Mixed-use property report

5420 Chester Ave

2 stories2,280 sqftCMX2built 1983

Property at a glanceMixed-use

Ms Home Sweet Home INC

2026 assessment
$160K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$190K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Cedar Park · Kingsessing Approximate · based on ZIP 19143
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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 $189,800. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$100K$200K$190K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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 record55 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. PermitCommercial Make Safe Permit
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  6. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  7. InspectionL&I investigation
  8. InspectionL&I investigation
  9. InspectionL&I investigation
  10. InspectionL&I investigation
  11. InspectionL&I investigation
  12. InspectionL&I investigation
  13. InspectionL&I investigation
  14. InspectionL&I investigation
  15. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  16. L&I violationEXTERIOR WALLS
  17. InspectionL&I investigation
  18. LicenseOSSIE PINKNEY JR: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  19. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  20. LicenseOSSIE PINKNEY JR: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  21. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. InspectionVAC INSP
  27. InspectionVAC INSP
  28. InspectionVAC INSP
  29. InspectionVAC INSP
  30. L&I violationDOOR AND WINDOW VACANT
  31. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE
  32. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  33. L&I violationVACANT AND OPEN
  34. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  35. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  36. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  37. InspectionVAC INSP
  38. InspectionVAC INSP
  39. LicensePINKNEY O JR: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  40. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  41. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  42. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  43. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  44. L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
  45. L&I violationINT S-WALL/FLOOR/CEILING LOADS
  46. L&I violationEXT S-ROOF REPAIR (Repair the exterior roof)
  47. L&I violationINT A-TRASH REMOVE
  48. L&I violationINT COMBUSTIBLE WASTE ACCUMUL
  49. L&I violationFA/SUPP INSTALL PERMIT
  50. L&I violationAFDS-REQD EXIST MIX RES/NON-R
  51. L&I violationCOO- CONDITION WITHIN
  52. L&I violationDRAINAGE-PUMP BASEMENT WATER
  53. InspectionCI INSP
  54. InspectionCI INSP
  55. LicensePINKNEY O JR: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

Verify the public record

$2,241/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $160,100 × 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 $189,800. 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 871577720
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 Record found

$15,196.37 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2017–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$9,691.60 principal$2,104.66 interest$656.98 penalty$2,743.13 other charges
5years recorded 2017–2021tax periods 2020-01-28last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $133,000 total assessment, $133,000 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 $5,374.59 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2014$280.65 total · $181.59 principal · $35.42 interest · $12.71 penalty2015$2,796.54 total · $1,943.20 principal · $204.03 interest · $136.02 penalty2016$2,297.40 total · $2,029.92 principal · $30.44 interest · $20.30 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 it just sold

The assessor's condition code says vacant, yet a $33,600 sale was recorded in 2025. One side of the record is stale — condition codes come from drive-by field visits that can lag years behind.

Assessment and sale price disagree hard

Assessed at $190K, but it traded for $33,600 in 2025 — a 5.6× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.

Property report

Mixed-use property

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

$15K · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot Historical lien entry · through 2016

What it is
Mixed-use Row W/Off Str 2 Sty Mason
Owner
Ms Home Sweet Home INC
$ / sq ft
$83 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Interior area
2,280 sqft
Lot size
2,120 sqft
Stories
2
Built
1983
Zoning
CMX2

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Ms Home Sweet Home INC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 7 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $839K combined
• Tax bills mail to 2950 Columbia Drive, Bensalem PA, 19020 — outside Philadelphia

Block context

5400 block of Chester Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5418 Chester Ave  ·  5422 Chester Ave

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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PINKNEY O JRInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date May 25, 2004 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

OSSIE PINKNEY JRInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Nov 20, 2019 · Terminal license date Jan 18, 2021

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 55 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-115402 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. PermitCommercial Make Safe Permit

    Permit CP-2026-001035 · Completed

    IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801, A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION. MAKE SAFE PERMIT - FOR THE DEMOLITION OF FRONT BAY (SEPARATE BUILDING PERMIT IS GOING TO SUBMIT FOR THE REBUILD OF FRONT BAY) AND REPAIR OF FLOOR JOIST AS PER PLAN AND ENGINEER’S REPORT TO RESOLVE CASE #CF-2023-115402. 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 #CF-2023-115402

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-039945 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-115402 · FAILED

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

  5. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2025-039945 · Violation VI-2025-030146 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  6. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case CF-2025-039945 · Violation VI-2025-030147 · 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.

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-039945 · FAILED

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

  8. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-115402 · FAILED

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

  9. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-115402 · FAILED

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

  10. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-115402 · FAILED

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

  11. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-115402 · FAILED

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

  12. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-115402 · FAILED

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

  13. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-115402 · FAILED

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

  14. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-115402 · FAILED

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

  15. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case CF-2023-115402 · Violation VI-2023-087007 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  16. ViolationEXTERIOR WALLS

    Case CF-2023-115402 · Violation VI-2023-087008 · Code PM15-304.1(G) · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  17. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-115402 · FAILED

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

  18. License terminal eventOSSIE PINKNEY JR: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 829747 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 659205 · PASSED

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

  20. License issue eventOSSIE PINKNEY JR: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 829747 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 659205 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 659205 · 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.

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 659205 · 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.

  24. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 659205 · Violation 5228744 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 659205 · 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.

  26. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 639355 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  27. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 639361 · CLOSED

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

  28. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 639355 · FAILED

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

  29. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 639361 · FAILED

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

  30. ViolationDOOR AND WINDOW VACANT

    Case 639355 · Violation 4797788 · Code PM15-304.19V · COMPLIED

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

  31. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE

    Case 639355 · Violation 4797789 · Code PM15-304.7 · COMPLIED

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

  32. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 639355 · Violation 4797787 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  33. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 639361 · Violation 4770477 · Code PM15-108.2 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  34. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 639361 · Violation 4770479 · Code PM15-302.1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  35. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 639361 · Violation 4770480 · Code PM15-302.4 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  36. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 639361 · Violation 4770478 · Code PM15-301 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  37. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 639355 · FAILED

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

  38. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 639361 · FAILED

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

  39. License terminal eventPINKNEY O JR: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 201328 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 116330 · CLOSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

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

    Case 116330 · 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.

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

    Case 116330 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

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

    Case 116330 · 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.

  44. ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE

    Case 116330 · Violation 1901353 · Code A-000.0/10 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  45. ViolationINT S-WALL/FLOOR/CEILING LOADS

    Case 116330 · Violation 1901351 · Code PM-305.2/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

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

    Case 116330 · Violation 1901359 · Code PM-304.4/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  47. ViolationINT A-TRASH REMOVE

    Case 116330 · Violation 1901358 · Code PM-303.2/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  48. ViolationINT COMBUSTIBLE WASTE ACCUMUL

    Case 116330 · Violation 1901357 · Code FC-304.1/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  49. ViolationFA/SUPP INSTALL PERMIT

    Case 116330 · Violation 1901356 · Code FC-105.7/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  50. ViolationAFDS-REQD EXIST MIX RES/NON-R

    Case 116330 · Violation 1901355 · Code FC-907.3/21 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  51. ViolationCOO- CONDITION WITHIN

    Case 116330 · Violation 1901354 · Code A-505.1/4 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  52. ViolationDRAINAGE-PUMP BASEMENT WATER

    Case 116330 · Violation 1901352 · Code PM-302.4/5 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  53. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 116330 · FAILED

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

  54. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 116330 · CLOSED

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

  55. License issue eventPINKNEY O JR: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 201328 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 11:02 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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