2026 assessment
$182K
OPA value, not a listing price
House report
5517 Chew Ave
3 stories1,714 sqftRSA3built 1900
Property at a glanceHouse
Owner-occupancy signal
ZIP 19138 area
West Oak Lane
5500 block of Chew Ave
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$106K 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$106K 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$106K 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$94K 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$90K 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$90K 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$90K 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$136K 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$136K 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$182K 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$182K 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$195K 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 · 2022Deed / sale $39KA 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 · 2023-09-27Change of UseThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Inspection · 2004-11-12CSUINITIALA 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 · 2024-04-04JAMES GLEATON JR: 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 ↗
- License · 2025-06-02JAMES GLEATON JR: 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 · 2016-03-16JAMES C GLEATON: 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 ↗
- License · 2019-03-01JAMES C GLEATON: Rental landlord or residential registration marked closedA 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 ↗
- Appeal · 2023-11-06ZBA Permit Denial - VarianceA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19138 (West Oak Lane) medianAssessmentDeed / saleAppealPermitInspectionLicense
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Every dated record8 events · exact dates, newest first
- LicenseJAMES GLEATON JR: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseJAMES GLEATON JR: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance
- PermitChange of Use
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $39K
- LicenseJAMES C GLEATON: Rental landlord or residential registration marked closed
- LicenseJAMES C GLEATON: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- InspectionCSUINITIAL
Flags: 1 zoning/board appeal on record · latest deed has shared-name parties; relationship unverified. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
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Property tax
$1,149/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $82,100 × 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 $195,300. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 1222278002026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.
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.
The property, on paper
OPA physical field record.
Stories
3
Interior
1,714 sqft
livable area
Lot
2,900 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA3
city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1
Completed · Granted with conditions · 2023
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Block context
5500 block of Chew Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5515 Chew Ave · 5519 Chew Ave
L&I license dates · data through Jul 21, 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 21, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
JAMES GLEATON JRInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Apr 4, 2024 · Terminal license date Jun 2, 2025
JAMES C GLEATONClosed
Rental · Initial issue date Mar 16, 2016 · Terminal license date Mar 1, 2019
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 8 dated rows
- License terminal eventJAMES GLEATON JR: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 948386 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventJAMES GLEATON JR: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 948386 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- AppealZBA Permit Denial - Variance
Appeal ZP-2023-001715 · Completed · Granted with conditions
Related permit ZP-2023-001715 · Permit application for: TWO- FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING The permit for the above location cannot be issued because the proposal does not comply with the following provisions of the Philadelphia Zoning Code. (Codes can be accessed at www.phila
- PermitChange of Use
Permit ZP-2023-001715 · Issued
Residential - Household Living - Two-Family
- Recorded transfer$39K transfer
2022
- License terminal eventJAMES C GLEATON: Rental landlord or residential registration marked closed
License 695059 · Closed
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventJAMES C GLEATON: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 695059 · Closed
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 34567 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
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 23, 2026, 12:44 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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