2026 taxable assessment $991,800 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $991,800; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Commercial property report
5543 Willows Ave
11,122 sqft · RSA5 · built 1925
Place of worship · Sherwood Day Care & Center INC · assessed $992K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $992K. On the 5500 block of Willows Ave.
Property summary
Assessment$991,8002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $991,800
Last sale$175KRecorded 2002
Est. tax bill$13,883/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency$108KCity snapshot · Jun 2022
Permits5Every fetched City permit
Violations2 open18 historical across 7 cases
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Property tax
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OPA 7732781002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
$107,827.36 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2016–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
$61,687.24 principal$22,929.57 interest$6,229.62 penalty$16,980.93 other charges
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $991,800 total assessment, $991,800 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.
A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $61,657.48 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2013$4,566.01 total · $2,845.12 principal · $810.85 interest · $199.16 penalty2014$21,517.64 total · $14,346.71 principal · $2,797.61 interest · $1,004.27 penalty2015$19,994.01 total · $14,346.71 principal · $1,506.40 interest · $1,004.27 penalty2016$16,375.23 total · $14,986.96 principal · $224.80 interest · $149.87 penalty
For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”
What stands out
From the public recordImproved
Why it mattersOwner pulled a commercial make safe permit permit in 2025.
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Fetched L&I and zoning records
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- Recorded owner
- Sherwood Day Care & Center INC
- Tax mailing address
- 5543 WILLOWS AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19143
- L&I district
- SOUTH
- Building ID (BIN)
- 1423660
- OPA account
- 773278100
Permits5Every dated permit
Violation cases718 violation records · 1 open
Investigations2719 failed · 8 passed · 0 closed
Building certifications4Latest result: Certified
Business licenses0No match
Appeals1Closed · Complete
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status5
AdministrativePermit 153633
Jun 17, 2008 COMPLETED Completed Jul 7, 2008
L.O. FOR GYMNASIUM AREA INCLUDING C.O. MEMO NOT REQUIRED. THIS PERMIT SERVES AS DOCUMENTATION THAT A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE LOCATION OF WORK AND OCCUPANCY LISTED ABOVE. THIS IS NOT A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANY OR A PERMIT AUTHORIZING CONSTRUCTION. THIS IS A NO CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION AND A PRE-CODE USE.
ElectricalPermit 263395
Feb 23, 2010 COMPLETED Completed Mar 18, 2019
INSTALL 2 8' & 1 6' BASEBOARD HEATERS, PROPERLY GROUND 100A PANEL.
ElectricalPermit 388500
Feb 21, 2012 COMPLETED Completed May 23, 2012
INSTALL (2) 2500 WATT ELECTRIC BASEBOARD HEATERS IN BASEMENT, WITH THERMOSTAT CONTROLLING EACH UNIT.... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC
PlumbingPermit 533431
Apr 29, 2014 COMPLETED Completed May 22, 2014
REPLACE WASTE AND WATER LINE AND RESET (1) COMP SIN AND 1 HAND SINK (DAY CARE)
Commercial Make Safe PermitPermit CP-2024-006399
Mar 19, 2025 Issued
**MAKE SAFE PERMIT** FOR THE INSTALLATION OF COLUMN (SHORING) FOR ROOF TRUSS TO COMPLY WITH VIOLATION CASE #CF-2024-051803. NOT TO EXCEED SCOPE OF WORK NOTED IN ENGINEER'S REPORT AND SHOWN ON APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON THE VIOLATIONS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801, A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION.
