2026 assessment
$148K
OPA value, not a listing price
Mixed-use property report
5040-42 Wayne Ave
2,693 sqftCMX2.5built 1900
Property at a glanceMixed-use
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$242K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
5000 block of Wayne Ave
ZIP 19144
Neighborhood area
Germantown
Approximate · based on ZIP 19144
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 $242,300. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$197K 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$197K 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$157K 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$162K 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$164K 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$164K 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$164K 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$129K 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$129K 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$148K 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$148K 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$242K 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2006Deed / sale $125KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2008-03-06UseThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2009-02-05UseThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2009-02-06New ConstructionThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- L&I violation · 2008-02-25ANNUAL 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 · 2008-02-25ANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARMA 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 · 2008-02-25VIOL 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 · 2008-02-25CI 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 · 2008-04-08CI 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 · 2008-09-23CI 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 · 2008-10-29CI 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 ↗
- License · 2004-05-17SONIA SZYMANSKI: Rental landlord or residential registration 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 · 2012-12-22SONIA SZYMANSKI: Rental landlord or residential registration 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 · 2004-04-08PORTIA LEWIS (C RIVS PRECIOUS CHILDREN): Food Preparing and Serving 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 · 2026-06-29PORTIA LEWIS (C RIVS PRECIOUS CHILDREN): Food Preparing and Serving 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 · 2025-03-12Fire 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 · 2025-03-12Emergency 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 · 2026-04-06Emergency 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 · 2026-04-06Fire 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 ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification
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 record19 events · exact dates, newest first
- LicensePORTIA LEWIS (C RIVS PRECIOUS CHILDREN): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
- LicenseSONIA SZYMANSKI: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- PermitNew Construction
- PermitUse
- InspectionCI INSP
- InspectionCI INSP
- InspectionCI INSP
- PermitUse
- L&I violationANNUAL CERT STANDBY/EMERG LITE
- L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
- L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
- InspectionCI INSP
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $125K
- LicenseSONIA SZYMANSKI: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicensePORTIA LEWIS (C RIVS PRECIOUS CHILDREN): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$2,068/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $147,700 × 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 $242,300. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8712993202026 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.”
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.
Property report
Mixed-use property
Mixed-use, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.
What it is
Mixed-use
Row W/Off Str 2 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
2,693 sqft
Lot size
2,200 sqft
Built
1900
Zoning
CMX2.5
Block context
5000 block of Wayne Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5038 Wayne Ave · 5036 Wayne 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.
PORTIA LEWIS (C RIVS PRECIOUS CHILDREN)Inactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Apr 8, 2004 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2026
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
SONIA SZYMANSKIInactive
Rental · Initial issue date May 17, 2004 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 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 19 dated rows
- License terminal eventPORTIA LEWIS (C RIVS PRECIOUS CHILDREN): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 203172 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
Certification BC-2026-013164 · Certified
Expires 2027-04-06
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2026-012359 · Certified
Expires 2027-04-06
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2025-006329 · Certified
Expires 2026-03-12
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
Certification BC-2025-006331 · Certified
Expires 2026-03-12
- License terminal eventSONIA SZYMANSKI: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 263839 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitNew Construction
Permit 191624 · Expired
INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PER PLANS. INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM PER PLANS.
- PermitUse
Permit 199822 · COMPLETED
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF CHILDREN IN DAY CARE TO 46 CHILDREN 5 UNDER THE AGE OF 2 1/2 YRS OF AGE.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 148526 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 148526 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 148526 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- PermitUse
Permit 136664 · COMPLETED
NEEDS TO CHANGE THE AMOUNT OF CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 2 1/2 TO 5 KEEPING THE SAME AMOUNT OF CHILDREN TO 26
- ViolationANNUAL CERT STANDBY/EMERG LITE
Case 148526 · Violation 1146745 · Code FC-914.1/5 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
Case 148526 · Violation 1146744 · Code FC-914.1/3 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
- ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
Case 148526 · Violation 1146743 · Code A-000.0/10 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
- InvestigationCI INSP
Case 148526 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- Recorded transfer$125K transfer
2006
- License issue eventSONIA SZYMANSKI: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 263839 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventPORTIA LEWIS (C RIVS PRECIOUS CHILDREN): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 203172 · 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, 7:22 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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