Commercial property report

5429-55 Chestnut St

15,680 sqftRM1built 1900

Property at a glanceOffices

Wpp L P

2026 assessment
$1.0M OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$1.0M 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 $1,021,800. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$1.0M$2.0M$1.0M2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationInspectionLicenseCertification

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 record20 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  2. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  3. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  4. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  5. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  6. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  7. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  8. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  9. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  10. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  11. LicenseTara McFadden (Asatta STEAM Academy, LLC): Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
  12. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance 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 violationFIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAG (Fire extinguisher needs inspection and a current service tag)
  17. L&I violationANNUAL CERT STANDBY/EMERG LITE
  18. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. LicenseHOLMES SCHOOL LIMITED PARTSHP: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Verify the public record

$14,527/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $1,037,800 × 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 $1,021,800. 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 886525302
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

Commercial property

Offices, recorded in the City's offices category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Offices Off Bld N/Com W/Pkg Mason
Owner
Wpp L P
$ / sq ft
$65 below the $142 median for 753 offices parcels citywide
Corridor
56th and Market city commercial corridor
Licensed units
42 active rental license
Interior area
15,680 sqft
Lot size
7,859 sqft
Built
1900
Zoning
RM1

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Wpp L P · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 5429 Chestnut St, Philadelphia PA, 19139
• Holds an active rental license for this address

Block context

5400 block of Chestnut St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5429-55 Chestnut St  ·  5427 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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Tara McFadden (Asatta STEAM Academy, LLC)Active

Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · Initial issue date Apr 29, 2021 · Filed expiration Apr 28, 2027

Landlord and residential filings

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

HOLMES SCHOOL LIMITED PARTSHPActive

Rental · Initial issue date Jul 28, 2005 · Filed expiration Feb 28, 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 20 dated rows
  1. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2026-012686 · Certified

    Expires 2027-04-20

  2. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2025-020821 · Certified

    Expires 2026-07-30

  3. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2024-017955 · Certified

    Expires 2025-05-09

  4. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2023-025087 · Certified

    Expires 2024-05-15

  5. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2023-016463 · Deficient

  6. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2023-004194 · Certified

    Expires 2024-02-17

  7. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2023-004080 · Certified

    Expires 2024-02-17

  8. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2022-006941 · Certified

    Expires 2023-05-20

  9. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2022-005309 · Certified

    Expires 2023-03-29

  10. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2021-003499 · Certified

    Expires 2022-08-24

  11. License issue eventTara McFadden (Asatta STEAM Academy, LLC): Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued

    License 867296 · Active

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

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

    Case 508841 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 508841 · 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.

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 508841 · 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.

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 508841 · 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.

  16. ViolationFIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAG (Fire extinguisher needs inspection and a current service tag)

    Case 508841 · Violation 3880495 · Code FC-906.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationANNUAL CERT STANDBY/EMERG LITE

    Case 508841 · Violation 3880497 · Code FC-915.1/5 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM

    Case 508841 · Violation 3880496 · Code FC-915.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 508841 · 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. License issue eventHOLMES SCHOOL LIMITED PARTSHP: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 326822 · Active

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 11:30 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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