Mixed-use property report

2545 Brown St

3,830 sqftCMX1built 1920

Property at a glanceApartment building

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$910K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$1000K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Fairmount · Spring Garden Approximate · based on ZIP 19130
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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 $999,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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Every dated record40 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  2. LicenseTHREEE GROUP INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  3. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  5. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  6. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  7. LicenseHOEFER WERNER: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  8. LicenseSOPHIEHOF LLC (FLYING SAUCER CAFE): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked closed
  9. LicenseTHREEE GROUP INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  10. LicenseHOEFER WERNER: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  11. LicenseJAN ZARKIN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  12. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. L&I violationLICENSE-RES MFD
  16. L&I violationVIOL NONE FOUND
  17. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. Deed / saleDeed / sale $665K
  20. LicenseHIT THE LIGHTS (THE FLYING SAUCER): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  21. PermitMajor alteration
  22. PermitElectrical
  23. PermitPlumbing
  24. InspectionBP_BLDG
  25. PermitDemolition
  26. L&I violationPENALTY- NO BLDG PERM INFO
  27. L&I violationPERMB- PARTIAL DEMOL
  28. InspectionBP_BLDG
  29. LicenseSOPHIEHOF LLC (FLYING SAUCER CAFE): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  30. PermitElectrical
  31. PermitPlumbing
  32. PermitMajor alteration
  33. PermitUse
  34. AppealZoning board appeal
  35. InspectionBP_BLDG
  36. PermitDemolition
  37. L&I violationPERMB- INT DEMOL WALLS ETC
  38. InspectionBP_BLDG
  39. LicenseHIT THE LIGHTS (THE FLYING SAUCER): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  40. LicenseJAN ZARKIN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Verify the public record

$12,733/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $909,600 × 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 $999,600. 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 871089550
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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

Mixed-use property

Apartment building, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$261 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Interior area
3,830 sqft
Lot size
1,760 sqft
Built
1920
Zoning
CMX1

Block context

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

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Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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THREEE GROUP INCInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Mar 30, 2016 · Terminal license date May 28, 2025

SOPHIEHOF LLC (FLYING SAUCER CAFE)Closed

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Nov 19, 2010 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2016

HIT THE LIGHTS (THE FLYING SAUCER)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Nov 14, 2008 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

HOEFER WERNERInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Sep 2, 2015 · Terminal license date Nov 29, 2017

JAN ZARKINInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Mar 11, 2004 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2015

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 40 dated rows
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2026-016531 · Certified

    Expires 2027-04-29

  2. License terminal eventTHREEE GROUP INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 697940 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  3. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2025-010255 · Certified

    Expires 2026-02-26

  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-000922 · Certified

    Expires 2025-01-10

  5. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2023-000678 · Certified

    Expires 2024-01-10

  6. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2022-003936 · Certified

    Expires 2023-01-17

  7. License terminal eventHOEFER WERNER: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 676335 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  8. License terminal eventSOPHIEHOF LLC (FLYING SAUCER CAFE): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked closed

    License 519943 · Closed

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  9. License issue eventTHREEE GROUP INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 697940 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  10. License issue eventHOEFER WERNER: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 676335 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  11. License terminal eventJAN ZARKIN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 264218 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  12. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 420788 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 420788 · CLOSED

    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. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 420788 · 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.

  15. ViolationLICENSE-RES MFD

    Case 420788 · Violation 3185868 · Code PM-102.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationVIOL NONE FOUND

    Case 420790 · Violation 3101653 · Code A-000.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

  17. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 420790 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 420788 · 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.

  19. Recorded transfer$665K transfer

    2014

  20. License terminal eventHIT THE LIGHTS (THE FLYING SAUCER): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 460882 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  21. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 438943 · COMPLETED

    REFRAME INTERIOR NON BEARING WALLS. INSTALL SHEETROCK THROUGH OUT. NEW KITCHEN AND BATH. LEVEL 1 ALTERATION, SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE. TO INCLUDE THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OR THE COVERING OF EXISTING MATERIALS, ELEMENTS, EQUIPMENT OR FIXTURES USING NEW MATERIALS, ELEMENTS, EQUIPMENT OR FIXTURES THAT SERVE THE SAME PURPOSE.

