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4989 Sheldon St

3 stories1,336 sqftRSA5built 1920

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$163K OPA value, not a listing price
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3 violation rows marked OPEN in 1 active case

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Case CF-2026-043542

Unsafe structure case

IN VIOLATION

Opened Apr 29, 2026 · Latest inspection FAILED · Apr 29, 2026

  • Unsafe StructurePM15-108.1
  • Exterior Limit StatePM15-304.1(C)
  • Roof DeficienciesPM15-304.1(H)

OPEN is the status in the fetched L&I file, not a new inspection by BlockReport. Read the notice for the cited condition and required correction, then verify the live case with L&I.

Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this house against its block and ZIP. Dated City filings are marked on the same line. Select one to read it. Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals.

$0$125K$250KZIP 19144 (Germantown) median$163K2015201720192021202320252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 (Germantown) medianAssessmentL&I violationInspection

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Every dated record18 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  2. L&I violationEXTERIOR LIMIT STATE
  3. L&I violationROOF DEFICIENCIES
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. InspectionL&I investigation
  7. InspectionL&I investigation
  8. InspectionL&I investigation
  9. InspectionL&I investigation
  10. InspectionL&I investigation
  11. InspectionL&I investigation
  12. InspectionL&I investigation
  13. InspectionL&I investigation
  14. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  15. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8
  16. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 11
  17. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  18. InspectionCSUINITIAL

Flags: 3 L&I violation rows marked OPEN · $8K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $6K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$886/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $63,300 × 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 $163,200. 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 121186000
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$7,941.74 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2013–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$5,315.40 principal$1,028.80 interest$359.31 penalty$1,238.23 other charges
7years recorded 2013–2021tax periods 2017-07-13last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $79,300 total assessment, $79,300 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 $5,769.64 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2013$223.79 total · $13.03 principal · $7.37 interest · $0.91 penalty2014$1,990.85 total · $1,416.18 principal · $276.15 interest · $99.13 penalty2015$1,855.75 total · $1,416.18 principal · $148.70 interest · $99.13 penalty2016$1,699.25 total · $1,479.38 principal · $22.20 interest · $14.79 penalty

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

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Stories
3
Interior
1,336 sqft livable area
Lot
1,750 sqft
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Block context

4900 block of Sheldon St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 4987 Sheldon St  ·  4991 Sheldon St

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 18 dated rows
  1. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case CF-2026-043542 · Violation VI-2026-026272 · Code PM15-108.1 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  2. ViolationEXTERIOR LIMIT STATE

    Case CF-2026-043542 · Violation VI-2026-026273 · Code PM15-304.1(C) · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  3. ViolationROOF DEFICIENCIES

    Case CF-2026-043542 · Violation VI-2026-026274 · Code PM15-304.1(H) · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 718146 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2026-043542 · FAILED

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

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 718146 · FAILED

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

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 718146 · FAILED

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

  8. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 718146 · FAILED

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

  9. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 718146 · FAILED

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

  10. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 718146 · FAILED

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

  11. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 718146 · FAILED

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

  12. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 718146 · FAILED

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

  13. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 718146 · FAILED

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

  14. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 718146 · FAILED

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

  15. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8

    Case 718146 · Violation 211979605 · Code PM15-304.1H · CLOSED

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

  16. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 11

    Case 718146 · Violation 211979640 · Code PM15-304.1K · CLOSED

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

  17. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 718146 · Violation 211979604 · Code PM15-108.1 · CLOSED

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

  18. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 718146 · FAILED

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 5:04 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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