2026 taxable assessment $185,500 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $192,000; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
House report
3 stories · 1,733 sqft · RSA3 · built 1925
Absentee individual · assessed $186K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $192K · sold 3×. On the 5300 block of Chew Ave.

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2026 taxable assessment $185,500 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $192,000; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit—or an amount due—is not automatically “back taxes.”
OPA 1222217002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.
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built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $75K in 2019.
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Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.
Single-family attached. Converting to a duplex or apartments needs a use variance the zoning board rarely grants — Pennsylvania courts require a physical hardship of the lot itself, and economics alone do not qualify.
The latest deed records $100 or less. That is not a usable market-sale price and can reflect a family, estate, gift, correction, or entity transfer. Inspect the deed and order a title search rather than inferring the relationship or chain.
Built 1925: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.
Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.
Derived from the fetched property records and linked City guidance as of 2026. Assessment treatment is not a substitute for an exemption approval, live balance, title report, license, occupancy certificate, or inspection. Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.
How this house has moved and where it's pointed: every fetched annual City assessment, charted against its block and ZIP; appreciation includes the full-period compound rate and the latest year-over-year change. The 5-year figure simply extends that historical pace. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.
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built new under a 2019 permit, sold for $75K in 2019.
Records behind the chart
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Permit MP-2025-003264 · Expired
- For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grills/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Like n kind replacement only. Any ductwork will require building permit.
Permit GM-2025-002659 · Expired
EZ EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS - For the Applications of Exterior Wall Coverings as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards shall result in permit revocation and require submission of construction and site plans. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work. Apply three-coat layer (scratch/brown/finish) stucco application to side and back exterior walls using self-furring wire lath backing.
Permit MP-2025-000245 · Expired
EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Remove old 70000 btu furnace and install new 70000 btu furnace the new furnace is just like the old furnace. NO OTHER WORK PERMITTED ON THIS PERMIT. No penetrations to fire-rated assemblies. NO NEW DUCTWORK proposed on ductwork or common areas
Case CF-2023-006121 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Case CF-2023-006121 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Case CF-2023-006121 · Violation VI-2023-005459 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case CF-2023-006121 · Violation VI-2023-005460 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case CF-2021-074318 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Permit RP-2021-014608 · Completed
MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH CASE#CF-2021-74318 TO INCLUDE REPAIRS TO THE DAMAGED FRONT WALL OF AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE AS PER APPROVED PLAN AND ENGINEER'S REPORT. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6' IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #CF-2021-74318.
Case CF-2021-074318 · Violation VI-2021-053615 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case CF-2021-074318 · Violation VI-2021-053617 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case CF-2021-074318 · Violation VI-2021-053616 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case CF-2021-074318 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
License 856795 · Active
Bridget Jones (WHP) · Expires 2026-12-03
Case 636903 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Permit 1023072 · Expired
INSTALL NEW SHEETROCK, TAPE AND PAINT, INSTALL NEW KITCHEN CABINETS, INSTALL NEW FRONT DOOR AND SIDE DOOR
Permit 1028083 · Expired
INSTALL COMPLET NEW WARM AIR 80% GAS & AC SYSTEM AS PER MANUFACTURERS REQUIREMENTS, FUEL GAS COODE AND EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation if New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.CONTRATOR RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDITION AND CAPACITY OF EXT'G MASORY CHIMNEY
2019
Case 636903 · Violation 211948287 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 636903 · Violation 211948288 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
License 679990 · Inactive
LA SALLE UNIVERSITY · Expires 2017-06-30 · Inactive 2017-08-29
Case 266833 · 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.
Case 266833 · 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.
Case 266833 · Violation 2017922 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 266833 · Violation 2017923 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 266833 · Violation 2017920 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 266833 · Violation 2017924 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 266833 · Violation 2017921 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
Case 266013 · 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.
Case 266013 · Violation 1976168 · ERROR
Case 266013 · Violation 1976167 · ERROR
Case 266013 · 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.
What this record suggests
The City file documents 6 permits touching kitchen work. 1 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.
Flags: active rental license. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
What owning 5388 Chew Ave takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.
Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.
5388 Chew Ave sits on the 5300 block of Chew Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
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This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 11:56 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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