Commercial property report

1517 N 4th St

1 story560 sqftRSA5built 1900

Property at a glanceCommercial

Wf 1517 & 159 21 North 4th Street LLC

2026 assessment
$162K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$78K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Olde Kensington · North Philadelphia Approximate · based on ZIP 19122
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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 $78,400. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$100K$200K$78K2001200620112016202120262027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspectionLicenseCertification

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Every dated record44 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  3. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
  4. LicenseGERMANTOWN PIZZERIA INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  5. LicenseGERMANTOWN PIZZERIA INC: Handbill Distribution L&I license filing marked inactive
  6. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  7. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
  8. InspectionL&I investigation
  9. InspectionL&I investigation
  10. Deed / saleDeed / sale $365K
  11. L&I violationCOMMERCIAL SYSTEM TEST
  12. L&I violationFAIL OBTAIN LICENSE (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
  13. L&I violationCOMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD TAGS
  14. InspectionL&I investigation
  15. LicenseGERMANTOWN PIZZERIA INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  16. LicenseGERMANTOWN PIZZERIA INC: Handbill Distribution L&I license filing initially issued
  17. LicenseGERMANTOWN FAST FOOD INC (GERMANTOWN PIZZA): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  18. Deed / saleDeed / sale $170K
  19. LicenseGERMANTOWN FAST FOOD INC (GERMANTOWN PIZZA): Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing marked inactive
  20. InspectionBP_BLDG
  21. L&I violationPENALTY- NO PLUMB PERM INFO
  22. InspectionBP_BLDG
  23. LicenseGERMANTOWN FAST FOOD INC (GERMANTOWN PIZZA): Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing initially issued
  24. LicenseGERMANTOWN PIZZA INC: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing marked inactive
  25. LicenseGERMANTOWN PIZZA INC: Handbill Distribution L&I license filing marked inactive
  26. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  27. LicenseGERMANTOWN FAST FOOD INC (GERMANTOWN PIZZA): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  28. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  29. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  30. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  31. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  32. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  33. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  34. LicenseGERMANTOWN PIZZA,INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  35. L&I violationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
  36. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  37. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  38. LicenseGERMANTOWN PIZZA INC: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing initially issued
  39. LicenseGERMANTOWN PIZZA,INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  40. LicenseGERMANTOWN PIZZA INC: Handbill Distribution L&I license filing initially issued
  41. LicenseMIGUEL/AMPARO MORALES (CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  42. LicenseMIGUEL/AMPARO MORALES (CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  43. LicenseANGEL FRESNEDA (CATALINA RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  44. LicenseANGEL FRESNEDA (CATALINA RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

Verify the public record

$2,262/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $161,600 × 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 $78,400. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 882935140
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$9,121.55 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2019–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$6,901.44 principal$970.15 interest$459.29 penalty$790.67 other charges
3years recorded 2019–2021tax periods 2018-12-05last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $147,900 total assessment, $147,900 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

Assessment and sale price disagree hard

Assessed at $78K, but it traded for $365,000 in 2024 — a 4.7× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.

Property report

Commercial property

Commercial, recorded in the City's commercial category. The public record and owner trail follow.

$9K · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot

What it is
Commercial Str/Off 1 Sty Masonry
Owner
Wf 1517 & 159 21 North 4th Street LLC
$ / sq ft
$140 below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Interior area
560 sqft
Lot size
560 sqft
Stories
1
Built
1900
Zoning
RSA5

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Wf 1517 & 159 21 North 4th Street LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 2 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $121K combined
• Tax bills mail to C/O The Rook 4001 Cresson St, Philadelphia PA, 19127

Block context

1500 block of N 4th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1515 N 4th St  ·  1519-21 N 4th St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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GERMANTOWN PIZZERIA INCInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Dec 15, 2020 · Terminal license date Feb 12, 2025

GERMANTOWN FAST FOOD INC (GERMANTOWN PIZZA)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Apr 11, 2011 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2018