Violation cases18 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible7
Case 158383CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened May 3, 2008 · completed Mar 5, 2010
- ANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARMViolation 1574235May 1, 2008 COMPLIED
- FIRE-PULL STATION SIGNSViolation 1574233May 1, 2008 COMPLIED
- VIOL C&I MESSAGEViolation 1574234May 1, 2008 COMPLIED
Case 226781CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Feb 12, 2010 · completed Mar 5, 2010
- EGRESS CLEAR OBSTRUCTIONViolation 1592354Feb 9, 2010 COMPLIED
- PERME- INSTALL SERVICE + WIREViolation 1592359Feb 9, 2010 COMPLIED
- FIRE PROT SYS MAINTENANCEViolation 1591660Feb 9, 2010 COMPLIED
- VIOL C&I MESSAGEViolation 1591659Feb 9, 2010 COMPLIED
Case 226993CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Feb 19, 2010 · completed Feb 19, 2010
- VIOL C&I MESSAGEViolation 1594995Feb 19, 2010 COMPLIED
Case CF-2022-001992CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Jan 10, 2022 · completed Mar 17, 2022
- FIRE SYSTEMS MAINTAINEDViolation VI-2022-001331Jan 10, 2022 COMPLIED
- FIRE ALARM INOPERABLEViolation VI-2022-001329Jan 10, 2022 COMPLIED
- FIRE ALARM TESTED/CERTIFIEDViolation VI-2022-001330Jan 10, 2022 COMPLIED
Case CF-2022-002901CLOSED
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened Jan 12, 2022 · completed Apr 22, 2022
- FIRE ALARM INOPERABLEViolation VI-2022-001952Jan 12, 2022 COMPLIED
- WASTE MATERIALViolation VI-2022-001953Jan 12, 2022 COMPLIED
- SINGLE STATION SMKE ALRM REQ'DViolation VI-2022-001954Jan 12, 2022 COMPLIED
- MECHANICAL- MECHANICAL EQUIPMENTViolation VI-2022-001955Jan 12, 2022 COMPLIED
Case CF-2024-051803IN VIOLATION
NOTICE OF VIOLATION · Opened May 28, 2024
- UNSAFE STRUCTUREViolation VI-2024-042209May 28, 2024 OPEN
- ROOF DEFICIENCIESViolation VI-2024-042210May 28, 2024 OPEN
Case CF-2025-041972SVN ISSUED, BALANCE DUE
SITE VIOLATION NOTICE · Opened May 13, 2025
- OBSTRUCTIONS Violation VI-2025-031888May 13, 2025 SVN ISSUED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes27
CI INSPCase 158383
May 1, 2008 FAILED
CI INSPCase 158383
Feb 9, 2009 FAILED
CI INSPCase 158383
Jul 3, 2009 FAILED
CI INSPCase 158383
Jan 13, 2010 PASSED
CI INSPCase 158383
Jan 21, 2010 PASSED
CI INSPCase 226781
Feb 9, 2010 FAILED
CI INSPCase 226993
Feb 16, 2010 PASSED
CI INSPCase 226993
Feb 16, 2010 PASSED
CI INSPCase 158383
Mar 4, 2010 PASSED
CI INSPCase 226781
Mar 4, 2010 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2022-001992
Jan 10, 2022 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2022-001992
Jan 12, 2022 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2022-002901
Jan 12, 2022 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2022-001992
Mar 2, 2022 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2022-001992
Mar 17, 2022 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2022-002901
Apr 7, 2022 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2022-002901
Apr 22, 2022 PASSED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-051803
May 28, 2024 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-051803
Jul 29, 2024 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-051803
Sep 9, 2024 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-051803
Sep 20, 2024 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-051803
Dec 19, 2024 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-051803
Feb 28, 2025 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-051803
Apr 4, 2025 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2025-041972
May 13, 2025 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-051803
Jun 5, 2025 FAILED
L&I investigationCase CF-2024-051803
Jun 10, 2026 FAILED
Building certificationsInspection result and filed expiration date by L&I building ID4
Special Hazards CertificationCertification BC-2021-008153
Inspected Dec 22, 2021 Certified Expires Dec 22, 2022
Special Hazards CertificationCertification BC-2022-009109
Inspected Jul 5, 2022 Certified Expires Jul 5, 2023
Special Hazards CertificationCertification BC-2023-002717
Inspected Feb 3, 2023 Certified Expires Feb 3, 2024
Special Hazards CertificationCertification BC-2024-033473
Inspected Dec 19, 2024 Certified Expires Dec 19, 2025
Business licensesHistorical and active licenses are both retained0
No business licenses matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields1
LIRB Violation AppealAppeal HA-2024-002690
May 21, 2025 Closed Complete
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City of Philadelphia OPA, L&I and Zoning Board records, shown as filed. A CLOSED investigation is an outcome label, not a missing visit; an appeal's application status and decision may differ.
