Mixed-use property report

4958 Lancaster Ave

3,054 sqftCMX2built 1925

Property at a glanceApartment building

Browning Properties LLC

2026 assessment
$160K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$199K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Wynnefield · West Park Approximate · based on ZIP 19131
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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 $198,500. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Every dated record37 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseBROWNING PROPERTIES LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  2. LicenseAlphabright Child Development Center, LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. L&I violationEXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION
  6. L&I violationEXIT SIGNS REQUIRED
  7. L&I violationOBSCURING EXIT DOORS
  8. L&I violationEMERGENCY LIGHTING TESTED
  9. L&I violationEXTENSION CORDS
  10. L&I violationFIRE ALARM TESTED/CERTIFIED
  11. L&I violationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS TAGGED
  12. L&I violationKITCHEN HOOD PROTECTED
  13. L&I violationEXIT DOORS SELF CLOSING/LATCHING
  14. InspectionL&I investigation
  15. LicenseAlphabright Child Development Center, LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  16. LicenseKINGDOM KIDDIES: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  17. PermitAdministrative
  18. LicenseKINGDOM KIDDIES: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  19. LicenseBROWNING PROPERTIES LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  20. PermitUse
  21. LicenseGAIL E COLON-HOBBS (AGT: GEORGE HOBBS): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  22. PermitUse
  23. Deed / saleDeed / sale $150K
  24. PermitPlumbing
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  27. L&I violationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/REPLACE (Repair or replace exterior windows)
  28. L&I violationFIRE-PULL STATION SIGNS
  29. L&I violationLICENSE RES CAL REQUIRED
  30. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. LicenseANNIE B WILSON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  33. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  34. LicenseGAIL E COLON-HOBBS (AGT: GEORGE HOBBS): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  35. LicenseANNIE B WILSON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  36. LicenseANNIE B WILSON: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  37. LicenseANNIE B WILSON: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Verify the public record

$2,233/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $159,500 × 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 $198,500. 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 871206750
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 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

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
Browning Properties LLC
$ / sq ft
$65 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Lancaster Avenue/44th-50th city commercial corridor
Interior area
3,054 sqft
Lot size
1,283 sqft
Built
1925
Zoning
CMX2

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Browning Properties LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 4958 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19131

Block context

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

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Next door: 4956 Lancaster Ave  ·  4954 Lancaster 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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Alphabright Child Development Center, LLCInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jun 15, 2020 · Terminal license date Aug 13, 2022

KINGDOM KIDDIESInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Aug 14, 2018 · Terminal license date Oct 12, 2019

Landlord and residential filings

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

BROWNING PROPERTIES LLCInactive

Rental · Initial issue date May 9, 2018 · Terminal license date Jul 7, 2024

GAIL E COLON-HOBBS (AGT: GEORGE HOBBS)Inactive

Rental · Initial issue date Apr 19, 2005 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2018

ANNIE B WILSONInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Aug 27, 2004 · Terminal license date Sep 27, 2006

ANNIE B WILSONInactive

Rental · Initial issue date May 27, 2003 · Terminal license date Feb 29, 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.

Open every source row 37 dated rows
  1. License terminal eventBROWNING PROPERTIES LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 775976 · Inactive

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

  2. License terminal eventAlphabright Child Development Center, LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 843444 · Inactive

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

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-111919 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-111919 · FAILED

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

  5. ViolationEXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION

    Case CF-2021-111919 · Violation VI-2021-080712 · Code FC-13-1007.2 · COMPLIED

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

  6. ViolationEXIT SIGNS REQUIRED

    Case CF-2021-111919 · Violation VI-2021-080700 · Code FC-13-1007.1 · COMPLIED

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

  7. ViolationOBSCURING EXIT DOORS

    Case CF-2021-111919 · Violation VI-2021-080707 · Code FC-13-1016.3 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationEMERGENCY LIGHTING TESTED

