2026 assessment
$223K
OPA value, not a listing price
Mixed-use property report
1535 Cottman Ave
1,600 sqftRM1built 1920
Property at a glanceMixed-use
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$243K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
1500 block of Cottman Ave
ZIP 19111
Neighborhood area
Fox Chase · Burholme
Approximate · based on ZIP 19111
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 $243,200. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$187K 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$187K 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$164K 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$157K 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$158K 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$158K 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$158K 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$177K 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$177K 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$223K 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$223K 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$243K 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 · 2001Deed / sale $40KA 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 · 2014-10-22PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing 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 · 2017-03-22PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- License · 2026-06-02Chens China Ruby LLC (China Ruby): 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 · 2020-02-06NEW CHINA RUBY LLC: 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 · 2005-04-20MIN WEN ZHENG (CHINA RUBY RESTAURANT): 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 · 2020-06-29MIN WEN ZHENG (CHINA RUBY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactiveA 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 · 2004-06-30CHAN TAI YUN: 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 · 2012-12-22CHAN TAI YUN: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactiveA 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 ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / salePermitLicense
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Every dated record9 events · exact dates, newest first
- LicenseChens China Ruby LLC (China Ruby): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- LicenseMIN WEN ZHENG (CHINA RUBY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- LicenseNEW CHINA RUBY LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitPlumbing
- LicenseCHAN TAI YUN: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- LicenseMIN WEN ZHENG (CHINA RUBY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- LicenseCHAN TAI YUN: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $40K
Verify the public record
Property tax
$3,127/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $223,400 × 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 $243,200. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8715795602026 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.”
Property report
Mixed-use property
Mixed-use, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.
What it is
Mixed-use
Row W/Off Str 2 Sty Mason
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$152
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Cottman/Loretto-Pennway
city commercial corridor
Interior area
1,600 sqft
Lot size
1,896 sqft
Built
1920
Zoning
RM1
Block context
1500 block of Cottman Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1533 Cottman Ave · 1537 Cottman Ave
L&I license dates · data through Jul 25, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
Chens China Ruby LLC (China Ruby)Active
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jun 2, 2026 · Filed expiration Jun 1, 2027
NEW CHINA RUBY LLCActive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Feb 6, 2020 · Filed expiration Feb 5, 2027
MIN WEN ZHENG (CHINA RUBY RESTAURANT)Inactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Apr 20, 2005 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2020
CHAN TAI YUNInactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jun 30, 2004 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012
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.
Inferred from public records · 2025-07-28 through 2026-07-28
Food and drink at this property
1 possible-opening record signal in this 12-month window. These are classifications, not confirmed announcements.
Inference, not an opening announcement. Possible-opening classifications are inferences from public permit and license records, not confirmed opening announcements. A permit is authorization for a stated scope, not proof that work occurred or finished. A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open or operating. Food and drink uses the seven exact L&I license types already used by BlockReport. The City record does not support a reliable restaurant, bar, and cafe split. License renewals do not create new events. The opening date is the earliest initial issue date for a deduped OPA parcel, normalized business identity, and license type. Sources: L&I building permits and L&I business licenses, data through Jul 28, 2026.
Open every source row 9 dated rows
- License issue eventChens China Ruby LLC (China Ruby): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 1009106 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventMIN WEN ZHENG (CHINA RUBY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 314402 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventNEW CHINA RUBY LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 836258 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 768683 · COMPLETED
REPLACE STORM AND SANITARY CURB TRAPS AND OUTSIDE MAIN
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 569492 · COMPLETED
INSTALL OF RPZ (RESTAURANT)THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004
- License terminal eventCHAN TAI YUN: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 201105 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventMIN WEN ZHENG (CHINA RUBY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 314402 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventCHAN TAI YUN: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 201105 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$40K transfer
2001
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 26, 2026, 8:07 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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