GERMANTOWN PIZZA,INCInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Mar 3, 2005 · Terminal license date Jun 3, 2010

MIGUEL/AMPARO MORALES (CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date May 15, 2003 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2004

ANGEL FRESNEDA (CATALINA RESTAURANT)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Nov 5, 2001 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2002

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 44 dated rows
  1. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification

    Certification BC-2025-032911 · Certified

    Expires 2026-12-17

  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2025-016734 · Certified

    Expires 2026-06-19

  3. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification

    Certification BC-2025-015470 · Certified

    Expires 2026-06-09

  4. License terminal eventGERMANTOWN PIZZERIA INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 857407 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  5. License terminal eventGERMANTOWN PIZZERIA INC: Handbill Distribution L&I license filing marked inactive

    License 855077 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  6. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-021297 · Certified

    Expires 2025-07-26

  7. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification

    Certification BC-2024-003129 · Certified

    Expires 2025-02-01

  8. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-126893 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  9. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-126893 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  10. Recorded transfer$365K transfer

    2024

  11. ViolationCOMMERCIAL SYSTEM TEST

    Case CF-2023-126893 · Violation VI-2023-096857 · Code F-904.12.5.2 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  12. ViolationFAIL OBTAIN LICENSE (Obtain the license identified in the notice)

    Case CF-2023-126893 · Violation VI-2023-096859 · Code LO-1 · COMPLIED

    The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail. Resolution: COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  13. ViolationCOMMERCIAL KITCHEN HOOD TAGS

    Case CF-2023-126893 · Violation VI-2023-096858 · Code F-607.3.3.3.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  14. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2023-126893 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  15. License issue eventGERMANTOWN PIZZERIA INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 857407 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  16. License issue eventGERMANTOWN PIZZERIA INC: Handbill Distribution L&I license filing initially issued

    License 855077 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  17. License terminal eventGERMANTOWN FAST FOOD INC (GERMANTOWN PIZZA): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 529996 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  18. Recorded transfer$170K transfer

    2018

  19. License terminal eventGERMANTOWN FAST FOOD INC (GERMANTOWN PIZZA): Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing marked inactive

    License 504323 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  20. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 452521 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  21. ViolationPENALTY- NO PLUMB PERM INFO

    Case 452521 · Violation 3326661 · Code A-901.13/3 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  22. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 452521 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  23. License issue eventGERMANTOWN FAST FOOD INC (GERMANTOWN PIZZA): Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing initially issued

    License 504323 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  24. License terminal eventGERMANTOWN PIZZA INC: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing marked inactive

    License 312559 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  25. License terminal eventGERMANTOWN PIZZA INC: Handbill Distribution L&I license filing marked inactive

    License 297378 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  26. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 233567 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  27. License issue eventGERMANTOWN FAST FOOD INC (GERMANTOWN PIZZA): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 529996 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  28. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 233567 · 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.

  29. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 233567 · 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.

  30. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 233567 · 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.

  31. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 233567 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  32. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 233567 · CLOSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  33. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 233567 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  34. License terminal eventGERMANTOWN PIZZA,INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 307588 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  35. ViolationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)

    Case 233567 · Violation 2017769 · Code LO-1 · COMPLIED

    The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  36. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 233567 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  37. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 76950 · CLOSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  38. License issue eventGERMANTOWN PIZZA INC: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing initially issued

    License 312559 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  39. License issue eventGERMANTOWN PIZZA,INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 307588 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  40. License issue eventGERMANTOWN PIZZA INC: Handbill Distribution L&I license filing initially issued

    License 297378 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  41. License terminal eventMIGUEL/AMPARO MORALES (CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 206222 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  42. License issue eventMIGUEL/AMPARO MORALES (CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 206222 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  43. License terminal eventANGEL FRESNEDA (CATALINA RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 206352 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  44. License issue eventANGEL FRESNEDA (CATALINA RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 206352 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 1:44 PM 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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