2026 taxable assessment $125,200 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $128,100; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Commercial property report
5901 Latona St
986 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920
Store · Karen L Hickson · assessed $125K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $128K. On the 5900 block of Latona St.
Property summary
Assessment$125,2002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $128,100
Last sale$25KRecorded 2016 · later nominal deed
Est. tax bill$1,753/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits3Dated events in report
Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records
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Property tax
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OPA 8820113802026 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.
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What stands out
From the public recordImproved
Why it mattersBought for $25K in 2016. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025.
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Fetched L&I and zoning records
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- Recorded owner
- Karen L Hickson
- Tax mailing address
- 6944 REEDBIRD PL, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19142
- L&I district
- —
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 882011380
Permits0Unavailable
Violation cases0Unavailable
Investigations0Unavailable
Building certifications0Unavailable
Business licenses0Unavailable
Appeals3Completed · Granted
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status0
No permits matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
Violation cases0 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible0
No violation cases matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes0
No investigations matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
Building certificationsInspection result and filed expiration date by L&I building ID0
No building certifications matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
Business licensesHistorical and active licenses are both retained0
No business licenses matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields3
Zoning board appealAppeal 8619
Aug 28, 2009 CLOSED Granted with conditions
PERMIT FOR AUTO DETAILING WITHIN AN EXISTING ONE (1) STORY GARAGE STRUCTURE.
Zoning board appealAppeal 22970
Jan 12, 2016 CLOSED Denied
PERMIT FOR THE PERSONAL VEHICLE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE (CAR WASH, DETAILING) IN AN EXISTING GARAGE. NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION.
ZBA Permit Denial - VarianceAppeal ZP-2021-010369
Nov 9, 2022 Completed Granted
PERMIT FOR USE AS A TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. (NO SIGNS ON THIS APPLICATION)
City of Philadelphia OPA, L&I and Zoning Board records, shown as filed. A CLOSED investigation is an outcome label, not a missing visit; an appeal's application status and decision may differ.
Legal due diligence
What this record proves—and what it does not.
These checks are triggered by this property’s actual City rows. They identify the controlling document to verify; they do not declare a use legal, a building safe, or title clear.
1 resolve before relying
2 verify
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileAppeal #ZP-2021-010369: Completed · Granted.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.
Verify nextVerify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyThe latest nominal transfer is not a market sale—or a title opinionThe latest deed in the assembled record moved for nominal consideration.
Why it mattersA $1 or nominal deed can be a valid family, estate, or entity transfer. It does not establish a sale price, clear title, or by itself prove a tangled title.
Verify nextRead the recorded deed and have the title search confirm every grantor, grantee, estate/probate step, lien, and authority to sell.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA separate Commercial Trash account may applyOPA classifies the parcel as commercial. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.
Verify nextCheck the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Closing file: checks no public-record summary can replace3 documents/searches to assign before settlement
Property Sales Certification
The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.
Next: Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.
Official guidance ↗Date-effective City Property Payoff
The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.
Next: Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.
Official guidance ↗Professional title and water-lien searches
OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.
Next: Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Informational only—not a legal opinion, title report, code inspection, tax payoff, or substitute for a Pennsylvania lawyer, title company, inspector, or tax professional.
Commercial propertyProperty report
This is a store, recorded under the city's commercial category. The homeowner tools (rent estimate, homestead playbook) don't apply, so they're hidden. The full record and owner trail are below.
What it is
Store
Auto Repair Shop Masonry
Owner
Hickson Karen L
OPA tax treatment
Assessed $125K
Taxable assessment on the roll
$ / sq ft
$130
at the $130 median for 12,035 commercial parcels citywide
Assessed value
$125,200
2026 OPA · 2027: $128,100
Interior area
986 sqft
Lot size
2,474 sqft
Built
1920
Zoning
RSA5
Block context
5901 Latona St sits on the 5900 block of Latona St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5903 Latona St · 5905 Latona 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 9, 2026, 9:13 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. “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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