2026 assessment
$106K
OPA value, not a listing price
Commercial property report
2553-55 N Fairhill St
Research this property with Analyst →1 story2,780 sqftRSA5built 1917
Property at a glanceIndustrial building
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$209K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
2500 block of N Fairhill St
ZIP 19133
Neighborhood area
Fairhill · West Kensington
Approximate · based on ZIP 19133
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 $208,500. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2026$106K 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$209K 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2020-06-18ELECTRICAL- HAZARDA 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 · 2020-06-18PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERSA 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 · 2020-06-18FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TAGGEDA 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 · 2020-06-18L&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 · 2020-07-24L&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 · 2020-09-04L&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 · 2005-01-28FAUSTO E MELCADO: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing 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 · 2005-01-28ALBERTO MAXINO: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing 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 · 2009-06-30FAUSTO E MELCADO: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing 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 · 2009-06-30ALBERTO MAXINO: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing 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 · 1999-03-01NELSON TAPIA (NELSON AUTO REPAIR): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing 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 · 2012-07-24NELSON TAPIA (NELSON AUTO REPAIR): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing 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 assessmentAssessmentL&I violationInspectionLicense
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Every dated record12 events · exact dates, newest first
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- L&I violationELECTRICAL- HAZARD
- L&I violationPORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
- L&I violationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS TAGGED
- InspectionL&I investigation
- LicenseNELSON TAPIA (NELSON AUTO REPAIR): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license marked inactive
- LicenseFAUSTO E MELCADO: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license marked inactive
- LicenseALBERTO MAXINO: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license marked inactive
- LicenseFAUSTO E MELCADO: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license initially issued
- LicenseALBERTO MAXINO: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license initially issued
- LicenseNELSON TAPIA (NELSON AUTO REPAIR): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$1,478/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $105,600 × 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 $208,500. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8820004762026 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
Commercial property
Industrial building, recorded in the City's commercial category. The public record and owner trail follow.
What it is
Industrial building
Ind Warehouse Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$75
below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Interior area
2,780 sqft
Lot size
2,780 sqft
Stories
1
Built
1917
Zoning
RSA5
Block context
2500 block of N Fairhill St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2557 N Fairhill St · 2559 N Fairhill St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 29, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
FAUSTO E MELCADOInactive
Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing · Initial issue date Jan 28, 2005 · Terminal license date Jun 30, 2009
ALBERTO MAXINOInactive
Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing · Initial issue date Jan 28, 2005 · Terminal license date Jun 30, 2009
NELSON TAPIA (NELSON AUTO REPAIR)Inactive
Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing · Initial issue date Mar 1, 1999 · Terminal license date Jul 24, 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 12 dated rows
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2020-028092 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2020-028092 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationELECTRICAL- HAZARD
Case CF-2020-028092 · Violation VI-2020-011759 · Code PM15-604.3 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationPORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Case CF-2020-028092 · Violation VI-2020-011757 · Code FC-13-906 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS TAGGED
Case CF-2020-028092 · Violation VI-2020-011758 · Code FC-13-906.2 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2020-028092 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- License terminal eventNELSON TAPIA (NELSON AUTO REPAIR): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license marked inactive
License 283792 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventFAUSTO E MELCADO: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license marked inactive
License 283616 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventALBERTO MAXINO: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license marked inactive
License 283805 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventFAUSTO E MELCADO: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license initially issued
License 283616 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventALBERTO MAXINO: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license initially issued
License 283805 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventNELSON TAPIA (NELSON AUTO REPAIR): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license initially issued
License 283792 · 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 30, 2026, 3:13 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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