Commercial property report

5536 N 5th St

1,440 sqftCMX2.5built 1940

Property at a glanceStore

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$167K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$188K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Olney · Logan Approximate · based on ZIP 19120
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1 violation row marked OPEN in 1 active case

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Case CF-2020-015288

Fire Alarm Tested/Certified

IN VIOLATION

Opened May 12, 2020 · Latest inspection FAILED · Sep 23, 2021

  • Fire Alarm Tested/CertifiedFC-13-915.1

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

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 $187,500. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationInspectionLicense

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Every dated record43 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. L&I violationFIRE ALARM TESTED/CERTIFIED
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. L&I violationEGRESS EXIT SIGNS REQ
  7. L&I violationPERM Z- NEW USE
  8. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
  9. L&I violationLICENSE-RES GENERAL
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. LicenseCHARLIE CHOE (SOOKIE CHOE): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  12. InspectionCI INSP
  13. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  14. L&I violationEXT RUBBISH/EXCESS STORAGE
  15. L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
  16. L&I violationEGRESS EXIT SIGNS VISIBILITY
  17. L&I violationINT REMOVE FROM HEATER
  18. L&I violationCOMBUS FIBR-REMOV GRASS/WEEDS
  19. L&I violationEGRESS DOOR LOCK MUST BE APP
  20. L&I violationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX
  21. L&I violationFIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAG (Fire extinguisher needs inspection and a current service tag)
  22. InspectionCI INSP
  23. InspectionCI INSP
  24. InspectionCI INSP
  25. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  26. InspectionCI INSP
  27. InspectionCI INSP
  28. L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
  29. L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
  30. InspectionCI INSP
  31. InspectionCI INSP
  32. L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
  33. L&I violationDENIED ACCESS INSP COMPLY FIRE
  34. InspectionCI INSP
  35. InspectionCI INSP
  36. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  37. InspectionCI INSP
  38. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  39. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  40. InspectionCI INSP
  41. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  42. InspectionCI INSP
  43. LicenseCHARLIE CHOE (SOOKIE CHOE): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

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$2,336/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $166,900 × 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 $187,500. 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 882928220
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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.

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Property report

Commercial property

Store, recorded in the City's commercial category. The public record and owner trail follow.

1 open violation

What it is
Store Store 2 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$130 below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
5th and Olney city commercial corridor
Interior area
1,440 sqft
Lot size
1,833 sqft
Built
1940
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 1/2 N 5th St  ·  5534 N 5th St

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 25, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

CHARLIE CHOE (SOOKIE CHOE)Inactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jun 17, 2005 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 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 43 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-015288 · FAILED

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

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-015288 · FAILED

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

  3. ViolationFIRE ALARM TESTED/CERTIFIED

    Case CF-2020-015288 · Violation VI-2020-005074 · Code FC-13-915.1 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-015288 · FAILED

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

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 482050 · 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.

  6. ViolationEGRESS EXIT SIGNS REQ

    Case 482050 · Violation 3570187 · Code FC-1011.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  7. ViolationPERM Z- NEW USE

    Case 482050 · Violation 3570186 · Code A-301.1/65 · ERROR

  8. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM

    Case 482050 · Violation 3570188 · Code FC-915.1/3 · ERROR

  9. ViolationLICENSE-RES GENERAL

    Case 482050 · Violation 3570189 · Code PM-102.0/1 · ERROR

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 482050 · 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.

  11. License terminal eventCHARLIE CHOE (SOOKIE CHOE): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 322896 · Inactive

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

  12. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 144130 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

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

    Case 111384 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  14. ViolationEXT RUBBISH/EXCESS STORAGE

    Case 144130 · Violation 815234 · Code FC-304.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE

    Case 144130 · Violation 815230 · Code A-000.0/10 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationEGRESS EXIT SIGNS VISIBILITY

    Case 144130 · Violation 815231 · Code FC-1011.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationINT REMOVE FROM HEATER

    Case 144130 · Violation 815232 · Code FC-305.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationCOMBUS FIBR-REMOV GRASS/WEEDS

    Case 144130 · Violation 815233 · Code FC-304.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationEGRESS DOOR LOCK MUST BE APP

    Case 144130 · Violation 815235 · Code FC-1008.1/4 · COMPLIED

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

  20. ViolationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX

    Case 144130 · Violation 815236 · Code FC-605.6/1 · COMPLIED

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

  21. ViolationFIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAG (Fire extinguisher needs inspection and a current service tag)

    Case 144130 · Violation 815237 · Code FC-906.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  22. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 144130 · FAILED

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

  23. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 100369 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  24. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 100369 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 111384 · 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.

  26. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 111384 · CLOSED

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

  27. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 111384 · FAILED

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

  28. ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER

    Case 111384 · Violation 710524 · Code A.CNE.000 · CLOSED

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

  29. ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE

    Case 111384 · Violation 710523 · Code A-000.0/10 · CLOSED

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

  30. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 66290 · CLOSED

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

  31. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 111384 · FAILED

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

  32. ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE

    Case 100369 · Violation 743766 · Code A-000.0/10 · COMPLIED

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

  33. ViolationDENIED ACCESS INSP COMPLY FIRE

    Case 100369 · Violation 743767 · Code A-401.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  34. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 100369 · FAILED

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

  35. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 66290 · FAILED

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

  36. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 69360 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  37. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 66290 · FAILED

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

  38. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 79349 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  39. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 79349 · 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.

  40. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 66290 · FAILED

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

  41. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 69360 · 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.

  42. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 66290 · FAILED

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

  43. License issue eventCHARLIE CHOE (SOOKIE CHOE): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 322896 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

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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