House report

4144 W Girard Ave

3 stories · 2,856 sqft · RM1 · built 1915

Entity-held · assessed $207K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $229K · sold 1×. On the 4100 block of W Girard Ave.

Street view of 4144 W Girard Ave
From the street — imagery © Google
From above · selected parcel outlined; choose a neighboring polygon to open it — imagery © Esri, Maxar
BlockReport AI · cited public records

Ask what this property record means.

Open the research chat with this property already in context. Curated questions are free.

Opens the research chat · 3 custom questions per browser

Property summary

“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled

Question or correct this record

BlockReport can explain a discrepancy, but it cannot rewrite an official City record. Use the agency that owns the underlying fact:

The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.

BlockReport can calculate the annual tax from the City’s taxable assessment. Payments, credits, interest, and a current amount due live separately in Philadelphia Tax Center.

Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$2,903/year

2026 taxable assessment $207,400 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $228,600; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit—or an amount due—is not automatically “back taxes.”

OPA 062169600
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Choose “View period balance” to see the tax year and any credit, interest, or delinquency.
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.”

What stands out

From the public record
Finding

Permit on record

Record summary

$40K transfer recorded in 2011. Alteration permit recorded in 2011.

View supporting records →

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 1915: 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.

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.

Who's behind it

Fafa Enterprises LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to Po Box 42382, Philadelphia PA, 19101

Assessment and tax history

Every fetched annual City assessment for this house, compared with its block and ZIP. The figures show assessment change, the billed-year tax estimate, dated tax records, and recorded transfers. They do not estimate market appreciation or investment return.

Assessed value
$207,400
2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $228,600 · built 1915
Price / sq ft
$80
block $110 · below block
Assessment change
+503%
+18%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +10% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$2,903
1.4% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
No match
not proof the account is current
Times sold
1

Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$250K$500KZIP 19104 median$229K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19104 medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

Highlight
Every dated record16 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  2. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  3. L&I violationMULTI FAMILY (R2)
  4. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  5. LicenseRental
  6. PermitAlteration
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $40K
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. InspectionBRU INSP
  10. LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot
  11. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  12. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  13. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  14. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. LicenseRental

The paper trail

$40K transfer recorded in 2011. Alteration permit recorded in 2011.

  1. 2008 4 L&I violationsL&IL&I: 1 failed, 1 passedL&I visit
  2. 2009 Inspection passedL&I visit
  3. 2011 $40KTransferAlterationPermit
  4. 2015 L&I violationL&IInspection failedL&I visit
  5. 2016 Inspection failedL&I visit

Browse the source ledger

The chart above is the primary timeline. This drawer preserves every underlying dated row and its filed status for source-level review.

Open the City record ↗
Browse 16 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 515465 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  2. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 515465 · 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.

  3. ViolationMULTI FAMILY (R2)

    Case 515465 · Violation 4169248 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  4. LicenseRental

    License 543597 · Inactive

    FAFA ENTERPRISES LLC (KUMARS KERAMATI AGENT) · Expires 2014-02-28

  5. PermitAlteration

    Permit 354154 · EXPIRED

    PARTIAL INTERIOR DEMO OF NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS. ALTERATIONS TO NON-LOAD BEARING PARTITIONS, FLOOR, WALL, AND CEILING COVERINGS ONLY. REPLACE DOORS AND WINDOWS IN EXISTING OPENINGS. FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES MUST BE MAINTAINED AT ALL TIMES. ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, AND MECHANICAL WORK WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PERMITS. CALL THE INSPECTOR PRIOR TO STARTING WORK.

  6. Recorded transfer$40K transfer

    2011

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 50996 · 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.

  8. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 184875 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  9. LicenseVacant Residential Property / Lot

    License 462803 · Inactive

    SURRENDRANATH RAMDAS · Expires 2010-02-28 · Inactive 2011-09-09

  10. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 184875 · FAILED

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

  11. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 184875 · Violation 1152773 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 184875 · Violation 1152771 · COMPLIED

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  13. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 184875 · Violation 1152772 · COMPLIED

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  14. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 184875 · Violation 1152770 · COMPLIED

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 50996 · 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.

  16. LicenseRental

    License 221524 · Inactive

    SURRENDRANATH RAMDAS · Expires 2009-02-28 · Inactive 2008-12-12

What this record suggests

The City file documents 1 permit touching electrical work, plumbing, windows. Status needs checking in the official file; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

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
3
Interior
2,856 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,697 sqft
Exterior condition
Below average
city code 5
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code

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

Run the numbers

What owning 4144 W Girard Ave 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.

$229K
20%
6.875%
$1K/mo

When this house last sold (2011) a 30-year mortgage ran about 4.45% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
+ taxes & insurance
Estimated cash needed
down + 4% planning allowance
Modeled cash flow
rent − shown costs · /mo
Modeled cap rate
modeled NOI ÷ price
Modeled cash-on-cash
modeled year-1 return

Scenario for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance, and buyer cash equal to the down payment plus 4%. Taxes use this parcel's taxable assessment, not a live Tax Center balance. Cash flow and returns exclude vacancy, management, utilities, HOA or condo fees, leasing costs, income tax, and unplanned capital work.

Block context

4144 W Girard Ave sits on the 4100 block of W Girard Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

See the whole block →

Next door: 4146 W Girard Ave  ·  4140 W Girard Ave

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 1:01 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.

Official city record ↗  ·  L&I history ↗  ·  See the whole block  ·  Download this record (JSON)