House report

5835 Willows Ave

3 stories · 2,400 sqft · RM1 · built 1915

Absentee individual · assessed $88K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $307K. On the 5800 block of Willows Ave.

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Property summary

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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$1,235/year

2026 taxable assessment $88,200 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $307,200; 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.”

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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

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

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

What stands out

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Finding

History

Why it matters

2 L&I violations (2007); Inspection failed (2007); Inspection failed (2009); Inspection failed (2011); L&I violation (2012); 3 L&I violations incl VACANT PROP UNSAFE (2014); Inspection failed (2014).

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What to do with this

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If you’re buying

Built 1915: 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’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: every fetched annual City assessment, charted against its block and ZIP; appreciation includes the full-period compound rate and the latest year-over-year change. The 5-year figure simply extends that historical pace. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$88,200
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $307,200 · built 1915
Price / sq ft
$128
block $79 · above block
Appreciation
+616%
+20%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +248% vs 2026
In 5 years (~2032)
~$752K
+20%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,235
0.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Gross yield
3.7%
≈$954/mo rent
Times sold
0

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

$0$250K$500KZIP 19143 median$307K2003200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 medianAssessmentL&I violationInspection

Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record12 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  2. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
  3. L&I violationVACANT PROP UNSAFE
  4. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  10. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionL_INITIAL

The paper trail

2 L&I violations (2007); Inspection failed (2007); Inspection failed (2009); Inspection failed (2011); L&I violation (2012); 3 L&I violations incl VACANT PROP UNSAFE (2014); Inspection failed (2014).

  1. 2007 2 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visit
  2. 2009 Inspection failedL&I visit
  3. 2011 Inspection failedL&I visit
  4. 2012 L&I violationL&I
  5. 2014 3 L&I violations incl VACANT PROP UNSAFEL&IInspection failedL&I visit

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Browse 11 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 429612 · 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.

  2. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)

    Case 429612 · Violation 3167494 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  3. ViolationVACANT PROP UNSAFE

    Case 429612 · Violation 3167495 · Code PM-307.1/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  4. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 429612 · Violation 3167493 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 429612 · 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.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 105735 · 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.

  7. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 105735 · Violation 2961805 · Code PM-306.2/1 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 105735 · 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.

  9. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 105735 · Violation 2961804 · Code PM-306.0/1 · CLOSED

    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 the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  10. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 105735 · Violation 2961803 · Code A-503.2/2 · CLOSED

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  11. InvestigationL_INITIAL

    Case 19890 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

What this record suggests

The timeline preserves the dated City rows that matched this parcel. It is a sequence to verify, not a conclusion about present condition.

Unavailable when this report assembled: certifications. Unavailable does not mean no record.

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The property, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Stories
3
Interior
2,400 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,840 sqft
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 5835 Willows Ave 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.

$307K
20%
6.875%
$950/mo

When this house last sold (2015) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.85% — 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

5835 Willows Ave sits on the 5800 block of Willows Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 5833 Willows Ave  ·  5837 Willows Ave

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 6:18 PM 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: unavailable. “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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