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Property Report

5900 ELMWOOD AVE

Philadelphia, PA 19143

83.0/100

This property at 5900 ELMWOOD AVE, Philadelphia, PA 19143 has no open violations, no outstanding tax debt, 5 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$3,489,600
Year Built1950
Property TypeCOMMERCIAL
Exterior Condition4
OwnerKen Crest Centers
NeighborhoodBartram Village

Grade Breakdown

Building SafetyA
Code ComplianceA
License StatusF
Tax StatusA
Complaint HistoryD
Property ConditionC

Property summary

5900 Elmwood Ave is a 1950-built commercial in the Bartram Village section of 19143, last assessed at $3,489,600. Built before the 1978 federal lead-paint ban, the structure may carry lead-based paint risks if original surfaces remain. It has changed hands 5 times, most recently selling for $1,000,000 in 2004. All 5 code violations on file have been resolved. The property is held by Ken Crest Centers, a corporation with a portfolio of 2 Philadelphia properties. Even small portfolios reveal patterns when violations, permits, and transfers are aggregated across the owner's other holdings.

Comparable properties on this block

AddressYearTypeValueGrade
5915 Elmwood AveVacant Land$472,500B
5909 Elmwood Ave1940Commercial$209,300C
5901 Elmwood AveVacant Land$120,700C
5928 Elmwood AveVacant Land$25,100B

Recent activity

  1. 2025-09-04Complaint closed
  2. 2025-08-11Complaint filed — Vacant Lot
  3. 2025-07-16Complaint filed — Property Maintenance High Weeds
  4. 2025-07-15Complaint filed — Encroaching Trees
  5. 2022-06-29Permit issued — Alterations
  6. 2021-03-04Complaint closed
  7. 2021-03-02Complaint filed — Building Structurally Deficient (Occupied)
  8. 2018-10-26Permit completed
  9. 2018-09-14Permit completed
  10. 2018-08-21Violation opened — A-203.3/1

Owner portfolio

Ken Crest Centers is an corporation that holds 2 Philadelphia properties.

Neighborhood context

ZIP 19143
$140,400median value
7.5%with open violations
25,442properties tracked

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