2026 assessment
$553K
OPA value, not a listing price
Property report
900 S 48th St
3 stories4,470 sqftRSA3built 1890
Property at a glanceApartment building
Bella Properties 48th Str
2027 published assessment
$553K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
900 block of S 48th St
ZIP 19143
Neighborhood area
Cedar Park · Kingsessing
Approximate · based on ZIP 19143
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 $552,800. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$410K 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$410K 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$422K 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$580K 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$582K 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$582K 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$582K 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$582K 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$582K 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$553K 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$553K 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$553K 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 · 2007Deed / sale $3.0MA 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2007Deed / sale $409KA 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 · 2014-10-01Major alterationA broad legacy permit work category for a substantial building alteration. It can include changed layouts, partitions, fixtures, finishes, structural work, or occupancy-related work, but only the approved scope and plans say what this permit actually authorized; separate trade permits may be required.What Philadelphia building permits can cover ↗
- License · 2007-12-03BELLA PROPERTIES 48TH ST LLC: 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 · 2006-06-21NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT FUND: 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 · 2012-12-22NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT FUND: 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 · 2012-12-22MR MARK E SHERMAN: 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 · 2003-09-12MR MARK E SHERMAN: 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 ↗
- Certification · 2022-10-28Fire 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 · 2023-10-20Fire 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 · 2024-10-09Fire 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 · 2025-10-21Fire 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 / salePermitLicenseCertification
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Every dated record12 events · exact dates, newest first
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- PermitMajor alteration
- LicenseNEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT FUND: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseMR MARK E SHERMAN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseBELLA PROPERTIES 48TH ST LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $3.0M
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $409K
- LicenseNEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT FUND: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicenseMR MARK E SHERMAN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
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Property tax
$7,737/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $552,700 × 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 $552,800. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8817102052026 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
Apartment building, recorded in the City's multi-family category. The public record and owner trail follow.
What it is
Apartment building
Apts 5-50 Units Masonry
Owner
Bella Properties 48th Str
$ / sq ft
$124
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Licensed units
5
active rental license
Interior area
4,470 sqft
Lot size
2,775 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1890
Zoning
RSA3
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
Bella Properties 48th Str · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 2 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.2M combined
• Tax bills mail to Po Box 63522, Philadelphia PA, 19142
• Holds an active rental license for this address
Block context
900 block of S 48th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 902 S 48th St · 904 S 48th St
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.
No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 27, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
BELLA PROPERTIES 48TH ST LLCActive
Rental · Initial issue date Dec 3, 2007 · Filed expiration Feb 28, 2027
NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT FUNDInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Jun 21, 2006 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012
MR MARK E SHERMANInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Sep 12, 2003 · 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 12 dated rows
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2025-028133 · Certified
Expires 2026-10-21
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2024-031377 · Certified
Expires 2025-10-09
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2023-021726 · Certified
Expires 2024-10-20
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2023-000561 · Certified
Expires 2023-10-28
- PermitMajor alteration
Permit 565356 · COMPLETED
DISMANTLE THE FRONT AND REAR ELEVATION PARAPET BRICK WALLS.REBUILD BACK TO ORIGINAL LINES AND CONFIGURATION. APPLY ONE GENEROUS APPLICATION OF A VOC COMPLIANT, CLEAR PENETRATING WATER REPELLENT TO ENTIRE AREA. AT SIDE ELEVATION SECOND FLOOR WINDOWS INSTALL NEW STEEL LINTEL AS PER ATTACHED ENGINEER'S REPORT. NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OR AREA. * CONTACT STREETS DEPARTMENT FOR DUMPSTER PERMIT AND FOOTWAY CLOSURE PERMITS. ** NO OTHER WORK THIS PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR GUARD RAILS.
- License terminal eventNEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT FUND: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 374475 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventMR MARK E SHERMAN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 222052 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventBELLA PROPERTIES 48TH ST LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 430149 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$3.0M transfer
2007
- Recorded transfer$409K transfer
2007
- License issue eventNEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT FUND: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 374475 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventMR MARK E SHERMAN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 222052 · 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
- Neighborhood income & rents: US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 28, 2026, 9:57 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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