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5324 Wayne Ave

3,211 sqft · RTA1 · built 1890

Owner-occupied · assessed $152K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $183K · sold 1×. On the 5300 block of Wayne Ave.

Property summary

Assessment$152,4002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $183,000 Last sale—No sale value available Est. tax bill$733/year2026 OPA · Homestead-adjusted Tax delinquency$9KCity snapshot · Jun 2022 Permits2Every fetched City permit Violations0 open18 historical across 7 cases

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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$733/year

2026 taxable assessment $52,400 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $183,000; 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 871518650
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Choose “View period balance” to see the tax year and any credit, interest, or delinquency.
Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$8,957.06 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2008–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$4,501.44 principal$2,165.93 interest$1,100.59 penalty$1,189.10 other charges
12years recorded 2008–2021tax periods 2022-02-09last payment in snapshot Noactionable flag Yespayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Nosheriff-sale flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $184,200 total assessment, $184,200 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $8,454.47 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2008$412.79 total · $0.00 principal · $331.11 interest · $38.32 penalty2009$370.16 total · $0.00 principal · $290.88 interest · $38.32 penalty2010$325.17 total · $0.00 principal · $248.44 interest · $38.32 penalty2011$306.33 total · $0.00 principal · $226.88 interest · $42.11 penalty2012$266.85 total · $0.00 principal · $188.01 interest · $43.73 penalty2013$223.81 total · $0.00 principal · $145.83 interest · $45.31 penalty2014$2,269.51 total · $1,203.92 principal · $595.25 interest · $235.37 penalty2015$4,279.85 total · $3,362.46 principal · $353.06 interest · $235.37 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

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 1890: 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.

The last transfer used nominal consideration

The latest deed records $100 or less and shared-name parties. That is not a usable market-sale price and can reflect a family, estate, gift, correction, or entity transfer. Inspect the deed and order a title search rather than inferring the relationship or chain.

If you own it

$8,454 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.

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 building 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
$152,400
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $183,000 · built 1890
Price / sq ft
$57
block $114 · below block
Appreciation
-30%
-4%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$183K
-4%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$733
0.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$9K
recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
4.6%
≈$707/mo rent
Times sold
1
latest deed has shared-name parties

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

$0$250K$500KBefore this chart — 2006: CSUINITIAL 2006: HCEU INSP 2007: 4 L&I violations incl VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU 2007: Major alteration 2007: VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU 2007: ROOF DETERIORATED 2007: ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES 2007: F/C DETERIORATED 2007: CSUINITIAL 2010: 2 L&I violations 2010: NO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN 2010: NON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT 2010: BC INSP 2012: Appeal granted with conditions 2012: Zoning/use 2012: Zoning board appeal2019: 8 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTURE 2019: L&I: 6 failed, 1 passed 2019: Appeal filed 2019: VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE 2019: VACANT PROPERTIES-GENERAL 2019: UNSAFE STRUCTURE 2019: EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8 2019: EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 4 2019: EXTERIOR AREA SANITATION 2019: HCEU INSP 2019: CSUINITIAL 2019: VAC INSP 2019: PRECOURT 2019: RB_LIRB2020: L&I: 5 failed, 1 passed 2020: CSUINITIAL 2020: VAC INSP 2020: L&I investigation2021: Inspection passed 2021: L&I investigation2024: 4 L&I violations 2024: L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed 2024: VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE 2024: VACANT PROPERTIES 2024: VACANT STRUCTURE & LAND 2024: DOOR AND WINDOW VACANT 2024: L&I investigation2025: Appeal complete 2025: LIRB Violation Appeal$152K201620182020202220242026
This propertyBlock median & rangeL&I violationZoningPermitInspection
Highlight

The paper trail

Improved

Owner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2012.

