House report

3928 Wallace St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,232 sqftRSA5built 1930

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$357K 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$250K$500KZIP 19104 (University City · West Powelton) median$306K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19104 (University City · West Powelton) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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 record47 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseDavid Epstein: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $246K
  3. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  4. PermitElectrical
  5. PermitMechanical
  6. PermitPlumbing
  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  8. PermitZoning/use
  9. InspectionBP_BLDG
  10. InspectionBP_BLDG
  11. PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.
  12. L&I violationPERMB- CONST ADDITION
  13. L&I violationPERMZ- CONST REMOV CHANGE
  14. L&I violationPENALTY- NO BLDG PERM INFO
  15. InspectionBP_BLDG
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. L&I violationVACANT AND OPEN
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. Deed / saleDeed / sale $35K
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  23. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  24. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  28. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  29. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  33. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  34. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  35. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  36. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  37. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  38. InspectionBRU INSP
  39. InspectionBRU INSP
  40. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  41. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  42. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  43. InspectionBRU INSP
  44. InspectionBRU INSP
  45. InspectionBRU INSP
  46. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  47. InspectionBRU INSP

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified · active rental license · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $2K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$1,017/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $72,628 × 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 $305,800. 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 242216700
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $72,628 of $356,800 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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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 $2,173.43 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2014$229.69 total · $0.00 principal · $69.45 interest · $38.53 penalty2015$1,015.82 total · $646.61 principal · $75.99 interest · $51.56 penalty2016$927.92 total · $769.47 principal · $11.54 interest · $7.69 penalty

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

The assessment exemption gap

OPA's 2026 roll shows a partial assessment exemption. The annual difference is measurable; the reason for it and what happens after a sale are not established here.

Using OPA's taxable amount ~$1,017/year

$72,628 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$3,977/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$4,994/year

$356,800 scenario basis

The assessment roll does not identify
  • Legal basis or program
  • Approval or expiration date
  • Treatment after a sale
  • Current Tax Center balance
Show the assessment math 2026: ($356,800 assessed − $284,172 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,017/year Full-assessment scenario: $356,800 × 1.3998% ≈ $4,994/year

Do not treat the full-assessment scenario as inevitable or assume the current relief transfers. Obtain the approval history and verify the live Tax Center account before relying on either number.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,232 sqft livable area
Lot
1,176 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
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

3900 block of Wallace St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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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.

Landlord and residential filings

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

David EpsteinActive

Rental · Initial issue date Jul 11, 2020 · Filed expiration Jul 10, 2027

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 47 dated rows
  1. License issue eventDavid Epstein: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 845802 · Active

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

  2. Recorded transfer$246K transfer

    2020

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

    Case 665109 · PASSED

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

  4. PermitElectrical

    Permit 972134 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE 100AMP SERVICE AND REWIRE THROUGHOUT SWITCHES, LIGHTS, OUTLETS & SMOKE DETECTORS AS PER NEC 2008 WEST DISTRICT

  5. PermitMechanical

    Permit 968291 · COMPLETED

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- FOR THE INSTALLATION IF NEW DUCTWORK, REGISTERS/GRILLES/DIFFUSERS, AND WARM-AIR APPLIANCES AS PER ATTACHED STANDARDS. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS. INSTALLING (1) 90K BTU HEATER 90% EFF, 2.5 TON AC UNIT.

  6. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 968293 · COMPLETED

    2 TOILETS 2 VANITIES 1 TUB 1 KITCHEN SINK, INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004

  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit 947188 · Expired

    FOR THE ERECTION OF A TWO STORY REAR ADDITION AND RENOVATIONS TO AN EXISTING TWO STORY STRUCTURE.

  8. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 947198 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ERECTION OF A TWO STORY REAR ADDITION TO AN EXISTING TWO STORY STRUCTURE.

  9. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 665109 · CLOSED

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

  10. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 665109 · FAILED

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

  11. PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.

    Permit 930395 · Expired

    SFD) KEEPING WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD. APPLICANT AGREES TO LIMIT THE CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLY WITH EZ PERMIT STANDARD FOR INTERIOR ALTERATIONS. DATED FEB 2007. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN THE REVOCATION OF THIS PERMIT AND IMPOSITION OF FURTHER PENALTIES. REMOVEOF NON-BEARING WALLS. NEW WINDOWS, FLOORD, DOORS. INSULATION, FRAMING WALLS. ALL INTERIOR RENOVATIONS. NEW FRAMING THROUGHOUT.'

  12. ViolationPERMB- CONST ADDITION

    Case 665109 · Violation 4947961 · Code A-301.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationPERMZ- CONST REMOV CHANGE

    Case 665109 · Violation 4947962 · Code A-301.1/64 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationPENALTY- NO BLDG PERM INFO

    Case 665109 · Violation 4947963 · Code A-901.13/1 · COMPLIED

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

  15. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 665109 · FAILED

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

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 626654 · 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.

  17. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 626654 · Violation 4623646 · Code PM15-108.2 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 626654 · 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.

  19. Recorded transfer$35K transfer

    2018

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 477651 · 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.

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 477648 · 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.

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

    Case 477648 · Violation 3541313 · 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.

  23. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 477648 · Violation 3541314 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 477651 · Violation 3610306 · Code PM-102.4/2 · CLOSEDCASE

    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 case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 477648 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 477651 · 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.

  27. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 359277 · 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.

  28. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 359277 · 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.

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

    Case 359277 · Violation 2734067 · Code PM-102.4/2 · CLOSEDCASE

    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 case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 359277 · 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 326438 · 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. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 326438 · 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.

  33. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 326438 · 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.

  34. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 326438 · 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.

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

    Case 326438 · Violation 2582946 · 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.

  36. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 326438 · 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.

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

    Case 136157 · PASSED

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

  38. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 178717 · CLOSED

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

  39. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 178717 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 178717 · Violation 1915519 · 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.

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

    Case 178717 · Violation 1915521 · 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.

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

    Case 178717 · Violation 1915520 · 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.

  43. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 178717 · FAILED

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

  44. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 136157 · FAILED

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

  45. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 136157 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

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

    Case 136157 · Violation 1079498 · 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.

  47. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 136157 · FAILED

    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, 9:08 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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