Property report

4290-98 Macalester St

20,886 sqftI2built 1953

Property at a glanceCommercial

City Of Phila & Dept Of Public Prop

2026 assessment
$636K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$636K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Frankford · Juniata Approximate · based on ZIP 19124
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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 $636,300. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$636K2016201820202022202420262027
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Every dated record11 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  2. CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
  3. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  5. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  6. PermitAlterations
  7. CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
  8. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  9. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  10. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  11. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

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$0/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $0 × 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 $636,300. 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 785321805
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Exemption classificationFull assessment exemption shown

2026 OPA shows a zero or de minimis taxable assessment. The open assessment split does not establish the exemption's legal basis, continuing eligibility, or treatment after a transfer.

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

Not a house

Commercial. OPA shows a full or near-full assessment exemption whose basis must be verified. A $0 assessment-based estimate does not prove the live Tax Center account has no prior-period balance or other charges.

What it is
Commercial Misc Fire/Police Masonry
Owner
City Of Phila & Dept Of Public Prop Public / institutional
$ / sq ft
$30 below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Interior area
20,886 sqft
Lot size
95,686 sqft
Built
1953
Zoning
I2

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

City Of Phila & Dept Of Public Prop · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 3859 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $6.6B combined
• Tax bills mail to 1401 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia PA, 19102

Block context

4200 block of Macalester St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 4258-88 Macalester St  ·  4244-56 Macalester St

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 11 dated rows
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit CP-2026-000394 · Issued

    FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF ROOF ASSEMBLY OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.

  2. CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification

    Certification BC-2026-001547 · Certified

    Expires 2027-01-12

  3. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2025-013887 · Certified

    Expires 2026-05-21

  4. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2025-002932 · Completed

    Provide and install a new 100-amp MLO electrical panel to feed (2) new EV chargers and new light pole with light fixtures as per 2017 NEC.

  5. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit CP-2025-000508 · Expired

    FOR CONCRETE WORK FOR THE INSTALLATIION OF EV CHARGING STATION. WORK TO BE COMPLETED PER APPROVED PLANS. **IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK**IEBC 2018** EXTERIOR WORK ONLY** SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY ELECTRICAL REVIEW**

  6. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2024-014051 · Completed

    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.

  7. CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification

    Certification BC-2024-027642 · Certified

    Expires 2025-10-03

  8. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2024-008400 · Completed

    ELECTRICAL FITOUT PER DRAWINGS INCLUDING NEW PANELS, NEW LIGHTING, NEW FIRE ALARM AND NEW TELE/DATA THROUGHOUT - 2017 NEC,2016 NFPA-72 .

  9. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2024-003848 · Completed

    FOR THE INSTALLATION OF HVAC APPLIANCES, GRDs, AND ASSOCIATED DUCTWORK AND PIPING AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2018 IMC. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. IF SITE CONDITIONS VARY, CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO START OF WORK. SEE CP-2024-001946 FOR ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT.

  10. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit CP-2024-001946 · Completed

    FOR LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING TENANT SPACE. ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE THE ERECTION OF PARTITION WALLS, PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS AND ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVMENTS THROUGHOUT. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN ENGINEER PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS TO BE OBTAINED FOR ALL OTHER WORK. ASBESTOS INSPECTION ABATEMENT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF WORK

  11. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2023-000170 · Issued

    INSTALL A 800 AMP 120/208V / 3 PHASE SERVICE, 800 AMP MDP. INSTALL A 80KW GENERATOR, 400 AMP ATS, 400 AMP PANEL & FEEDER, 2KVA TRANSFORMER, 100 AMP PANEL & FEEDER. RECONNECT THE EXISTING BUILDING LOADS. ALL WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2017 NEC.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 10:29 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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