The Block Report

Mixed-use property report

5603 Spruce St

2,050 sqftCMX2built 1925

Property at a glanceMixed-use

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$121K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$146K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Walnut Hill · Haddington Approximate · based on ZIP 19139
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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 $145,500. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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 record12 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseBERNADETTE LUCAS: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  2. LicenseBERNADETTE LUCAS: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  3. L&I violationPERM - MUST POST
  4. PermitMajor alteration
  5. PermitUse
  6. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  7. L&I violationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
  8. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  9. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  10. L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
  11. L&I violationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)
  12. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

Verify the public record

$1,687/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $120,500 × 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 $145,500. 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 871581760
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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

Mixed-use property

Mixed-use, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Mixed-use Row W/Off Str 2 Sty Mason
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$71 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Interior area
2,050 sqft
Lot size
1,595 sqft
Built
1925
Zoning
CMX2

Block context

5600 block of Spruce St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5601 Spruce St  ·  5605 Spruce St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

Open the City record ↗
BERNADETTE LUCASInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Apr 15, 2019 · Terminal license date Jun 13, 2020

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
  1. License terminal eventBERNADETTE LUCAS: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 809290 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  2. License issue eventBERNADETTE LUCAS: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 809290 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  3. ViolationPERM - MUST POST

    Case 467541 · Violation 3007885 · Code A-302.8/30 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  4. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 467541 · COMPLETED

    LEVEL II ALTERATIONS WITH A PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A NEW DAYCARE ON THE FIRST FLOOR AS PER APPROVED PLANS.

  5. PermitUse

    Permit 461915 · COMPLETED

    USE TO GROUP DAY CARE WITH A MAXIMUM OF 12 CHILDREN

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

    Case 230911 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  7. ViolationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)

    Case 230911 · Violation 1643113 · Code LO-1 · COMPLIED

    The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

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

    Case 230911 · 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.

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

    Case 169438 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

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

    Case 169438 · Violation 1021920 · Code 14-1704/10 · COMPLIED

    The title alone does not identify the missing permit or prove the present use remains unauthorized. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  11. ViolationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)

    Case 169438 · Violation 1021919 · Code 19-2602.1/1 · COMPLIED

    Philadelphia Code §19-2602(1) requires a Commercial Activity License before conducting business in the city. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

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

    Case 169438 · 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 23, 2026, 3:12 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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