The Block Report

Commercial property report

4029 Lancaster Ave

3 stories2,539 sqftCMX2built 1915

Property at a glanceStore

Akm Estates LLC

2026 assessment
$71K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$125K 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 $125,000. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$100K$200K$125K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspectionLicense

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 record9 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseANJS INC (ANJS INC): Precious Metal Dealer business license marked inactive
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $430K
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. LicenseANJS INC (ANJS INC): Precious Metal Dealer business license initially issued
  7. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  8. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  9. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

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$990/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $70,700 × 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 $125,000. 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 882929280
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 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.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

Assessment and sale price disagree hard

Assessed at $125K, but it traded for $430,000 in 2026 — a 3.4× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.

Property report

Commercial property

Store, recorded in the City's commercial category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Store Store 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
Akm Estates LLC
$ / sq ft
$49 below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
40th and Lancaster city commercial corridor
Interior area
2,539 sqft
Lot size
1,206 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX2

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Akm Estates LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 4 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $511K combined
• Tax bills mail to 920 E 20th Street, Chester PA, 19031 — outside Philadelphia

PA corporate registry ↗OpenCorporates ↗City record ↗

Block context

4000 block of Lancaster Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 4027 Lancaster Ave  ·  4031 Lancaster Ave

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

Open the City record ↗
ANJS INC (ANJS INC)Inactive

Precious Metal Dealer · Initial issue date Jul 24, 2008 · Terminal license date Mar 1, 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 9 dated rows
  1. License terminal eventANJS INC (ANJS INC): Precious Metal Dealer business license marked inactive

    License 591360 · Inactive

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

  2. Recorded transfer$430K transfer

    2026

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 438397 · 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.

  4. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM

    Case 438397 · Violation 3226068 · Code FC-915.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 438397 · 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. License issue eventANJS INC (ANJS INC): Precious Metal Dealer business license initially issued

    License 591360 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 81128 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 81128 · 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.

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

    Case 81128 · 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.

Where this comes from
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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