House report

437 S 55th St

3 bd1 ba1,338 sqftRSA5built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$244K OPA value, not a listing price
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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.

$0$250K$500KZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) median$278K2003200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspection

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record58 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  2. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  6. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $12K
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  10. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  11. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  14. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  15. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  16. L&I violationWALL FIRE DAMAGED
  17. L&I violationROOF FIRE DAMAGED
  18. L&I violationFLOOR/CEILING FIRE DAMAGED
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  21. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  22. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  23. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  24. L&I violationPROSECUTION INFO
  25. L&I violationEXT S-WALLS REPAIR CRACKS
  26. L&I violationEXT S-FOUNDATION WALLS, MAINTA
  27. L&I violationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN
  28. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  29. L&I violationEXT S-EXPOSED SURFACES MAINTAI
  30. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  31. L&I violationEXT S-ACC DEV REPAIR/MAINTAIN
  32. L&I violationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/REPLACE (Repair or replace exterior windows)
  33. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  34. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  35. L&I violationFLOOR/CEILING FIRE DAMAGED ID
  36. L&I violationROOF FIRE DAMAGED ID
  37. L&I violationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID
  38. L&I violationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID
  39. L&I violationFLOOR/CEILING FIRE DAMAGED ID
  40. L&I violationWALL FIRE DAMAGED ID
  41. L&I violationROOF FIRE DAMAGED ID
  42. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  43. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  44. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  45. L&I violationROOF FIRE DAMAGED
  46. L&I violationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
  47. L&I violationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
  48. L&I violationFLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY COLL
  49. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU
  50. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  51. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  52. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  53. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  54. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  55. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  56. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  57. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  58. InspectionL_INITIAL

Flags: $7K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $3K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$2,010/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $143,600 × 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 $277,900. 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 603169800
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

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

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$6,725.95 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2018–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$4,751.81 principal$738.00 interest$394.14 penalty$842.00 other charges
4years recorded 2018–2021tax periods 2021-05-26last payment in snapshot Noactionable flag Yespayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $158,400 total assessment, $158,400 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $2,574.95 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2014$126.94 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $0.00 penalty2015$930.65 total · $673.42 principal · $70.71 interest · $47.14 penalty2016$1,517.36 total · $1,311.97 principal · $19.68 interest · $13.12 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.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Interior
1,338 sqft livable area
Lot
1,441 sqft
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
Quality grade
C+ assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code

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

Block context

400 block of S 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 58 dated rows
  1. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 98410 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

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

    Case 181324 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 241828 · 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.

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 98410 · 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.

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

    Case 181324 · 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.

  6. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 204610 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  7. Recorded transfer$12K transfer

    2011

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 98410 · 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.

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

    Case 147444 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

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

    Case 147444 · 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.

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

    Case 147444 · 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.

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 181324 · 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.

  13. ViolationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)

    Case 181324 · Violation 2961917 · Code PM-304.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

  14. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 204610 · FAILED

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

  15. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 147444 · CLOSED

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

  16. ViolationWALL FIRE DAMAGED

    Case 204610 · Violation 1374767 · Code PM-307.1/13 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  17. ViolationROOF FIRE DAMAGED

    Case 204610 · Violation 1374768 · Code PM-307.1/4 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  18. ViolationFLOOR/CEILING FIRE DAMAGED

    Case 204610 · Violation 1374769 · Code PM-307.1/7 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 181324 · 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. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 147444 · 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.

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

    Case 147444 · 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.

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

    Case 147444 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

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

    Case 147444 · 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.

  24. ViolationPROSECUTION INFO

    Case 181324 · Violation 2961911 · Code A-503.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  25. ViolationEXT S-WALLS REPAIR CRACKS

    Case 181324 · Violation 2961915 · Code PM-304.3/4 · COMPLIED

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

  26. ViolationEXT S-FOUNDATION WALLS, MAINTA

    Case 181324 · Violation 2961914 · Code PM-304.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  27. ViolationEXT S-EXTERIOR REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 181324 · Violation 2961913 · Code PM-304.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  28. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 181324 · Violation 2961912 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPLIED

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  29. ViolationEXT S-EXPOSED SURFACES MAINTAI

    Case 181324 · Violation 2961916 · Code PM-304.5/2 · COMPLIED

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

  30. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 147444 · FAILED

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

  31. ViolationEXT S-ACC DEV REPAIR/MAINTAIN

    Case 181324 · Violation 2961909 · Code PM-304.5/1 · COMPLIED

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

  32. ViolationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/REPLACE (Repair or replace exterior windows)

    Case 181324 · Violation 2961910 · Code PM-304.8/16 · COMPLIED

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

  33. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 181324 · 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.

  34. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 147444 · FAILED

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

  35. ViolationFLOOR/CEILING FIRE DAMAGED ID

    Case 128127 · Violation 797306 · Code PM-308.1/6 · COMPLIED

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

  36. ViolationROOF FIRE DAMAGED ID

    Case 128127 · Violation 797307 · Code PM-308.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  37. ViolationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID

    Case 128127 · Violation 797304 · Code PM-308.1/11 · COMPLIED

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

  38. ViolationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID

    Case 128127 · Violation 797305 · Code PM-308.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  39. ViolationFLOOR/CEILING FIRE DAMAGED ID

    Case 147444 · Violation 1509150 · Code PM-308.1/6 · COMPEXCP

  40. ViolationWALL FIRE DAMAGED ID

    Case 147444 · Violation 1509148 · Code PM-308.1/12 · COMPEXCP

  41. ViolationROOF FIRE DAMAGED ID

    Case 147444 · Violation 1509149 · Code PM-308.1/3 · COMPEXCP

  42. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 128127 · CLOSED

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

  43. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 147444 · FAILED

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

  44. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 128127 · CLOSED

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

  45. ViolationROOF FIRE DAMAGED

    Case 128127 · Violation 797302 · Code PM-307.1/4 · COMPLIED

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

  46. ViolationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED

    Case 128127 · Violation 797301 · Code PM-307.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  47. ViolationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED

    Case 128127 · Violation 797300 · Code PM-307.1/12 · COMPLIED

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

  48. ViolationFLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY COLL

    Case 128127 · Violation 797303 · Code PM-307.1/6 · COMPLIED

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

  49. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU

    Case 128127 · Violation 797299 · Code PM-307.1/19 · COMPLIED

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

  50. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 128127 · CLOSED

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

  51. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 101265 · Violation 488739 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPEXCP

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines.

  52. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 101265 · Violation 488740 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPEXCP

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation.

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

    Case 101265 · Violation 488741 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPEXCP

    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.

  54. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 101265 · 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.

  55. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 101265 · 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.

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

    Case 98410 · Violation 469145 · Code PM-306.0/1 · CLOSED

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

  57. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 98410 · 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.

  58. InvestigationL_INITIAL

    Case 21441 · CLOSED

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 7:59 AM 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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