2026 assessment
$153K
OPA value, not a listing price
Mixed-use property report
5547 Chester Ave
2,784 sqftCMX2built 1915
Property at a glanceApartment building
Breakeven Realty LLC
2027 published assessment
$181K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
5500 block of Chester Ave
ZIP 19143
Neighborhood area
Cedar Park · Kingsessing
Approximate · based on ZIP 19143
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 $180,900. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$140K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$140K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$122K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$126K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$127K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$127K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$127K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$153K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$153K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$153K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$153K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$181K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Deed / sale · 2017Deed / sale $135KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- L&I violation · 2015-08-31NO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGNA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2015-08-31HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2025-10-06FIRE EXTINGUISHERS REQUIREDA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2025-10-06EXTENSION CORDSA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2025-10-06MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX SIGNSA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2025-10-06NEW USEA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2025-10-06CAL LICENSE OBTAINA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2015-10-06HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2015-11-17HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2016-05-27PRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2025-07-21L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2025-08-06L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2025-10-07L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2025-10-07L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2026-01-09L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2026-03-10L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2026-05-11L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2017-10-17BREAKEVEN REALTY LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2013-04-25S & G JEWERLY INC: Precious Metal Dealer business license initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2017-03-01S & G JEWERLY INC: Precious Metal Dealer business license marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2003-04-10CHESCHU INC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2018-04-29CHESCHU INC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- Certification · 2025-08-20Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspectionLicenseCertification
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Every dated record24 events · exact dates, newest first
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- L&I violationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS REQUIRED
- L&I violationEXTENSION CORDS
- L&I violationMANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX SIGNS
- L&I violationNEW USE
- L&I violationCAL LICENSE OBTAIN
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- LicenseCHESCHU INC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseBREAKEVEN REALTY LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicenseS & G JEWERLY INC: Precious Metal Dealer business license marked inactive
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $135K
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- L&I violationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- LicenseS & G JEWERLY INC: Precious Metal Dealer business license initially issued
- LicenseCHESCHU INC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$2,136/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $152,600 × 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 $180,900. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8712353002026 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
Mixed-use property
Apartment building, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.
What it is
Apartment building
Str/Off+Apt 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
Breakeven Realty LLC
$ / sq ft
$65
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Chester Avenue
city commercial corridor
Licensed units
2
active rental license
Interior area
2,784 sqft
Lot size
941 sqft
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX2
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
Breakeven Realty LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 702 Macdade Blvd, Darby PA, 19023 — outside Philadelphia
• Holds an active rental license for this address
Block context
5500 block of Chester Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5545 Chester Ave · 5543 Chester Ave
L&I license dates · data through Jul 23, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
S & G JEWERLY INCInactive
Precious Metal Dealer · Initial issue date Apr 25, 2013 · Terminal license date Mar 1, 2017
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
BREAKEVEN REALTY LLCActive
Rental · Initial issue date Oct 17, 2017 · Filed expiration Oct 16, 2026
CHESCHU INCInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Apr 10, 2003 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2018
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 23 dated rows
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-052651 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-052651 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-052651 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-052651 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS REQUIRED
Case CF-2025-052651 · Violation VI-2025-079468 · Code F-906.1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationEXTENSION CORDS
Case CF-2025-052651 · Violation VI-2025-079467 · Code F-604.5 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationMANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX SIGNS
Case CF-2025-052651 · Violation VI-2025-079470 · Code F-907.4.2.4 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationNEW USE
Case CF-2025-052651 · Violation VI-2025-079465 · Code A-301.1/65 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationCAL LICENSE OBTAIN
Case CF-2025-052651 · Violation VI-2025-079466 · Code 19-2602(1) · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2025-021895 · Certified
Expires 2026-08-20
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-052651 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-052651 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- License terminal eventCHESCHU INC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 249047 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventBREAKEVEN REALTY LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 754582 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventS & G JEWERLY INC: Precious Metal Dealer business license marked inactive
License 591289 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$135K transfer
2017
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 500151 · 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.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 500151 · 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.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 500151 · 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.
- ViolationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN
Case 500151 · Violation 3953793 · Code 14-1704/50 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 500151 · 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.
- License issue eventS & G JEWERLY INC: Precious Metal Dealer business license initially issued
License 591289 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventCHESCHU INC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 249047 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner: OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history: Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections: L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022: Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016: Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance: Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals: L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 7:08 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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