario for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance, and buyer cash equal to the down payment plus 4%. Taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance. Cash flow and returns exclude vacancy, management, utilities, HOA or condo fees, leasing costs, income tax, and unplanned capital work.
5236 Burton St sits on the 5200 block of Burton St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
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This report was assembled Jul 11, 2026, 5:36 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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