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4855 James St

Vacant lot · Rt 413 L P · assessed $187K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $6K. On the 4800 block of James St.

Property summary

Assessment$187,2002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $5,900 Last sale$275KRecorded 1998 Est. tax bill$2,620/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits1Dated events in report Violations0 openNo historical match in fetched records

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$2,620/year

2026 taxable assessment $187,200 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $5,900; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

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OPA 885952600
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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.

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Recorded owner
Rt 413 L P
Tax mailing address
3025 NEW RODGERS RD, BRISTOL PA, 19007
L&I district
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Building ID (BIN)
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OPA account
885952600
Permits0Unavailable
Violation cases0Unavailable
Investigations0Unavailable
Building certifications0Unavailable
Business licenses0Unavailable
Appeals1CLOSED · Granted
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status0

No permits matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.

Violation cases0 individual violation records; resolved history remains visible0

No violation cases matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.

InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes0

No investigations matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.

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 retained0

No business licenses matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.

AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields1
Zoning board appealAppeal 10894

Apr 14, 2010 CLOSED Granted

PERMIT FOR REFACING AN EXISTING NON ACCESSORY FREE STANDING DOUBLE FACED PYLON SIGN WITH 4 MESSAGING PANELS (2 PANELS ON EACH SIDE) WITH 4 SIGN PANELS OF ELECTRONICALLY CHANGEABLE MESSAGE (2 PANELS ON EACH SIDE) WITHOUT CHANGING THE SIZE D

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What it is
Vacant lot
Vacant Land Billboard
Owner
Rt 413 L P
OPA tax treatment
Assessed $187K
Taxable assessment on the roll
Corridor
Wakeling and Aramingo
city commercial corridor
Assessed value
$187,200
2026 OPA · 2027: $5,900
Lot size
398 sqft
Zoning
I2

Block context

4855 James St sits on the 4800 block of James St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 10:52 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. “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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