2026 assessment
$128K
OPA value, not a listing price
House report
5511 Willows Ave
3 bd1 ba1,128 sqftRSA5built 1925
Property at a glanceHouse
Individual, other or unknown mailing address
ZIP 19143 area
Cedar Park · Kingsessing
5500 block of Willows Ave
Open L&I record
Open City history ↗6 violation rows 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 CF-2023-129697
IN VIOLATIONNotice Of Violation
- Unapproved Used Materials
A-203.2/1 - Alter Interior Portion
A-301.1/4 - Exterior Siding
A-301.1/68 - New Electrical Wiring
A-301.1/50 - New Plumbing
A-301.1/54 - Hvac System
A-301.1/46
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 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.
- OPA assessment · 2016$64K 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$64K 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$64K 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$56K 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$61K 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$61K 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$61K 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$73K 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$73K 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$128K 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$128K 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$134K 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 · 2023Deed / sale $77KA 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 · 2026-02-19Addition 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 · 2026-04-08AlterationsThis 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 · 2026-04-08Addition 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 · 2026-05-04Addition 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 · 2023-12-29UNAPPROVED USED MATERIALSA 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 · 2023-12-29ALTER INTERIOR PORTIONA 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 · 2023-12-29EXTERIOR SIDINGA 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 · 2023-12-29NEW ELECTRICAL WIRINGA 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 · 2023-12-29NEW PLUMBINGA 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 · 2023-12-29HVAC SYSTEMA 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 · 2023-12-29L&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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2024-07-03EXTERIOR AREA WEEDSA 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 · 2024-07-03L&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 ↗
- Inspection · 2024-02-13L&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 ↗
- Inspection · 2024-07-17L&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 ↗
- Inspection · 2025-03-10L&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 ↗
- Inspection · 2025-04-28L&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 · 2012-01-20HOMEWARD RESIDENTIAL (MITCHELL COHEN: AGT): Vacant Residential Property / Lot 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 · 2012-01-20BOBBIE HOLMES (CHARLENA KETTER AGT): 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 ↗
- License · 2013-02-28HOMEWARD RESIDENTIAL (MITCHELL COHEN: AGT): Vacant Residential Property / Lot 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 ↗
- License · 2005-08-30BOBBIE HOLMES (CHARLENA KETTER AGT): 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 ↗
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) 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 record22 events · exact dates, newest first
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitAlterations
- PermitAddition and/or Alterations
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- L&I violationUNAPPROVED USED MATERIALS
- L&I violationALTER INTERIOR PORTION
- L&I violationEXTERIOR SIDING
- L&I violationNEW ELECTRICAL WIRING
- L&I violationNEW PLUMBING
- L&I violationHVAC SYSTEM
- InspectionL&I investigation
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $77K
- LicenseHOMEWARD RESIDENTIAL (MITCHELL COHEN: AGT): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseHOMEWARD RESIDENTIAL (MITCHELL COHEN: AGT): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicenseBOBBIE HOLMES (CHARLENA KETTER AGT): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseBOBBIE HOLMES (CHARLENA KETTER AGT): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
Flags: 6 L&I violation rows marked OPEN · $4K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $4K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
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Property tax
$1,785/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $127,500 × 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 $134,400. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 5132053002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
$4,253.76 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2016–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
$2,232.42 principal$747.18 interest$167.54 penalty$1,106.62 other charges
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $61,100 total assessment, $61,100 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 $3,592.74 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2013$177.61 total · $109.89 principal · $31.32 interest · $7.68 penalty2014$1,139.71 total · $694.99 principal · $135.52 interest · $48.65 penalty2015$1,065.91 total · $694.99 principal · $72.97 interest · $48.65 penalty2016$1,209.51 total · $1,028.64 principal · $15.42 interest · $10.29 penalty
For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”
The property, on paper
OPA physical field record.
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Interior
1,128 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,223 sqft
Basement
Partial, semi-finished
city code F
Garage
1 space
Exterior condition
Below average
city code 5
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Block context
5500 block of Willows Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5509 Willows Ave · 5513 Willows Ave
L&I license dates · data through Jul 24, 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 24, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
HOMEWARD RESIDENTIAL (MITCHELL COHEN: AGT)Inactive
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Jan 20, 2012 · Terminal license date Feb 28, 2013
BOBBIE HOLMES (CHARLENA KETTER AGT)Inactive
Rental · Initial issue date Aug 30, 2005 · Terminal license date Jan 20, 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 22 dated rows
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2025-010649 · Issued
Electrical Permit for combo RP-2025-011053
- PermitAlterations
Permit PP-2025-014381 · Issued
Plumbing Permit (Interior) for combo RP-2025-011053
- PermitAddition and/or Alterations
Permit MP-2025-005681 · Issued
Mechanical / Fuel Gas Permit for combo RP-2025-011053
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit RP-2025-011053 · Issued
FOR INTERIOR/EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE USED AS A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING AS PER BUILDING APPLICATION/PLAN.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2023-129697 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2023-129697 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2023-129697 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
Case CF-2024-070809 · Violation VI-2024-055281 · Code PM15-302.4 · SVN ISSUED
Resolution: SVN ISSUED
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2024-070809
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2023-129697 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationUNAPPROVED USED MATERIALS
Case CF-2023-129697 · Violation VI-2023-099290 · Code A-203.2/1 · OPEN
The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.
- ViolationALTER INTERIOR PORTION
Case CF-2023-129697 · Violation VI-2023-099291 · Code A-301.1/4 · OPEN
The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.
- ViolationEXTERIOR SIDING
Case CF-2023-129697 · Violation VI-2023-099292 · Code A-301.1/68 · OPEN
The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.
- ViolationNEW ELECTRICAL WIRING
Case CF-2023-129697 · Violation VI-2023-099293 · Code A-301.1/50 · OPEN
The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.
- ViolationNEW PLUMBING
Case CF-2023-129697 · Violation VI-2023-099294 · Code A-301.1/54 · OPEN
The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.
- ViolationHVAC SYSTEM
Case CF-2023-129697 · Violation VI-2023-099295 · Code A-301.1/46 · OPEN
The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2023-129697 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- Recorded transfer$77K transfer
2023
- License terminal eventHOMEWARD RESIDENTIAL (MITCHELL COHEN: AGT): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 552645 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventHOMEWARD RESIDENTIAL (MITCHELL COHEN: AGT): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 552645 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventBOBBIE HOLMES (CHARLENA KETTER AGT): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 334673 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventBOBBIE HOLMES (CHARLENA KETTER AGT): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 334673 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
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 25, 2026, 8:01 AM 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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