2026 assessment
$411K
OPA value, not a listing price
House report
1616 S 4th St
5 bd1 ba3 stories2,040 sqftRM1built 1900
Property at a glanceHouse
Owner-occupancy signal
ZIP 19148 area
Pennsport · Lower Moyamensing
1600 block of S 4th St
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.
- OPA assessment · 2016$204K 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$204K 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$204K 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$268K 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$290K 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$290K 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$290K 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$352K 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$352K 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$411K 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$411K 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$493K 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 · 2001Deed / sale $22KA 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2021Deed / sale $5KA 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2021Deed / sale $480KA 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 ↗
- Permit · 2018-06-22MechanicalThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy 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 · 2018-08-01PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing 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 · 2022-01-06Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy 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 · 2022-07-14Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy 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 · 2023-10-26Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy 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 · 2023-11-26Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy 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 · 2023-12-04AlterationsThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy 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 · 2011-03-24PERMZ- CONST REMOV CHANGEA 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 · 2011-03-24PERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTIONA 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 · 2011-03-24PERMB- CONST ADDITIONA 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 · 2011-03-25BP_BLDGA 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 · 2011-04-29BP_BLDGA 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 · 2011-06-03BP_BLDGA 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 · 2011-06-03BP_BLDGA 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 · 2011-10-03PRECOURT (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 ↗
- License · 2003-04-03MICHAEL PILLA (& CARMELLA): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2018-04-29MICHAEL PILLA (& CARMELLA): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19148 (Pennsport · Lower Moyamensing) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense
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- PermitAlterations
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $5K
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $480K
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitMechanical
- LicenseMICHAEL PILLA (& CARMELLA): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- InspectionBP_BLDG
- InspectionBP_BLDG
- InspectionBP_BLDG
- InspectionBP_BLDG
- L&I violationPERMZ- CONST REMOV CHANGE
- L&I violationPERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTION
- L&I violationPERMB- CONST ADDITION
- LicenseMICHAEL PILLA (& CARMELLA): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $22K
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Property tax
$4,348/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $310,600 × 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 $493,400. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 0114305002026 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.”
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.
The property, on paper
OPA physical field record.
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
1
Stories
3
Interior
2,040 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,011 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Heat
Hot water / radiators
city code B
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
B-
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Block context
1600 block of S 4th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1614 S 4th St · 1618 S 4th St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 23, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 23, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
MICHAEL PILLA (& CARMELLA)Inactive
Rental · Initial issue date Apr 3, 2003 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2018
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 19 dated rows
- PermitAlterations
Permit PP-2023-016341 · Completed
Replacing stack, water lines for bathroom on 3rd floor. Installing new drain lines for water closet, lavatory & shower/tub. Installing new water closet, lavatory & shower/tub.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit RP-2023-012060 · Completed
EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS For alterations to an existing one family dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly prohibited under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes any modification to exterior walls, party walls, floor/roof framing or foundations, underpinning and excavations (i.e., digging in basement). Any work/alterations to the basement/cellar are expressly prohibited unless documented as an existing habitable space with heights and means of egress per conditions of the EZ standard. separate permits required for mechanical, electric and plumbing, etc. *No basement alterations of any kind were proposed or approved for this permit* *No structural alterations of any kind were proposed or approved for this permit* Remove non-load bearing wall and closet. Move wall and closet approximately 2 feet. Install new wall and closet. Sheetrock, tape, spackle, prime, paint, install new tile, subfloor, and soffit.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2023-010288 · Completed
CIRCUIT EXTENSION, Includes wiring extension from the 3rd floor hallway and convert to quad hallway outlet, extend 12/2 to the bathroom BATHROOM WIRING INCLUDES, Includes wiring, devices, electrical boxes, recessed light, outlet, cover plates: - Switches and wiring x3 - Vanity wiring x1 - new LED 4” recessed light x1 - Install bathroom exhaust fan x1 - Install exhaust fan timer x1 - GFCI protected outlet x1 Install new Single pole switch x1 Light Switch x2 Light Fixture x1 Install color select-able 4 inch flat wafer recessed light X1 FISH ONLY AS PER NEC 2017
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2022-007039 · Completed
Installation of solar array in accordance with signed standard.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2022-000128 · Completed
Installation of SER 100 amp cable to the 2nd floor hallway wall area to connect to a new breaker panel. x1 nstallation of whole house Square D Complete Home Surge Protective (CHSP) device. x1 Two pole 20 amp Siemens breaker x1 New AFCI protected wiring Circuit to be installed from subpanel or main panel for the appropriate level. 3rd floor rear bedroom 3rd floor front bedroom 3rd floor 20 amp for future bathroom (install circuit into switchbox) 2nd floor rear bedroom 2nd floor middle bedroom 2nd floor front bedroom General lighting and hallway circuit 1st floor hallway outlet circuit Basement general 20 amp circuit Basement lighting circuit and smoke detector system power Listed Below: 15 Amp AFCI Circuit x1 15 Amp AFCI Circuit x1 15 Amp AFCI Circuit x7 20 Amp AFCI Circuit x1 New wiring for Outlets to be installed to rewire existing or add new. 3rd floor rear bedroom x 2 rewiring 1 and adding one for window wall?NOTE: you plan to make a bathroom and bump the wall into this bedroom which affects practical outlet placement. We will install 2 outlets for now and in the future you can have the required additional outlets added during framing of the new wall) 3rd floor hallway x 1 rewire 3rd floor front bedroom x 5( Rewire 1, add 4 avoiding solid wall. 1 by entry door, 1 left of left closet, 1 right of left window, 1 right of right window, 1 on wall by door behind door hinge side) 2nd floor rear bedroom x 4 (existing side wall grounded location can remain but needs replacement and AFCI protection by means of breaker or rewire location if AFCI fault.) This room will have 5 receptacles when completed. 2nd floor bathroom outlet is grounded but needs replacement with new AFCI/GFCI device 2nd floor middle bedroom x 3 ( is having a new closet framed and installed. Rewire outlet left of window, rewire and reposition the existing outlet closer to the door swing to better serve the section, add 1 in new framework left of
- Recorded transfer$5K transfer
2021
- Recorded transfer$480K transfer
2021
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 898500 · COMPLETED
5" COMBINATION SYSTEM (STORM/SANITARY) HOUSE TRAP AND FRESH AIR INLET REPLACEMENT - "SELF-CERTIFICATIONS ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED" - "ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"
- PermitMechanical
Permit 887974 · EXPIRED
(1) INSTALL A MITSUBISHI HEAT PUMP 4 TONS WITH ALL MATERIALS FOR A COMPLETE INSTALLATION.
- License terminal eventMICHAEL PILLA (& CARMELLA): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 242101 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 270515 · PASSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationBP_BLDG
Case 270515 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- InvestigationBP_BLDG
Case 270515 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationBP_BLDG
Case 270515 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationPERMZ- CONST REMOV CHANGE
Case 270515 · Violation 2115537 · Code A-301.1/64 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationPERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTION
Case 270515 · Violation 2115536 · Code A-301.1/3 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationPERMB- CONST ADDITION
Case 270515 · Violation 2115535 · Code A-301.1/2 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- License issue eventMICHAEL PILLA (& CARMELLA): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 242101 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$22K transfer
2001
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 23, 2026, 8:40 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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