Mixed-use property report

5934 Chestnut St

3,120 sqftCMX2built 1915

Property at a glanceApartment building

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$193K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$250K 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 $249,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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 record37 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseAliya's Little Scholar's: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  3. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  5. LicenseAliya's Little Scholar's: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  6. PermitAlterations
  7. LicenseTRAIN UP A CHILD LEARNING CENTER: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  8. LicenseKELLY BEARD (JOYCE'S SOULFUL CUISINE): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  9. PermitUse
  10. LicenseTRAIN UP A CHILD LEARNING CENTER: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  11. PermitAdministrative
  12. PermitUse
  13. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  14. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  15. LicenseKELLY BEARD (JOYCE'S SOULFUL CUISINE): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  16. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  17. LicenseALVA JOSEPH (J & M CARIBBEAN FOOD): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  18. LicenseWALLACE/BEVERLY BROWN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  19. LicenseALVA JOSEPH (J & M CARIBBEAN FOOD): Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing marked inactive
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. L&I violationEGRESS LIGHTING REQ
  23. L&I violationLICENSE-RES MFD
  24. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
  25. L&I violationFIRE-DOOR STAIR 1HR RATING
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. LicenseALVA JOSEPH (J & M CARIBBEAN FOOD): Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued
  28. LicenseALVA JOSEPH (J & M CARIBBEAN FOOD): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  29. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  30. L&I violationVIOL NONE FOUND
  31. L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
  32. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  33. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  34. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  35. LicenseWALLACE/BEVERLY BROWN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  36. LicenseJAMES L HENDERSON (UMOJAH VRIETY): Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactive
  37. LicenseJAMES L HENDERSON (UMOJAH VRIETY): Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issued

Verify the public record

$2,696/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $192,600 × 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 $249,600. 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 871505510
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $3,581.57 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2012$569.11 total · $0.00 principal · $410.48 interest · $106.42 penalty2013$440.54 total · $0.00 principal · $283.71 interest · $110.25 penalty2014$455.95 total · $0.00 principal · $207.32 interest · $130.85 penalty2015$362.69 total · $0.00 principal · $119.51 interest · $116.01 penalty2016$1,753.28 total · $1,527.01 principal · $25.06 interest · $15.27 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

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

Historical lien entry · through 2016

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$80 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
60th Street city commercial corridor
Interior area
3,120 sqft
Lot size
1,347 sqft
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX2

Block context

5900 block of Chestnut St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5932 Chestnut St  ·  5936 Chestnut St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

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

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Aliya's Little Scholar'sInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date May 7, 2024 · Terminal license date Jul 5, 2026

TRAIN UP A CHILD LEARNING CENTERInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Dec 19, 2016 · Terminal license date Feb 16, 2020

KELLY BEARD (JOYCE'S SOULFUL CUISINE)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date May 20, 2013 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2018

ALVA JOSEPH (J & M CARIBBEAN FOOD)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jul 1, 2011 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

JAMES L HENDERSON (UMOJAH VRIETY)Inactive

Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · Initial issue date May 25, 2001 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2002

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

WALLACE/BEVERLY BROWNInactive

Rental · Initial issue date May 30, 2004 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

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 37 dated rows
  1. License terminal eventAliya's Little Scholar's: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 950853 · Inactive

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

  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2026-014575 · Certified

    Expires 2027-05-20

  3. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2025-014153 · Certified

    Expires 2026-05-13

  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-014138 · Certified

    Expires 2025-05-14

  5. License issue eventAliya's Little Scholar's: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 950853 · Inactive

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

  6. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2020-012404 · Completed

    Replace Curb trap and fresh air inlet PPC 2018

  7. License terminal eventTRAIN UP A CHILD LEARNING CENTER: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 723762 · Inactive

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

  8. License terminal eventKELLY BEARD (JOYCE'S SOULFUL CUISINE): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 594133 · Inactive

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

  9. PermitUse

    Permit 812861 · COMPLETED

    DAYCARE CENTER ON THE FIRST FLOOR

  10. License issue eventTRAIN UP A CHILD LEARNING CENTER: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 723762 · Inactive

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

  11. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 729605 · COMPLETED

    FOR A PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION TO CREATE GROUP DAY CARE FACILITY AT 1ST FLOOR OF EXIST. MIXED-USE MUTLI-FAMILY BUILDING; BUILDING IS NOT FULLY SPRINKLERED. PREMISES TO COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE PHILADELPHIA FIRE & PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES & ANY FINISH WORK LIMITED TO ORDINARY REPAIRS PER PAC A-301.2.1 #1.

  12. PermitUse

    Permit 674246 · COMPLETED

    USE OF 1ST FLOOR TO A GROUP DAYCARE. ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED.(NO SIGNS ON THIS APPLICATION)

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

    Case 323697 · 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.

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

    Case 323697 · 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.

  15. License issue eventKELLY BEARD (JOYCE'S SOULFUL CUISINE): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 594133 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 323697 · 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.

  17. License terminal eventALVA JOSEPH (J & M CARIBBEAN FOOD): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 537781 · Inactive

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

  18. License terminal eventWALLACE/BEVERLY BROWN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 217223 · Inactive

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

  19. License terminal eventALVA JOSEPH (J & M CARIBBEAN FOOD): Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing marked inactive

    License 559619 · Inactive

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

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 323697 · 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.

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 323697 · 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.

  22. ViolationEGRESS LIGHTING REQ

    Case 323697 · Violation 3125945 · Code FC-1006.1/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  23. ViolationLICENSE-RES MFD

    Case 323697 · Violation 3125948 · Code PM-102.1/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  24. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM

    Case 323697 · Violation 3125947 · Code FC-915.1/3 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  25. ViolationFIRE-DOOR STAIR 1HR RATING

    Case 323697 · Violation 3125946 · Code FC-704.1/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 323697 · 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.

  27. License issue eventALVA JOSEPH (J & M CARIBBEAN FOOD): Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued

    License 559619 · Inactive

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

  28. License issue eventALVA JOSEPH (J & M CARIBBEAN FOOD): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 537781 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 134795 · 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.

  30. ViolationVIOL NONE FOUND

    Case 134795 · Violation 1233143 · Code A-000.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 134795 · Violation 735177 · 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.

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

    Case 134795 · 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.

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

    Case 49486 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 49486 · 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.

  35. License issue eventWALLACE/BEVERLY BROWN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 217223 · Inactive

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

  36. License terminal eventJAMES L HENDERSON (UMOJAH VRIETY): Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactive

    License 199901 · Inactive

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

  37. License issue eventJAMES L HENDERSON (UMOJAH VRIETY): Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issued

    License 199901 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 5:32 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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