2026 taxable assessment $29,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $12,500; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
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5952 Chester Ave
Vacant lot · Individual owner on record · assessed $29K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $13K. On the 5900 block of Chester Ave.
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Property summary
Assessment$29,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $12,500
Last sale$53KRecorded 2007 · later nominal deed
Est. tax bill$406/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency$9KCity snapshot · Jun 2022
Permits1Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open12 historical across 6 cases
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Property tax
The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.
BlockReport can calculate the annual tax from the City’s taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and a current amount due live separately in Philadelphia Tax Center.
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 4011227012026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
$9,090.68 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2009–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
$3,184.24 principal$2,298.85 interest$476.57 penalty$3,131.02 other charges
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $10,000 total assessment, $10,000 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 $5,770.42 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2009$75.76 total · $0.00 principal · $33.37 interest · $6.36 penalty2010$251.98 total · $0.00 principal · $159.29 interest · $34.27 penalty2011$286.01 total · $0.00 principal · $184.68 interest · $37.67 penalty2012$706.63 total · $333.61 principal · $206.18 interest · $39.12 penalty2013$949.22 total · $578.91 principal · $164.99 interest · $40.52 penalty2014$1,293.85 total · $798.24 principal · $155.66 interest · $55.88 penalty2015$1,209.08 total · $798.24 principal · $83.82 interest · $55.88 penalty2016$997.89 total · $833.87 principal · $12.50 interest · $8.34 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 recordPermit on record
Record summary$53K transfer recorded in 2007. Demolition permit recorded in 2018.
View supporting records →The property record, over time
Every dated deed, permit, inspection, license, violation, certification, and appeal is placed on the City’s annual assessment line. Select a point to read what happened; the line is an assessment history—not a sale-price chart or appraisal. OPA has also published a 2027 assessment of $12,500; it is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
Assessment history · all dated City records marked on the line
- OPA assessment · 2016$52K 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$52K 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$52K 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$10K 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$10K 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$10K 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$10K 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$20K 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$20K 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$29K 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$29K 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$13K 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2007Deed / sale $53KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Teardown · 2018DemolishedThis permit category usually covers partial or complete removal 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 · 2018-08-06DemolitionThis permit category usually covers partial or complete removal work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- L&I violation · 2010-05-17COULD NOT ENTERA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2010-05-17VIOL C&I MESSAGEA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2013-02-20EXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior areaHow L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2013-02-20VACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now.Read Philadelphia Code §9-3905 ↗
- L&I violation · 2013-02-20LICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation.How the City licenses vacant residential property ↗
- Inspection · 2013-02-20CI INSPA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2015-06-29VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSEA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2018-04-05EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 2A dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2018-04-05ARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICESA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2018-04-05EXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 3A dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2018-07-09ID STRUCTUREA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2018-07-10ADMINISTRATIVE -ID BARRICADESA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2006-12-24CI INSPA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2009-01-21CEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2010-06-07CI INSPA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2010-06-04CEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2010-08-26PRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2013-11-18HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2014-04-15HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2015-02-24HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2015-06-17PRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2018-08-31CSUINITIALA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2018-08-31PRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2018-08-31HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleTeardownL&I violationPermitInspection
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Every dated record27 events · exact dates, newest first
- InspectionCSUINITIAL
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- PermitDemolition
- L&I violationADMINISTRATIVE -ID BARRICADES
- L&I violationID STRUCTURE
- L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 2
- L&I violationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES
- L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 3
- TeardownDemolished
- L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
- L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
- L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
- InspectionCI INSP
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- InspectionCI INSP
- InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
- L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
- L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
- InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $53K
- InspectionCI INSP
Vacant landLand report
An empty lot: no building, just the land and its paper trail. The homeowner tools don't apply; the deed history, owner and zoning are below, and the analyst can trace what the owner holds citywide.
$9K · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot historical lien entry · through 2016
What it is
Vacant lot
Vacant Land Reside < Acre
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
OPA tax treatment
Assessed $29K
Taxable assessment on the roll
Assessed value
$29,000
2026 OPA · 2027: $12,500
Lot size
1,200 sqft
Zoning
RSA5
Records behind the chart
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Browse 27 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 627680 · CLOSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 485905 · 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.
- PermitDemolition
Permit 899410 · COMPLETED
FOR THE COMPLETE DEMO OF A VACANT SFD AS PART OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA DEPT. OF LICENSES & INSPECTIONS DEMOLITION PROGRAM. ADDITIONAL SPECS:AIR-STUCCO COMMON WALLS OF 5950 CHESTER.
- ViolationADMINISTRATIVE -ID BARRICADES
Case 642939 · Violation 4732969 · Code PM15-110.4 · DEMOLISH
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 642939 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationID STRUCTURE
Case 642939 · Violation 4732926 · Code PM15-110.1 · DEMOLISH
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 642939 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 2
Case 627680 · Violation 4750819 · Code PM15-304.1B · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationID STRUCTURE
Case 627680 · Violation 4750818 · Code PM15-110.1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES
Case 627680 · Violation 4750817 · Code A-304.1/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 3
Case 627680 · Violation 4750820 · Code PM15-304.1C · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
Case 485905 · Violation 4663359 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 369965 · CLOSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 369965 · 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.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 369964 · 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.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 369964 · 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.
- ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
Case 369964 · Violation 2995608 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
Case 369964 · Violation 2995609 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED
A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
Case 369965 · Violation 3584967 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPLIED
This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 248875 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 95373 · CLOSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 235751 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
Case 95373 · FAILED
Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER
Case 235751 · Violation 1688194 · Code A.CNE.000 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
Case 235751 · Violation 1688193 · Code A-000.0/10 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 235751 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- Recorded transfer$53K transfer
2007
What this record suggests
The City file documents 1 permit. 1 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.
Block context
5952 Chester Ave sits on the 5900 block of Chester Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5950 Chester Ave · 5954 Chester 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 11, 2026, 10:24 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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