    Case CF-2021-111919 · Violation VI-2021-080696 · Code FC-13-604.1 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationEXTENSION CORDS

    Case CF-2021-111919 · Violation VI-2021-080695 · Code FC-13-605.5 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationFIRE ALARM TESTED/CERTIFIED

    Case CF-2021-111919 · Violation VI-2021-080693 · Code FC-13-915.1 · COMPLIED

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

  11. ViolationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS TAGGED

    Case CF-2021-111919 · Violation VI-2021-080699 · Code FC-13-906.2 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationKITCHEN HOOD PROTECTED

    Case CF-2021-111919 · Violation VI-2021-080716 · Code FC-13-904.11 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationEXIT DOORS SELF CLOSING/LATCHING

    Case CF-2021-111919 · Violation VI-2021-080709 · Code FC-13-1008.2.5 · COMPLIED

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

  14. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-111919 · FAILED

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

  15. License issue eventAlphabright Child Development Center, LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 843444 · Inactive

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

  16. License terminal eventKINGDOM KIDDIES: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 786065 · Inactive

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

  17. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 878561 · COMPLETED

    NO WORK ON THIS PERMIT. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THE 1ST FLOOR ONLY. USE OF 1ST FLOOR TO BE GROUP E: MORE THAN 5 CHILDREN OLDER THAN 2 ½ YEARS OF AGE AND/OR A MAXIMUM OF 5 CHILDREN UNDER 2 ½ YEARS OF AGE. LO MAX 10 OCCUPANTS.

  18. License issue eventKINGDOM KIDDIES: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 786065 · Inactive

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

  19. License issue eventBROWNING PROPERTIES LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 775976 · Inactive

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

  20. PermitUse

    Permit 873391 · COMPLETED

    FOR USE AS A GROUP DAY CARE FOR 20 OR MORE ADULTS OR 20 OR MORE CHILDREN NOT TO EXCEED 24 CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF CARE WITH ACCESSORY SERVING AND PREPARING OF FOOD ON THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD FLOORS OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. (NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT)

  21. License terminal eventGAIL E COLON-HOBBS (AGT: GEORGE HOBBS): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 314178 · Inactive

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

  22. PermitUse

    Permit 855834 · COMPLETED

    FOR USE AS A DAY CARE CENTER FOR 13 OR MORE ADULTS OR 13 OR MORE CHILDREN NOT TO EXCEED 24 CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF CARE WITH ACCESSORY SERVING AND PREPARING OF FOOD ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE WITH PREVIOUSLY APPROVED RESIDENTIAL USE ABOVE. (NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT)

  23. Recorded transfer$150K transfer

    2018

  24. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 256057 · COMPLETED

    CURB TRAP, MAIN DRAIN PA ONE CALL #2010-006-0229 #2010-006-0230

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 198894 · 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.

  26. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 198894 · 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.

  27. ViolationEXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/REPLACE (Repair or replace exterior windows)

    Case 198894 · Violation 1326169 · Code PM-304.8/16 · COMPLIED

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

  28. ViolationFIRE-PULL STATION SIGNS

    Case 198894 · Violation 1326171 · Code FC-907.4/4 · COMPLIED

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

  29. ViolationLICENSE RES CAL REQUIRED

    Case 198894 · Violation 1326170 · Code PM-102.8/1 · COMPLIED

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

  30. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 198894 · Violation 1326168 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  31. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 80190 · 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.

  32. License terminal eventANNIE B WILSON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 276425 · Inactive

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

  33. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 80190 · 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. License issue eventGAIL E COLON-HOBBS (AGT: GEORGE HOBBS): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 314178 · Inactive

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

  35. License issue eventANNIE B WILSON: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 276425 · Inactive

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

  36. License terminal eventANNIE B WILSON: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 246541 · Inactive

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

  37. License issue eventANNIE B WILSON: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 246541 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 1:32 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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