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Property Report

5239 SYLVESTER ST

Philadelphia, PA 19124

97.0/100

This property at 5239 SYLVESTER ST, Philadelphia, PA 19124 has no open violations, no outstanding tax debt, 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$169,400
Year Built1940
Property TypeSINGLE FAMILY
Exterior Condition4
OwnerRodriguez Maria
NeighborhoodNorthwood

Grade Breakdown

Building SafetyA
Code ComplianceA
License StatusA
Tax StatusA
Complaint HistoryA
Property ConditionC

Property summary

5239 Sylvester St is a 1940-built single family in the Northwood section of 19124, last assessed at $169,400. 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 $130,000 in 2019. All 5 code violations on file have been resolved. The property is held by Rodriguez Maria, an individual with a portfolio of 5 Philadelphia properties. Portfolio median fix time: 34 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$202,200B
5236 Sylvester St1940Multi Family$201,100B
5231 Sylvester St1940Single Family$198,600A

Recent activity

  1. 2025-07-31Inspection
  2. 2025-07-31Violation resolved — PM15-302.4
  3. 2025-07-19Violation opened — PM15-302.4
  4. 2025-07-19Inspection
  5. 2019-08-07Transferred
  6. 2019-07-18Transferred
  7. 2019-07-12Transferred
  8. 2019-06-11Violation opened — CP-312A
  9. 2019-06-11Violation opened — CP-01
  10. 2018-12-13Permit completed

Owner portfolio

Rodriguez Maria is an individual that holds 5 Philadelphia properties.

Neighborhood context

ZIP 19124
$160,600median value
7.8%with open violations
23,168properties tracked

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