2026 assessment
$253K
OPA value, not a listing price
Commercial property report
4700 Chester Ave
1 story2,184 sqftCMX2built 1925
Property at a glanceStore
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$260K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
4700 block of Chester Ave
ZIP 19143
Neighborhood area
Cedar Park · Kingsessing
Approximate · based on ZIP 19143
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 $260,400. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$212K 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$212K 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$230K 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$212K 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$213K 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$213K 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$213K 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$266K 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$266K 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$253K 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$253K 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$260K 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 · 2014-10-09UseThis 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2018-01-22OBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2018-01-22HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2026-07-14PROHIBITION AGAINST SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGSA 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 · 2026-07-14L&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 · 2026-07-14L&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 · 2006-09-30CSUINITIALA 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 · 2007-10-26BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2007-10-29BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2018-03-23HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2018-05-14HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2025-09-03CHESTER FOOD MARKET INC: Food Preparing and Serving 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 · 2014-04-28UNIVERSITY CITY MINI MARKET INC: Food Preparing and Serving 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 · 2014-04-28DENNY SANCHEZ (CHESTER FOOD PLAZA): Food Preparing and Serving 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 · 2025-06-29UNIVERSITY CITY MINI MARKET INC: Food Preparing and Serving 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 · 2013-02-19UNIVERSITY CITY MINI MARKET INC: Dumpster License - Private Property 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 · 2011-02-14DENNY SANCHEZ (CHESTER FOOD PLAZA): Dumpster License - Private Property 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 · 2013-07-31DENNY SANCHEZ (CHESTER FOOD PLAZA): Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing 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 · 2007-06-21DENNY SANCHEZ (CHESTER FOOD PLAZA): Food Preparing and Serving 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 · 2004-07-21J R SUPERMARKET INC: Food Preparing and Serving 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 · 2012-12-22J R SUPERMARKET INC: Food Preparing and Serving 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 · 2003-05-15GERHART MALBACHO (T/A MALBACHO THRIFTY FOODS INC): Food Preparing and Serving 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 · 2004-04-30GERHART MALBACHO (T/A MALBACHO THRIFTY FOODS INC): Food Preparing and Serving 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 ↗
- Appeal · 2020-02-03RB_LIRBA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationAppealPermitInspectionLicense
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Every dated record24 events · exact dates, newest first
- L&I violationPROHIBITION AGAINST SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- LicenseCHESTER FOOD MARKET INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- LicenseUNIVERSITY CITY MINI MARKET INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- AppealRB_LIRB
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- L&I violationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- PermitUse
- LicenseUNIVERSITY CITY MINI MARKET INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- LicenseDENNY SANCHEZ (CHESTER FOOD PLAZA): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- LicenseDENNY SANCHEZ (CHESTER FOOD PLAZA): Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing marked inactive
- LicenseUNIVERSITY CITY MINI MARKET INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued
- LicenseJ R SUPERMARKET INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- LicenseDENNY SANCHEZ (CHESTER FOOD PLAZA): Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued
- InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
- InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
- LicenseDENNY SANCHEZ (CHESTER FOOD PLAZA): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- InspectionCSUINITIAL
- LicenseJ R SUPERMARKET INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- LicenseGERHART MALBACHO (T/A MALBACHO THRIFTY FOODS INC): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- LicenseGERHART MALBACHO (T/A MALBACHO THRIFTY FOODS INC): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$3,540/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $252,900 × 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 $260,400. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8820065902026 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
Store, recorded in the City's commercial category. The public record and owner trail follow.
What it is
Store
Store 1 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$119
below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Interior area
2,184 sqft
Lot size
2,381 sqft
Stories
1
Built
1925
Zoning
CMX2
Block context
4700 block of Chester Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 4702 Chester Ave · 4704 Chester 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.
CHESTER FOOD MARKET INCActive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Sep 3, 2025 · Filed expiration Sep 2, 2026
UNIVERSITY CITY MINI MARKET INCInactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Apr 28, 2014 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2025
DENNY SANCHEZ (CHESTER FOOD PLAZA)Inactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jun 21, 2007 · Terminal license date Apr 28, 2014
J R SUPERMARKET INCInactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jul 21, 2004 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012
GERHART MALBACHO (T/A MALBACHO THRIFTY FOODS INC)Inactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date May 15, 2003 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2004
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.
Inferred from public records · 2025-07-28 through 2026-07-28
Food and drink at this property
1 possible-opening record signal in this 12-month window. These are classifications, not confirmed announcements.
Inference, not an opening announcement. Possible-opening classifications are inferences from public permit and license records, not confirmed opening announcements. A permit is authorization for a stated scope, not proof that work occurred or finished. A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open or operating. Food and drink uses the seven exact L&I license types already used by BlockReport. The City record does not support a reliable restaurant, bar, and cafe split. License renewals do not create new events. The opening date is the earliest initial issue date for a deduped OPA parcel, normalized business identity, and license type. Sources: L&I building permits and L&I business licenses, data through Jul 28, 2026.
Open every source row 24 dated rows
- ViolationPROHIBITION AGAINST SINGLE-USE PLASTIC BAGS
Case CF-2026-086722 · Violation VI-2026-053019 · Code 9-4902 · SVN ISSUED
Resolution: SVN ISSUED
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2026-086722 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2026-086722
- License issue eventCHESTER FOOD MARKET INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 0987831 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventUNIVERSITY CITY MINI MARKET INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 626673 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- AppealRB_LIRB
Appeal 39781 · OPEN
I HAVE PUT IN PLACE MEASURES TO MAKE SURE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN IN MY STORE.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 619998 · 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.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 619998 · 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.
- ViolationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
Case 619998 · Violation 4620692 · Code LO-1 · COMPLIED
The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 619998 · 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.
- PermitUse
Permit 557639 · COMPLETED
FOOD, BEVERAGES, AND GROCERIES - EXISTING GROCERY STORE WITH ACCESSORY TAKE OUT OF HOT AND COLD FOOD IN AN EXISTING ATTACHED ONE STORY STRUCTURE.
- License issue eventUNIVERSITY CITY MINI MARKET INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 626673 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventDENNY SANCHEZ (CHESTER FOOD PLAZA): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 414415 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventDENNY SANCHEZ (CHESTER FOOD PLAZA): Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing marked inactive
License 525395 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventUNIVERSITY CITY MINI MARKET INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued
License 584704 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventJ R SUPERMARKET INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 208019 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventDENNY SANCHEZ (CHESTER FOOD PLAZA): Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued
License 525395 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 132788 · 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 134521 · PASSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- License issue eventDENNY SANCHEZ (CHESTER FOOD PLAZA): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 414415 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 82580 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- License issue eventJ R SUPERMARKET INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 208019 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventGERHART MALBACHO (T/A MALBACHO THRIFTY FOODS INC): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 201477 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventGERHART MALBACHO (T/A MALBACHO THRIFTY FOODS INC): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 201477 · Inactive
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
- Neighborhood income & rents: US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 10:50 AM 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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