Land report

5511 Spruce St

Property at a glanceVacant lot

City Block Acquisition X

2026 assessment
$43K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$53K 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 $53,100. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentTeardownL&I violationAppealPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record53 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitExcavation
  2. PermitNew Construction
  3. AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance
  4. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  9. L&I violationVACANT LOT LICENSE
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. L&I violationEXT A-MOTOR VEH MUST BE REMOV
  13. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  14. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  15. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  16. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  17. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  18. L&I violationEXT A-MOTOR VEH MUST BE REMOV
  19. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  20. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  21. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. LicenseCHARLES SAVAGE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  25. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC LOT
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  28. InspectionCSUSTUBAR
  29. InspectionCSUTESTPIT
  30. InspectionCSUFINAL
  31. InspectionCSUCURBINT
  32. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  33. L&I violationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID
  34. L&I violationFLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY C ID
  35. L&I violationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID
  36. L&I violationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES
  37. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  38. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  39. TeardownDemolished
  40. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  41. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  42. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  43. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  44. L&I violationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
  45. L&I violationWALL LOOSE/MISS BRICKS
  46. L&I violationWALL DETERIORATED
  47. L&I violationFLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY COLL
  48. L&I violationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
  49. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  50. LicenseCHARLES SAVAGE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  51. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  52. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  53. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

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$595/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $42,500 × 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 $53,100. 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 604062600
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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 $12,033.88 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

1998$302.08 total · $98.10 principal · $160.41 interest · $6.87 penalty1999$442.67 total · $152.05 principal · $234.92 interest · $10.64 penalty2000$428.16 total · $152.05 principal · $221.23 interest · $10.64 penalty2001$413.65 total · $152.05 principal · $207.55 interest · $10.64 penalty2002$399.14 total · $152.05 principal · $193.86 interest · $10.64 penalty2003$384.64 total · $152.05 principal · $180.18 interest · $10.64 penalty2004$370.13 total · $152.05 principal · $166.49 interest · $10.64 penalty2005$395.89 total · $152.05 principal · $152.81 interest · $10.64 penalty2006$379.75 total · $152.05 principal · $139.13 interest · $10.64 penalty2007$363.59 total · $152.05 principal · $125.44 interest · $10.64 penalty2008$373.38 total · $164.22 principal · $120.70 interest · $11.50 penalty2009$355.94 total · $164.22 principal · $105.92 interest · $11.50 penalty2010$338.49 total · $164.22 principal · $91.14 interest · $11.50 penalty2011$350.50 total · $180.48 principal · $83.92 interest · $12.63 penalty2012$343.19 total · $187.43 principal · $70.29 interest · $13.12 penalty2013$334.06 total · $194.17 principal · $55.34 interest · $13.59 penalty2014$2,165.64 total · $1,382.28 principal · $269.55 interest · $96.76 penalty2015$2,018.84 total · $1,382.28 principal · $145.14 interest · $96.76 penalty2016$1,874.14 total · $1,640.36 principal · $24.60 interest · $16.40 penalty

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Land report

Vacant land

Vacant land. Deeds, ownership, zoning, and the public-source record follow.

Historical lien entry · through 2016

What it is
Vacant lot Vacant Land Reside < Acre
Owner
City Block Acquisition X
Lot size
1,840 sqft
Zoning
RSA3

Block context

5500 block of Spruce 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 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

CHARLES SAVAGEInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Jun 25, 2009 · 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 50 dated rows
  1. PermitExcavation

    Permit SP-2025-001325 · Issued

    FOR EXCAVATION ONLY PER APPROVED PLAN. SEPARARTE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR BUILDING, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK.

