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City File · The Public Record

File No. 4700-CITY-AVE

4700 City Ave

Neighborhood
Wynnefield
Records on file
12
First filed Aug 18, 2026Last activity Oct 5, 2026

On the record

Distress signals the city holds against this parcel — back taxes, open code violations, and unsafe designations.

11 violations on file

  • Violation Aug 24, 2026OPEN

    EXTERIOR AREA ACCESSORY STRUCTURES

  • Violation Aug 24, 2026OPEN

    EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION

  • Violation Aug 24, 2026OPEN

    MEANS OF EGRESS

  • Violation Aug 24, 2026OPEN

    WASTE MATERIAL

  • Violation Aug 24, 2026OPEN

    SUPPRESSION SYSTEM TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  • Violation Aug 24, 2026OPEN

    INSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE

  • Violation Aug 24, 2026OPEN

    UNAPPROVED CONDITIONS

  • Violation Aug 24, 2026OPEN

    RENTAL LICENSE MULTI FAMILY (R2)

  • Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN

    INTERIOR UNSAFE GENERAL

  • Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN

    INTERIOR SURFACES

  • Violation Aug 18, 2026OPEN

    UNFIT STRUCTURE

The docket

1 entry

  1. Issued Oct 5, 2026

    Permit issued — Addition and/or Alteration

    Upgrading fire alarm control panel and 5 annunciator panels as per 2019 NFPA 72 · contractor: John Mitchell

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We'll flag the next deed, permit, or violation on the record here — including any sheriff-sale filing — usually before the neighbors know.

Sources: Phila. Dept. of Records (deeds), L&I (permits, licenses & violations), Dept. of Revenue (tax delinquencies). Data reflects the public record as of our last weekly ingest; last activity on file October 5, 2026. Verify independently before relying on it.