Commercial property report

1240-42 W Rush St

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1 story1,260 sqftRM1built 1925

Property at a glanceStore

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$19K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$95K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Fairhill · West Kensington Approximate · based on ZIP 19133
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2 violation rows marked OPEN in 1 active case

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Case CF-2025-014026

Notice Of Violation

IN VIOLATION

Opened Mar 4, 2025 · Latest inspection FAILED · Jul 6, 2026

  • New Use Occupied Prior To CoA-701.1/3
  • New UseA-301.1/65

OPEN is the status in the fetched L&I file, not a new inspection by BlockReport. Read the notice for the cited condition and required correction, then verify the live case with L&I.

Assessment and City record timeline

The line tracks this property’s published City assessment. Markers show deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals on their recorded dates. Select one to read the filing.

Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals. OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $95,000. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$50K$100K$95K200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealInspection

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Every dated record17 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. AppealLIRB Violation Appeal
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. InspectionL&I investigation
  7. InspectionL&I investigation
  8. InspectionL&I investigation
  9. L&I violationNEW USE OCCUPIED PRIOR TO CO
  10. L&I violationNEW USE
  11. InspectionL&I investigation
  12. InspectionL&I investigation
  13. InspectionL&I investigation
  14. InspectionL&I investigation
  15. Deed / saleDeed / sale $45K
  16. Deed / saleDeed / sale $30K
  17. Deed / saleDeed / sale $5K

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$265/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $18,900 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance. The City maintains payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due.

OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $95,000. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 882972310
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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.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

Marked vacant, but it just sold

The assessor's condition code says vacant, yet a $45,000 sale was recorded in 2023. One side of the record is stale — condition codes come from drive-by field visits that can lag years behind.

Property report

Commercial property

Store, recorded in the City's commercial category. The public record and owner trail follow.

2 open violations

What it is
Store Auto Repair Shop Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$75 below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Interior area
1,260 sqft
Lot size
1,260 sqft
Stories
1
Built
1925
Zoning
RM1

Block context

1200 block of W Rush St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1238 W Rush St  ·  1236 W Rush St

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 17 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-014026 · FAILED

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

  2. AppealLIRB Violation Appeal

    Appeal HA-2025-004214 · Closed · Complete

    Notice of Intent to Cease Need more time

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-014026 · FAILED

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

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-014026 · FAILED

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

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-014026 · FAILED

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

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-014026 · FAILED

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

  7. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-014026 · FAILED

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

  8. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-014026 · FAILED

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

  9. ViolationNEW USE OCCUPIED PRIOR TO CO

    Case CF-2025-014026 · Violation VI-2025-049560 · Code A-701.1/3 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  10. ViolationNEW USE

    Case CF-2025-014026 · Violation VI-2025-049559 · Code A-301.1/65 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  11. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-014026 · FAILED

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

  12. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-014026 · FAILED

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

  13. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-014026 · FAILED

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

  14. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-014026 · FAILED

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

  15. Recorded transfer$45K transfer

    2023

  16. Recorded transfer$30K transfer

    2022

  17. Recorded transfer$5K transfer

    2008

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 12:06 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. 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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