  2. PermitNew Construction

    Permit RP-2022-008574 · Cancelled

    FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A THREE (3) STORY WOOD-FRAME ATTACHED STRUCTURE ON REINFORCED CONCRETE FOOTINGS/FOUNDATIONS. FOR USE AS A TWO-FAMILY DWELLING THROUGHOUT. BUILDING SHALL BE FULLY SPRINKLERED (13D), SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS. *PROTECTION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY / PEDESTRIANS / ADJACENT PROPERTIES REQUIRED DURING ALL CONSTRUCTION.*ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2015 IECC. PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF C.O SUBMITTAL OF AIR BARRIER CHECKLIST AND ENVELOPE TESTING CERTIFICATE IS REQUIRED. BOTH TO BE COMPLETED BY AN APPROVED PARTY.

  3. AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance

    Appeal ZP-2021-002438 · Completed · Granted with conditions

    Related permit ZP-2021-002438 · PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF A SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE. FOR USE AS MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING CONTAINING THREE (3) DWELLING UNITS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS.

  4. PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change

    Permit ZP-2021-002438 · Issued

    FOR THE ERECTION OF A SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN APPLICATION/PLANS. AMENDMENT APPROVED AS OF 8/26/25: TO UPDATE THE FRONT SETBACK AND HEIGHT DIMENSIONS. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE AMENDED PLANS.

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 417869 · 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.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 417869 · 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.

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 637242 · 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.

  8. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 637242 · Violation 4696330 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationVACANT LOT LICENSE

    Case 417869 · Violation 4785208 · Code 9-3904 · COMPLIED

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

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 417869 · 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.

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 637242 · 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.

  12. ViolationEXT A-MOTOR VEH MUST BE REMOV

    Case 486784 · Violation 3724180 · Code PM-302.7/1 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 486784 · Violation 3724179 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 486784 · Violation 3724178 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 463287 · Violation 3419606 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 463287 · Violation 3419607 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 431811 · Violation 3182014 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationEXT A-MOTOR VEH MUST BE REMOV

    Case 431811 · Violation 3182016 · Code PM-302.7/1 · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 431811 · Violation 3182015 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 360765 · 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.

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

    Case 360765 · 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 360765 · 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 360765 · 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. License terminal eventCHARLES SAVAGE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 477732 · Inactive

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

  25. ViolationLICENSE-VAC LOT

    Case 360765 · Violation 3031746 · Code PM-102.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 360765 · 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.

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 61430 · 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.

  28. InvestigationCSUFINAL

    Case 323332 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  29. InvestigationCSUCURBINT

    Case 323332 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  30. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 323332 · CLOSED

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

  31. ViolationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID

    Case 323332 · Violation 2467785 · Code PM-308.1/11 · DEMOLISH

  32. ViolationFLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY C ID

    Case 323332 · Violation 2467787 · Code PM-308.1/5 · DEMOLISH

  33. ViolationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID

    Case 323332 · Violation 2467786 · Code PM-308.1/2 · DEMOLISH

  34. ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

    Case 323332 · Violation 2467784 · Code A-304.1/1 · DEMOLISH

  35. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 323332 · FAILED

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

  36. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 238138 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  37. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 238138 · FAILED

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

  38. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 66894 · 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.

  39. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 61430 · 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.

  40. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 238138 · FAILED

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

  41. ViolationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED

    Case 238138 · Violation 2410625 · Code PM-307.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  42. ViolationWALL LOOSE/MISS BRICKS

    Case 238138 · Violation 2410622 · Code PM-307.1/10 · COMPLIED

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

  43. ViolationWALL DETERIORATED

    Case 238138 · Violation 2410623 · Code PM-307.1/11 · COMPLIED

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

  44. ViolationFLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY COLL

    Case 238138 · Violation 2410626 · Code PM-307.1/6 · COMPLIED

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

  45. ViolationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED

    Case 238138 · Violation 2410624 · Code PM-307.1/12 · COMPLIED

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

  46. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 238138 · FAILED

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

  47. License issue eventCHARLES SAVAGE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 477732 · Inactive

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

  48. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 61430 · 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.

  49. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 66894 · 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.

  50. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 61430 · 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.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 1:20 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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