House report

4042 Higbee St

3 bd1 ba2 stories1,074 sqftRSA5built 1940

Property at a glanceHouse

Individual, other or unknown mailing address

2026 assessment
$252K 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 19135 (Tacony · Wissinoming) median$227K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19135 (Tacony · Wissinoming) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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 record14 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  5. PermitAlterations
  6. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  7. PermitPlumbing
  8. Deed / saleDeed / sale $229K
  9. L&I violationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER
  10. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $90K
  12. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  13. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  14. Deed / saleDeed / sale $75K

Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$1,732/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $123,767 × 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 $226,800. 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 622199400
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $123,767 of $251,900 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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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.”

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 ~$1,732/year

$123,767 taxable basis

Difference to verify+$1,794/year
If the full assessment were taxable ~$3,526/year

$251,900 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: ($251,900 assessed − $128,133 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $1,732/year Full-assessment scenario: $251,900 × 1.3998% ≈ $3,526/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
1,074 sqft livable area
Lot
998 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average city code 3
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

4000 block of Higbee St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 4040 Higbee St  ·  4044 Higbee 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.

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 14 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2026-048218 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2026-048218 · Violation VI-2026-029239 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2026-048218 · FAILED

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

  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2020-007009 · Completed

    Upgrade of electrical service to 200 amp, replacement installation of outlets and switches. AS PER 2017 NEC

  5. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2020-000329 · Expired

    For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.

  6. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit 1051579 · Expired

    EZ PERMIT STANDARDS ALTERATIONS- For alterations to an Existing One Family Dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; UNDERPINNING AND EXCAVATIONS (I.E. DIGGING IN BASEMENT).

  7. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 1052077 · COMPLETED

    CURB TRAP AS PER 2004 PPC

  8. Recorded transfer$229K transfer

    2020

  9. ViolationRUBBISH/GARBAGE EXTERIOR-OWNER

    Case 671856 · Violation 4936668 · Code CP-305 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 671856 · Violation 4936667 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  11. Recorded transfer$90K transfer

    2019

  12. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 205125 · Violation 1379198 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 205125 · Violation 1379199 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED

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

  14. Recorded transfer$75K transfer

    2004

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 4:25 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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