  1. 2007 4 L&I violations incl VACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSUL&I
  2. 2010 2 L&I violationsL&I
  3. 2012 Appeal granted with conditionsZoningZoning/usePermit
  4. 2019 8 L&I violations incl UNSAFE STRUCTUREL&IL&I: 6 failed, 1 passedL&I visitAppeal filedZoning
  5. 2020 L&I: 5 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  6. 2021 Inspection passedL&I visit
  7. 2024 4 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  8. 2025 Appeal completeZoning

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
NORTH
OPA account
871518650

What this record suggests

The City file documents 2 permits touching roof work. 2 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

  1. AppealLIRB Violation Appeal

    Appeal HA-2024-003385 · Closed · Complete

    see attached

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-081743 · PASSED

  3. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case CF-2024-081743 · Violation VI-2024-064012 · COMPLIED

  4. ViolationVACANT PROPERTIES

    Case CF-2024-081743 · Violation VI-2024-064013 · COMPLIED

  5. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2024-081743 · Violation VI-2024-064014 · COMPLIED

  6. ViolationDOOR AND WINDOW VACANT

    Case CF-2024-081743 · Violation VI-2024-064015 · COMPLIED

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-081743 · FAILED

  8. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 685576 · PASSED

  9. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 685576 · FAILED

  10. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 719321 · PASSED

  11. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 719321 · FAILED

  12. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 719321 · CLOSED

  13. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 719323 · CLOSED

  14. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 719321 · Violation 211981056 · COMPLIED

  15. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 719323 · Violation 5271342 · CLOSEDCASE

  16. ViolationVACANT PROPERTIES-GENERAL

    Case 719323 · Violation 5271343 · CLOSEDCASE

  17. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 719323 · FAILED

  18. InvestigationPRECOURT

    Case 682034 · PASSED

  19. AppealRB_LIRB

    Appeal 39238 · OPEN

    Related permit 685576 · THE STRUCTURE IS SAFE ALSO NOT VACANT.

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 682034 · CLOSED

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 682034 · FAILED

  22. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 685576 · Violation 211963551 · COMPLIED

  23. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8

    Case 685576 · Violation 211963505 · COMPLIED

  24. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 4

    Case 685576 · Violation 211963550 · COMPLIED

  25. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 682034 · Violation 5103122 · COMPLIED

  26. ViolationVACANT PROPERTIES-GENERAL

    Case 682034 · Violation 5103123 · COMPLIED

  27. LicenseFood Preparing and Serving

    License 570120 · Inactive

    RUDOLPH DUPONT (ONE HEALTHY CHOICE) · Expires 2015-04-30 · Inactive 2015-06-29

  28. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 371855 · COMPLETED

    USE SPACE AS TAKE OUT RESTAURANT ON FIRST FLOOR WITH ROOMING HOUSE ABOVE.

  29. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 16938 · CLOSED · Granted with conditions

    Related permit 371855 · PERMIT FOR LEGALIZATION OF THE ERECTION OF ONE (1) ACCESSORY FLAT WALL SIGN AND LEGALIZATION OF TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND FOR A ROOMING HOUSE WITH SEVEN (7) ROOMING UNITS (7-FAMILY DWELLING) FOR A MAXIMUM OF SEVEN (7) PE

  30. InvestigationBC INSP

    Case 230677 · CLOSED

  31. InvestigationBC INSP

    Case 230677 · FAILED

  32. ViolationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN

    Case 230677 · Violation 1693221 · COMPLIED

  33. ViolationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT

    Case 230677 · Violation 1693220 · COMPLIED

  34. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 55735 · COMPLETED

    ROOF REPAIR ONLY .SEPERATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR OTHER RENOVATIONS

  35. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU

    Case 100824 · Violation 485729 · COMPLIED

  36. ViolationROOF DETERIORATED

    Case 100824 · Violation 485732 · COMPLIED

  37. ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

    Case 100824 · Violation 485731 · COMPLIED

  38. ViolationF/C DETERIORATED

    Case 100824 · Violation 485730 · COMPLIED

  39. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 100824 · CLOSED

  40. InvestigationHCEU INSP

    Case 89409 · FAILED

  41. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 78864 · CLOSED

How Philadelphia’s property system works

These explainers are free because the record only helps if you know what it can—and cannot—prove. Use the linked City guidance for the controlling rule.

Permits and inspections 2 on this property

This property’s file includes BP_ALTER, ZP_ZON/USE permit records. 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: $9K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $8K with a lien entry · 3 zoning/board appeals on record · latest deed has shared-name parties — relationship unverified. 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.

Interior
3,211 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,525 sqft
Exterior condition
Below average
city code 5
Interior condition
Below average
city code 5
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RTA1
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
3
Closed · Complete · 2025

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

Run the numbers

What owning 5324 Wayne 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.

$183K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo
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

5324 Wayne Ave sits on the 5300 block of Wayne Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 5322 Wayne Ave  ·  5320 Wayne Ave

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 11:25 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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