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House report

5402 Market St

4 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,600 sqft · CMX2 · built 1925

Absentee individual · assessed $166K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $169K · sold 1×. On the 5400 block of Market St.

Property summary

Assessment$165,5002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $168,700 Last sale$43KRecorded 2017 Est. tax bill$2,317/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits1Every fetched City permit Violations0 open14 historical across 3 cases

“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled

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Street view of 5402 Market St
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The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.

BlockReport can calculate the annual tax from the City’s taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and a current amount due live separately in Philadelphia Tax Center.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$2,317/year

2026 taxable assessment $165,500 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $168,700; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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 603002400
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Choose “View period balance” to see the tax year and any credit, interest, or delinquency.
Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $17,808.84 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2007$2,781.11 total · $760.29 principal · $627.24 interest · $53.22 penalty2008$1,766.04 total · $818.08 principal · $601.29 interest · $57.27 penalty2009$1,679.16 total · $818.08 principal · $527.67 interest · $57.27 penalty2010$1,592.28 total · $818.08 principal · $454.04 interest · $57.27 penalty2011$1,652.05 total · $899.05 principal · $418.06 interest · $62.93 penalty2012$1,615.64 total · $933.70 principal · $350.13 interest · $65.36 penalty2013$1,570.13 total · $967.25 principal · $275.66 interest · $67.71 penalty2014$1,908.01 total · $1,209.69 principal · $235.89 interest · $84.68 penalty2015$1,779.53 total · $1,209.69 principal · $127.01 interest · $84.68 penalty2016$1,464.89 total · $1,263.67 principal · $18.96 interest · $12.64 penalty

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 record

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.

Dated record flagRecords to verify together

More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.

Evidence: a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016 · failed L&I inspection activity in 2023, 2024

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 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.

If you own it

$17,809 in the historical tax ledger through 2016

Historical context only, not a current payoff figure; that ledger also contains a lien entry. Verify today's balance and lien status directly with Philadelphia Revenue before relying on it.

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
$165,500
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $168,700 · built 1925
Price / sq ft
$105
block $102 · in line w/ block
Appreciation
+111%
+8%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$169K
+8%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,317
1.37% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
5.5%
≈$776/mo rent
Times sold
1

Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line

$0$100K$200KBefore this chart — 2006: Sold $145K 2008: 2 L&I violations 2010: Inspection failed 2010: Zoning2017: L&I violation 2017: L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed2023: 11 L&I violations 2023: Inspection failed2024: L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed$166K201620182020202220242026
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermitInspection
Highlight

The paper trail

Improved

Bought for $145K in 2006. Owner pulled a zoning permit in 2010.

  1. 2006 $145KSold
  2. 2008 2 L&I violationsL&I
  3. 2010 Inspection failedL&I visitZoningPermit
  4. 2017 L&I violationL&IL&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  5. 2023 11 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visit
  6. 2024 L&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visit

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.

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Recorded owner
Individual owner on record
L&I district
CENTRAL WEST
OPA account
603002400

What this record suggests

The City file documents 1 permit. 1 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-104308 · PASSED

  2. LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot

    License 947071 · Inactive

    Tiffany Perkins · Expires 2025-03-17 · Inactive 2025-05-16

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-104308 · FAILED

  4. ViolationDOOR AND WINDOW VACANT

    Case CF-2023-104308 · Violation VI-2023-077545 · CLOSED

  5. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case CF-2023-104308 · Violation VI-2023-077546 · CLOSED

  6. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2023-104308 · Violation VI-2023-077547 · COMPLIED

  7. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE STAIRS, DECKS, PORCHES

    Case CF-2023-104308 · Violation VI-2023-077548 · CLOSED

  8. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA RODENT HARBORAGE

    Case CF-2023-104308 · Violation VI-2023-077549 · CLOSED

  9. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA DRAINAGE

    Case CF-2023-104308 · Violation VI-2023-077550 · CLOSED

  10. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE IDENTIFICATION

    Case CF-2023-104308 · Violation VI-2023-077551 · CLOSED

  11. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE CHIMNEYS TOWERS

    Case CF-2023-104308 · Violation VI-2023-077552 · CLOSED

  12. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE PROTECTIVE TREATMENT

    Case CF-2023-104308 · Violation VI-2023-077553 · CLOSED

  13. ViolationVACANT PROPERTIES

    Case CF-2023-104308 · Violation VI-2023-077554 · CLOSED

  14. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case CF-2023-104308 · Violation VI-2023-077555 · COMPLIED

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 574276 · PASSED

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 574276 · FAILED

  17. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 574276 · Violation 4267393 · COMPLIED

  18. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 167437 · CLOSED

  19. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 167437 · FAILED

  20. PermitZoning

    Permit 300088 · COMPLETED

    RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE ONE LOT FROM THREE LOTS AND FOR USE TO DAYCARE WITH 90 CHILDREN ALL UNDER THA AGE OF 2.5. PREP AND SERVE FOOD. LESS THAN 24HR CARE.

  21. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG

    Case 167437 · Violation 1878643 · CMPLY

  22. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD

    Case 167437 · Violation 1878644 · CMPLY

  23. Recorded transfer$145K transfer

    2006

How Philadelphia’s property system works

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Permits and inspections 1 on this property

This property’s file includes ZP_ZONING permit record. A permit documents authorized scope and a City process; it is not by itself proof that every described improvement was completed, remains in place, or meets today’s condition expectations.

L&I inspections are scheduled at defined stages; final inspection and required certifications are separate steps in closing out applicable work.

How construction and repair permits work ↗See City inspection stages by permit type ↗
Assessments and taxes

The OPA assessment is the City’s value on the tax roll—not an asking price, appraisal, or live account balance. The taxable assessment can differ from the full assessment because the City roll records exemptions or other treatment; the report keeps those fields separate.

Your annual estimate uses the taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and the amount due are maintained separately in Tax Center.

How the Office of Property Assessment works ↗Philadelphia property-tax guidance ↗
Violations, cases, and status check current status

An open row is a dated City status, not a diagnosis of current condition or a conclusion about the property. Read the case, notice, and any subsequent inspection together, then verify the live file.

How L&I code enforcement works ↗City violation and order types ↗

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $18K with a lien entry. 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
4
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,600 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,128 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
CMX2
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 5402 Market 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.

$169K
20%
6.875%
$775/mo

When this house last sold (2017) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.99% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
—
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
—
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

5402 Market St sits on the 5400 block of Market St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 5400 Market St  ·  5404 Market St

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 8:44 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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