The Block Report

House report

2842 N 4th St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,064 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$73K 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$100K$200KZIP 19133 (Fairhill · West Kensington) median$75K200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19133 (Fairhill · West Kensington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspection

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record21 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  2. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. Deed / saleDeed / sale $2K
  9. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $5K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$0/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $0 × 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 $75,000. 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 192143600
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $72,900 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption. The exclusion reduces this assessment-based estimate to $0.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

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

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $5,211.34 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2002$300.00 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $0.00 penalty2009$416.82 total · $194.33 principal · $125.34 interest · $13.59 penalty2010$396.82 total · $194.64 principal · $108.03 interest · $13.62 penalty2011$411.03 total · $213.90 principal · $99.46 interest · $14.97 penalty2012$402.39 total · $222.15 principal · $83.31 interest · $15.55 penalty2014$1,213.32 total · $744.30 principal · $145.14 interest · $52.10 penalty2015$1,134.28 total · $744.30 principal · $78.15 interest · $52.10 penalty2016$936.68 total · $777.52 principal · $11.66 interest · $7.78 penalty

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
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,064 sqft livable area
Lot
735 sqft
Exterior condition
Below average city code 5
Interior condition
Average city code 4
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

2800 block of N 4th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2840 N 4th St  ·  2844 N 4th St

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 21 dated rows
  1. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 452954 · NONE

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file.

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

    Case 452954 · 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.

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 452954 · 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.

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 452954 · 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.

  5. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 452954 · Violation 3611622 · Code PM-102.4/2 · CLOSED

    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 the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 452954 · 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.

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 246268 · 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.

  8. Recorded transfer$2K transfer

    2013

  9. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 318741 · Violation 2380658 · 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.

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 318741 · 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.

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 318741 · 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.

  12. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 246268 · Violation 1820497 · 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.

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 246268 · 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.

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 144779 · 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.

  15. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 246268 · Violation 1820496 · 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.

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 246268 · 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.

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 209917 · 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. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 209917 · Violation 1433201 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPLIED

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 209917 · 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. ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER

    Case 144779 · Violation 820621 · Code A.CNE.000 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 144779 · 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.

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 28, 2026, 7:23 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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