Legal due diligence
What this record proves—and what it does not.
These checks are triggered by this property’s actual City rows. They identify the controlling document to verify; they do not declare a use legal, a building safe, or title clear.
1 urgent
3 resolve before relying
2 verify
Act now2 open L&I violations18 violation rows are retained in the City ledger. 1 unresolved unsafe/imminently-dangerous row belong to an open case.
Why it mattersOpen notices can accrue fees, block permits or license renewal, and move to court or collection. Standard initial notices generally have a 30-day appeal window; unsafe or imminently-dangerous notices have a much shorter window.
Verify nextRead the notice—not only the summary status—and confirm reinspection, fees, and appeal posture with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Resolve before relyingA permit row needs file-level verification1 permit not marked completed: CP-2024-006399 (Issued).
Why it mattersIssued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.
Verify nextOpen the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Resolve before relyingA life-safety certification appears expiredSpecial Hazards Certification: Certified through Dec 19, 2025
Why it mattersFire-protection certifications apply to the named system and inspection period only; they are not a whole-building safety certificate. Philadelphia generally requires annual sprinkler, standpipe, fire-alarm, special-hazard, and emergency-power inspections where those systems exist.
Verify nextRequest the correction/reinspection and current filed certificate.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Resolve before relyingA dated tax balance needs a current payoff$107,827.36 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2016–2021.
Why it mattersThat is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.
Verify nextCheck period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition19 failed, 8 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was FAILED on Jun 10, 2026.
Why it mattersA PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.
Verify nextOpen the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA separate Commercial Trash account may applyOPA classifies the parcel as commercial. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.
Verify nextCheck the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Closing file: checks no public-record summary can replace3 documents/searches to assign before settlement
Property Sales Certification
The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.
Next: Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.
Official guidance ↗Date-effective City Property Payoff
The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.
Next: Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.
Official guidance ↗Professional title and water-lien searches
OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.
Next: Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Informational only—not a legal opinion, title report, code inspection, tax payoff, or substitute for a Pennsylvania lawyer, title company, inspector, or tax professional.
Records to verify together
Rule-based groupings across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows the records that belong in the same verification step and where the inference stops.
Records to verify together
Several independent, separately dated records stack up here and deserve prompt verification.
Evidence: 2 open L&I violations · $107,827 appeared in the City's June 2022 delinquency snapshot · a lien number appears in the historical tax ledger through 2016 · failed L&I inspection activity in 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026
Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.
Recent transition activity
The property has an unusually active paper trail worth monitoring for the next permit, inspection, deed, or listing.
Evidence: 1 permit event since 2023 · 1 zoning/board appeal since 2023
Limit: Record activity alone does not establish that a sale or redevelopment is planned.
Transparent record rules, not a score or forecast. Each flag is a prompt to verify the cited records, not a prediction or allegation.
Commercial propertyProperty report
This is a place of worship, recorded under the city's commercial category. The homeowner tools (rent estimate, homestead playbook) don't apply, so they're hidden. The full record and owner trail are below.
$108K · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot historical lien entry · through 2016 2 open violations
What it is
Place of worship
Hse Worship All 2 Sty Mas
Owner
Sherwood Day Care
OPA tax treatment
Assessed $992K
Taxable assessment on the roll
$ / sq ft
$89
below the $130 median for 12,035 commercial parcels citywide
Assessed value
$991,800
2026 OPA · 2027: $991,800
Interior area
11,122 sqft
Lot size
10,800 sqft
Built
1925
Zoning
RSA5
Block context
5543 Willows Ave sits on the 5500 block of Willows Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5541 Willows Ave · 5539 Willows Ave
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
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 3:48 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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