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1538 S 4th St

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3 bd2 ba3 stories1,520 sqftRSA5built 1915

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$413K OPA value, not a listing price
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Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this house against its block and ZIP. Dated City filings are marked on the same line. Select one to read it. Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals.

$0$500K$1.0MZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) median$424K2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19147 (Queen Village · East Passyunk) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record22 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseMaxwell Clement Weirth-Schneider: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $390K
  3. LicenseADRIENNE DENESE: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  4. LicenseADRIENNE DENESE: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  5. LicenseJULIE E HAYNES (AGT - FRANZ J RABAUER): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  6. PermitElectrical
  7. PermitPlumbing
  8. PermitPlumbing
  9. PermitMechanical
  10. PermitNew construction
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $47K
  12. PermitZoning/use
  13. L&I violationLICENSE - VACANT LOT
  14. L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD
  15. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  16. L&I violationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. InspectionL_CLIP
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. InspectionL_CLIP
  21. LicenseJULIE E HAYNES (AGT - FRANZ J RABAUER): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  22. Deed / saleDeed / sale $125K

Flags: active rental license. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$4,374/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $312,500 × 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 $423,700. 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 011317400
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources No current conclusion

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

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

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
1,520 sqft livable area
Lot
712 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
Undetermined city code H
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
Interior condition
Above average city code 3
Quality grade
C+ assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Block context

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

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Next door: 1536 S 4th St  ·  1540 S 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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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 25, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

Maxwell Clement Weirth-SchneiderActive

Rental · Initial issue date Jul 16, 2026 · Filed expiration Jul 15, 2027

ADRIENNE DENESEInactive

Rental · Initial issue date May 1, 2012 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2016

JULIE E HAYNES (AGT - FRANZ J RABAUER)Inactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date May 26, 2005 · Terminal license date May 1, 2012

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 22 dated rows
  1. License issue eventMaxwell Clement Weirth-Schneider: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 1012868 · Active

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

  2. Recorded transfer$390K transfer

    2019

  3. License terminal eventADRIENNE DENESE: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 562482 · Inactive

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

  4. License issue eventADRIENNE DENESE: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 562482 · Inactive

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

  5. License terminal eventJULIE E HAYNES (AGT - FRANZ J RABAUER): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 320275 · Inactive

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

  6. PermitElectrical

    Permit 300407 · COMPLETED

    WIRING FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ALL WIRING TO CODE TO INCLUDE RECESSED LIGHTS AND 200 AMP SERVICE 3 SMOKE DETECTORS 2 CARBON MONOXIDE(PER 2008 NEC CODE)

  7. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 289519 · COMPLETED

    SEWER/WATER LATERAL

  8. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 287170 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL HOUSE DRAIN WASTE LINE, 2 TOILET, 2 LAV, 2 TUB, 1 LAUNDRY TUB, 1 KITCHEN SINK, 1 SHOWER

  9. PermitMechanical

    Permit 278655 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 1 HVAC UNIT (SFD)

  10. PermitNew construction

    Permit 263633 · COMPLETED

    ERECT A THREE (3) STORY WOOD FRAME SFD ( MAX. HGT. 35 FT.) WITH FULL CELLAR AS PER PLANS.

  11. Recorded transfer$47K transfer

    2010

  12. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 226586 · COMPLETED

    NEW (3) STORY SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING, FULL CELLAR, MAX HGT IS 35', 70% BLDG COVERAGE, 30% OPEN AREA

  13. ViolationLICENSE - VACANT LOT

    Case 221725 · Violation 1536569 · Code CP-102 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD

    Case 221725 · Violation 1536570 · Code PM-306.0/2 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 194241 · Violation 1272435 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC

    Case 194241 · Violation 1272436 · Code PM-306.0/91 · COMPLIED

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

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 87736 · 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.

  18. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 48154 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 87736 · 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.

  20. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 48154 · FAILED

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

  21. License issue eventJULIE E HAYNES (AGT - FRANZ J RABAUER): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 320275 · Inactive

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

  22. Recorded transfer$125K transfer

    2005

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Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 5:56 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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