2026 assessment
$114K
OPA value, not a listing price
Mixed-use property report
5548 Media St
Research this property with Analyst →2,070 sqftCMX1built 1915
Property at a glanceMixed-use
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$141K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
5500 block of Media St
ZIP 19131
Neighborhood area
Wynnefield · West Park
Approximate · based on ZIP 19131
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 $140,700. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$100K 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$100K 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$91K 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$93K 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$94K 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$94K 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$94K 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$114K 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$114K 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$114K 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$114K 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$141K 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 · 2007Deed / sale $55KA 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2024Deed / sale $115KA 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 ↗
- Permit · 2007-08-08Major alterationA broad legacy permit work category for a substantial building alteration. It can include changed layouts, partitions, fixtures, finishes, structural work, or occupancy-related work, but only the approved scope and plans say what this permit actually authorized; separate trade permits may be required.What Philadelphia building permits can cover ↗
- L&I violation · 2008-12-08PERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSPA 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 · 2008-12-08PERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)Building permit required for interior alteration or repairHow L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2008-12-08BP_BLDGA 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 · 2007-01-09BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2009-02-19BP_BLDGA 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 · 2009-03-26BP_BLDGA 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 · 2009-05-22PRECOURT (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 ↗
- License · 2003-05-11CANE CHARLES E: Food Preparing and Serving 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 · 2004-04-30CANE CHARLES E: Food Preparing and Serving 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 ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense
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Every dated record12 events · exact dates, newest first
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $115K
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- InspectionBP_BLDG
- InspectionBP_BLDG
- L&I violationPERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP
- L&I violationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)
- InspectionBP_BLDG
- PermitMajor alteration
- InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $55K
- LicenseCANE CHARLES E: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- LicenseCANE CHARLES E: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
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Property tax
$1,589/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $113,500 × 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 $140,700. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8715074002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
$3,659.11 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2015–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
$0.00 principal$2,201.72 interest$619.63 penalty$837.76 other charges
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $94,200 total assessment, $94,200 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.
A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $3,406.71 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2015$1,558.80 total · $1,177.77 principal · $123.66 interest · $82.44 penalty2016$1,847.91 total · $1,616.21 principal · $24.24 interest · $16.16 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
Mixed-use, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.
$4K · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot Historical lien entry · through 2016
What it is
Mixed-use
Row W/Off Str 3 Sty Mason
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$68
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Interior area
2,070 sqft
Lot size
861 sqft
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX1
Block context
5500 block of Media St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5546 Media St · 5544 Media St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 29, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
CANE CHARLES EInactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date May 11, 2003 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2004
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 12 dated rows
- Recorded transfer$115K transfer
2024
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 187182 · PASSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationBP_BLDG
Case 187182 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- InvestigationBP_BLDG
Case 187182 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationPERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP
Case 187182 · Violation 1281361 · Code A-302.11/1 · ERROR
- ViolationPERMB- ALTER REPAIR INT PART (Building permit required for interior alteration or repair)
Case 187182 · Violation 1281362 · Code A-301.1/4 · ERROR
- InvestigationBP_BLDG
Case 187182 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- PermitMajor alteration
Permit 94540 · EXPIRED
INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO THE 1ST FLOOR EXISTING TAKE OUT DELI STORE TO INCLUDE REPAIRING THE EXISTING 2-HR RATED CEILING, NEW FLOOR FINISHES AND NEW KITCHEN EQUIPMENT. NEW PLUMBING FIXTURES IN BASEMENT TOILET AS PER PLANS.
- InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 97452 · 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.
- Recorded transfer$55K transfer
2007
- License terminal eventCANE CHARLES E: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 203161 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventCANE CHARLES E: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 203161 · 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
- Neighborhood income & rents: US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 30, 2026, 6:09 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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