The taxable assessment was unavailable. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
House report
5817 Akron St
3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,174 sqft · RSA5 · built 1928
Owner-occupancy signal · assessed $181K. On the 5800 block of Akron St.

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Property summary
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Property tax
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OPA 621440600The assessment did not include a usable taxable value.
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What stands out
From the public recordPermit on record
Record summaryMajor alteration permit recorded in 2010.
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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
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.
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.
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.
The paper trail
Permit on recordMajor alteration permit recorded in 2010.
- 2006 Inspection failedL&I visit
- 2007 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2010 Major alterationPermit
Records behind the chart
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Browse 7 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
- PermitMajor alteration
Permit 280860 · COMPLETED
EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INSTALL FENCE/RETAINING WALL. APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT HEIGHT OF WALL AT A MAXIMUM 4 FEET. WALLS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE CONSTRUCTED ALONG PUBLIC FOOTWAY WITH THIS PERMIT. FOOTINGS FOR "DRY-STACK" TYPE WALLS TO FOLLOW MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTIONS. FOOTINGS FOR "TRADITIONAL" TYPE MASONRY WALLS TO BE 8" THICK BY 18" WIDE, MINIMUM 30" TO BOTTOM. #4 REBAR SPACED 4' CENTERS FOR LENGTH OF WALL.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 119851 · 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.
- ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
Case 119851 · Violation 619653 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
Case 119851 · Violation 619652 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 119851 · 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.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 69107 · 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.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 69107 · 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.
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.
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.
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Block context
5817 Akron St sits on the 5800 block of Akron St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5815 Akron St · 5819 Akron 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 11, 2026, 1:46 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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