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Property Report

5240 SYLVESTER ST

Philadelphia, PA 19124

91.8/100

This property at 5240 SYLVESTER ST, Philadelphia, PA 19124 has no open violations, 8 recorded ownership transfers. View the full property report for detailed violation history, ownership records, title risk analysis, and neighborhood safety data.

Property Details

Market Value$162,800
Year Built1940
Property TypeSINGLE FAMILY
Exterior Condition4
OwnerMichael Baron Llc
NeighborhoodNorthwood

Grade Breakdown

Building SafetyA
Code ComplianceA
License StatusA
Complaint HistoryC
Property ConditionC

Property summary

5240 Sylvester St is a 1940-built single family in the Northwood section of 19124, last assessed at $162,800. Built before the 1978 federal lead-paint ban, the structure may carry lead-based paint risks if original surfaces remain. It has changed hands 8 times, most recently selling for $30,000 in 2016. All 18 code violations on file have been resolved. The property is held by Michael Baron Llc, an individual with a portfolio of 5 Philadelphia properties. Portfolio median fix time: 30 days (citywide median: 54 days). That places this owner in the faster quartile for code-violation response relative to peers.

Comparable properties on this block

AddressYearTypeValueGrade
5214 Sylvester St1920Multi Family$222,800A
5259 Sylvester St1924Single Family$214,400B
5261 Sylvester St1940Multi Family$202,200A
5236 Sylvester St1940Multi Family$201,100A
5231 Sylvester St1940Single Family$198,600A

Recent activity

  1. 2026-11-16License expired
  2. 2025-11-12Inspection
  3. 2025-11-12Violation resolved — PM15-302.4
  4. 2025-10-13License issued
  5. 2025-09-30Violation opened — PM15-302.4
  6. 2025-09-30Inspection
  7. 2023-10-31Violation resolved — PM15-302.4
  8. 2023-10-31Inspection
  9. 2023-10-13Inspection
  10. 2023-10-13Violation opened — PM15-302.4

Owner portfolio

Michael Baron Llc is an individual that holds 5 Philadelphia properties.

Neighborhood context

ZIP 19124
$160,600median value
7.6%with open violations
23,168properties tracked

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