2026 assessment
$551K
OPA value, not a listing price
Mixed-use property report
703 S 5th St
2,835 sqftCMX2built 1915
Property at a glanceApartment building
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$553K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
700 block of S 5th St
ZIP 19147
Neighborhood area
Queen Village · East Passyunk
Approximate · based on ZIP 19147
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 $552,800. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$369K 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$369K 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$386K 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$409K 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$413K 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$413K 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$413K 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$478K 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$478K 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$551K 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$551K 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$553K 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 ↗
- Permit · 2008-06-03Fast form buildingThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2009-01-16PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2009-03-27ElectricalThis permit category usually covers electrical installation, alteration, replacement, or repair. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2009-04-01Zoning/useThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2009-04-21Major 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 ↗
- Permit · 2009-10-23UseThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2022-04-18Change of UseThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2023-03-16Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Inspection · 2006-01-30BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2023-04-03Fire 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 ↗
- Certification · 2024-04-03Fire 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 ↗
- Certification · 2025-04-02Fire 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 ↗
- Certification · 2026-04-20Fire 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 assessmentAssessmentPermitInspectionCertification
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Every dated record13 events · exact dates, newest first
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitChange of Use
- PermitUse
- PermitMajor alteration
- PermitZoning/use
- PermitElectrical
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitFast form building
- InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
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Property tax
$7,717/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $551,300 × 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 $552,800. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8710464502026 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
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$195
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
South Street/Front-8th
city commercial corridor
Interior area
2,835 sqft
Lot size
1,007 sqft
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX2
Block context
700 block of S 5th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 701 S 5th St · 705-07 S 5th St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 27, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 27, 2026.
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 13 dated rows
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2026-011291 · Certified
Expires 2027-04-20
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2025-008807 · Certified
Expires 2026-04-02
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2024-009014 · Certified
Expires 2025-04-03
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2023-007441 · Certified
Expires 2024-04-03
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit CP-2022-006454 · Expired
FOR A CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY (NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION) AND LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW PARTITIONS, DOORS, STAIRS, FURNISHINGS, AND FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK.
- PermitChange of Use
Permit ZP-2022-003884 · Issued
Group Living - Single-Room Residence; Vacant
- PermitUse
Permit 244352 · COMPLETED
1ST FLOOR USE TO RETAIL FABRIC SALES TO CAFE. CAFE USE TO BREACH #701 & #703 @ 1ST FLOOR
- PermitMajor alteration
Permit 211545 · COMPLETED
ROOF DECK ON 3RD FLOOR ROOFTOP PER PLAN. SEPARATE PERMIT FOR ACCESS PENTHOUSE
- PermitZoning/use
Permit 207708 · COMPLETED
LEGALIZE EXISTING 4 STORY ROOF ACCESS HOUSE AND CONSTRUCT NEW ROOF DECK.
- PermitElectrical
Permit 206313 · COMPLETED
INSTALL 200AMP SERVICE, 4 METER SOCKETS, RE WIRE 2 APARTMENT TO INCLUDE LIGHTS, RECEPTS, SWITCHES, SMOKE DETECTORS, 3 SUB PANELS(SOUTH DISTRICT) INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER NFPA72
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 197067 · COMPLETED
INSTALLING TWO FULL BATHS AND 2 KITCHENS WITH PIPING. 2 TOILETS, 2 LAV'S, 2 BATH TUBS, 2 KITCHEN SINKS
- PermitFast form building
Permit 156095 · COMPLETED
- InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 50604 · PASSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
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 28, 2026, 8:33 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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