Industrial property report

2538 W Somerset St

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10,810 sqftCMX2built 1925

Property at a glanceIndustrial building

New Sang Yick Trading Co LLC

2026 assessment
$216K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$527K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Strawberry Mansion · North Philadelphia Approximate · based on ZIP 19132
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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 $526,900. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$527K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspection

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record24 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. Deed / saleDeed / sale $400K
  2. InspectionCI INSP
  3. Deed / saleDeed / sale $101K
  4. L&I violationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN
  5. L&I violationSPECIAL ASSEMBLY OCC LO
  6. L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
  7. L&I violationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
  8. InspectionCI INSP
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. L&I violationLICENSE-RES MFD
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. InspectionBP_BLDG
  14. AppealRB_LIRB
  15. InspectionBP_BLDG
  16. InspectionBP_BLDG
  17. L&I violationCO- BLDG OCCUPIED PRE-CO
  18. InspectionBP_BLDG
  19. PermitZoning/use
  20. PermitElectrical
  21. PermitElectrical
  22. PermitMajor alteration
  23. PermitUse
  24. PermitUse

Verify the public record

$3,026/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $216,200 × 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 $526,900. 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 884345850
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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.”

Property report

Industrial property

Industrial building, recorded in the City's industrial category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Industrial building Ind Warehouse Masonry
Owner
New Sang Yick Trading Co LLC
$ / sq ft
$49 below the $70 median for 3,574 industrial parcels citywide
Interior area
10,810 sqft
Lot size
6,013 sqft
Built
1925
Zoning
CMX2

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

New Sang Yick Trading Co LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 2 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.1M combined
• Tax bills mail to 180 Pine Tree Road, King Of Prussia PA, 19406 — outside Philadelphia

Block context

2500 block of W Somerset St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2536 W Somerset St  ·  2534 W Somerset 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 24 dated rows
  1. Recorded transfer$400K transfer

    2022

  2. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 537634 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. Recorded transfer$101K transfer

    2017

  4. ViolationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN

    Case 537634 · Violation 3965080 · Code 14-1704/50 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  5. ViolationSPECIAL ASSEMBLY OCC LO

    Case 537634 · Violation 3965078 · Code 09-703.1/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  6. ViolationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)

    Case 537634 · Violation 3965079 · Code 14-1704/10 · COMPLIED

    The title alone does not identify the missing permit or prove the present use remains unauthorized. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  7. ViolationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)

    Case 537634 · Violation 3965081 · Code LO-1 · COMPLIED

    The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  8. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 537634 · FAILED

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

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 474489 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 474489 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  11. ViolationLICENSE-RES MFD

    Case 474489 · Violation 3556219 · Code PM-102.1/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 474489 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  13. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 250964 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  14. AppealRB_LIRB

    Appeal 13650 · OPEN · MOOT

    Related permit 250964 · THE ALARM SYSTEM IS INSTALLED AND OPERATIVE; SPRINKLER NOT REQUIRED. THE APARTMENT ABOVE THE BUSINESS IS VACANT AND WILL BE KEPT AS A VACANT SPACE.

  15. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 250964 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  16. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 250964 · FAILED

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

  17. ViolationCO- BLDG OCCUPIED PRE-CO

    Case 250964 · Violation 1915010 · Code A-701.1/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  18. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 250964 · FAILED

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

  19. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 264243 · COMPLETED

    PUT SIGN ON BLDG. FOR BEER DISTRUBUTOR

  20. PermitElectrical

    Permit 250763 · COMPLETED

    WIRE FIRST FL. BEER DISTRIBUTOR ONLY,2ND & 3RD VANILLA BOX ONE LIGHT, ONE SWITCH & ONE OUTLET FOR FUTURE APARTMENTS (NEW PERMITS NEEDED) AND INSTALL FIRE ALARM AS PER PLANS AND AS PER 2005 NEC (NORTH DISTRICT)

  21. PermitElectrical

    Permit 178009 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 800 AMP WITH 8 METER SOCKETS, WITH 150 AMP DISCONECT FOR APARTMENT, 200 AMP DISCONNECT (INSTALLING SERVICE ONLY),AS PER 2005 NEC (EAST DIST)

  22. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 119147 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO CONVERT THE FIRST FL. TO RETAIL SALE OF PACKAGED BEVERAGES,RETAIL BEER DISTRIBUTOR.SEPARATE APPLICATION REQUIRED FOR SECOND FLOOR AND PART OF FIRST FLOOR.

  23. PermitUse

    Permit 159973 · COMPLETED

    ACCESSORY STORAGE ON 3RD FL. NO CHANGE TO THE REST OF THE BLDG.

  24. PermitUse

    Permit 36569 · COMPLETED

    1ST FLR RETAIL BEER DISTRIBUTOR; 2ND FLR SIX SINGLE FAMILY APARTMENTS

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 29, 2026, 5:04 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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