Property report

2808-26 W Lehigh Ave

8,535 sqftCMX2built 2004

Property at a glanceLibrary

City Of Phila

2026 assessment
$693K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$693K 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 $692,900. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$693K2003200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationInspectionLicenseCertification

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 record19 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  3. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  5. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  6. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. L&I violationCOMBUS FIBR-REMOV GRASS/WEEDS
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. LicenseCHARLES THOMAS SR: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  12. InspectionBRU INSP
  13. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC LOT
  14. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  15. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  16. L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD
  17. InspectionBRU INSP
  18. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  19. LicenseCHARLES THOMAS SR: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

Verify the public record

$0/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $0 × 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 $692,900. 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 784220700
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
Exemption classificationFull assessment exemption shown

2026 OPA shows a zero or de minimis taxable assessment. The open assessment split does not establish the exemption's legal basis, continuing eligibility, or treatment after a transfer.

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

Not a house

Library. OPA shows a full or near-full assessment exemption whose basis must be verified. A $0 assessment-based estimate does not prove the live Tax Center account has no prior-period balance or other charges.

What it is
Library Misc Library Masonry+Oth
Owner
City Of Phila Public / institutional
$ / sq ft
$81 below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
West Lehigh city commercial corridor
Interior area
8,535 sqft
Lot size
18,262 sqft
Built
2004
Zoning
CMX2

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

City Of Phila · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 3858 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $6.6B combined
• Tax bills mail to 1401 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia PA, 19102

Block context

2800 block of W Lehigh Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2806 W Lehigh Ave  ·  2804 W Lehigh Ave

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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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 28, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

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

CHARLES THOMAS SRInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date May 30, 2003 · 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 19 dated rows
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2026-020780 · Certified

    Expires 2027-06-29

  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2025-018263 · Certified

    Expires 2026-07-01

  3. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-028689 · Certified

    Expires 2025-10-23

  4. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-019054 · Certified

    Expires 2025-06-24

  5. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2023-018318 · Certified

    Expires 2024-06-29

  6. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2022-019080 · Certified

    Expires 2023-12-05

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 393611 · 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.

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 393611 · 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.

  9. ViolationCOMBUS FIBR-REMOV GRASS/WEEDS

    Case 393611 · Violation 2979140 · Code FC-304.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 393611 · 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. License terminal eventCHARLES THOMAS SR: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 274449 · Inactive

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

  12. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 128592 · CLOSED

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

  13. ViolationLICENSE-VAC LOT

    Case 128592 · Violation 682342 · Code PM-102.4/1 · CMPLY

  14. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 128592 · Violation 682341 · Code A-503.2/2 · CMPLY

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines.

  15. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 128592 · Violation 682344 · Code PM-302.2/4 · CMPLY

  16. ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD

    Case 128592 · Violation 682343 · Code PM-306.0/2 · CMPLY

  17. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 128592 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 113995 · PASSED

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

  19. License issue eventCHARLES THOMAS SR: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 274449 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 29, 2026, 3:14 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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