Mixed-use property report

4939 Wayne Ave

3,040 sqft · CMX2.5 · built 1900

Property at a glanceMixed-use

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$159K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$274K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Germantown Approximate · based on ZIP 19144
Street view of 4939 Wayne Ave
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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 $273,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$250K$500K$274K1997200220072012201720222027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspectionLicense

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record39 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. L&I violationNEW ELECTRICAL WIRING
  3. L&I violationINTERIOR DEMOLITION
  4. L&I violationALTER INTERIOR PORTION
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  7. InspectionL&I investigation
  8. InspectionL&I investigation
  9. Deed / saleDeed / sale $79K
  10. InspectionL&I investigation
  11. InspectionL&I investigation
  12. InspectionL&I investigation
  13. InspectionL&I investigation
  14. InspectionL&I investigation
  15. InspectionL&I investigation
  16. InspectionL&I investigation
  17. InspectionL&I investigation
  18. InspectionL&I investigation
  19. L&I violationPENALTY- NO PLUMB PERM INFO
  20. L&I violationSTOP WORK ORDER
  21. L&I violationPERMP- ALTER/REPAIR/REPL PLUMB
  22. InspectionBP_BLDG
  23. InspectionBP_BLDG
  24. L&I violationSTOP WORK ORDER
  25. L&I violationPERMP- ALTER/REPAIR/REPL PLUMB
  26. L&I violationPENALTY- NO PLUMB PERM INFO
  27. InspectionBP_BLDG
  28. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  33. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE DOORS
  34. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  35. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  36. L&I violationDOOR AND WINDOW VACANT
  37. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  38. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  39. LicenseKNAPPY KNICKY'S & CO: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

Verify the public record

$2,223/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $158,800 × 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 $273,600. 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 871518090
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$50,805.20 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 1997–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$25,793.25 principal$15,336.21 interest$1,775.83 penalty$7,899.91 other charges
24years recorded 1997–2021tax periods Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $184,600 total assessment, $184,600 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $20,750.38 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

1997$480.00 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $0.00 penalty1999$541.60 total · $174.49 principal · $269.59 interest · $12.21 penalty2000$835.17 total · $304.12 principal · $442.49 interest · $21.29 penalty2001$806.16 total · $304.12 principal · $415.12 interest · $21.29 penalty2002$777.15 total · $304.12 principal · $387.75 interest · $21.29 penalty2003$748.14 total · $304.12 principal · $360.38 interest · $21.29 penalty2004$719.13 total · $304.12 principal · $333.01 interest · $21.29 penalty2005$690.11 total · $304.12 principal · $305.64 interest · $21.29 penalty2006$1,620.92 total · $760.29 principal · $695.66 interest · $53.22 penalty2007$1,548.40 total · $760.29 principal · $627.24 interest · $53.22 penalty2008$1,475.86 total · $760.29 principal · $558.81 interest · $53.22 penalty2009$1,403.32 total · $760.29 principal · $490.38 interest · $53.22 penalty2010$1,330.80 total · $760.29 principal · $421.96 interest · $53.22 penalty2011$1,380.71 total · $835.54 principal · $388.53 interest · $58.49 penalty2012$1,503.18 total · $867.74 principal · $325.40 interest · $60.74 penalty2013$1,312.33 total · $898.93 principal · $256.19 interest · $62.93 penalty2014$1,297.28 total · $898.93 principal · $175.29 interest · $62.93 penalty2015$1,211.53 total · $898.93 principal · $94.39 interest · $62.93 penalty2016$1,068.59 total · $898.93 principal · $13.48 interest · $8.99 penalty

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

Assessment and sale price disagree hard

Assessed at $274K, but it traded for $79,400 in 2025 — a 3.4× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.

Property report

Mixed-use property

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

$51K · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot Historical lien entry · through 2016 3 open violations

What it is
Mixed-use S/D Off/Str 2.5 Sty Mason
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$90 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Wayne Ave/SW Germantown city commercial corridor
Interior area
3,040 sqft
Lot size
2,032 sqft
Built
1900
Zoning
CMX2.5

Block context

4900 block of Wayne Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 4937 Wayne Ave  ·  4941 Wayne Ave

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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KNAPPY KNICKY'S & COInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jul 2, 1997 · Filed expiration Apr 30, 1998

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 38 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-126404 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. ViolationNEW ELECTRICAL WIRING

    Case CF-2025-127105 · Violation VI-2025-091734 · Code A-301.1/50 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - WRITTEN IN ERROR City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  3. ViolationINTERIOR DEMOLITION

    Case CF-2025-127105 · Violation VI-2025-091735 · Code A-301.1/7 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - WRITTEN IN ERROR City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  4. ViolationALTER INTERIOR PORTION

    Case CF-2025-127105 · Violation VI-2025-091736 · Code A-301.1/4 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - WRITTEN IN ERROR City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-127105 · FAILED

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

  6. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case CF-2025-126404 · Violation VI-2025-090956 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-126404 · FAILED

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

  8. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 723844 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  9. Recorded transfer$79K transfer

    2025

  10. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 662565 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  11. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 723844 · FAILED

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

  12. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 667524 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  13. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 667524 · FAILED

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

  14. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 723844 · FAILED

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

  15. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 723844 · FAILED

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

  16. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 723844 · FAILED

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

  17. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 723844 · FAILED

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

  18. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 723844 · FAILED

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

  19. ViolationPENALTY- NO PLUMB PERM INFO

    Case 723844 · Violation 211989418 · Code A-901.13/3 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  20. ViolationSTOP WORK ORDER

    Case 723844 · Violation 211989417 · Code A-504.1/1 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  21. ViolationPERMP- ALTER/REPAIR/REPL PLUMB

    Case 723844 · Violation 211989419 · Code A-301.1/55 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  22. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 723844 · FAILED

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

  23. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 722177 · CLOSED

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

  24. ViolationSTOP WORK ORDER

    Case 722177 · Violation 5296074 · Code A-504.1/1 · CLOSED

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

  25. ViolationPERMP- ALTER/REPAIR/REPL PLUMB

    Case 722177 · Violation 5296073 · Code A-301.1/55 · CLOSED

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

  26. ViolationPENALTY- NO PLUMB PERM INFO

    Case 722177 · Violation 5296075 · Code A-901.13/3 · CLOSED

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

  27. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 722177 · FAILED

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

  28. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 667524 · 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.

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 667524 · 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.

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 662565 · 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.

  31. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 662565 · 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.

  32. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE DOORS

    Case 667524 · Violation 211956752 · Code PM15-304.15 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  33. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 667524 · 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.

  34. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 662565 · Violation 211952682 · Code PM15-301 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - STOP PROCESSING City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  35. ViolationDOOR AND WINDOW VACANT

    Case 662565 · Violation 211952683 · Code PM15-304.19V · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - STOP PROCESSING City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  36. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 662565 · Violation 211952679 · Code 9-3905 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - STOP PROCESSING City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  37. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 662565 · 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.

  38. License issue eventKNAPPY KNICKY'S & CO: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 203267 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 5:44 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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