2026 assessment
$184K
OPA value, not a listing price
House report
5529 Morris St
4 bd2 ba3 stories1,800 sqftRSA3built 1900
Property at a glanceHouse
Owner-occupancy signal
ZIP 19144 area
Germantown
5500 block of Morris St
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$83K 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$83K 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$83K 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$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 · 2020$101K 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$101K 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$101K 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$145K 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$145K 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$184K 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$184K 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$453K 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 · 2024Deed / sale $20KA 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2024Deed / sale $120KA 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2026Deed / sale $540KA 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 · 2024-03-27Interior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.This 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 · 2024-09-17Addition 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 · 2025-01-07Addition 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 · 2025-02-27Addition 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 · 2025-03-03AlterationsThis 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 · 2025-03-04AlterationsThis 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 · 2025-03-04Addition 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 · 2025-06-10ALTER EXTERIOR 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 · 2025-06-10ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICESA 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 · 2025-06-10L&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 · 2025-07-30L&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 · 2025-07-30L&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 ↗
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 (Germantown) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection
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Every dated record15 events · exact dates, newest first
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $540K
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- L&I violationALTER EXTERIOR PORTION
- L&I violationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES
- InspectionL&I investigation
- PermitAlterations
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitAlterations
- PermitAddition and/or Alterations
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $20K
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $120K
Flags: $47K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $39K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
Verify the public record
Property tax
$2,571/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $183,700 × 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 $453,200. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 1241415002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
$47,441.38 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2002–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
$19,067.71 principal$23,761.33 interest$1,532.68 penalty$3,079.66 other charges
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $101,300 total assessment, $101,300 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 $39,069.37 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2002$1,889.87 total · $269.43 principal · $1,402.23 interest · $84.66 penalty2003$4,615.39 total · $1,922.01 principal · $2,277.59 interest · $134.54 penalty2005$3,893.57 total · $1,760.57 principal · $1,769.37 interest · $123.24 penalty2007$3,678.58 total · $1,820.77 principal · $1,502.14 interest · $127.45 penalty2008$3,971.99 total · $2,064.91 principal · $1,517.71 interest · $144.54 penalty2009$4,073.59 total · $2,229.16 principal · $1,437.81 interest · $156.04 penalty2010$3,860.93 total · $2,229.16 principal · $1,237.19 interest · $156.04 penalty2011$4,007.29 total · $2,449.81 principal · $1,139.16 interest · $171.49 penalty2012$3,918.19 total · $2,544.23 principal · $954.08 interest · $178.10 penalty2013$3,806.82 total · $2,635.67 principal · $751.17 interest · $184.50 penalty2014$1,353.15 total · $940.61 principal · $183.41 interest · $65.84 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.
"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.
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
1,800 sqft
livable area
Lot
3,434 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C+
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA3
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Block context
5500 block of Morris St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5527 Morris St · 5525 Morris St
L&I licenses checked through Jul 24, 2026
No business or residential license records
No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.
Open every source row 14 dated rows
- Recorded transfer$540K transfer
2026
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-056113 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationALTER EXTERIOR PORTION
Case CF-2025-056113 · Violation VI-2025-042168 · Code A-301.1/3 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES
Case CF-2025-056113 · Violation VI-2025-042167 · Code A-304.1/1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-056113 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- PermitAlterations
Permit PP-2025-002815 · Completed
Installation of plumbing fixtures 3.5 BA. 4 LAV, 4 WC, 3 SH/BT, 1 HWH, 1 WAS, 1KIT.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2025-001769 · Completed
Wire through single family house, decora devices, switches, receptacles, smokes, 4'' LED recessed lights, and ARCF breakers
- PermitAlterations
Permit PP-2025-002318 · Completed
Curb trap replacement and FAI
- PermitAddition and/or Alterations
Permit MP-2025-001005 · Completed
EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Install One (1)- 90% Eff. 60,000 BTU Gas furnaces Exhausted via direct vent to the exterior (Side) install ductwork, grilles, registers and diffusers, installing One 3-Ton Coil & One 3-Ton 14 SEER A/C condenser located on a pad at the rear of the building.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit RP-2024-010422 · Completed
For interior alterations to the basement level only within an existing semi-detached single-family dwelling per plans. Separate permits are required for all associated Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing work.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit RP-2024-007876 · Completed
For the erection of an addition at the first floor rear, and for interior and exterior alterations to an existing attached single-family dwelling per plans. Separate permits are required for all associated Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing work. Basement to remain non-habitable, to be used for storage and utilities only. Amend Permit 9-26-2025 to include structural repairs to the existing front porch.
- PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.
Permit GM-2024-002689 · Completed
EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- For the interior demolition on non-bearing partition wall and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations; including underpinning, excavation and removed of foundation slab. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk and street closures.
- Recorded transfer$20K transfer
2024
- Recorded transfer$120K transfer
2024
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, 8:27 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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