Multi-family report
3 stories · 2,040 sqft · RSA5 · built 1915
Investor / LLC · assessed $203K · 3 licensed units · sold 1×. On the 4900 block of Arch St.
10 L&I violations (2016); Inspection passed (2018); L&I violation (2019); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2019); 4 L&I violations (2020); L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed (2020); L&I violation (2023); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2023); sold $186K (2026).
View supporting records →The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.
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.
The building's use almost certainly predates today's code — a "legal nonconforming" use. That status survives a sale but can lapse if the use is abandoned or the building sits vacant; verify the registered use with L&I before pricing it as 3 rents.
Built 1915: every rental unit needs a lead-safe or lead-free certificate on file with the City. Without one: fines up to $2,000/day per unit, tenants may withhold rent, courts can order rent refunded — and no eviction will stand.
Renewal requires city tax clearance and zero open L&I violations on the property. A lapsed license suspends the right to collect rent or evict.
Derived from this house's public records and the city's rules as of 2026 (abatement ordinance, Homestead, rental licensing, lead certification, L&I process, excavation protections). Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.
4908 Arch St LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 5325 Baltimore Ave - # 3, Philadelphia PA, 19143
• Holds an active rental license for this address
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.
Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line
10 L&I violations (2016); Inspection passed (2018); L&I violation (2019); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2019); 4 L&I violations (2020); L&I: 2 failed, 2 passed (2020); L&I violation (2023); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2023); sold $186K (2026).
Flags: active rental license. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
What owning 4908 Arch St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes are this building's actual bill from the city record; rent starts at 3 licensed units × ~85% of the area's median unit rent — the whole building's income, not one unit's. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.
When this house last sold (2026) a 30-year mortgage ran about 6.6% — Freddie Mac's average that year.
Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $2,100/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes from this parcel's record.
4908 Arch St sits on the 4900 block of Arch St. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 4906 Arch St · 4910 Arch St
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