Mixed-use property report

5534 1/2 N 5th St

2,372 sqftCMX2.5built 1915

Property at a glanceApartment building

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment

$192K OPA value, not a listing price

2027 published assessment

$184K Future roll, not the current tax bill

Location

5500 block of N 5th St ZIP 19120

Neighborhood area

Olney · Logan Approximate · based on ZIP 19120

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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 $184,300. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationInspection

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Every dated record20 events · exact dates, newest first

2013-02-28InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
2011-11-07InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
2011-07-07InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2011-07-07InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2011-06-01InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2011-04-25L&I violationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN
2011-04-25InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
2011-04-25InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2011-04-11L&I violationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)
2011-04-11L&I violationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
2011-04-11L&I violationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN
2011-04-11L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
2011-04-11InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2011-04-11InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2011-04-11InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
2011-01-31InspectionADMIN INSP (likely: administrative inspection)
2011-01-31InspectionADMIN INSP (likely: administrative inspection)
2006-09-11InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2006-09-11InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2006-06-29InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

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Property tax

$2,682/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $191,600 × 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 $184,300. 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 871401165

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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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.”

Property report

Mixed-use property

Apartment building, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is

Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 3 Sty Masonry

Owner

Individual owner on record Individual name redacted

$ / sq ft

$78 assessed value ÷ interior sqft

Corridor

5th and Olney city commercial corridor

Interior area

2,372 sqft

Lot size

1,600 sqft

Built

1915

Zoning

CMX2.5

Block context

5500 block of N 5th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5534 N 5th St · 5532 N 5th St

L&I licenses checked through Jul 25, 2026

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 20 dated rows

Feb 28, 2013
InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 273982 · 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.
Nov 7, 2011
InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 273982 · 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.
Jul 7, 2011
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 273982 · FAILED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Jul 7, 2011
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 273982 · CLOSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Jun 1, 2011
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 273982 · FAILED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Apr 25, 2011
ViolationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN
Case 273982 · Violation 2728135 · Code 14-1704/50 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
Apr 25, 2011
InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
Case 272345 · PASSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Apr 25, 2011
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 273982 · FAILED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Apr 11, 2011
ViolationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)
Case 272345 · Violation 2035247 · Code 19-2602.1/1 · COMPLIED
Philadelphia Code §19-2602(1) requires a Commercial Activity License before conducting business in the city. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Apr 11, 2011
ViolationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
Case 272345 · Violation 2035248 · Code LO-1 · COMPLIED
The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Apr 11, 2011
ViolationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN
Case 272345 · Violation 2035249 · Code 14-1704/50 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Apr 11, 2011
ViolationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
Case 272345 · Violation 2035250 · Code 14-1704/10 · COMPLIED
The title alone does not identify the missing permit or prove the present use remains unauthorized. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Apr 11, 2011
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 272345 · CLOSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Apr 11, 2011
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 272345 · FAILED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Apr 11, 2011
InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
Case 69547 · PASSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Jan 31, 2011
InvestigationADMIN INSP (likely: administrative inspection)
Case 69547 · CLOSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; the title alone does not state what condition was examined. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Jan 31, 2011
InvestigationADMIN INSP (likely: administrative inspection)
Case 69547 · FAILED
Legacy inspection shorthand; the title alone does not state what condition was examined. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Sep 11, 2006
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 69547 · FAILED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Sep 11, 2006
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 69547 · CLOSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Jun 29, 2006
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 69547 · FAILED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

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

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 8:23 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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About this data & fine print

Answers are generated by an AI agent querying available City of Philadelphia open data at the moment you ask: OPA property assessments, Recorder of Deeds transfer records, L&I permits, violations & licenses, dated Dept. of Revenue tax records, Zoning Board appeals, Police incident reports, Philly311 requests, and School District of Philadelphia catchment and school data. When you explicitly request a web check, or ask about a current listing or recent news, the agent can also run a cited public-web search; those claims are labeled separately from City records.

For an explicit web search or a current listing/news question, the agent may also search the public web through OpenRouter and must link every web-derived claim. Public listing pages can be stale and are not direct or comprehensive MLS access.

Property-level tax data is historical: the delinquency snapshot is dated June 2022 and the separate detailed ledger ends in 2016. Neither shows what is owed today; verify a current balance with Philadelphia Revenue.

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