Apartment building report

4052 Chestnut St

3 stories2,850 sqftCMX4built 1900

Property at a glanceApartment building

Dpl Properties LP

2026 assessment
$586K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$610K 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 $610,000. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$610K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspectionLicenseCertification

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 record24 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationFire Escape Report
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. CertificationFire Escape Report
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. InspectionL&I investigation
  7. LicenseDPL PROPERTIES: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  8. L&I violationFIRE ESCAPE REPORT REQUIRED
  9. InspectionL&I investigation
  10. LicenseDPL PROPERTIES: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  11. CertificationFire Escape Report
  12. LicenseJAY FENSTER: Rental landlord or residential registration marked closed
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. L&I violationFA-REPAIR SYSTEM
  16. L&I violationINT-KITCHEN STOVE DEFECTIV-RES
  17. L&I violationFIRE-PULL STATION SIGNS
  18. L&I violationFIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAG (Fire extinguisher needs inspection and a current service tag)
  19. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. Deed / saleDeed / sale $990K
  24. LicenseJAY FENSTER: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Verify the public record

$8,208/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $586,400 × 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 $610,000. 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 881602800
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
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.

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

Building report

Apartment building

Apartment building, recorded in the City's apartments category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Apartment building Apts 5-50 Units Masonry
Owner
Dpl Properties LP
$ / sq ft
$214 above the $147 median for 2,826 apartments parcels citywide
Corridor
40th Street and vicinity city commercial corridor
Interior area
2,850 sqft
Lot size
3,244 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1900
Zoning
CMX4

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Dpl Properties LP · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 8 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $4.8M combined
• Tax bills mail to 4207 Walnut St, Philadelphia PA, 19104

Block context

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

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Next door: 4050 Chestnut St  ·  4054 Chestnut 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 21, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

DPL PROPERTIESInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Jun 6, 2018 · Terminal license date Aug 4, 2022

JAY FENSTERClosed

Rental · Initial issue date Apr 4, 2004 · Terminal license date Feb 28, 2013

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 24 dated rows
  1. CertificationFire Escape Report

    Certification BC-2024-014834 · Safe

    Expires 2029-05-21

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-074609 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. CertificationFire Escape Report

    Certification BC-2023-023703 · Safe with Repair

    Expires 2024-05-03

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-074609 · FAILED

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

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-074609 · FAILED

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

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-074609 · FAILED

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

  7. License terminal eventDPL PROPERTIES: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 779214 · Inactive

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

  8. ViolationFIRE ESCAPE REPORT REQUIRED

    Case CF-2022-074609 · Violation VI-2022-054323 · Code F-1104.16.5.1.8 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  9. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-074609 · FAILED

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

  10. License issue eventDPL PROPERTIES: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 779214 · Inactive

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

  11. CertificationFire Escape Report

    Certification BC-2022-014989 · Safe

    Expires 2022-06-19

  12. License terminal eventJAY FENSTER: Rental landlord or residential registration marked closed

    License 220320 · Closed

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

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 341646 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 339320 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  15. ViolationFA-REPAIR SYSTEM

    Case 339320 · Violation 2508204 · Code FC-901.6/6 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationINT-KITCHEN STOVE DEFECTIV-RES

    Case 339341 · Violation 2508237 · Code PM-406.4/3 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationFIRE-PULL STATION SIGNS

    Case 341646 · Violation 2523388 · Code FC-907.4/4 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationFIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAG (Fire extinguisher needs inspection and a current service tag)

    Case 341646 · Violation 2523387 · Code FC-906.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM

    Case 341646 · Violation 2523389 · Code FC-915.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 339341 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 341646 · 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.

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 339320 · 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.

  23. Recorded transfer$990K transfer

    2012

  24. License issue eventJAY FENSTER: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 220320 · Closed

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 22, 2026, 7:55 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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