Property report

3944 Folsom St

Property at a glanceVacant lot

Philadelphia Housing Auth

2026 assessment
$31K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$33K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
University City · West Powelton Approximate · based on ZIP 19104
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Assessment and City record timeline

The line tracks this property’s published City assessment. Markers show deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals on their recorded dates. Select one to read the filing.

Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals. OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $33,100. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$25K$50K$33K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentAssessmentTeardownL&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 record11 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionBRU INSP
  2. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  3. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  4. L&I violationWALL FRACTURED
  5. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  6. InspectionBRU INSP
  7. TeardownDemolished
  8. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  9. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  10. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  11. InspectionBRU INSP

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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 $33,100. 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 243056710
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Exemption classificationFull assessment exemption shown

2026 OPA shows a zero or de minimis taxable assessment. The open assessment split does not establish the exemption's legal basis, continuing eligibility, or treatment after a transfer.

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.”

Property report

Not a house

Vacant lot. OPA shows a full or near-full assessment exemption whose basis must be verified. A $0 assessment-based estimate does not prove the live Tax Center account has no prior-period balance or other charges.

What it is
Vacant lot Vacant Land Reside < Acre
Owner
Philadelphia Housing Auth Public / institutional
Lot size
910 sqft
Zoning
RSA5

Block context

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

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Next door: 3942 Folsom St  ·  3946 Folsom St

No business or residential license records

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

Verify with the City ↗
Open every source row 10 dated rows
  1. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 133393 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 265578 · NONE

  3. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 265578 · FAILED

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

  4. ViolationWALL FRACTURED

    Case 265578 · Violation 2007343 · Code PM-307.1/9 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  5. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 265578 · FAILED

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

  6. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 133393 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 133393 · Violation 1955014 · 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.

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

    Case 133393 · Violation 1955012 · 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.

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

    Case 133393 · Violation 1955013 · 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. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 133393 · 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 24, 2026, 10:24 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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