House report

5527 Whitby Ave

4 bd1 ba2 stories1,470 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$259K 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$250K$500KZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) median$263K200720112015201920232027
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 record38 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $222K
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $67K
  5. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  6. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  7. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  8. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  9. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  10. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. L&I violationVACANT AND OPEN
  15. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  16. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  26. LicenseCALIBER HOME LOANS C/O LORI PALMISANO: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  27. LicenseCONNIE AND ROBERT L JONES(C/O CALIBER HOMES (C/O CALIBER HOME LOANS (LORI PALMISANO)): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  28. LicenseCALIBER HOME LOANS C/O LORI PALMISANO: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  29. InspectionVAC INSP
  30. InspectionVAC INSP
  31. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE
  32. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE
  33. InspectionVAC INSP
  34. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12
  35. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  36. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  37. LicenseCONNIE AND ROBERT L JONES(C/O CALIBER HOMES (C/O CALIBER HOME LOANS (LORI PALMISANO)): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  38. PermitPlumbing

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $134 with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$2,230/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $159,300 × 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 $263,200. 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 513119600
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

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 $134.35 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2015$134.35 total · $0.00 principal · $19.66 interest · $20.39 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
4
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,470 sqft livable area
Lot
1,280 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
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 Whitby Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5525 Whitby Ave  ·  5529 Whitby Ave

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.

CALIBER HOME LOANS C/O LORI PALMISANOInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Jun 22, 2017 · Terminal license date Aug 20, 2018

CONNIE AND ROBERT L JONES(C/O CALIBER HOMES (C/O CALIBER HOME LOANS (LORI PALMISANO))Inactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Jan 10, 2015 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2017

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 37 dated rows
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2021-015390 · Completed

    Installation of solar array in accordance with signed standard.

  2. Recorded transfer$222K transfer

    2021

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 697984 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. Recorded transfer$67K transfer

    2020

  5. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 564762 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  6. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 564762 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 573996 · 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.

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

    Case 573996 · 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.

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

    Case 697984 · 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.

  10. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 564762 · FAILED

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

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 697984 · 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.

  12. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 564762 · FAILED

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

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 707085 · 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.

  14. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 707085 · Violation 5184226 · Code PM15-108.2 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  15. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 707085 · Violation 5184228 · Code PM15-302.4 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  16. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 707085 · Violation 5184227 · Code PM15-302.1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 697984 · 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.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 707085 · 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.

  19. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 697984 · Violation 211967145 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 697984 · 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.

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 683326 · 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.

  22. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 683326 · Violation 5026324 · Code 9-3905 · ERROR

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 683326 · 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. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 564762 · FAILED

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

  25. License terminal eventCALIBER HOME LOANS C/O LORI PALMISANO: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 743096 · Inactive

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

  26. License terminal eventCONNIE AND ROBERT L JONES(C/O CALIBER HOMES (C/O CALIBER HOME LOANS (LORI PALMISANO)): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 651937 · Inactive

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

  27. License issue eventCALIBER HOME LOANS C/O LORI PALMISANO: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 743096 · Inactive

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

  28. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 573996 · CLOSED

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

  29. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 573996 · FAILED

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

  30. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT PROTECTIVE TRE

    Case 573996 · Violation 5264505 · Code PM15-304.2 · COMPLIED

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

  31. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE

    Case 573996 · Violation 5264506 · Code PM15-304.7 · COMPLIED

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

  32. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 573996 · FAILED

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

  33. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12

    Case 564762 · Violation 5268744 · Code PM15-304.1L · COMPLIED

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

  34. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 564762 · Violation 5268743 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

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

  35. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 564762 · FAILED

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

  36. License issue eventCONNIE AND ROBERT L JONES(C/O CALIBER HOMES (C/O CALIBER HOME LOANS (LORI PALMISANO)): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 651937 · Inactive

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

  37. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 60422 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE BATHTUB AND SECTION OF 4" STACK

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 9:04 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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