2026 taxable assessment $241,500 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $250,100; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Multi-family report
4001 J St
2 stories · 1,444 sqft · RSA5 · built 1920
Absentee individual · assessed $242K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $250K · sold 2×. On the 4000 block of J St.
Property summary
Assessment$241,5002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $250,100
Last sale$105KRecorded 2016
Est. tax bill$3,381/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquency$3KCity snapshot · Jun 2022
Permits1Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open44 historical across 9 cases
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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OPA 3322438002026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
$2,833.97 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
$2,076.60 principal$109.02 interest$124.60 penalty$523.75 other charges
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $129,000 total assessment, $129,000 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.
For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”
What stands out
From the public recordImproved
Why it mattersBought for $163K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007.
View supporting records →City Property History
Fetched L&I and zoning records
Every row successfully fetched for this report is counted below. Dataset availability and matching can differ from the City's interactive file; use the official link for current detail.
- Recorded owner
- Soto Jr Roque
- Tax mailing address
- 5458 HENRY AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19128
- L&I district
- EAST
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 332243800
Permits1Every dated permit
Violation cases944 violation records · 0 open
Investigations2111 failed · 10 passed · 0 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses30 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status1
ElectricalPermit 115876
Dec 3, 2007 COMPLETED Completed Feb 24, 2012
UPGRADE EXISTING FIRE ALARM PER NFPA-72 TO MEET NEW CODE (EAST DIST)
Violation cases44 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible9
Case 116076CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jun 8, 2007 · completed Jun 22, 2007
- HIGH WEEDS-CUTViolation 593161Jun 8, 2007 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 593160Jun 8, 2007 COMPLIED
Case 123718CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Aug 10, 2007 · completed Feb 22, 2008
- INT A-EXTERMINATE, OWNERViolation 691633Aug 8, 2007 COMPLIED
- EXT S-WINDOW REPAIR/REPLACEViolation 691632Aug 8, 2007 COMPLIED
- FA/SUPP INSTALL PERMITViolation 691639Aug 8, 2007 COMPLIED
- SD-INTERCONNECT GROUP R2, 3Violation 691638Aug 8, 2007 COMPLIED
- ELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RESViolation 691637Aug 8, 2007 COMPLIED
- ELEC-SYSTEM HAZARDOUS-RESViolation 691636Aug 8, 2007 COMPLIED
- PROSEC- EMERG IMMED RIViolation 691635Aug 8, 2007 COMPLIED
- INT-PLMBG MAINT FIXTURES-RESViolation 691634Aug 8, 2007 COMPLIED
Case 131933CLOSED
HAZARDOUS · Opened Oct 23, 2007 · completed Nov 15, 2007
- UTILITIES-RESTORE GAS-RESViolation 710590Oct 22, 2007 COMPLIED
- PROSEC- EMERG IMMED RIViolation 710589Oct 22, 2007 COMPLIED
- UNFIT PROP STANDARDViolation 710591Oct 22, 2007 COMPLIED
- FIRE EQUIP-REMOVE IF DISCONT¿DViolation 710592Oct 22, 2007 COMPLIED
- FIRE EXTING-INSTALL MAX 75FTViolation 710593Oct 22, 2007 COMPLIED
- AFDS-REQ¿D EXIST GROUP R-2Violation 710875Oct 22, 2007 COMPLIED
Case 178819CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Sep 17, 2008 · completed Mar 18, 2009
- PROSEC- STD INFOViolation 1096786Sep 17, 2008 COMPLIED
- EXT A-POOL CLEAN/REPAIR/MAINTViolation 1096785Sep 17, 2008 COMPLIED
Case 437339CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jun 17, 2014 · completed Jul 11, 2014
- CO DETECTOR NEEDEDViolation 3219386Jun 16, 2014 COMPLIED
- ANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARMViolation 3219387Jun 16, 2014 COMPLIED
- EXT S-DOOR WEATHERTIGHTViolation 3219388Jun 16, 2014 COMPLIED
- INT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SANViolation 3219389Jun 16, 2014 COMPLIED
- INT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINT SANIViolation 3219390Jun 16, 2014 COMPLIED
- COMBUSTIBLE CLEARANCES-RESViolation 3219391Jun 16, 2014 COMPLIED
- ELEC-FIXTURE/OUTLET LOOSE-RESViolation 3219392Jun 16, 2014 COMPLIED
- ELEC-INT LIGHT-RESViolation 3219393Jun 16, 2014 COMPLIED
- FIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAGViolation 3219384Jun 16, 2014 COMPLIED
- FIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOXViolation 3219383Jun 16, 2014 COMPLIED
- FIRE-PULL STATION SIGNSViolation 3219385Jun 16, 2014 COMPLIED
Case 460325CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Nov 13, 2014 · completed Dec 3, 2014
- HIGH WEEDS-CUTViolation 3391773Nov 13, 2014 COMPLIED
- CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEViolation 3391772Nov 13, 2014 COMPLIED
Case 551112CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Aug 19, 2016 · completed Oct 20, 2016
- INTERIOR DOORSViolation 4118899Aug 18, 2016 COMPLIED
- ELECTRICAL -HAZARDViolation 4118901Aug 18, 2016 COMPLIED
- EXTERIOR STRUCTURE FOUNDATIONSViolation 4118895Aug 18, 2016 COMPLIED
- EXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWSViolation 4118893Aug 18, 2016 COMPLIED
- ANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARMViolation 4118892Aug 18, 2016 COMPLIED
- FIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAGViolation 4118891Aug 18, 2016 COMPLIED
- INTERIOR SURFACESViolation 4118896Aug 18, 2016 COMPLIED
- PLUMBING SYSTEMS-GENERALViolation 4118900Aug 18, 2016 COMPLIED
Case 582346CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened May 5, 2017 · completed Aug 29, 2017
- EXTERIOR AREA WEEDSViolation 4391751May 5, 2017 COMPLIED
- EXTERIOR AREA SANITATIONViolation 4391750May 5, 2017 COMPLIED
Case 665195CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Nov 28, 2018 · completed Apr 1, 2019
- EXTERIOR AREA WEEDSViolation 4951125Nov 27, 2018 COMPLIED
- EXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGEViolation 4951126Nov 27, 2018 COMPLIED
- INTERIOR SURFACESViolation 4951127Nov 27, 2018 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes21
HCEU INSPCase 116076
Jun 8, 2007 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 116076
Jun 22, 2007 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 123718
Aug 8, 2007 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 123718
Sep 27, 2007 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 131933
Oct 22, 2007 FAILED
PRECOURTCase 123718
Nov 14, 2007 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 131933
Nov 14, 2007 PASSED
BRU INSPCase 178819
Sep 17, 2008 FAILED
BRU INSPCase 178819
Mar 18, 2009 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 437339
Jun 16, 2014 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 437339
Jul 11, 2014 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 551112
Aug 18, 2016 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 551112
Sep 28, 2016 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 551112
Oct 19, 2016 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 551112
Oct 19, 2016 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 582346
May 5, 2017 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 582346
Jul 20, 2017 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 582346
Aug 28, 2017 PASSED
HCEU INSPCase 665195
Nov 27, 2018 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 665195
Feb 11, 2019 FAILED
HCEU INSPCase 665195
Mar 27, 2019 PASSED
Building certificationsInspection result and filed expiration date by L&I building ID0
No building certifications matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
Business licensesHistorical and active licenses are both retained3
RentalLicense 364786
EDWARD J FOY (PARADE STRAPPING & BAILING LLC)
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Apr 19, 2006 Inactive Expiration Feb 28, 2007 Inactive Apr 19, 2006
RentalLicense 412275
UMME SALMA
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Jun 5, 2007 Inactive Expiration Feb 28, 2017 Inactive Apr 29, 2017
RentalLicense 724928
ROQUE SOTO
Revenue code 3202 · First issued Jan 4, 2017 Inactive Expiration Jan 3, 2019 Inactive Mar 4, 2019
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields0
No appeals matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
City of Philadelphia OPA, L&I and Zoning Board records, shown as filed. A CLOSED investigation is an outcome label, not a missing visit; an appeal's application status and decision may differ.
Legal due diligence
What this record proves—and what it does not.
These checks are triggered by this property’s actual City rows. They identify the controlling document to verify; they do not declare a use legal, a building safe, or title clear.
2 resolve before relying
4 verify
1 favorable dated record
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileThe record identifies more than one dwelling/use.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.
Verify nextVerify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Resolve before relyingA dated tax balance needs a current payoff$2,833.97 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2021.
Why it mattersThat is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.
Verify nextCheck period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyResidential form does not establish rental useOPA classifies the parcel as multi-family; no active Rental License row matched.
Why it mattersA multi-unit or mixed-use classification does not prove that space is currently rented. If dwelling space is rented, Philadelphia generally requires a current Rental License and related occupancy, tax, violation, and lead compliance.
Verify nextConfirm actual occupancy first; if any unit is rented, verify the license and legal unit count with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition11 failed, 10 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Mar 27, 2019.
Why it mattersA PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.
Verify nextOpen the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA fire-system permit exists, but no annual certification matched1 fire/suppression-related permit matched; the fetched BIN certification feed returned no row.
Why it mattersInstalled systems in mixed-use and larger buildings generally require periodic certification, but applicability and limited-area exceptions vary. A missing BIN/address join is not proof of a compliance failure.
