Land report

3947 Ogden St

Property at a glanceVacant lot

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$126K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$115K 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 $114,700. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$100K$200K$115K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleTeardownL&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 record17 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitMinor Demolition
  2. PermitFull Demolition
  3. PermitAlterations
  4. TeardownDemolished
  5. Deed / saleDeed / sale $900K
  6. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  7. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  8. LicenseALBERT BUNCH: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  9. Deed / saleDeed / sale $46K
  10. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  11. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  12. L&I violationWALL DETERIORATED
  13. L&I violationPERMB- CONST ERECT NEW STRUCT
  14. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  15. L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
  16. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  17. LicenseALBERT BUNCH: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Verify the public record

$1,767/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $126,200 × 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 $114,700. 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 243145900
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

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 $276.66 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2015$276.66 total · $0.00 principal · $37.24 interest · $34.76 penalty

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

Land report

Vacant land

Vacant land. Deeds, ownership, zoning, and the public-source record follow.

Historical lien entry · through 2016

What it is
Vacant lot Semi/Det 2 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
Lot size
3,600 sqft
Zoning
RSA5

Block context

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

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Next door: 3945 Ogden St  ·  3953 Ogden 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 24, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

ALBERT BUNCHInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Aug 20, 2004 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

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 16 dated rows
  1. PermitMinor Demolition

    Permit DP-2023-000879 · Completed

    FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING TWO (2) STORY MASONRY STRUCTURE. ALL PERMITTED DEMOLITION ACTIVITY TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SITE SAFETY DEMOLITION PLAN AND SUCH PLAN TO BE MAINTAINED ON SITE AT ALL TIMES. DEMOLITION TO BE DONE BY MECHANICAL METHOD. PROTECTION OF PEDESTRIANS, PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY, AND ADJACENT PROPERTIES TO BE IN PLACE PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY ENCROACHMENT OR CLOSURE.

  2. PermitFull Demolition

    Permit ZP-2023-005899 · Issued

    FOR THE COMPLETE DEMOLITION OF STRUCTURES ON LOT

  3. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2023-007681 · Expired

    SEAL LATERAL FOR DEMO

  4. Recorded transfer$900K transfer

    2022

  5. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 637899 · Violation 4700770 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  6. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 637899 · Violation 4700771 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  7. License terminal eventALBERT BUNCH: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 269022 · Inactive

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

  8. Recorded transfer$46K transfer

    2012

  9. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 221676 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  10. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 223364 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  11. ViolationWALL DETERIORATED

    Case 223364 · Violation 1554095 · Code PM-307.1/11 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationPERMB- CONST ERECT NEW STRUCT

    Case 223364 · Violation 1554096 · Code A-301.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  13. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 223364 · FAILED

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

  14. ViolationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)

    Case 221676 · Violation 1536277 · Code 14-1704/10 · CLOSEDCASE

    The title alone does not identify the missing permit or prove the present use remains unauthorized. City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  15. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 221676 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  16. License issue eventALBERT BUNCH: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 269022 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 10:53 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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