Mixed-use property report

5536 Spruce St

3,570 sqftCMX2built 1925

Property at a glanceApartment building

55 LLC

2026 assessment
$220K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$286K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Walnut Hill · Haddington Approximate · based on ZIP 19139
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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 $285,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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Every dated record44 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  3. LicenseJ and A Beacon of Light: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  4. L&I violationVIOL NONE FOUND
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. PermitAdministrative
  7. LicenseJ and A Beacon of Light: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  8. License55 LLC (55 LLC): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  9. PermitUse
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $92K
  12. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  13. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. Deed / saleDeed / sale $30K
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE SUPP
  18. L&I violationMULTI FAMILY (R2)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  21. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. L&I violationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN
  26. L&I violationINT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINT SANI
  27. L&I violationFA-REPAIR SYSTEM
  28. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
  29. L&I violationINT-PLMBG FIXTURES-RES
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. LicenseALVIN MORRISON: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  32. L&I violationVIOL NONE FOUND
  33. L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
  34. InspectionCI INSP
  35. InspectionCI INSP
  36. InspectionCI INSP
  37. L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
  38. L&I violationANNUAL CERT STANDBY/EMERG LITE
  39. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
  40. InspectionCI INSP
  41. PermitAdministrative
  42. LicenseALVIN MORRISON: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  43. LicenseALVIN MORRISON: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactive
  44. LicenseALVIN MORRISON: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issued

Verify the public record

$3,085/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $220,400 × 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 $285,600. 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 871256750
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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

2007$361.00 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $0.00 penalty2014$0.01 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $0.00 penalty

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.

Historical lien entry · through 2016

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
55 LLC
$ / sq ft
$80 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Licensed units
2 active rental license
Interior area
3,570 sqft
Lot size
1,329 sqft
Built
1925
Zoning
CMX2

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

55 LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 824 N Woodbine Ave, Narberth PA, 19072 — outside Philadelphia
• Holds an active rental license for this address

Block context

5500 block of Spruce St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5538 Spruce St  ·  5540 Spruce 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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J and A Beacon of LightInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Nov 16, 2017 · Terminal license date Jan 14, 2024

ALVIN MORRISONInactive

Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · Initial issue date May 4, 2001 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2002

Landlord and residential filings

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

55 LLC (55 LLC)Active

Rental · Initial issue date Jul 10, 2017 · Filed expiration Jul 9, 2027

ALVIN MORRISONInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Apr 16, 2004 · 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. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2026-005273 · Certified

    Expires 2026-11-21

  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2025-004785 · Certified

    Expires 2026-01-09

  3. License terminal eventJ and A Beacon of Light: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 757499 · Inactive

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

  4. ViolationVIOL NONE FOUND

    Case 435505 · Violation 4852383 · Code A-000.0/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 435505 · 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. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 842463 · COMPLETED

    FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A DAY CARE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. NO ALTERATIONS APPROVED ON THIS PERMIT. BUILDING SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND FIRE CODES PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALTERATIONS.

  7. License issue eventJ and A Beacon of Light: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 757499 · Inactive

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

  8. License issue event55 LLC (55 LLC): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 745090 · Active

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

  9. PermitUse

    Permit 781307 · COMPLETED

    GROUP DAYCARE FOR MAXIMUM (12) CHILDREN FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN TWENTY FOUR (24) CONSECUTIVE HOURS NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 523206 · 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.

  11. Recorded transfer$92K transfer

    2017

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

    Case 508029 · 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.

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

    Case 508029 · 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.

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 508029 · 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.

  15. Recorded transfer$30K transfer

    2016

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 508029 · 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.

  17. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE SUPP

    Case 508029 · Violation 3854073 · Code FC-915.1/4 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationMULTI FAMILY (R2)

    Case 508029 · Violation 3854072 · Code 9-3902 (2) · COMPLIED

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

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 508029 · 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.

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

    Case 400843 · 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.

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

    Case 400843 · 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.

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 400843 · 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.

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 400843 · 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. ViolationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN

    Case 400843 · Violation 3192581 · Code PM-305.3/3 · COMPLIED

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

  25. ViolationINT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINT SANI

    Case 400843 · Violation 3192582 · Code PM-305.3/4 · COMPLIED

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

  26. ViolationFA-REPAIR SYSTEM

    Case 400843 · Violation 3192579 · Code FC-901.6/6 · COMPLIED

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

  27. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM

    Case 400843 · Violation 3192580 · Code FC-915.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  28. ViolationINT-PLMBG FIXTURES-RES

    Case 400843 · Violation 3192583 · Code PM-405.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 400843 · 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.

  30. License terminal eventALVIN MORRISON: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 266193 · Inactive

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

  31. ViolationVIOL NONE FOUND

    Case 259333 · Violation 1894983 · Code A-000.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

  32. ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE

    Case 259333 · Violation 1894982 · Code A-000.0/10 · COMPLIED

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

  33. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 259333 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  34. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 188278 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  35. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 188278 · FAILED

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

  36. ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE

    Case 188278 · Violation 1226917 · Code A-000.0/10 · COMPLIED

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

  37. ViolationANNUAL CERT STANDBY/EMERG LITE

    Case 188278 · Violation 1226919 · Code FC-914.1/5 · COMPLIED

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

  38. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM

    Case 188278 · Violation 1226918 · Code FC-914.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  39. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 188278 · FAILED

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

  40. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 191620 · COMPLETED

    C.O. NOT REQUIRED MEMO FOR DAYCARE.

  41. License issue eventALVIN MORRISON: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 266193 · Inactive

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

  42. License terminal eventALVIN MORRISON: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactive

    License 199352 · Inactive

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

  43. License issue eventALVIN MORRISON: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issued

    License 199352 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 1:20 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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