The Block Report

Mixed-use property report

520 S 5th St

3 stories · 3,015 sqft · RM1 · built 1900

Property at a glanceApartment building

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$673K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$618K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Queen Village · East Passyunk Approximate · based on ZIP 19147
Street view of 520 S 5th St
From the street · imagery © Google
From above · selected parcel outlined; choose a neighboring polygon to open it — imagery © Esri, Maxar

Assessment and City record timeline

The line tracks this property’s published City assessment. Markers show deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals on their recorded dates. Select one to read the filing.

Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals. OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $618,000. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$618K2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspection

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 record25 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAlterations
  2. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  3. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  9. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  10. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  11. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC COMM BLDG
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC COMM BLDG
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. PermitAlteration
  19. InspectionADMIN INSP (likely: administrative inspection)
  20. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  21. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  22. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  23. L&I violationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
  24. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  25. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

Verify the public record

$9,421/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $673,000 × 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 $618,000. 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 871024600
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

Property report

Mixed-use property

Apartment building, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$205 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
South Street/Front-8th city commercial corridor
Interior area
3,015 sqft
Lot size
1,350 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1900
Zoning
RM1

Block context

500 block of S 5th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 518 S 5th St  ·  522 S 5th St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 23, 2026.

A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open, operating today, or located at this storefront. Dates are license dates. Events are deduped by parcel, business identity, and license type, so a renewal is not shown as another opening. Other permit and filing types remain in the full source ledger.

Open every source row 22 dated rows
  1. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2026-002546 · Completed

    Curb Trap & FAI

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 321214 · 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.

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

    Case 371099 · 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.

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 371099 · 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.

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 371099 · 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.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 321214 · 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.

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

    Case 321214 · 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.

  8. ViolationLICENSE-VAC COMM BLDG

    Case 371099 · Violation 2984661 · Code PM-102.4/4 · COMPLIED

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

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 371099 · 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.

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

    Case 321214 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 321214 · 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.

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 321214 · 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.

  13. ViolationLICENSE-VAC COMM BLDG

    Case 321214 · Violation 2728702 · Code PM-102.4/4 · CLOSED

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

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 321214 · 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.

  15. PermitAlteration

    Permit 289030 · COMPLETED

    SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING - STUCCO WORK ON REAR OF BUILDING.

  16. InvestigationADMIN INSP (likely: administrative inspection)

    Case 118639 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; the title alone does not state what condition was examined. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  17. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 118639 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  18. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 118639 · CLOSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  19. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 49153 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  20. ViolationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)

    Case 118639 · Violation 1157589 · Code LO-1 · COMPLIED

    The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  21. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 118639 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  22. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 49153 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 7:09 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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