2026 assessment
$138K
OPA value, not a listing price
Multi-family report
5339 Chestnut St
2 stories1,510 sqftRM1built 1925
Property at a glanceApartment building
Entity-held
ZIP 19139 area
Walnut Hill · Haddington
5300 block of Chestnut St
Open L&I record
Open City history ↗1 violation row marked OPEN in 1 active case
The actual City titles, code sections, case posture, and latest recorded inspections are shown here instead of only an aggregate count.
Case 721226
IN VIOLATIONVacant Structure License
- Vacant Structure License
9-3905
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 building 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.
- OPA assessment · 2016$72K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$72K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$72K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$42K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$44K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$44K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$44K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$122K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$122K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$138K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$138K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$150K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Deed / sale · 2002Deed / sale $25KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Deed / sale · 2020Deed / sale $95KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2020-08-14Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.This permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2020-09-11Change of UseThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2020-10-21Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2020-11-13AlterationsThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2020-11-30Addition and/or AlterationsThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2020-12-14Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- L&I violation · 2016-07-25RUBBISH AND GARBAGEA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2016-07-25VACANT AND OPENA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2016-07-25HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2020-01-10EXTERIOR AREA SANITATIONA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2020-01-10VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSEA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2020-01-10HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2016-08-23HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2020-02-18HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2020-03-24L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2023-03-271661 N Robinson LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2005-11-16MORRIS MATTHEWS: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2012-12-22MORRIS MATTHEWS: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19139 (Walnut Hill · Haddington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense
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Every dated record20 events · exact dates, newest first
- License1661 N Robinson LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitAddition and/or Alterations
- PermitAlterations
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitChange of Use
- PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
- L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $95K
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- L&I violationRUBBISH AND GARBAGE
- L&I violationVACANT AND OPEN
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- LicenseMORRIS MATTHEWS: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseMORRIS MATTHEWS: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $25K
Flags: active rental license · 1 L&I violation row marked OPEN · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $17K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
Verify the public record
Property tax
$1,936/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $138,300 × 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 $149,700. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 6030102002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
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 $16,729.60 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2005$1,316.38 total · $0.00 principal · $565.52 interest · $53.86 penalty2006$570.13 total · $0.00 principal · $496.27 interest · $53.86 penalty2007$1,100.25 total · $406.74 principal · $536.84 interest · $53.86 penalty2008$1,603.88 total · $827.20 principal · $607.99 interest · $57.90 penalty2009$1,524.96 total · $827.20 principal · $533.54 interest · $57.90 penalty2010$1,446.04 total · $827.20 principal · $459.09 interest · $57.90 penalty2011$1,500.37 total · $909.08 principal · $422.72 interest · $63.64 penalty2012$1,467.28 total · $944.10 principal · $354.04 interest · $66.09 penalty2013$1,425.97 total · $978.04 principal · $278.75 interest · $68.46 penalty2014$1,767.69 total · $1,249.75 principal · $243.70 interest · $87.48 penalty2015$1,648.46 total · $1,249.75 principal · $131.22 interest · $87.48 penalty2016$1,358.19 total · $1,165.48 principal · $17.48 interest · $11.65 penalty
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.
Marked vacant, but licensed as a rental
The assessor's condition code says vacant, while L&I shows an active rental license here. Both can't be current.
The property, on paper
OPA physical field record.
Stories
2
Interior
1,510 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,088 sqft
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Vacant
city code 6
Vacant
Interior condition
Below average
city code 5
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
1661 N Robinson & 1661 N Robinson LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 45 E City Ave #474, Bala Cynwyd PA, 19004 — outside Philadelphia
• Holds an active rental license for this address
Block context
5300 block of Chestnut St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5337 Chestnut St · 5341 Chestnut St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 25, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 25, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
1661 N Robinson LLCActive
Rental · Initial issue date Mar 27, 2023 · Filed expiration Mar 26, 2027
MORRIS MATTHEWSInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Nov 16, 2005 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012
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 20 dated rows
- License issue event1661 N Robinson LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 919875 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2020-009655 · Completed
NEW 400 AMP SERVICE, (4) GANG METER BANK, (2) 200 AMP PANEL AND FEEDER, (2) 100 AMP PANEL AND FEEDER, WIRING THROUGHOUT ONE COMMERCIAL SPACE AND TWO APRTMENTS LIGHTS, SWITCHES, RECEPTACLES, AND HVAC EQUIPMENT. INSTALL A NEW FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGHOUT. AS PER THE 2017 NEC & 2016 NFPA-72.
- PermitAddition and/or Alterations
Permit MP-2020-005310 · Completed
PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF EXISTING DUCTWORK AND MECHANICAL PIPING PER PLANS; INSTALLATION OF NEW DUCTWORK, GRILLES, REGISTERS, DIFFUSER, ASSOCIATED PIPING AND OTHER EQUIPMENT / DEVICES PER PLANS .TO ACCOMMODATE THE BASEMENT,1ST AND 2ND FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK ALL. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING WORK.
- PermitAlterations
Permit PP-2020-012202 · Completed
2 Kitchens, 2 laundry box, 3 lavatories, 3 toilets, 2 tubs PPC 2018 Commercial space will have ADA bathroom, 1 kitchen, 1 bath and 1 laundry in each residential space.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit CP-2020-004161 · Completed
**Amendment dated 2/19/2021: revised first floor layout, new facade at first story, revisions to structural work** For Level II Alterations (with partial change of occupancy classification from Group R-3 throughout to Groups B/R-3) to Group B occupancy at the front of the first floor and to Group R-3 occupancy (2FD) at the rear of the first floor and at the second floor, of an existing two (2) story attached structure, as per plans; includes minor structural work to portion of 2nd floor framing; separate permit required for all MEP work; sprinklers currently not installed; see ZP-2020-006087 for use registration permit.
- PermitChange of Use
Permit ZP-2020-006087 · Issued
Residential - Household Living - Two-Family
- PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.
Permit GM-2020-006428 · Completed
For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case 721226 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 721226 · 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.
- ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
Case 721226 · Violation 211983451 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
Case 721226 · Violation 211983452 · Code 9-3905 · OPEN
The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 721226 · 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.
- Recorded transfer$95K transfer
2020
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 546562 · 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.
- ViolationRUBBISH AND GARBAGE
Case 546562 · Violation 4024000 · Code PM15-308.1 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
- ViolationVACANT AND OPEN
Case 546562 · Violation 4023999 · Code PM15-108.2 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 546562 · 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.
- License terminal eventMORRIS MATTHEWS: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 345540 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventMORRIS MATTHEWS: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 345540 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$25K transfer
2002
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
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 12:34 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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