House report

5503 Locust St

4 bd1 ba2 stories1,696 sqftRM1built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$162K OPA value, not a listing price
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Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this house 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.

$0$100K$200KZIP 19139 (Walnut Hill · Haddington) median$170K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19139 (Walnut Hill · Haddington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&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 record59 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $175K
  2. LicenseOZ Community Housing LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  3. LicenseOZ Community Housing LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. PermitAlterations
  7. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  8. PermitAlterations
  9. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  10. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  11. InspectionL&I investigation
  12. InspectionL&I investigation
  13. L&I violationPLANS REQUIRED TO COMPLY
  14. L&I violationALTER INTERIOR PORTION
  15. L&I violationNEW ELECTRICAL WIRING
  16. L&I violationNEW PLUMBING
  17. L&I violationDUCTWORK
  18. InspectionL&I investigation
  19. Deed / saleDeed / sale $70K
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. L&I violationVACANT AND OPEN
  22. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. PermitPlumbing
  25. PermitElectrical
  26. PermitMajor alteration
  27. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  28. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  32. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  33. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  34. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  35. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  36. InspectionVAC INSP
  37. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  38. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  39. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  40. InspectionVAC INSP
  41. InspectionVAC INSP
  42. InspectionVAC INSP
  43. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCTURALLY UNSAFE
  44. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8
  45. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 2
  46. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  47. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  48. InspectionVAC INSP
  49. InspectionVAC INSP
  50. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  51. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  52. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
  53. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  54. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  55. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  56. L&I violationEXT S-CORNICE BARGEBOARD DEFEC
  57. InspectionVAC INSP
  58. InspectionVAC INSP
  59. InspectionVAC INSP

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $2K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$2,263/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $161,700 × 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 $170,400. 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 604050700
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 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 $1,660.77 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2016$1,660.77 total · $1,443.96 principal · $21.66 interest · $14.44 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 sealed, but it just sold

The assessor's condition code says sealed, yet a $174,900 sale was recorded in 2023. One side of the record is stale — condition codes come from drive-by field visits that can lag years behind.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,696 sqft livable area
Lot
1,212 sqft
Exterior condition
Sealed / compromised city code 7
Sealed / compromised
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
E assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1 city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Block context

5500 block of Locust St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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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 24, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

OZ Community Housing LLCInactive

Rental · Initial issue date May 7, 2021 · Terminal license date Jul 5, 2022

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 59 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$175K transfer

    2023

  2. License terminal eventOZ Community Housing LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 867898 · Inactive

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

  3. License issue eventOZ Community Housing LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 867898 · Inactive

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

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-046948 · FAILED

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

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-046948 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  6. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2021-003031 · 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.

  7. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2020-006503 · Completed

    Install new hvac system 60k btu furnace with 2t 24k btu ac unit ,furnace located in the basement ac unit locatted on the ground in the back of the building. (14)Diffusers/Registers

  8. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2020-015490 · Completed

    install 2 tubs, 2lavs, 2 toilets

  9. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2020-009476 · Completed

    wiring throughout including switches, outlets, lighting, 200 amp service 40 circuits with outdoor equipment as per 2014 nec

  10. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2020-010219 · Completed

    Framing to match attached drawing, insulate, drywall, paint, flooring, new cabinets, remodel ( details as per plan). no lowering of basement floor and no underpinning of foundation included.

  11. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-046948 · FAILED

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

  12. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-046948 · FAILED

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

  13. ViolationPLANS REQUIRED TO COMPLY

    Case CF-2020-046948 · Violation VI-2020-025408 · Code A-301.6/1 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationALTER INTERIOR PORTION

    Case CF-2020-046948 · Violation VI-2020-025405 · Code A-301.1/4 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationNEW ELECTRICAL WIRING

    Case CF-2020-046948 · Violation VI-2020-025406 · Code A-301.1/50 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationNEW PLUMBING

    Case CF-2020-046948 · Violation VI-2020-025409 · Code A-301.1/54 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationDUCTWORK

    Case CF-2020-046948 · Violation VI-2020-025407 · Code A-301.1/43 · COMPLIED

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

  18. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-046948 · FAILED

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

  19. Recorded transfer$70K transfer

    2020

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 669287 · 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.

  21. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 669287 · Violation 4916094 · Code PM15-108.2 · CLOSEDCASE

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

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

    Case 488416 · PASSED

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

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 669287 · 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. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 829581 · EXPIRED

    4 WC,4 LAVS,3 BATH/SHOWERS,1 WATER HEATER AND KITCHEN SINK (SFD)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004

  25. PermitElectrical

    Permit 828366 · COMPLETED

    TOTAL RE-WIRE, INSTALL 20- CIRCUIT PANEL WITH A 100A SERVICE.... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC

  26. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 825751 · COMPLETED

    EZ PERMIT STADARDS ALTERATIONS- FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ONE FAMILY DWELLING AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

  27. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 501319 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  28. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 595077 · Violation 4392325 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 595077 · 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.

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 595077 · 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.

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

    Case 573787 · PASSED

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

  32. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 573787 · 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.

  33. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 573787 · 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.

  34. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 501319 · FAILED

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

  35. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 573787 · Violation 4322458 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  36. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 515736 · CLOSED

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

  37. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 573787 · 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.

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

    Case 488188 · 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.

  39. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 501319 · FAILED

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

  40. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 488188 · CLOSED

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

  41. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 488416 · CLOSED

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

  42. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 488186 · CLOSED

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

  43. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURALLY UNSAFE

    Case 501319 · Violation 4245851 · Code PM15-304.1 · COMPLIED

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

  44. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8

    Case 501319 · Violation 4245853 · Code PM15-304.1H · COMPLIED

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

  45. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 2

    Case 501319 · Violation 4245852 · Code PM15-304.1B · COMPLIED

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

  46. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 501319 · Violation 4245850 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

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

  47. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 501319 · FAILED

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

  48. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 488188 · FAILED

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

  49. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 488416 · FAILED

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

  50. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 488416 · Violation 3747696 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  51. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 488416 · Violation 3747695 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  52. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)

    Case 488186 · Violation 3614194 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  53. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 488186 · Violation 3614195 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  54. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 488188 · Violation 3759195 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  55. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 488188 · Violation 3759197 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  56. ViolationEXT S-CORNICE BARGEBOARD DEFEC

    Case 488188 · Violation 3759196 · Code PM-304.5/3 · COMPLIED

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

  57. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 488188 · FAILED

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

  58. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 488416 · FAILED

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

  59. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 488186 · FAILED

    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 25, 2026, 3:35 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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