House report

5544 Upland St

3 bd1 ba966 sqftRSA5built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$113K OPA value, not a listing price
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Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this house against its block and ZIP. Dated City filings are marked on the same line. Select one to read it. Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals.

$0$100K$200KZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) median$124K201220152018202120242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19143 (Cedar Park · Kingsessing) medianAssessmentL&I violationAppealPermitInspection

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 record16 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  2. PermitZoning
  3. PermitMajor alteration
  4. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  5. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  6. AppealZoning board appeal
  7. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  8. InspectionBP_BLDG
  9. InspectionBP_BLDG
  10. L&I violationBLDG PERMIT REQUIRED
  11. L&I violationPERMB- OUTDOOR DECK
  12. L&I violationPERMZ- CONST REMOV CHANGE
  13. InspectionBP_BLDG
  14. PermitElectrical
  15. PermitElectrical
  16. PermitPlumbing

Flags: 1 zoning/board appeal on record · latest deed has shared-name parties; relationship unverified. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$188/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $13,400 × 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 $123,500. 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 514256700
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

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.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Interior
966 sqft livable area
Lot
1,472 sqft
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1 OPEN · Granted · 2014

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Block context

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

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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 16 dated rows
  1. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 392714 · PASSED

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

  2. PermitZoning

    Permit 518303 · COMPLETED

    TO LEGALIZE THE ERECTION OF REAR YARD DECK WITH STAIRS TO GRADE TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON SUBMITTED PLAN.

  3. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 530712 · COMPLETED

    TO LEGALIZE THE ERECTION OF CONCRETE REAR YARD DECK WITH STAIRS TO GRADE TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING PER SUBMITTED AS BUILT PLAN.

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

    Case 392714 · 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.

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

    Case 392714 · 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.

  6. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 22361 · OPEN · Granted

    Related permit 518303 · PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF REAR YARD DECK WITH STAIRS TO GRADE TO AN EXISTING ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON SUBMITTED PLAN.

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

    Case 392714 · 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.

  8. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 392714 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  9. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 392714 · FAILED

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

  10. ViolationBLDG PERMIT REQUIRED

    Case 392714 · Violation 3167394 · Code A-501.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  11. ViolationPERMB- OUTDOOR DECK

    Case 392714 · Violation 3167392 · Code A-301.1/10 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationPERMZ- CONST REMOV CHANGE

    Case 392714 · Violation 3167393 · Code A-301.1/64 · COMPLIED

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

  13. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 392714 · FAILED

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

  14. PermitElectrical

    Permit 440552 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE ELECTRICAL PANEL WITH 200AMP CIRCUIT PANEL PER 2008 NEC (SFD)

  15. PermitElectrical

    Permit 426017 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 18 HIGH HATS CEILING MOUNTED 5 BASE BOARD HEATERS PER 2008 NEC (SFD)

  16. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 425247 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 2 1 1/2" DRAIN LINES - 1 KITCHEN SINK - 1 WASHER WATER BOX

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 11:46 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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