House report

117 N 55th St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,209 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment

$136K OPA value, not a listing price

ZIP 19139 area

Walnut Hill · Haddington 100 block of N 55th St

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Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this house against its block and ZIP. Dated City filings are marked on the same line. Select one to read it. Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals.

Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19139 (Walnut Hill · Haddington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspection

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Every dated record13 events · exact dates, newest first

2017-08-03InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
2017-07-25InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
2017-06-21L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
2017-06-21InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
2014Deed / saleDeed / sale $75K
2013-12-16InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
2013-11-12InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
2013-10-08L&I violationLICENSE RES CAL REQUIRED
2013-10-08L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
2013-10-08InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
2013-10-08InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
2013-06-04L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
2013-06-04InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

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Property tax

$507/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $36,200 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance. The City maintains payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due.

OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $153,500. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 041158100

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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

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

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.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Stories

Interior

1,209 sqft livable area

Lot

878 sqft

Heat

Hot water / radiators city code B

Central air

Exterior condition

Average city code 4

Above averageBelow average

Interior condition

Above average city code 3

Above averageBelow average

Quality grade

C assessor's grade

ABCDE

Zoning

RSA5 city zoning code

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

Block context

100 block of N 55th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 115 N 55th St · 119 N 55th St

L&I licenses checked through Jul 27, 2026

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 13 dated rows

Aug 3, 2017
InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 589969 · PASSED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Jul 25, 2017
InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 589969 · FAILED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Jun 21, 2017
ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
Case 589969 · Violation 4397732 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Jun 21, 2017
InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 589969 · FAILED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Jan 1, 2014
Recorded transfer$75K transfer
2014
Dec 16, 2013
InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 406229 · PASSED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Nov 12, 2013
InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 406229 · FAILED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Oct 8, 2013
ViolationLICENSE RES CAL REQUIRED
Case 406229 · Violation 3002472 · Code PM-102.8/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Oct 8, 2013
ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
Case 406229 · Violation 3002471 · Code PM-102.3/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Oct 8, 2013
InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 384197 · PASSED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Oct 8, 2013
InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 406229 · FAILED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Jun 4, 2013
ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
Case 384197 · Violation 2817251 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Jun 4, 2013
InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 384197 · FAILED
A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

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

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 28, 2026, 12:03 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. 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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About this data & fine print

Answers are generated by an AI agent querying available City of Philadelphia open data at the moment you ask: OPA property assessments, Recorder of Deeds transfer records, L&I permits, violations & licenses, dated Dept. of Revenue tax records, Zoning Board appeals, Police incident reports, Philly311 requests, and School District of Philadelphia catchment and school data. When you explicitly request a web check, or ask about a current listing or recent news, the agent can also run a cited public-web search; those claims are labeled separately from City records.

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Property-level tax data is historical: the delinquency snapshot is dated June 2022 and the separate detailed ledger ends in 2016. Neither shows what is owed today; verify a current balance with Philadelphia Revenue.

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