2026 assessment
$878K
OPA value, not a listing price
Commercial property report
4831 Lancaster Ave
1 story11,400 sqftCMX2built 1925
Property at a glanceCommercial
Smd Property Group INC
2027 published assessment
$1.5M
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
4800 block of Lancaster Ave
ZIP 19131
Neighborhood area
Wynnefield · West Park
Approximate · based on ZIP 19131
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 $1,539,000. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$832K 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$832K 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$904K 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$831K 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$831K 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$831K 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$831K 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$882K 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$882K 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$878K 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$878K 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$1.5M 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2007-02-12ANNUAL CERT FIRE SUPPA 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2007-02-12ANNUAL CERT STANDBY/EMERG LITEA 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2007-02-12DECO/FURN-EXPLOSIVE/HIGH FLAMA 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2007-02-12VIOL C&I MESSAGEA 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 · 2007-02-12CI INSPA 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2008-06-05SHELTER DRILL CONDUCTA 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 · 2008-06-05CI INSPA 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2012-11-03WALL LOOSE/MISS BRICKSA 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 · 2012-11-03CSUINITIALA 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 · 2006-09-11CI INSPA 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 · 2010-04-06CI INSPA 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 · 2010-09-20CI INSPA 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 · 2010-11-17CI INSPA 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 · 2013-01-11CSUINITIALA 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 ↗
- License · 2020-01-23Brightside Academy Philadelphia LLC: Dumpster License - Public ROW 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 · 2020-01-23Brightside Academy Philadelphia LLC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) 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 · 2011-01-10BRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY INC: Dumpster License - Public ROW 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 · 2020-03-31BRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY INC: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing marked closedA 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 · 2005-04-30BRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) 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 · 2020-06-29BRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) 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 ↗
- Certification · 2021-09-14Emergency and Standby Power Systems CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2021-09-14Emergency and Standby Power Systems CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2021-09-14Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2022-09-15Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2022-09-15Emergency and Standby Power Systems CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2023-11-02Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2024-03-08Sprinkler CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2024-09-10Emergency and Standby Power Systems CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2024-09-10Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2025-03-04Sprinkler CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2026-04-29Sprinkler CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
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Every dated record31 events · exact dates, newest first
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- LicenseBRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license marked inactive
- LicenseBRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY INC: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing marked closed
- LicenseBrightside Academy Philadelphia LLC: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing initially issued
- LicenseBrightside Academy Philadelphia LLC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
- InspectionCSUINITIAL
- L&I violationWALL LOOSE/MISS BRICKS
- InspectionCSUINITIAL
- LicenseBRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY INC: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing initially issued
- InspectionCI INSP
- InspectionCI INSP
- InspectionCI INSP
- L&I violationSHELTER DRILL CONDUCT
- InspectionCI INSP
- L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE SUPP
- L&I violationANNUAL CERT STANDBY/EMERG LITE
- L&I violationDECO/FURN-EXPLOSIVE/HIGH FLAM
- L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
- InspectionCI INSP
- InspectionCI INSP
- LicenseBRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$12,287/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $877,800 × 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 $1,539,000. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8822507402026 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
Commercial, recorded in the City's commercial category. The public record and owner trail follow.
What it is
Commercial
Misc Day Care Masonry
Owner
Smd Property Group INC
$ / sq ft
$135
below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Lancaster Avenue/44th-50th
city commercial corridor
Interior area
11,400 sqft
Lot size
11,455 sqft
Stories
1
Built
1925
Zoning
CMX2
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
Smd Property Group INC · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 3515 Muirwood Dr, Newtown Sq PA, 19073 — outside Philadelphia
Block context
4800 block of Lancaster Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 4833 Lancaster Ave · 4827 Lancaster Ave
L&I license dates · data through Jul 27, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
Brightside Academy Philadelphia LLCActive
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · Initial issue date Jan 23, 2020 · Filed expiration Jan 22, 2027
BRIGHTSIDE ACADEMYInactive
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · Initial issue date Apr 30, 2005 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2020
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 31 dated rows
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
Certification BC-2026-018953 · Certified
Expires 2027-04-29
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
Certification BC-2025-009104 · Certified
Expires 2026-03-04
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
Certification BC-2024-026944 · Certified
Expires 2025-09-10
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2024-026943 · Certified
Expires 2025-09-10
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
Certification BC-2024-016632 · Certified
Expires 2025-03-08
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2023-022965 · Certified
Expires 2024-11-02
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2023-002562 · Certified
Expires 2023-09-15
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
Certification BC-2023-002563 · Certified
Expires 2023-09-15
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
Certification BC-2021-004666 · Certified
Expires 2022-09-14
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
Certification BC-2022-011041 · Certified
Expires 2022-09-14
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2022-011040 · Certified
Expires 2022-09-14
- License terminal eventBRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license marked inactive
License 316332 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventBRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY INC: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing marked closed
License 521823 · Closed
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventBrightside Academy Philadelphia LLC: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing initially issued
License 834912 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventBrightside Academy Philadelphia LLC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
License 834873 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 358178 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- ViolationWALL LOOSE/MISS BRICKS
Case 358178 · Violation 2629955 · Code PM-307.1/10 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 358178 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- License issue eventBRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY INC: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing initially issued
License 521823 · Closed
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 79686 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 103120 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 79686 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationSHELTER DRILL CONDUCT
Case 103120 · Violation 975662 · Code FC-409.5/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 103120 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE SUPP
Case 103120 · Violation 975658 · Code FC-914.1/4 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationANNUAL CERT STANDBY/EMERG LITE
Case 103120 · Violation 975659 · Code FC-914.1/5 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationDECO/FURN-EXPLOSIVE/HIGH FLAM
Case 103120 · Violation 975660 · Code FC-803.1/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
Case 103120 · Violation 975661 · Code A-000.0/10 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 103120 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 79686 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- License issue eventBRIGHTSIDE ACADEMY: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
License 316332 · 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
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 28, 2026, 6:26 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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