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Philadelphia5400 block of Florence AveJuly 9, 2026

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5426 Florence Ave

Vacant · assessed $14K. On the 5400 block of Florence Ave.

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Reading this house's deeds, permits and assessments…

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

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.

The last transfer was not a sale

The most recent recorded deed moved for nominal consideration, within one family. That is where tangled-title problems live — budget a real title search. (Occupants untangling an inherited deed can get help from the city's Tangled Title Fund.)

If you own it

$33,477 in back taxes on record

Interest and penalties keep compounding until a Revenue payment agreement is in place, and a lien is already filed — an owner-occupant agreement also stops the sheriff-sale track.

Derived from this house's public records and the city's rules as of 2026 (abatement ordinance, Homestead, rental licensing, lead certification, L&I process, excavation protections). 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 analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$14K
Price / sq ft
—
block $115 ·
Appreciation
-55%
-7%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$14K
-7%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$190
1.4% effective
Gross yield
—
Times sold
0
kept in the family

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

$0$100K$200KBefore this chart — 2010: Plumbing 2012: Alteration 2015: Demolished2023: 2 L&I violations2024: 2 L&I violations2025: 5 L&I violations2026: 2 L&I violations$14K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeL&I violationPermit
The paper trailImproved

Owner pulled a alteration permit in 2012.

  1. 2010 PlumbingPermit
  2. 2012 AlterationPermit
  3. 2015 DemolishedTeardown
  4. 2023 2 L&I violationsL&I
  5. 2024 2 L&I violationsL&I
  6. 2025 5 L&I violationsL&I
  7. 2026 2 L&I violationsL&I

Flags: $33K back taxes (1990–2016, $15K of it interest & penalties, lien filed) · long-held within one family. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Run the numbers

What owning 5426 Florence Ave takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes are this house's actual bill from the city record; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$25K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo
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
—
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 from this parcel's record.

Next door: 5424 Florence Ave  ·  5428 Florence Ave

Where this comes from

City datasets are fetched live from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com) and cached briefly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.

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