Mixed-use property report

4216 Princeton Ave

1,474 sqftCMX1built 1950

Property at a glanceMixed-use

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$132K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$171K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Tacony · Wissinoming Approximate · based on ZIP 19135
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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 $170,900. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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Every dated record48 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $265K
  3. LicenseRUCHIMELA INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing marked inactive
  4. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  5. InspectionCI INSP
  6. InspectionCI INSP
  7. InspectionCI INSP
  8. L&I violationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX
  9. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  10. L&I violationELEC-SYSTEM HAZARDOUS-RES
  11. L&I violationELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RES
  12. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
  13. L&I violationAFDS-REQD EXIST MIX RES/NON-R
  14. L&I violationFIRE-ELECT EXT CORDS PROHIB
  15. L&I violationFIRE-ELECT MULTIPLUG PROHIB
  16. L&I violationPERM Z- NEW USE
  17. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  18. InspectionCI INSP
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  21. L&I violationHIGH WEEDS-CUT
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. L&I violationVIOL BC MESSAGE
  24. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  25. PermitZoning/use
  26. PermitUse
  27. Deed / saleDeed / sale $140K
  28. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  30. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  31. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  32. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  33. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  34. LicenseRUCHIMELA INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued
  35. InspectionL_CLIP
  36. InspectionL_CLIP
  37. InspectionL_CLIP
  38. InspectionL_CLIP
  39. LicenseGUANG BO LI (EMPIRE CHINESE RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  40. Deed / saleDeed / sale $110K
  41. LicenseGUANG BO LI (EMPIRE CHINESE RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  42. InspectionL_CLIP
  43. InspectionL_CLIP
  44. InspectionL_CLIP
  45. InspectionL_CLIP
  46. LicensePHILA WATER ICE FACTORY: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  47. Deed / saleDeed / sale $70K
  48. LicensePHILA WATER ICE FACTORY: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

Verify the public record

$1,851/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $132,200 × 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 $170,900. 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 871242350
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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.”

Property report

Mixed-use property

Mixed-use, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Mixed-use Row W/Off Str 2 Sty Mason
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$116 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Interior area
1,474 sqft
Lot size
1,525 sqft
Built
1950
Zoning
CMX1

Block context

4200 block of Princeton Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 4214 Princeton Ave  ·  4218 Princeton Ave

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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GUANG BO LI (EMPIRE CHINESE RESTAURANT)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Oct 10, 2003 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2004

PHILA WATER ICE FACTORYInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jul 29, 2002 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2003

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 48 dated rows
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2026-010965 · Certified

    Expires 2027-04-20

  2. Recorded transfer$265K transfer

    2026

  3. License terminal eventRUCHIMELA INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing marked inactive

    License 305160 · Inactive

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

  4. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 179021 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  5. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 179021 · CLOSED

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

  6. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 179021 · FAILED

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

  7. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 179021 · FAILED

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

  8. ViolationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX

    Case 179021 · Violation 1138928 · Code FC-605.6/1 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 179021 · Violation 1138923 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationELEC-SYSTEM HAZARDOUS-RES

    Case 179021 · Violation 1138932 · Code PM-407.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  11. ViolationELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RES

    Case 179021 · Violation 1138931 · Code PM-407.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM

    Case 179021 · Violation 1138930 · Code FC-914.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationAFDS-REQD EXIST MIX RES/NON-R

    Case 179021 · Violation 1138929 · Code FC-907.3/21 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationFIRE-ELECT EXT CORDS PROHIB

    Case 179021 · Violation 1138927 · Code FC-605.5/1 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationFIRE-ELECT MULTIPLUG PROHIB

    Case 179021 · Violation 1138926 · Code FC-605.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationPERM Z- NEW USE

    Case 179021 · Violation 1138925 · Code A-301.1/65 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 179021 · Violation 1138924 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPLIED

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  18. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 179021 · FAILED

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

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 123006 · 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.

  20. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 123006 · Violation 644676 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  21. ViolationHIGH WEEDS-CUT

    Case 123006 · Violation 644677 · Code CP-312A · COMPLIED

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

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 123006 · 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. ViolationVIOL BC MESSAGE

    Case 122642 · Violation 641636 · Code A-000.0/11 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 122642 · PASSED

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

  25. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 70745 · COMPLETED

    AWNING SIGN AND NEON SIGN

  26. PermitUse

    Permit 67301 · COMPLETED

    HAIR SALON

  27. Recorded transfer$140K transfer

    2007

  28. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 73760 · 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.

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 73760 · 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.

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

    Case 61618 · 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.

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

    Case 61498 · 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.

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

    Case 61498 · 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.

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

    Case 61618 · 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.

  34. License issue eventRUCHIMELA INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued

    License 305160 · Inactive

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

  35. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 34348 · CLOSED

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

  36. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 34348 · FAILED

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

  37. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 29701 · CLOSED

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

  38. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 29701 · FAILED

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

  39. License terminal eventGUANG BO LI (EMPIRE CHINESE RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 208097 · Inactive

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

  40. Recorded transfer$110K transfer

    2004

  41. License issue eventGUANG BO LI (EMPIRE CHINESE RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 208097 · Inactive

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

  42. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 13002 · CLOSED

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

  43. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 13563 · CLOSED

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

  44. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 13563 · FAILED

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

  45. InvestigationL_CLIP

    Case 13002 · FAILED

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

  46. License terminal eventPHILA WATER ICE FACTORY: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 204001 · Inactive

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

  47. Recorded transfer$70K transfer

    2003

  48. License issue eventPHILA WATER ICE FACTORY: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 204001 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 4:10 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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