Mixed-use property report

5216 Chestnut St

2,176 sqftCMX2built 1925

Property at a glanceMixed-use

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$141K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$183K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Walnut Hill · Haddington Approximate · based on ZIP 19139
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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 $182,700. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentPermitLicenseCertification

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Every dated record11 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  3. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  5. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  6. PermitAdministrative
  7. PermitUse
  8. LicenseSANDY SHORT (UMMI WA BENT LEASE SHOWN): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  9. PermitMajor alteration
  10. PermitZoning/use
  11. PermitUse

Verify the public record

$1,974/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $141,000 × 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 $182,700. 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 871580940
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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.”

Property report

Mixed-use property

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

What it is
Mixed-use Row W/Off Str 2 Sty Mason
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$84 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
52nd Street city commercial corridor
Interior area
2,176 sqft
Lot size
1,923 sqft
Built
1925
Zoning
CMX2

Block context

5200 block of Chestnut St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5214 Chestnut St  ·  5218-20 Chestnut 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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SANDY SHORT (UMMI WA BENT LEASE SHOWN)Active

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Mar 9, 2015 · Filed expiration Apr 30, 2027

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 11 dated rows
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2026-002146 · Certified

    Expires 2027-01-22

  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-032638 · Certified

    Expires 2025-12-04

  3. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-001162 · Certified

    Expires 2025-01-10

  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2023-002576 · Certified

    Expires 2024-02-02

  5. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2021-007716 · Certified

    Expires 2022-12-03

  6. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 782607 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFCATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A DAY CARE FACILITY ON THE FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING. A MAXIMUM OF 10 CHILDREN PERMITTED ON THE SECOND FLOOR LEVEL TO MEET EXCEPTION 1 OF SECTION 1022.1 OF THE 2009 IBC. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. COMPLIANCE WITH PHILADELPHIA FIRE CODE AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY.

  7. PermitUse

    Permit 668005 · COMPLETED

  8. License issue eventSANDY SHORT (UMMI WA BENT LEASE SHOWN): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 657292 · Active

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  9. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 556821 · COMPLETED

    ERECTION OF NONBEARING PARTITION WALL AT REAR OF SPACE AS PER PLANS. FOR ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

  10. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 534270 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLTION OF SIGNAGE

  11. PermitUse

    Permit 506257 · COMPLETED

    USE TO A DAY CARE CENTER ON 1ST FLOOR PROPERTY WILL HOUSE MORE THAN 12 CHILDREN. THERE WILL BE VARIOUS.TO ENSURE REGULATIONS RELATED THE STATE CODES ARE FOLLOWED.USE

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 2:56 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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