2026 assessment
$290K
OPA value, not a listing price
Commercial property report
4008-10 Lancaster Ave
1 story4,941 sqftCMX2built 1915
Property at a glanceCommercial
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$336K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
4000 block of Lancaster Ave
ZIP 19104
Neighborhood area
University City · West Powelton
Approximate · based on ZIP 19104
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 $335,900. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$250K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$250K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$271K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$250K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$252K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$252K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$252K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$275K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$275K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$290K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$290K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$336K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Deed / sale · 2002Deed / sale $200KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2017-01-18UseThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2017-01-30DemolitionThis permit category usually covers partial or complete removal work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2017-04-19Major alterationA broad legacy permit work category for a substantial building alteration. It can include changed layouts, partitions, fixtures, finishes, structural work, or occupancy-related work, but only the approved scope and plans say what this permit actually authorized; separate trade permits may be required.What Philadelphia building permits can cover ↗
- Permit · 2017-04-19ElectricalThis permit category usually covers electrical installation, alteration, replacement, or repair. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2017-05-12PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2017-06-15MechanicalThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Inspection · 2006-11-09BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2007-01-17BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2018-01-17UNITY ACADEMY CHILDCARE & LEARNING CENTER INC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2026-03-17UNITY ACADEMY CHILDCARE & LEARNING CENTER INC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2004-05-07SUN RAY KIM INC: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2016-06-29SUN RAY KIM INC: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2001-05-24KIM'S NEW DAY: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2002-04-30KIM'S NEW DAY: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- Certification · 2022-09-23Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2023-11-02Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2023-11-28Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2024-10-16Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2025-04-08Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2025-12-13Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / salePermitInspectionLicenseCertification
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- LicenseUNITY ACADEMY CHILDCARE & LEARNING CENTER INC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license marked inactive
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- LicenseUNITY ACADEMY CHILDCARE & LEARNING CENTER INC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
- PermitMechanical
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitMajor alteration
- PermitElectrical
- PermitDemolition
- PermitUse
- LicenseSUN RAY KIM INC: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactive
- InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
- InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
- LicenseSUN RAY KIM INC: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issued
- LicenseKIM'S NEW DAY: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactive
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $200K
- LicenseKIM'S NEW DAY: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$4,057/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $289,800 × 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 $335,900. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8829291052026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
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
Commercial property
Commercial, recorded in the City's commercial category. The public record and owner trail follow.
What it is
Commercial
Misc Day Care Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$68
below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
40th and Lancaster
city commercial corridor
Interior area
4,941 sqft
Lot size
4,993 sqft
Stories
1
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX2
Block context
4000 block of Lancaster Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 4006 Lancaster Ave · 4004 Lancaster Ave
L&I license dates · data through Jul 24, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
UNITY ACADEMY CHILDCARE & LEARNING CENTER INCInactive
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · Initial issue date Jan 17, 2018 · Terminal license date Mar 17, 2026
SUN RAY KIM INCInactive
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · Initial issue date May 7, 2004 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2016
KIM'S NEW DAYInactive
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · Initial issue date May 24, 2001 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2002
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.
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- License terminal eventUNITY ACADEMY CHILDCARE & LEARNING CENTER INC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license marked inactive
License 762574 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2025-032695 · Certified
Expires 2026-12-13
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2025-009173 · Certified
Expires 2026-04-08
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2024-028168 · Certified
Expires 2025-10-16
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2023-024560 · Certified
Expires 2024-11-28
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2023-024894 · Certified
Expires 2024-11-02
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2022-013527 · Certified
Expires 2023-09-23
- License issue eventUNITY ACADEMY CHILDCARE & LEARNING CENTER INC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
License 762574 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitMechanical
Permit 757549 · COMPLETED
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A MECHANICAL SYSTEM THROUGHOUT A NEW DAY CARE CENTER AS SHOWN IN APPROVED PLANS. WORK TO INCLUDE REGISTERS/DIFFUSERS, EXHAUSTS, AND ALL SUPPLEMENTAL DUCTWORK AS SHOWN IN PLANS.
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 760762 · COMPLETED
ALTERATION: INTERIOR PLUMBING FOR FIT-OUT OF A DAYCARE CENTER..THE INSTALLATION SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE,2004
- PermitMajor alteration
Permit 745628 · COMPLETED
LEVEL II ALTERATIONS WITH PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO CREATE A DAY CARE CENTER ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. EXISTING BUILDING NOT REQUIRED TO BE SPRINKLERED. **SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP WORK**
- PermitElectrical
Permit 753052 · COMPLETED
EXISTING SERVICE REWIRE THROUGHOUT BREAKER PANELS OUTLETS, LIGHTS, SWITCHES, EM LIGHTS, SMOKES INSTALL NEW RP-2 PANEL 200AMP. AS PER NEC 2008 WEST DISTRICT FIRE ALARM PANEL WIRING AND DEVICES, HORN STROBES, SMOKES PULLS HEATS ANNOUNCIATOR KEYPAD WITH PLANS NFPA 72
- PermitDemolition
Permit 755457 · COMPLETED
EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON LOAD-BEARING PARTITION WALLS AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.
- PermitUse
Permit 752268 · COMPLETED
USE TO DAYCARE ON FIRST FLOOR
- License terminal eventSUN RAY KIM INC: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactive
License 200199 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 89573 · CLOSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 89573 · 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.
- License issue eventSUN RAY KIM INC: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issued
License 200199 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventKIM'S NEW DAY: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactive
License 199950 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$200K transfer
2002
- License issue eventKIM'S NEW DAY: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issued
License 199950 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner: OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history: Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections: L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022: Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016: Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance: Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals: L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 7:21 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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