2026 assessment
$611K
OPA value, not a listing price
Commercial property report
4047-51 Lancaster Ave
1 story7,635 sqftCMX2built 1915
Property at a glanceCommercial
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$630K
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 $629,700. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$557K 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$557K 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$606K 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$557K 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$561K 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$561K 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$561K 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$613K 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$613K 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$611K 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$611K 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$630K 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 ↗
- Permit · 2008-07-15UseThis 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 · 2008-09-29AdministrativeThis 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 ↗
- Permit · 2024-06-14AlterationsThis 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2008-04-25VIOL C&I MESSAGEA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2008-04-25ANNUAL CERT STANDBY/EMERG LITEA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2008-04-25CI INSPA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2009-09-03VIOL NONE FOUNDA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2009-09-03CI INSPA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2025-08-26SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCEA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2025-08-26L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2006-09-26BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2006-11-08BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2025-10-09L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2025-11-19L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2020-01-23Brightside Academy Philadelphia LLC: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing 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 · 2020-01-13Brightside Academy Philadelphia LLC: 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 · 2004-07-14BRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY 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 · 2020-06-29BRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY 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 · 2004-03-25BRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing 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 · 2020-03-31BRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing marked closedA 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 · 2021-09-16Fire 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 · 2021-09-16Emergency and Standby Power Systems 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 · 2021-09-16Fire 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 · 2021-09-16Fire 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 · 2022-02-03Sprinkler 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 · 2022-09-20Emergency and Standby Power Systems 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 · 2022-09-20Fire 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 · 2023-09-20Fire 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 · 2024-07-10Sprinkler 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 · 2024-09-12Emergency and Standby Power Systems 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 · 2024-09-12Fire 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 · 2025-06-30Sprinkler 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 · 2025-09-23Sprinkler 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 · 2025-09-25Emergency and Standby Power Systems 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 · 2025-09-25Fire 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 assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification
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Every dated record35 events · exact dates, newest first
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
- L&I violationSUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE
- InspectionL&I investigation
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
- PermitAlterations
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- LicenseBRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY INC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license marked inactive
- LicenseBRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing marked closed
- LicenseBrightside Academy Philadelphia LLC: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing initially issued
- LicenseBrightside Academy Philadelphia LLC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
- L&I violationVIOL NONE FOUND
- InspectionCI INSP
- PermitAdministrative
- PermitUse
- L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
- L&I violationANNUAL CERT STANDBY/EMERG LITE
- InspectionCI INSP
- InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
- InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
- LicenseBRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY INC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
- LicenseBRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$8,558/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $611,400 × 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 $629,700. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8829292852026 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
$82
below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
40th and Lancaster
city commercial corridor
Interior area
7,635 sqft
Lot size
8,004 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: 4045 Lancaster Ave · 4043 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.
Brightside Academy Philadelphia LLCActive
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · Initial issue date Jan 13, 2020 · Filed expiration Jan 12, 2027
BRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY INCInactive
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · Initial issue date Jul 14, 2004 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2020
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 35 dated rows
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-092069 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-092069 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
Certification BC-2026-004272 · Certified
Expires 2026-09-25
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2026-006265 · Certified
Expires 2026-09-25
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
Certification BC-2025-027536 · Certified
Expires 2026-09-23
- ViolationSUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE
Case CF-2025-092069 · Violation VI-2025-065817 · Code F-903.5 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-092069 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
Certification BC-2025-022252 · Deficient
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
Certification BC-2024-026916 · Certified
Expires 2025-09-12
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2024-026915 · Certified
Expires 2025-09-12
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
Certification BC-2024-023566 · Certified
Expires 2025-07-10
- PermitAlterations
Permit PP-2024-008558 · Completed
Install a 3/4" Domestic RPZ
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2023-020495 · Certified
Expires 2024-09-20
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
Certification BC-2022-018156 · Certified
Expires 2023-09-20
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2022-018154 · Certified
Expires 2023-09-20
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
Certification BC-2022-005485 · Certified
Expires 2023-02-03
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2021-007539 · Certified
Expires 2022-09-16
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
Certification BC-2021-004664 · Certified
Expires 2022-09-16
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2021-007303 · Certified
Expires 2022-09-16
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2021-004665 · Certified
Expires 2022-09-16
- License terminal eventBRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY INC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license marked inactive
License 209721 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventBRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing marked closed
License 298302 · Closed
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventBrightside Academy Philadelphia LLC: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing initially issued
License 834914 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventBrightside Academy Philadelphia LLC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
License 833893 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- ViolationVIOL NONE FOUND
Case 157210 · Violation 1450498 · Code A-000.0/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 157210 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- PermitAdministrative
Permit 179095 · COMPLETED
DAYCARE: C.O. REQUESTED FOR INCREASED OCCUPANCY TO 134 CHILDREN W/(40 UNDER THE AGE OF 2 & 1/2YEAR OLD).
- PermitUse
Permit 164441 · COMPLETED
INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN FROM 90 TO 134. EVERYTHING ELSE REMAINS THE SAME
- ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
Case 157210 · Violation 924779 · Code A-000.0/10 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationANNUAL CERT STANDBY/EMERG LITE
Case 157210 · Violation 924780 · Code FC-914.1/5 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 157210 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 81506 · PASSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 81506 · 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 eventBRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY INC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
License 209721 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventBRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing initially issued
License 298302 · Closed
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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