House report

5241 Gainor Rd

10 bd · 3 stories · 6,175 sqft · RSD3 · built 1925

Entity-held · assessed $714K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $658K · sold 5×. On the 5200 block of Gainor Rd.

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Property summary

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$9,995/year

2026 taxable assessment $714,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $658,400; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

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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 521166300
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$447.84 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.

$0.00 principal$139.39 interest$148.68 penalty$159.77 other charges
1year recorded 2021tax period 2022-01-06last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Nosheriff-sale flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $230,900 total assessment, $230,900 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

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What stands out

From the public record
Finding

Permit between transfers

Record summary

$130K transfer in 2002; operations permit in 2007; $695K transfer in 2023 (+435% between recorded amounts).

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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 1925: 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 RSD3: one household by right

Single-family detached, small lot. 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

$448 in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot

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.

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.

Who's behind it

Strong Arm Properties LP · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 7 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.5M combined
• Tax bills mail to 5241 Gainor Rd, Philadelphia PA, 19131

Assessment and tax history

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.

Assessed value
$714,000
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $658,400 · built 1925
Price / sq ft
$107
block $125 · below block
Assessment change
+160%
+9%/yr since 2016 · 2027 -8% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$9,995
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$448
recorded then · verify current
Times sold
5

Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$500K$1.0MZIP 19131 median$658K200220072012201720222027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19131 medianAssessmentDeed / salePermitLicense

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Every dated record8 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $695K
  2. LicenseRental
  3. LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot
  4. PermitMechanical
  5. PermitPlumbing
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $315K
  7. PermitOperations
  8. Deed / saleDeed / sale $130K

The paper trail

$130K transfer in 2002; operations permit in 2007; $695K transfer in 2023 (+435% between recorded amounts).

  1. 2002 $130KTransfer$130KTransfer
  2. 2007 OperationsPermit
  3. 2014 MechanicalPermitPlumbingPermit$315KTransfer$315KTransfer
  4. 2023 $695KTransfer

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The chart above is the primary timeline. This drawer preserves every underlying dated row and its filed status for source-level review.

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Browse 8 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. Recorded transfer$695K transfer

    2023

  2. LicenseRental

    License 675904 · Inactive

    FANGQIN JIANG · Expires 2021-08-31 · Inactive 2021-10-30

  3. LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot

    License 651956 · Inactive

    WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE · Expires 2016-04-30 · Inactive 2016-06-29

  4. PermitMechanical

    Permit 520499 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 2 HVAC UNITS WITH DUCTWORK(SFD)

  5. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 520383 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE WATER DISTRIBUTION PIPING DUE TO VANDALISM

  6. Recorded transfer$315K transfer

    2014

  7. PermitOperations

    Permit 1577 · COMPLETED

    10/25/07 - TENT ERECTED ON SITE FOR SATURDAY NIGHT FUNCTION

  8. Recorded transfer$130K transfer

    2002

What this record suggests

The City file documents 3 permits touching plumbing. 3 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

Flags: $448 recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance. 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
10
Stories
3
Interior
6,175 sqft
livable area
Lot
14,175 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
Yes
Garage
2 spaces
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
A-
assessor's grade
Zoning
RSD3
city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Block context

5241 Gainor Rd sits on the 5200 block of Gainor Rd. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 5231 Gainor Rd  ·  5221 Gainor Rd

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 7:33 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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