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4939 W Girard Ave

Vacant lot · Redevelopment Authority O · fully tax-exempt (2026 OPA). On the 4900 block of W Girard Ave.

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$0/year

2026 taxable assessment $0 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $24,000; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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OPA 442082100
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Exemption classificationFull assessment exemption shown

2026 OPA shows a zero or de minimis taxable assessment. The open assessment split does not establish the exemption's legal basis, continuing eligibility, or treatment after a transfer.

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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What stands out

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The property record, over time

Every dated deed, permit, inspection, license, violation, certification, and appeal is placed on the City’s annual assessment line. Select a point to read what happened; the line is an assessment history—not a sale-price chart or appraisal. OPA has also published a 2027 assessment of $24,000; it is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

Assessment history · all dated City records marked on the line

$0$25K$50K$24K2003200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentAssessmentTeardownL&I violationInspectionLicense

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Every dated record18 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionCSUFINAL
  2. InspectionCSUTESTPIT
  3. InspectionCSUSTUBAR
  4. InspectionCSUCURBINT
  5. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  6. L&I violationFLOOR/CEILING FIRE DAMAGED ID
  7. L&I violationWALL FIRE DAMAGED ID
  8. L&I violationROOF FIRE DAMAGED ID
  9. TeardownDemolished
  10. L&I violationVACANT PROP UNSAFE
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. InspectionBRU INSP
  13. InspectionBRU INSP
  14. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  15. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  16. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  17. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)
  18. LicenseRental
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What it is
Vacant lot
Vacant Land Reside < Acre
Owner
Redevelopment Authority O
OPA tax treatment
Full assessment exemption shown
2026 OPA taxable assessment $0 · basis and live balance require separate verification
Assessed value
$25,000
2026 OPA · 2027: $24,000
Lot size
1,168 sqft
Zoning
RM1

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

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Browse 16 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. InvestigationCSUFINAL

    Case 250263 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 250263 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  3. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 250263 · FAILED

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

  4. ViolationFLOOR/CEILING FIRE DAMAGED ID

    Case 250263 · Violation 1854318 · Code PM-308.1/6 · DEMOLISH

  5. ViolationWALL FIRE DAMAGED ID

    Case 250263 · Violation 1854316 · Code PM-308.1/12 · DEMOLISH

  6. ViolationROOF FIRE DAMAGED ID

    Case 250263 · Violation 1854317 · Code PM-308.1/3 · DEMOLISH

  7. ViolationVACANT PROP UNSAFE

    Case 218680 · Violation 1504512 · Code PM-307.1/1 · DEMOLISH

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 218680 · 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.

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 218680 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  10. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 156310 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  11. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 156310 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 156310 · Violation 1095995 · Code PM-306.0/1 · 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.

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

    Case 156310 · Violation 1095994 · Code PM-102.4/2 · 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.

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

    Case 156310 · Violation 1095992 · Code A-503.2/2 · 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. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN WEEDS/PLANTS (Cut or remove weeds and overgrowth from the exterior area)

    Case 156310 · Violation 1095993 · Code PM-302.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  16. LicenseRental

    License 262361 · Inactive

    CLARENCE FUNCHES · Expires 2004-02-29 · Inactive 2012-12-22

What this record suggests

The timeline preserves the dated City rows that matched this parcel. It is a sequence to verify, not a conclusion about present condition.

Block context

4939 W Girard Ave sits on the 4900 block of W Girard Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 4937 W Girard Ave  ·  4941 W Girard Ave

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 11, 2026, 7:44 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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