House report

2853 N 4th St

3 bd1 ba3 stories1,764 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Individual, other or unknown mailing address

2026 assessment
$76K 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$114K2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19133 (Fairhill · West Kensington) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspection

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 record53 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  2. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  3. PermitUse
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. L&I violationMULTI FAMILY (R2)
  7. L&I violationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS TAGGED
  8. L&I violationCERTIFICATION
  9. L&I violationPERM Z- NEW USE
  10. Deed / saleDeed / sale $7K
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. AppealZoning board appeal
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE DOORS
  17. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
  18. L&I violationFIRE-PULL STATION SIGNS
  19. L&I violationFIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAG (Fire extinguisher needs inspection and a current service tag)
  20. L&I violationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX
  21. L&I violationEGRESS WINDOW BARS APPROVAL
  22. L&I violationCO- NEW USE OCCUPIED PRE-CO
  23. L&I violationPERM Z- NEW USE
  24. L&I violationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. L&I violationFIRE PROT SYS ANNUAL TEST
  27. L&I violationFIRE PROT SYS MAINTENANCE
  28. L&I violationFA-REPAIR SYSTEM
  29. L&I violationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
  33. L&I violationFIRE PROT SYS MAINTENANCE
  34. L&I violationEGRESS DOOR OPENABLE
  35. L&I violationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)
  36. L&I violationFA-REPAIR SYSTEM
  37. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  38. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  39. InspectionHC MENTOR
  40. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  41. InspectionHC MENTOR
  42. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  43. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  44. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  45. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  46. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  47. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  48. InspectionHC MENTOR
  49. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  50. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  51. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  52. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  53. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Flags: $3K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · 1 zoning/board appeal on record. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$1,061/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $75,800 × 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 $114,400. 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 192135600
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$3,151.64 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.

$1,967.74 principal$297.07 interest$131.72 penalty$755.11 other charges
3years recorded 2019–2021tax periods 2019-08-12last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $37,400 total assessment, $37,400 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.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
3
Interior
1,764 sqft livable area
Lot
798 sqft
Exterior condition
Below average city code 5
Interior condition
Demolished city code 8
Demolished
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code
Zoning appeals
1 CLOSED · Granted with conditions · 2016

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: 2851 N 4th St  ·  2855 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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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 27, 2026.

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 52 dated rows
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit 892047 · Issued

    CHANGE IN OCCUPANCY WITH NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ON THIS PERMIT. REMOVAL OF DOOR. FOR USE AS A CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITY IN AN EXISTING THREE (3) STORY STRUCTURE. *PER ZBA PROVISO - THREE (3) YEAR TEMPORARY VARIANCE; FOR ROOMING HOUSE FOR MAXIMUM SIX (6) UNITS IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALL OCCUPANTS ARE CAPABLE OF SELF PRESERVATION AND SELF SUSTAINING. NO OCCUPANTS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT SYSTEM.*

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 630692 · 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.

  3. PermitUse

    Permit 667884 · COMPLETED

    PER ZBA PROVISO - THREE (3) YEAR TEMPORARY VARIANCE; FOR ROOMING HOUSE FOR MAXIMUM SIX (6) UNITS IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALL OCCUPANTS ARE CAPABLE OF SELF PRESERVATION AND SELF SUSTAINING. NO OCCUPANTS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT SYSTEM. NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT.

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 630692 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 630692 · 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.

  6. ViolationMULTI FAMILY (R2)

    Case 630692 · Violation 4698549 · Code 9-3902 (2) · COMPLIED

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

  7. ViolationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS TAGGED

    Case 630692 · Violation 4698551 · Code FC-13-906.2 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationCERTIFICATION

    Case 630692 · Violation 4698552 · Code FC-13-915 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationPERM Z- NEW USE

    Case 630692 · Violation 4698550 · Code A-301.1/65 · COMPLIED

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

  10. Recorded transfer$7K transfer

    2017

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 516729 · 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.

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

    Case 517528 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 516729 · 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. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 27221 · CLOSED · Granted with conditions

    Related permit 667884 · SPECIAL EXCEPTION FOR ROOMING HOUSE FOR MAXIMUM SIX (6) UNITS (SINGLE ROOM RESIDENCE) IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALL OCCUPANTS ARE CAPABLE OF SELF PRESERVATION AND SELF SUSTAINING. NO OCCUPANTS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF ANY COURT SYSTEM.

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 517528 · 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.

  16. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE DOORS

    Case 517528 · Violation 3860526 · Code PM15-304.15 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM

    Case 517528 · Violation 3860525 · Code FC-915.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationFIRE-PULL STATION SIGNS

    Case 517528 · Violation 3860524 · Code FC-907.4/4 · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationFIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAG (Fire extinguisher needs inspection and a current service tag)

    Case 517528 · Violation 3860523 · Code FC-906.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  20. ViolationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX

    Case 517528 · Violation 3860522 · Code FC-605.6/1 · COMPLIED

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

  21. ViolationEGRESS WINDOW BARS APPROVAL

    Case 517528 · Violation 3860521 · Code FC-1027.5/2 · COMPLIED

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

  22. ViolationCO- NEW USE OCCUPIED PRE-CO

    Case 517528 · Violation 3860520 · Code A-701.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  23. ViolationPERM Z- NEW USE

    Case 517528 · Violation 3860519 · Code A-301.1/65 · COMPLIED

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

  24. ViolationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)

    Case 517528 · Violation 3860518 · Code 9-3902 (1) · COMPLIED

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

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 517528 · 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.

  26. ViolationFIRE PROT SYS ANNUAL TEST

    Case 516729 · Violation 4022889 · Code FC-915.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  27. ViolationFIRE PROT SYS MAINTENANCE

    Case 516729 · Violation 4022887 · Code FC-901.7/1 · COMPLIED

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

  28. ViolationFA-REPAIR SYSTEM

    Case 516729 · Violation 4022886 · Code FC-901.6/6 · COMPLIED

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

  29. ViolationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)

    Case 516729 · Violation 4022888 · Code FC-908.7/1 · COMPLIED

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

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 516729 · 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.

  31. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 257875 · 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.

  32. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM

    Case 257875 · Violation 1879792 · Code FC-914.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  33. ViolationFIRE PROT SYS MAINTENANCE

    Case 257875 · Violation 1879796 · Code FC-901.7/1 · COMPLIED

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

  34. ViolationEGRESS DOOR OPENABLE

    Case 257875 · Violation 1879795 · Code FC-1008.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  35. ViolationCO DETECTOR NEEDED (Carbon-monoxide detector required)

    Case 257875 · Violation 1879794 · Code FC-908.7/1 · COMPLIED

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

  36. ViolationFA-REPAIR SYSTEM

    Case 257875 · Violation 1879793 · Code FC-901.6/6 · COMPLIED

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

  37. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 222609 · 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.

  38. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 257875 · 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.

  39. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 222609 · 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.

  40. InvestigationHC MENTOR

    Case 222609 · CLOSED

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

  41. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 67350 · 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.

  42. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 222609 · Violation 1841143 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPEXCP

  43. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 222609 · Violation 1841147 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPEXCP

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

    Case 222609 · Violation 1841146 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPEXCP

    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.

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

    Case 222609 · Violation 1841145 · Code PM-102.4/2 · COMPEXCP

    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.

  46. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 222609 · Violation 1841144 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPEXCP

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines.

  47. InvestigationHC MENTOR

    Case 222609 · FAILED

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

  48. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 67350 · 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.

  49. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 67350 · 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.

  50. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 56422 · 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.

  51. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 56422 · 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.

  52. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 56422 · 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.

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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