2026 assessment
$84K
OPA value, not a listing price
Commercial property report
4861-63 Lancaster Ave
1 story1,587 sqftICMXbuilt 1925
Property at a glanceStore
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$111K
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 $111,000. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$80K 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$80K 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$87K 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$80K 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$80K 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$80K 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$80K 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$85K 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$85K 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$84K 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$84K 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$111K 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 · 2007-01-23VACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LICA 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 · 2007-01-23CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEA 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 · 2010-05-25CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEA 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 · 2010-05-25VACANT LOT STANDARDA 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 · 2010-05-25CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEA 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 · 2010-05-25LICENSE - VACANT LOTA 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 · 2025-09-09NEW USEA 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 · 2025-09-09EXTERIOR AREA WEEDSA 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 · 2025-09-09EXTERIOR AREA SANITATIONA 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 · 2025-09-09L&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 · 2025-09-17L&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 ↗
- License · 2005-10-31M & R AUTOMOTION INC: Tow Truck 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 · 2020-02-29M & R AUTOMOTION INC: Tow Truck 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 · 2004-12-16WILLIAMSON JOHN: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing 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 · 2012-07-24WILLIAMSON JOHN: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing 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 · 2000-06-15JOHN WILLIAMSON (J & R AUTOMOTIVE): 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 · 2010-07-31JOHN WILLIAMSON (J & R AUTOMOTIVE): 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 ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationInspectionLicense
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Every dated record17 events · exact dates, newest first
- InspectionL&I investigation
- L&I violationNEW USE
- L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
- L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
- InspectionL&I investigation
- LicenseM & R AUTOMOTION INC: Tow Truck business license marked inactive
- LicenseWILLIAMSON JOHN: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license marked inactive
- LicenseJOHN WILLIAMSON (J & R AUTOMOTIVE): Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing marked inactive
- L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
- L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD
- L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
- L&I violationLICENSE - VACANT LOT
- L&I violationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC
- L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
- LicenseM & R AUTOMOTION INC: Tow Truck business license initially issued
- LicenseWILLIAMSON JOHN: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license initially issued
- LicenseJOHN WILLIAMSON (J & R AUTOMOTIVE): Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$1,177/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $84,100 × 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 $111,000. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8820162302026 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
Auto Repair Shop Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$70
below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Lancaster Avenue/44th-50th
city commercial corridor
Interior area
1,587 sqft
Lot size
4,796 sqft
Stories
1
Built
1925
Zoning
ICMX
Block context
4800 block of Lancaster Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 4857 Lancaster Ave · 4839 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.
M & R AUTOMOTION INCInactive
Tow Truck · Initial issue date Oct 31, 2005 · Terminal license date Feb 29, 2020
WILLIAMSON JOHNInactive
Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing · Initial issue date Dec 16, 2004 · Terminal license date Jul 24, 2012
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 17 dated rows
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-098340 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- ViolationNEW USE
Case CF-2025-098340 · Violation VI-2025-070368 · Code A-301.1/65 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - WRITTEN IN ERROR City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
Case CF-2025-098340 · Violation VI-2025-070369 · Code PM15-302.4 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - WRITTEN IN ERROR City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
Case CF-2025-098340 · Violation VI-2025-070370 · Code PM15-302.1 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - WRITTEN IN ERROR City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2025-098340 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- License terminal eventM & R AUTOMOTION INC: Tow Truck business license marked inactive
License 551207 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventWILLIAMSON JOHN: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license marked inactive
License 284918 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventJOHN WILLIAMSON (J & R AUTOMOTIVE): Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing marked inactive
License 278409 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
Case 236646 · Violation 1696152 · Code CP-01 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
- ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD
Case 236646 · Violation 1696153 · Code PM-306.0/2 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
- ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
Case 236648 · Violation 1696150 · Code CP-01 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
- ViolationLICENSE - VACANT LOT
Case 236648 · Violation 1696151 · Code CP-102 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
- ViolationVACANT LOT KEEP CLEAN GET LIC
Case 99071 · Violation 473359 · Code PM-306.0/91 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
Case 99071 · Violation 473358 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- License issue eventM & R AUTOMOTION INC: Tow Truck business license initially issued
License 551207 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventWILLIAMSON JOHN: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license initially issued
License 284918 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventJOHN WILLIAMSON (J & R AUTOMOTIVE): Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued
License 278409 · 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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