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1706 N 55th St

1,798 sqftRSA3built 1915

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$131K OPA value, not a listing price
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1 violation row marked OPEN in 1 active case

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Case CF-2025-028837

Encroaching Trees

IN VIOLATION

Opened Apr 14, 2025 · Latest inspection FAILED · Apr 14, 2025

  • Encroaching TreesPM-302.10

OPEN is the status in the fetched L&I file, not a new inspection by BlockReport. Read the notice for the cited condition and required correction, then verify the live case with L&I.

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.

$0$250K$500KZIP 19131 (Wynnefield · West Park) median$141K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19131 (Wynnefield · West Park) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record48 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. L&I violationENCROACHING TREES
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. L&I violationRENTAL LICENSE MULTI FAMILY (R2)
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. InspectionL&I investigation
  7. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  8. PermitMajor alteration
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. L&I violationVACANT AND OPEN
  11. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  12. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 9
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  15. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. L&I violationMULTI FAMILY (R2)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  22. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  23. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  26. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  27. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  28. L&I violationHEAT ELECT SYSTEM DEFECTIV-RES
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. L&I violationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD
  33. L&I violationCHANGE IN OCCUPANCY
  34. L&I violationPERM Z- NEW USE
  35. L&I violationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)
  36. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  37. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  38. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  39. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  40. L&I violationFIRE EXTING-INSTALL R2
  41. L&I violationFIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAG (Fire extinguisher needs inspection and a current service tag)
  42. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
  43. L&I violationLICENSE-RES MFD
  44. L&I violationLICENSE-NO LIC/NO RENT
  45. L&I violationINT DOOR SELF-CLOSE
  46. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  47. PermitPlumbing
  48. Deed / saleDeed / sale $3K

Flags: 1 L&I violation row marked OPEN · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $22K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$431/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $30,800 × 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 $140,600. 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 041318900
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

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

Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $21,821.35 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

1997$898.24 total · $0.00 principal · $475.05 interest · $20.31 penalty1998$993.02 total · $104.54 principal · $758.50 interest · $33.00 penalty1999$1,327.80 total · $471.37 principal · $728.27 interest · $33.00 penalty2000$1,282.83 total · $471.37 principal · $685.85 interest · $33.00 penalty2001$1,237.86 total · $471.37 principal · $643.42 interest · $33.00 penalty2002$1,192.89 total · $471.37 principal · $601.00 interest · $33.00 penalty2003$1,147.93 total · $471.37 principal · $558.58 interest · $33.00 penalty2004$1,102.95 total · $471.37 principal · $516.15 interest · $33.00 penalty2005$1,057.99 total · $471.37 principal · $473.73 interest · $33.00 penalty2006$1,013.02 total · $471.37 principal · $431.31 interest · $33.00 penalty2007$968.05 total · $471.37 principal · $388.88 interest · $33.00 penalty2008$923.08 total · $471.37 principal · $346.46 interest · $33.00 penalty2009$878.11 total · $471.37 principal · $304.04 interest · $33.00 penalty2010$833.15 total · $471.37 principal · $261.62 interest · $33.00 penalty2011$864.10 total · $518.04 principal · $240.89 interest · $36.26 penalty2012$845.27 total · $538.00 principal · $201.76 interest · $37.66 penalty2013$821.70 total · $557.34 principal · $158.84 interest · $39.01 penalty2014$1,590.00 total · $1,117.23 principal · $217.86 interest · $78.21 penalty2015$1,483.42 total · $1,117.23 principal · $117.31 interest · $78.21 penalty2016$1,359.94 total · $1,167.09 principal · $17.50 interest · $11.67 penalty

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.

Interior
1,798 sqft livable area
Lot
2,993 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Below average city code 5
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA3 city zoning code

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

Block context

1700 block of N 55th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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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 48 dated rows
  1. ViolationENCROACHING TREES

    Case CF-2025-028837 · Violation VI-2025-021932 · Code PM-302.10 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-028837 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  3. ViolationRENTAL LICENSE MULTI FAMILY (R2)

    Case CF-2024-029323 · Violation VI-2024-025453 · Code 9-3902 (2) · SVN ISSUED

    Resolution: SVN ISSUED

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-029323 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-029323 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 625024 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  7. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 666486 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  8. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 939108 · COMPLETED

    MAKE SAFE PERMIT - FOR (REMOVE FIRE 7 SMOKE DAMAGED NONLOAD BEARING WALL FINISH ON FIRST AND SECOND FLOORS) TO RESOLVE CASE #666486. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6’ IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #666486.

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 666547 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  10. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 666547 · Violation 4894094 · Code PM15-108.2 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  11. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 666486 · Violation 4893555 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  12. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 9

    Case 666486 · Violation 4893556 · Code PM15-304.1I · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 666547 · 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.

  14. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 666486 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  15. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 625024 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 625024 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 625024 · 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.

  18. ViolationMULTI FAMILY (R2)

    Case 625024 · Violation 211947516 · Code 9-3902 (2) · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - STOP PROCESSING City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 625024 · 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.

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 454869 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  21. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 454869 · Violation 3343868 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  22. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 454869 · Violation 3343869 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  23. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 339480 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 454869 · 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.

  25. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 339480 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  26. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 339480 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 358512 · 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.

  28. ViolationHEAT ELECT SYSTEM DEFECTIV-RES

    Case 358512 · Violation 2632749 · Code PM-406.2/11 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 358512 · 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.

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 339480 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  31. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 339480 · 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.

  32. ViolationLICENSE-RES SFD/2FD

    Case 339480 · Violation 3343137 · Code PM-102.3/1 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  33. ViolationCHANGE IN OCCUPANCY

    Case 339480 · Violation 3343134 · Code A-102.9/1 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  34. ViolationPERM Z- NEW USE

    Case 339480 · Violation 3343135 · Code A-301.1/65 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  35. ViolationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)

    Case 339480 · Violation 3343136 · Code FC-908.7/1 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  36. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 339480 · 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.

  37. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 295291 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  38. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 295291 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  39. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 295291 · 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.

  40. ViolationFIRE EXTING-INSTALL R2

    Case 295291 · Violation 2403504 · Code FC-906.2/1 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  41. ViolationFIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAG (Fire extinguisher needs inspection and a current service tag)

    Case 295291 · Violation 2403505 · Code FC-906.2/2 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  42. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM

    Case 295291 · Violation 2403506 · Code FC-915.1/3 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  43. ViolationLICENSE-RES MFD

    Case 295291 · Violation 2403507 · Code PM-102.1/1 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  44. ViolationLICENSE-NO LIC/NO RENT

    Case 295291 · Violation 2403508 · Code PM-102.6/3 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  45. ViolationINT DOOR SELF-CLOSE

    Case 295291 · Violation 2403503 · Code FC-703.1/4 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  46. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 295291 · 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.

  47. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 108776 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE 5" HOUSE TRAP, 4" FAI

  48. Recorded transfer$3K transfer

    2006

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 6:32 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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