2026 assessment
$207K
OPA value, not a listing price
Mixed-use property report
2537 E Ontario St
1,600 sqftCMX1built 1920
Property at a glanceMixed-use
Bos Real Estate Holdings LLC
2027 published assessment
$219K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
2500 block of E Ontario St
ZIP 19134
Neighborhood area
Port Richmond · Kensington
Approximate · based on ZIP 19134
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 $219,200. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$128K 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$128K 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$121K 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$107K 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$108K 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$108K 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$108K 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$190K 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$190K 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$207K 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$207K 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$219K 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 · 2006Deed / sale $130KA 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2021Deed / sale $446KA 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 · 2010-06-01AlterationThis 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 · 2014-05-08Major alterationA broad legacy permit work category for a substantial building alteration. It can include changed layouts, partitions, fixtures, finishes, structural work, or occupancy-related work, but only the approved scope and plans say what this permit actually authorized; separate trade permits may be required.What Philadelphia building permits can cover ↗
- Permit · 2023-06-14Addition and/or AlterationThis 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 · 2023-05-15UNSAFE STRUCTUREA 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 · 2023-05-15ROOF DEFICIENCIESA 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 · 2023-05-15L&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 · 2022-06-092537 E Ontario, Inc. (The Shipyard Bar): Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location 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 · 2022-06-092537 E Ontario, Inc. (The Shipyard Bar): Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) 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 · 2023-08-072537 E Ontario, Inc. (The Shipyard Bar): Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location 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 · 2012-05-22FRAT ASSN OF J PILSUDSKI: Special Assembly Occupancy 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 · 2012-05-22FRAT ASSN OF J PILSUDSKI: Special Assembly Occupancy 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 · 2006-11-152537 C & L TAVERN INC: 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 · 2021-06-292537 C & L TAVERN INC: 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 · 2004-08-28P D TAVERN INC: 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 · 2012-12-22P D TAVERN INC: 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 / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense
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Every dated record18 events · exact dates, newest first
- InspectionL&I investigation
- License2537 E Ontario, Inc. (The Shipyard Bar): Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactive
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
- L&I violationROOF DEFICIENCIES
- InspectionL&I investigation
- License2537 E Ontario, Inc. (The Shipyard Bar): Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issued
- License2537 E Ontario, Inc. (The Shipyard Bar): Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
- License2537 C & L TAVERN INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $446K
- PermitMajor alteration
- LicenseP D TAVERN INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- LicenseFRAT ASSN OF J PILSUDSKI: Special Assembly Occupancy business license initially issued
- LicenseFRAT ASSN OF J PILSUDSKI: Special Assembly Occupancy business license marked inactive
- PermitAlteration
- License2537 C & L TAVERN INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $130K
- LicenseP D TAVERN INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$2,903/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $207,400 × 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 $219,200. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8715701402026 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
Bos Real Estate Holdings LLC
$ / sq ft
$137
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Interior area
1,600 sqft
Lot size
1,200 sqft
Built
1920
Zoning
CMX1
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
Bos Real Estate Holdings LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 2537 E Ontario St, Philadelphia PA, 19134
Block context
2500 block of E Ontario St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2539 E Ontario St · 2541 E Ontario St
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.
2537 E Ontario, Inc. (The Shipyard Bar)Inactive
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · Initial issue date Jun 9, 2022 · Terminal license date Aug 7, 2023
2537 E Ontario, Inc. (The Shipyard Bar)Active
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · Initial issue date Jun 9, 2022 · Filed expiration Jun 8, 2027
FRAT ASSN OF J PILSUDSKIInactive
Special Assembly Occupancy · Initial issue date May 22, 2012 · Terminal license date May 22, 2012
2537 C & L TAVERN INCInactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Nov 15, 2006 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2021
P D TAVERN INCInactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Aug 28, 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.
Open every source row 18 dated rows
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2023-043617 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- License terminal event2537 E Ontario, Inc. (The Shipyard Bar): Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactive
License 898066 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit CP-2023-003401 · Completed
MAKE SAFE REPORT ATTACHED REPAIR ROOF, REPLACE ANY DMAGED BRICKS, REPAIR 3 FLOOR JOIST AS PER VIOLATION# CF-2023-043617 AND PA ENGINEER REPORT. PHILADELPHIA STREETS DEPARTMENT SIDEWALK PERMIT REQUIRED IF CLOSING SIDEWALK AND FOR PROTECTION. NO WORK OTHER THAN TO SATISFY THIS CASE AS PER THE VIOLATION. REPLACE ROOF LIKE IN KIND AND A SMALL ABOUT OF BRICKS, IF NEEDED.
- ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
Case CF-2023-043617 · Violation VI-2023-033589 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - PERMIT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationROOF DEFICIENCIES
Case CF-2023-043617 · Violation VI-2023-033590 · Code PM15-304.1(H) · 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-2023-043617 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- License issue event2537 E Ontario, Inc. (The Shipyard Bar): Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issued
License 898066 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue event2537 E Ontario, Inc. (The Shipyard Bar): Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
License 898067 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal event2537 C & L TAVERN INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 391634 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$446K transfer
2021
- PermitMajor alteration
Permit 535419 · COMPLETED
TO LEGALIZE REMOVAL OF DECK AND REBUILD (16'FT. X 16'FT.) SAME SIZE AND LOCATION (PREVIOUS ZONING PERMIT PAT-413624)(OWNER DOING WORK HIMSELF)
- License terminal eventP D TAVERN INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 202271 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventFRAT ASSN OF J PILSUDSKI: Special Assembly Occupancy business license initially issued
License 564914 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventFRAT ASSN OF J PILSUDSKI: Special Assembly Occupancy business license marked inactive
License 564914 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitAlteration
Permit 282279 · COMPLETED
INSTALL VINYL SIDING, 2 STORIES (SFD)
- License issue event2537 C & L TAVERN INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 391634 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$130K transfer
2006
- License issue eventP D TAVERN INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 202271 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
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
- Neighborhood income & rents: US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 1:08 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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