  22. PermitElectrical

    Permit 437740 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL (9) NEW GFCI RECEPTACLES, (10)HI-HATS, NEW SUB-PANEL, (10)RECEPTACLES, (5)SWITCHES.. ALL WORK IN APARTMENT ON FIRST FLOOR ONLY... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC

  23. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 437200 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLING NEW TUB,TOILET & KS (3APTS + COFFEE SHOP)

  24. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 337662 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  25. PermitDemolition

    Permit 415524 · COMPLETED

    400 SQUARE FEET, INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON LOAD BEARING WALLS AND CEILINGS ONLY. (SHEETROCK ONLY) NO OTHER WORK ALLOWED UNDER THIS PERMIT. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR INTERIOR RENOVATION.

  26. ViolationPENALTY- NO BLDG PERM INFO

    Case 337662 · Violation 2497915 · Code A-901.13/1 · COMPLIED

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

  27. ViolationPERMB- PARTIAL DEMOL

    Case 337662 · Violation 2497914 · Code A-301.1/6 · COMPLIED

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

  28. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 337662 · FAILED

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

  29. License issue eventSOPHIEHOF LLC (FLYING SAUCER CAFE): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 519943 · Closed

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  30. PermitElectrical

    Permit 304655 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL (16)LIGHTS AND (15)RECEPTACLES FOR CAFE. INSTALL WIRING FOR KITCHEN EQUIPMENT (200AMP PANEL IS EXISTING). INSTALL EXIT AND EMERGENCY LIGHTING..... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC

  31. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 303375 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 3 COMPARTMENTS SINK HAND WASH SINK WITH FOOD GRINDER, TOILET AND LAV SINK

  32. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 293743 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE EXISTING COUNTERS AND REPLACE OLD EQUIPMENT WITH NEW EQUIPMENT PUT IN NEW DROP CEILING, NEW FLOOR, NEW TOILET AND SINK IN BATHROOM, DOOR AND SPACKLE PER SUBMITTED SKETCHES. THREE YEAR TEMPORARY PERMIT (INTERNET CAFE ON FRONT OF FIRST FLOOR ONLY) PER USE PERMIT WITH PROVISO # 294415, DATED 9/23/10.

  33. PermitUse

    Permit 294415 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF USE AS AN EAT-IN / TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT WITH SEATING (COFFEE SHOP WITH PREP AND SERVE OF COLD FOODS/SALADS/SANDWICHES AND TOASTED ITEMS) TO INCLUDE RETAIL SALE OF COFFEE AND TEA, ALL FOOD SERVED ON DISPOSABLE OR NON-DISPOSALE WARE FOR CONSUMPTION BY PATRONS ON OR OFF PREMISES. NO CHANGES IN HEIGHT OR AREA, NO SIGNS THIS APPLICATION.

  34. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 13138 · CLOSED · Granted with conditions

    Related permit 294415 · PERMIT FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF AN EXISTING "INTERNET CAFE" TO INCLUDE THE PREPARING AND / SERVING OF HOT / COLD FOODS AND BEVERAGES FOR EAT-IN / TAKE-OUT WITH ALL FOOD SERVED ON DISPOSABLE / NON-DISPOSABLE WARE FOR CONSUMPTION BY PATRONS

  35. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 243754 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  36. PermitDemolition

    Permit 292052 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR DEMOLITION OF NON LOAD BEARING WALLS.

  37. ViolationPERMB- INT DEMOL WALLS ETC

    Case 243754 · Violation 1754130 · Code A-301.1/7 · COMPLIED

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

  38. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 243754 · FAILED

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

  39. License issue eventHIT THE LIGHTS (THE FLYING SAUCER): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 460882 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  40. License issue eventJAN ZARKIN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 264218 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 16, 2026, 3:31 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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