Verify nextConfirm what system was installed and whether a current annual certificate is required and filed.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA separate Commercial Trash account may applyOPA classifies the parcel as multi-family. BlockReport does not receive a current Commercial Trash account balance.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia charges qualifying small commercial, mixed-use, and multi-unit properties that use City collection; exemptions and private collection can change applicability. A use category alone does not prove a fee is due.
Verify nextCheck the Commercial Trash account inside the date-effective Property Payoff.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Favorable dated recordNo open violation; closed history remains relevantThe fetched record shows 0 open and 44 historical violations across 9 cases.
Why it mattersA closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.
Verify nextUse the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Closing file: checks no public-record summary can replace5 documents/searches to assign before settlement
Property Sales Certification
The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.
Next: Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.
Official guidance ↗Date-effective City Property Payoff
The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.
Next: Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.
Official guidance ↗Professional title and water-lien searches
OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.
Next: Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Seller-specific tax relief is not the buyer’s bill
LOOP and low-income or senior Real Estate Tax freezes depend on the qualifying owner and continued program eligibility; a buyer cannot assume the seller’s capped or frozen bill continues. A separately verified property abatement often remains with the property for its remaining term, but program-specific new-owner filing, use, and tax-compliance conditions still must be confirmed—not inferred from the reduced assessment alone.
Next: Have Revenue or OPA identify every current benefit, model the buyer’s bill without seller-specific relief, and confirm any verified abatement in writing.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Seller disclosure and independent inspections
For a covered Pennsylvania residential transfer, obtain the statutory seller disclosure. It reports the seller’s knowledge; it is not a warranty, title search, code review, or substitute for inspections. Because OPA dates this building before 1978, separately obtain the required federal/City lead disclosures and any test results.
Next: Have the agreement and disclosure reviewed for this transaction’s coverage and exceptions.
Official guidance ↗Informational only—not a legal opinion, title report, code inspection, tax payoff, or substitute for a Pennsylvania lawyer, title company, inspector, or tax professional.
Records to verify together
Rule-based groupings across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows the records that belong in the same verification step and where the inference stops.
Assessment/permit mismatch
The assessment jumped 64% in 2023, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.
Evidence: assessment moved from $129,000 to $211,800 · no permit shown in 2022-2024
Limit: Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it.
Transparent record rules, not a score or forecast. Each flag is a prompt to verify the cited records, not a prediction or allegation.
What to do with this
The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.
If you’re buying
Built 1920: lead rules apply
Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.
Multiple units and RSA5 zoning need reconciliation
The assessment or license record describes multiple units while the zoning district is generally single-family. That does not establish whether the use is lawful, nonconforming, abandoned, or incorrectly coded. Verify the registered use and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I before pricing multiple rents.
If you own it
$2,834 in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot
The City recorded this amount in June 2022. It may since have been paid, reduced, or increased; verify the current balance directly with Philadelphia Revenue.
If you’re the landlord
If it is rented, verify the Rental License
The fetched license records do not show an active Rental License. Ownership type or a tax mailing address does not prove that tenants occupy the property; if it is rented, verify the current license and legal occupancy in eCLIPSE.
Derived from the fetched property records and linked City guidance as of 2026. Assessment treatment is not a substitute for an exemption approval, live balance, title report, license, occupancy certificate, or inspection. Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.
The investment read
How this building has moved and where it's pointed: the city's assessed value (not a listing price) over 12 years, charted against its block; appreciation is that history's pace, and the 5-year figure simply extends it. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the record to dig into any number.
Assessed value
$241,500
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $250,100 · built 1920
Price / sq ft
$173
block $152 · above block
Appreciation
+98%
+7%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$251K
+7%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax bill / yr
$3,381
1.35% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$3K
recorded then · verify current
Gross yield
-3198720.5%
≈$-667M/mo rent
Times sold
2
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
This houseBlock median & rangeSaleL&I violationPermitInspection
The paper trail
ImprovedBought for $163K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2007.
- 2007 $163KSoldElectricalPermit
- 2014 13 L&I violationsL&I
- 2016 $105KSold8 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 2 failed, 2 passedL&I visit
- 2017 2 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 2 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
- 2018 3 L&I violationsL&IInspection failedL&I visit
- 2019 L&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
Flags: $3K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot — verify current balance. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The property, on paper
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
Stories
2
Interior
1,444 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,855 sqft
Basement
Partial
city code H
Heat
Undetermined
city code H
Central air
No
Garage
2 spaces
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Run the numbers
What owning 4001 J St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes start with an annual estimate from the City’s taxable assessment, not a current bill or balance; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.
When this house last sold (2016) a 30-year mortgage ran about 3.65% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Mortgage
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P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
—
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
—
NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
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year-1 return on cash in
Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance.
Block context
4001 J St sits on the 4000 block of J St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →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 10, 2026, 4:51 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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