The Block Report

Commercial property report

5542 N 5th St

2 stories3,600 sqftCMX2.5built 1940

Property at a glanceStore

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$271K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$336K Future roll, not the current tax bill
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 $336,100. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspection

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record42 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  2. L&I violationEXCEEDS PERMIT-NON SIGN
  3. L&I violationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS TAGGED
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. L&I violationDOOR AND WINDOW OCCUPIED/MIXED
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. L&I violationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  13. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  14. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  15. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  16. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  17. L&I violationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN
  18. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  19. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  20. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  21. PermitUse
  22. L&I violationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN
  23. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  24. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  25. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  26. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  27. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  28. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  29. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  30. InspectionADMIN INSP (likely: administrative inspection)
  31. InspectionADMIN INSP (likely: administrative inspection)
  32. L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
  33. L&I violationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN
  34. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  35. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  36. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  37. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  38. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  39. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  40. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  41. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  42. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

Verify the public record

$3,789/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $270,700 × 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 $336,100. 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 882928230
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
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

Commercial property

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

What it is
Store Store 2 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$93 below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
5th and Olney city commercial corridor
Interior area
3,600 sqft
Lot size
2,000 sqft
Stories
2
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: 5540 N 5th St  ·  5544 N 5th St

No business or residential license records

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

Verify with the City ↗
Open every source row 40 dated rows
  1. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 663321 · 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.

  2. ViolationEXCEEDS PERMIT-NON SIGN

    Case 663321 · Violation 4870196 · Code 14-1704/40 · COMPLIED

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

  3. ViolationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS TAGGED

    Case 663321 · Violation 4870197 · Code FC-13-906.2 · COMPLIED

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

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 663321 · 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.

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 482040 · 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. ViolationDOOR AND WINDOW OCCUPIED/MIXED

    Case 497637 · Violation 3678291 · Code PM15-304.19 · ERROR

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 497637 · 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.

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 497637 · 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.

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 482040 · 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.

  10. ViolationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX

    Case 482040 · Violation 3632389 · Code FC-605.6/1 · COMPLIED

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

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 482040 · 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.

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

    Case 321863 · 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.

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

    Case 321863 · 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. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 321863 · 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.

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

    Case 321863 · 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.

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

    Case 321863 · 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.

  17. ViolationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN

    Case 321863 · Violation 3097519 · Code 14-1704/50 · CLOSEDCASE

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

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

    Case 278243 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  19. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 278243 · CLOSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

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

    Case 79354 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  21. PermitUse

    Permit 343286 · COMPLETED

    ZONING FOR RETAIL BEAUTY STORE TO INCLUDE BEATUTY SUPPLIES, COSTUME JEWELRY, HANDBAGS AND RELATED TIEMS

  22. ViolationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN

    Case 278243 · Violation 2229673 · Code 14-1704/50 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 121384 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

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

    Case 278243 · 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.

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

    Case 278243 · 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.

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

    Case 321863 · 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.

  27. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 79354 · CLOSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  28. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 79354 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

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

    Case 121384 · 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.

  30. InvestigationADMIN INSP (likely: administrative inspection)

    Case 121384 · 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.

  31. InvestigationADMIN INSP (likely: administrative inspection)

    Case 121384 · 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.

  32. ViolationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)

    Case 121384 · Violation 1470701 · Code 14-1704/10 · COMPEXCP

    The title alone does not identify the missing permit or prove the present use remains unauthorized.

  33. ViolationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN

    Case 121384 · Violation 1470702 · Code 14-1704/50 · COMPEXCP

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

    Case 121384 · 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.

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

    Case 121384 · 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.

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

    Case 69315 · 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.

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

    Case 79354 · 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.

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

    Case 79354 · 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.

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

    Case 79354 · 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. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 69315 · 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
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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