The Block Report

Commercial property report

2936 N 7th St

1 story1,213 sqftI2built 1930

Property at a glanceStore

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$84K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$91K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Fairhill · West Kensington Approximate · based on ZIP 19133
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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 $90,900. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$50K$100K$91K2000200520102015202020252027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspectionLicense

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 record12 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseDAVID SOTO (CATANO AUTO REPAIR): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license marked inactive
  2. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  3. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  4. L&I violationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN
  5. L&I violationCAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT
  6. L&I violationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)
  7. L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
  8. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  9. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  10. Deed / saleDeed / sale $5K
  11. LicenseDAVID SOTO (CATANO AUTO REPAIR): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license initially issued
  12. Deed / saleDeed / sale $9K

Verify the public record

$1,172/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $83,700 × 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 $90,900. 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 882967105
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
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

Commercial property

Store, recorded in the City's commercial category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Store Auto Repair Shop Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$75 below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Interior area
1,213 sqft
Lot size
1,213 sqft
Stories
1
Built
1930
Zoning
I2

Block context

2900 block of N 7th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2934 N 7th St  ·  2938-48 N 7th St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

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

Open the City record ↗
DAVID SOTO (CATANO AUTO REPAIR)Inactive

Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing · Initial issue date Feb 9, 2003 · 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
  1. License terminal eventDAVID SOTO (CATANO AUTO REPAIR): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license marked inactive

    License 284153 · Inactive

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

  2. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 143454 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 143454 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  4. ViolationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN

    Case 143454 · Violation 828622 · Code 14-1704/50 · COMPLIED

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

  5. ViolationCAL PROHIBITED CONDUCT

    Case 143454 · Violation 828619 · Code 19-2602.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

  6. ViolationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)

    Case 143454 · Violation 828620 · Code 19-2602.1/1 · COMPLIED

    Philadelphia Code §19-2602(1) requires a Commercial Activity License before conducting business in the city. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

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

    Case 143454 · Violation 828621 · 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.

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

    Case 143454 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

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

    Case 143454 · CLOSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  10. Recorded transfer$5K transfer

    2004

  11. License issue eventDAVID SOTO (CATANO AUTO REPAIR): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license initially issued

    License 284153 · Inactive

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

  12. Recorded transfer$9K transfer

    2000

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 22, 2026, 6:10 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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