Mixed-use property report

4400 Chestnut St

3,800 sqftCMX2built 1915

Property at a glanceApartment building

Ethiopian Community Assoc

2026 assessment
$596K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$665K 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 $665,000. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$665K2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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Every dated record49 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  3. LicenseGarden of Sheba, LLC (Sheba's Soul Plate): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  5. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  6. LicenseGarden of Sheba, LLC (Sheba's Soul Plate): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  7. InspectionL&I investigation
  8. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  9. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  10. InspectionL&I investigation
  11. InspectionL&I investigation
  12. InspectionL&I investigation
  13. InspectionL&I investigation
  14. InspectionL&I investigation
  15. L&I violationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES
  16. L&I violationEXTERIOR WALLS
  17. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  18. InspectionL&I investigation
  19. PermitUse
  20. LicenseEthiopian Community Association of Greater Philadelphia: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  21. LicenseGENET BERSOMA (ETHIO CAFE & CARRY OUT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  22. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  23. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  24. L&I violationVIOL BC MESSAGE
  25. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  26. L&I violationCAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT
  27. L&I violationCAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT
  28. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  29. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  30. LicenseJAMILLAH HARRIS: Vendor - Newsstand business license marked inactive
  31. LicenseGENET BERSOMA (ETHIO CAFE & CARRY OUT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  32. PermitUse
  33. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  34. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  35. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  36. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  37. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  38. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  39. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
  40. L&I violationEGRESS LANDING SIGN IN STAIRS
  41. L&I violationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX
  42. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
  43. L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
  44. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  45. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  46. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  47. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  48. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  49. LicenseJAMILLAH HARRIS: Vendor - Newsstand business license initially issued

Verify the public record

$2,585/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $184,636 × 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 $665,000. 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 871400285
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $184,636 of $595,600 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.”

Property report

Mixed-use property

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

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
Ethiopian Community Assoc
$ / sq ft
$175 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
46th Street and vicinity city commercial corridor
Licensed units
2 active rental license
Interior area
3,800 sqft
Lot size
2,200 sqft
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX2

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Ethiopian Community Assoc · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 4400 Chestnut St, Philadelphia PA, 19104
• Holds an active rental license for this address

Block context

4400 block of Chestnut St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 4402 Chestnut St  ·  4404 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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Garden of Sheba, LLC (Sheba's Soul Plate)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jul 28, 2022 · Terminal license date Sep 25, 2024

GENET BERSOMA (ETHIO CAFE & CARRY OUT)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jan 6, 2009 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

JAMILLAH HARRISInactive

Vendor - Newsstand · Initial issue date Jan 28, 2005 · Terminal license date Jun 30, 2009

Landlord and residential filings

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

Ethiopian Community Association of Greater PhiladelphiaActive

Rental · Initial issue date Nov 9, 2018 · Filed expiration Nov 8, 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 49 dated rows
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2026-004319 · Certified

    Expires 2027-02-16

  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-032359 · Certified

    Expires 2025-12-05

  3. License terminal eventGarden of Sheba, LLC (Sheba's Soul Plate): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 901752 · Inactive

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

  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2023-022332 · Certified

    Expires 2024-11-01

  5. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2022-016098 · Certified

    Expires 2023-11-02

  6. License issue eventGarden of Sheba, LLC (Sheba's Soul Plate): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 901752 · Inactive

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

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-071463 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  8. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit CP-2021-004026 · Completed

    MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH CASE CF-2020-071463 FOR REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT OF MASONRY WALL(S). ALL WORK TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH CONSTRUCTION PLANS AND CODE BULLETIN PM-1801. A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR WORK PERFORMED UNDER THIS PERMIT AND UPON COMPLETION OF THE REPAIRS SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT THE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN MADE SAFE.

  9. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2021-002946 · Certified

    Expires 2022-07-22

  10. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-071463 · FAILED

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

  11. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-071463 · FAILED

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

  12. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-071463 · FAILED

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

  13. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-071463 · FAILED

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

  14. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-071463 · FAILED

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

  15. ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

    Case CF-2020-071463 · Violation VI-2020-041351 · Code A-304.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationEXTERIOR WALLS

    Case CF-2020-071463 · Violation VI-2020-041350 · Code PM15-304.1(G) · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case CF-2020-071463 · Violation VI-2020-041349 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

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

  18. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2020-071463 · FAILED

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

  19. PermitUse

    Permit 926404 · COMPLETED

    ADMINISTRATIVE WORK MOTHLY BOARD MEMBERS MEETINGS, ASSISTING MEMBERS IN THEIR DIFFERSNT REQUESTS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR A NEW COMERS AND ORGANIZING A YEARLY EVENTS.(BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONA OFFICES)

  20. License issue eventEthiopian Community Association of Greater Philadelphia: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 794184 · Active

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

  21. License terminal eventGENET BERSOMA (ETHIO CAFE & CARRY OUT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 462693 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 224711 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 224701 · PASSED

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

  24. ViolationVIOL BC MESSAGE

    Case 235130 · Violation 1682728 · Code A-000.0/11 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

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

    Case 235130 · PASSED

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

  26. ViolationCAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT

    Case 224701 · Violation 1569255 · Code 19-2602.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

  27. ViolationCAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT

    Case 224711 · Violation 1569282 · Code 19-2602.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 224701 · 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.

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

    Case 224711 · 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.

  30. License terminal eventJAMILLAH HARRIS: Vendor - Newsstand business license marked inactive

    License 295445 · Inactive

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

  31. License issue eventGENET BERSOMA (ETHIO CAFE & CARRY OUT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 462693 · Inactive

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

  32. PermitUse

    Permit 192281 · COMPLETED

    LEGALIZE THE USE OF A RESTAURANT FOR EAT-IN

  33. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 167199 · 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.

  34. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 167199 · 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.

  35. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 167199 · 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.

  36. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 167199 · 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.

  37. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 128061 · 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.

  38. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 167199 · 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.

  39. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM

    Case 167199 · Violation 1054269 · Code FC-914.1/3 · COMPEXCP

  40. ViolationEGRESS LANDING SIGN IN STAIRS

    Case 167199 · Violation 1054272 · Code FC-1019.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  41. ViolationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX

    Case 167199 · Violation 1054270 · Code FC-605.6/1 · COMPLIED

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

  42. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM

    Case 128061 · Violation 678714 · Code FC-914.1/3 · COMPEXCP

  43. ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER

    Case 128061 · Violation 678715 · Code A.CNE.000 · COMPEXCP

  44. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 128061 · Violation 678713 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPEXCP

  45. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 128061 · 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.

  46. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 86722 · CLOSED

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

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

    Case 50445 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 50445 · 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.

  49. License issue eventJAMILLAH HARRIS: Vendor - Newsstand business license initially issued

    License 295445 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 9:28 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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