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5842 Chestnut St

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4 bd1 ba2 stories1,540 sqftRM1built 1925

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$169K 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$125K$250KZIP 19139 (Walnut Hill · Haddington) median$176K200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19139 (Walnut Hill · Haddington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record13 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAlteration
  2. PermitPlumbing
  3. PermitPlumbing
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. PermitMechanical
  6. PermitElectrical
  7. PermitPlumbing
  8. PermitAlteration
  9. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  10. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)
  11. L&I violationVAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. Deed / saleDeed / sale $80K

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$960/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $68,600 × 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 $175,900. 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 604155100
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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
4
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,540 sqft livable area
Lot
1,920 sqft
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1 city zoning code

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

Block context

5800 block of Chestnut St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5840 Chestnut St  ·  5844 Chestnut St

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 13 dated rows
  1. PermitAlteration

    Permit 997788 · COMPLETED

    REMOVE OLD ROOF COVERING AND REPLACE WITH NEW ROOF COVERING

  2. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 614277 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE HOUSE DRAIN, CURB TRAP AND FAI PA20151490997 (SFD)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED","ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"

  3. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 614280 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE WATER SERVICE PA20151490997 (SFD)SELF CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED","ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 285492 · 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.

  5. PermitMechanical

    Permit 359349 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 129,000 BTU 90 PLUS FURNACE, 4 TON A/C SYSTEM ALONG WITH DUCT WORK THROUGH OUT HSE.OUTSIDE CONDENSER WILL SIT IN REAR YD.

  6. PermitElectrical

    Permit 359581 · COMPLETED

    SERVICE AND REWIRE AS PER 2008 NEC (WEST DIST)

  7. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 359220 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE ;1 TOILET,1 LAV SINK,1 BATHTUB,1 KITCHEN SINK,WASHING MACHINE DRAIN

  8. PermitAlteration

    Permit 358601 · COMPLETED

    DRYWALL APPLICATION TO APPROX.400 SQ.FT.REMOVE AND REPLACE 6 FLOOR JOIST IN KIND.2ND FLOR REAR.RECOVER ROOF WITH RUBBER.REPLACE WINDOWS IN EXISTING OPENINGS,SIDING FRNT & REAR.NEW KIT.CABINETS,TILE FLRS.SEPARATE PERMITS FOR ELEC,PLMBNG,HVAC.

  9. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 285492 · Violation 2132404 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  10. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)

    Case 285492 · Violation 2132406 · Code PM-302.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  11. ViolationVAC PROP REPLAC WIN/DRS 80%

    Case 285492 · Violation 2132405 · Code PM-306.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 285492 · 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.

  13. Recorded transfer$80K transfer

    2008

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 31, 2026, 6:14 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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