Land report

5539 Malcolm St

Property at a glanceVacant lot

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$26K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$17K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Cedar Park · Kingsessing Approximate · based on ZIP 19143
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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 $17,100. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentTeardownL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record51 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  2. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  6. InspectionCSUCURBINT
  7. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  8. InspectionCSUFINAL
  9. InspectionCSUCURBINT
  10. InspectionCSUSTUBAR
  11. InspectionCSUTESTPIT
  12. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. PermitDemolition
  15. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12
  16. L&I violationID STRUCTURE
  17. L&I violationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES
  18. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 2
  19. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 3
  20. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  21. TeardownDemolished
  22. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  23. InspectionVAC INSP
  24. InspectionVAC INSP
  25. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  26. L&I violationRUBBISH AND GARBAGE
  27. L&I violationVACANT PROPERTIES-GENERAL
  28. L&I violationVACANT AND OPEN
  29. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  30. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  31. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  32. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  33. L&I violationROOF DETERIORATED
  34. L&I violationWALL FRACTURED
  35. L&I violationVACANT PROP UNSAFE
  36. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  37. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  38. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  39. InspectionBRU INSP
  40. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  41. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  42. L&I violationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
  43. L&I violationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED
  44. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  45. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  46. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  47. InspectionBRU INSP
  48. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  49. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  50. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  51. InspectionBRU INSP

Verify the public record

$358/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $25,600 × 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 $17,100. 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 513168200
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$6,607.65 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2017–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$3,853.43 principal$816.56 interest$260.59 penalty$1,677.07 other charges
5years recorded 2017–2021tax periods 2016-06-06last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $56,800 total assessment, $56,800 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Land report

Vacant land

Vacant land. Deeds, ownership, zoning, and the public-source record follow.

$7K · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot

What it is
Vacant lot Row 2 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
Lot size
930 sqft
Zoning
RSA5

Block context

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

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Next door: 5537 Malcolm St  ·  5541 Malcolm 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.

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 41 dated rows
  1. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 606298 · Violation 4465961 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  2. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 606298 · Violation 4465962 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 238322 · 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.

  4. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 582903 · CLOSED

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

  5. PermitDemolition

    Permit 784646 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE COMPLETE DEMO OF A VACANT SFD AS PART OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA DEPT. OF LICENSES & INSPECTIONS DEMOLITION PROGRAM.

  6. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12

    Case 582903 · Violation 4333859 · Code PM15-304.1L · DEMOLISH

  7. ViolationID STRUCTURE

    Case 582903 · Violation 4333854 · Code PM15-110.1 · DEMOLISH

  8. ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

    Case 582903 · Violation 4333853 · Code A-304.1/1 · DEMOLISH

  9. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 2

    Case 582903 · Violation 4333855 · Code PM15-304.1B · DEMOLISH

  10. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 3

    Case 582903 · Violation 4333857 · Code PM15-304.1C · DEMOLISH

  11. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 456465 · FAILED

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

  12. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 456465 · FAILED

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

  13. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 532647 · CLOSED

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

  14. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 532647 · FAILED

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

  15. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 532647 · Violation 3932083 · Code PM15-302.1 · DEMOLISH

  16. ViolationRUBBISH AND GARBAGE

    Case 532647 · Violation 3932084 · Code PM15-308.1 · DEMOLISH

  17. ViolationVACANT PROPERTIES-GENERAL

    Case 532647 · Violation 3932085 · Code PM15-901.1 · DEMOLISH

  18. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 532647 · Violation 3932082 · Code PM15-108.2 · DEMOLISH

  19. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 456465 · FAILED

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

  20. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 456465 · FAILED

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

  21. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 456465 · FAILED

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

  22. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 456465 · FAILED

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

  23. ViolationROOF DETERIORATED

    Case 456465 · Violation 4219771 · Code PM-307.1/2 · DEMOLISH

  24. ViolationWALL FRACTURED

    Case 456465 · Violation 4219772 · Code PM-307.1/9 · DEMOLISH

  25. ViolationVACANT PROP UNSAFE

    Case 456465 · Violation 4219770 · Code PM-307.1/1 · DEMOLISH

  26. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 456465 · FAILED

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

  27. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 308929 · CLOSED

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

  28. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 308929 · FAILED

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

  29. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 138862 · CLOSED

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

  30. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 308929 · FAILED

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

  31. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 308929 · FAILED

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

  32. ViolationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED

    Case 308929 · Violation 2725709 · Code PM-307.1/12 · COMPLIED

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

  33. ViolationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED

    Case 308929 · Violation 2725710 · Code PM-307.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  34. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 308929 · FAILED

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

  35. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 238322 · Violation 2849010 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  36. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 238322 · Violation 2849011 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  37. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 138862 · FAILED

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

  38. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 138862 · Violation 1297140 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  39. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 138862 · Violation 1297139 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  40. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 138862 · Violation 1297141 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  41. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 138862 · FAILED

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 8:34 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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