Property report

5516-30 Chestnut St

5,950 sqft · CMX2 · built 1942

Place of worship · Temple Of Prayer Church · tax-exempt. On the 5500 block of Chestnut St.

Street view of 5516-30 Chestnut St — From the street — imagery © Google

From above — imagery © Esri, Maxar

Property summary

Assessment$323KCity assessed value Last sale$50KRecorded 1980 Est. taxes$0/yearTax-exempt record Permits3Shown in this report ViolationsNone openNo open L&I cases

What stands out

From the public record

Finding

New construction

Why it matters

built new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated).

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Not a houseProperty report

This is a place of worship, not a home, and it pays no property tax. BlockReport's value, tax and investment tools are for residential parcels, so they're hidden here. The full public record is still below, and the analyst can answer anything about it.

What it is

Place of worship

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Owner

Temple Of Prayer Church

Public / institutional

Tax standing

Tax-exempt

Pays no property tax

$ / sq ft

$54

below the $130 median for 12,035 commercial parcels citywide

Corridor

56th and Market

city commercial corridor

Assessed value

$323K

City market value

Interior area

5,950 sqft

Lot size

6,787 sqft

Built

1942

Zoning

CMX2

Block context

5516-30 Chestnut St sits on the 5500 block of Chestnut St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 5514 Chestnut St · 5506-12 Chestnut St

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
Back taxes & liens — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages

Methodology & freshness

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About this data & fine print

Answers are generated by an AI agent querying City of Philadelphia open data at the moment you ask: OPA property assessments, Recorder of Deeds transfer records, L&I permits, violations & licenses, Dept. of Revenue tax balances, Zoning Board appeals, Police incident reports, Philly311 requests, and School District of Philadelphia catchment and school data.

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