2026 assessment
$432K
OPA value, not a listing price
Mixed-use property report
1531 Ridge Ave
2,706 sqftCMX2.5built 1920
Property at a glanceMixed-use
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$474K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
1500 block of Ridge Ave
ZIP 19130
Neighborhood area
Fairmount · Spring Garden
Approximate · based on ZIP 19130
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 $473,500. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$226K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$226K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$224K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$224K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$226K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$226K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$226K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$437K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$437K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$432K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$432K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$474K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Deed / sale · 2002Deed / sale $225KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2011-11-07AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2020-11-17Change of UseThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2021-01-05Certificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…This permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2021-08-18Addition and/or AlterationsThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2021-12-07AlterationsThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2024-08-23Wall Covering ReplacementThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- L&I violation · 2011-11-02PENALTY- NO BLDG PERM INFOA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2011-11-02PERMB- APPL EXT STUCCOA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2011-11-02BP_BLDGA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- L&I violation · 2018-11-20CLIP VIOLATION NOTICEA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2018-11-20EXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAIA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2024-01-10SECURITY GATEA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2024-01-10EXTERIOR SIDINGA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2024-01-10L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2004-07-26CSUINITIALA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2011-11-16BP_BLDGA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2024-02-14L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2024-03-27L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2024-09-11L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2024-11-01Janice Dorsey: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2022-01-18HAND TO HEART LLC (HAND TO HEART LEARNING CENTER): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2024-01-17HAND TO HEART LLC (HAND TO HEART LEARNING CENTER): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked expiredA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- Certification · 2021-03-10Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification
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Every dated record24 events · exact dates, newest first
- LicenseJanice Dorsey: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- InspectionL&I investigation
- PermitWall Covering Replacement
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- LicenseHAND TO HEART LLC (HAND TO HEART LEARNING CENTER): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked expired
- L&I violationSECURITY GATE
- L&I violationEXTERIOR SIDING
- InspectionL&I investigation
- LicenseHAND TO HEART LLC (HAND TO HEART LEARNING CENTER): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- PermitAlterations
- PermitAddition and/or Alterations
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- PermitCertificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…
- PermitChange of Use
- L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
- L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
- InspectionBP_BLDG
- PermitAlteration
- L&I violationPENALTY- NO BLDG PERM INFO
- L&I violationPERMB- APPL EXT STUCCO
- InspectionBP_BLDG
- InspectionCSUINITIAL
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $225K
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Property tax
$4,645/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $331,800 × 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 $473,500. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8715209202026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.
Historical delinquency sources Record found
$15,039.06 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2010–2020. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
$5,932.22 principal$5,853.85 interest$1,223.12 penalty$2,029.87 other charges
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $226,100 total assessment, $226,100 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.
A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $12,894.13 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2010$954.98 total · $0.00 principal · $457.31 interest · $131.35 penalty2011$900.21 total · $0.00 principal · $565.45 interest · $146.28 penalty2012$634.62 total · $0.00 principal · $378.72 interest · $116.65 penalty2013$2,489.75 total · $1,492.75 principal · $630.65 interest · $166.12 penalty2014$3,726.39 total · $2,699.40 principal · $534.07 interest · $192.46 penalty2015$2,243.77 total · $1,727.71 principal · $181.41 interest · $120.94 penalty2016$1,944.41 total · $1,705.02 principal · $25.58 interest · $17.05 penalty
For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”
Property report
Mixed-use property
Mixed-use, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.
$15K · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot Historical lien entry · through 2016
What it is
Mixed-use
Row W/Off Str 3 Sty Mason
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$175
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Girard and Ridge
city commercial corridor
Licensed units
2
active rental license
Interior area
2,706 sqft
Lot size
2,364 sqft
Built
1920
Zoning
CMX2.5
Block context
1500 block of Ridge Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1533 Ridge Ave · 1527-29 Ridge Ave
L&I license dates · data through Jul 23, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
HAND TO HEART LLC (HAND TO HEART LEARNING CENTER)Expired
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jan 18, 2022 · Terminal license date Jan 17, 2024
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
Janice DorseyActive
Rental · Initial issue date Nov 1, 2024 · Filed expiration Oct 31, 2026
A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open, operating today, or located at this storefront. Dates are license dates. Events are deduped by parcel, business identity, and license type, so a renewal is not shown as another opening. Other permit and filing types remain in the full source ledger.
Open every source row 24 dated rows
- License issue eventJanice Dorsey: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 0964700 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2024-002295 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- PermitWall Covering Replacement
Permit GM-2024-006534 · Expired
EZ EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS- For the Applications of Exterior Wall Coverings as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2024-002295 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2024-002295 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- License terminal eventHAND TO HEART LLC (HAND TO HEART LEARNING CENTER): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked expired
License 885492 · Expired
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- ViolationSECURITY GATE
Case CF-2024-002295 · Violation VI-2024-002212 · Code A-301.1/48 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - WRITTEN IN ERROR City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationEXTERIOR SIDING
Case CF-2024-002295 · Violation VI-2024-002211 · Code A-301.1/68 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2024-002295 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- License issue eventHAND TO HEART LLC (HAND TO HEART LEARNING CENTER): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 885492 · Expired
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitAlterations
Permit PP-2021-023156 · Completed
Supply and install 3/4" LF009M3QT backflow preventer.
- PermitAddition and/or Alterations
Permit MP-2021-004715 · Completed
EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. EACH HVAC UNIT TO BE SELF-CONTAINED WITHIN EACH DWELLING UNIT. NO PENETRATIONS OF RATED ASSEMBLIES. (installing One 1.5-Ton fan Coil & One 1.5-Ton 16 SEER A/C condenser located on a pad at the rear of the building. No ductwork or diffusers are being installed).
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2021-000519 · Certified
Expires 2022-03-10
- PermitCertificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…
Permit AP-2020-012168 · Completed
FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR DAYCARE ON FIRST FLOOR OF EXISTING BUILDING. NO ALTERATIONS AS PART OF THIS PERMIT.
- PermitChange of Use
Permit ZP-2020-008947 · Issued
Public, Civic, and Institutional - Educational Facilities
- ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
Case 664476 · Violation 4878833 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
Case 664476 · Violation 4878834 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationBP_BLDG
Case 304676 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- PermitAlteration
Permit 372611 · COMPLETED
APPLY STUCCO ON SIDE OF WALL.-SFD
- ViolationPENALTY- NO BLDG PERM INFO
Case 304676 · Violation 2266608 · Code A-901.13/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationPERMB- APPL EXT STUCCO
Case 304676 · Violation 2266607 · Code A-301.1/70 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationBP_BLDG
Case 304676 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 35468 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- Recorded transfer$225K transfer
2002
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner: OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history: Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections: L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022: Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016: Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance: Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals: L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 7:24 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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