2026 assessment
$137K
OPA value, not a listing price
Land report
303 S 51st St
Property at a glanceVacant lot
Garden Court Ventures LLC
2027 published assessment
$88K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
300 block of S 51st St
ZIP 19143
Neighborhood area
Cedar Park · Kingsessing
Approximate · based on ZIP 19143
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 $87,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2026$137K 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$88K 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2000Deed / sale $1KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Deed / sale · 2015Deed / sale $141KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Deed / sale · 2019Deed / sale $450KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- L&I violation · 2021-05-06EXTERIOR AREA SANITATIONA 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 · 2021-05-06VACANT STRUCTURE LICENSEA 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 · 2021-05-06L&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 · 2021-07-08L&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 · 2021-05-26Garden Court Ventures, LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration 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 · 2025-07-24Garden Court Ventures, LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration 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 · 2015-11-12SHANE STEVENS (FIRST CHOICE AUTOMOTIVE): 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 · 2017-03-01SHANE STEVENS (FIRST CHOICE AUTOMOTIVE): 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 · 2014-09-29ROSALIE SNAPE-ANDERSON (MASTERCRAFT IMPORTS): 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 · 2015-03-01ROSALIE SNAPE-ANDERSON (MASTERCRAFT IMPORTS): 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 · 1999-07-15ALFRED SHINHOLSTER: 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 · 2012-07-24ALFRED SHINHOLSTER: 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 assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspectionLicense
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Every dated record15 events · exact dates, newest first
- LicenseGarden Court Ventures, LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- InspectionL&I investigation
- LicenseGarden Court Ventures, LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
- L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
- L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
- InspectionL&I investigation
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $450K
- LicenseSHANE STEVENS (FIRST CHOICE AUTOMOTIVE): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license marked inactive
- LicenseSHANE STEVENS (FIRST CHOICE AUTOMOTIVE): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license initially issued
- LicenseROSALIE SNAPE-ANDERSON (MASTERCRAFT IMPORTS): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license marked inactive
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $141K
- LicenseROSALIE SNAPE-ANDERSON (MASTERCRAFT IMPORTS): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license initially issued
- LicenseALFRED SHINHOLSTER: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license marked inactive
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $1K
- LicenseALFRED SHINHOLSTER: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$1,919/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $137,100 × 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 $87,600. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 6020000042026 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.”
Land report
Vacant land
Vacant land. Deeds, ownership, zoning, and the public-source record follow.
What it is
Vacant lot
Vacant Land Commer < Acre
Owner
Garden Court Ventures LLC
Corridor
52nd Street
city commercial corridor
Lot size
16,655 sqft
Zoning
RSA3
Block context
300 block of S 51st St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 305 S 51st St · 307 S 51st St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 25, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
SHANE STEVENS (FIRST CHOICE AUTOMOTIVE)Inactive
Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing · Initial issue date Nov 12, 2015 · Terminal license date Mar 1, 2017
ROSALIE SNAPE-ANDERSON (MASTERCRAFT IMPORTS)Inactive
Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing · Initial issue date Sep 29, 2014 · Terminal license date Mar 1, 2015
ALFRED SHINHOLSTERInactive
Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing · Initial issue date Jul 15, 1999 · Terminal license date Jul 24, 2012
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
Garden Court Ventures, LLCInactive
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date May 26, 2021 · Terminal license date Jul 24, 2025
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 16 dated rows
- License terminal eventGarden Court Ventures, LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 869370 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2021-036578 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- License issue eventGarden Court Ventures, LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 869370 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
Case CF-2021-036578 · Violation VI-2021-027451 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
Case CF-2021-036578 · Violation VI-2021-027450 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2021-036578 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- Recorded transfer$450K transfer
2019
- License terminal eventSHANE STEVENS (FIRST CHOICE AUTOMOTIVE): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license marked inactive
License 683616 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventSHANE STEVENS (FIRST CHOICE AUTOMOTIVE): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license initially issued
License 683616 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventROSALIE SNAPE-ANDERSON (MASTERCRAFT IMPORTS): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license marked inactive
License 642931 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$141K transfer
2015
- License issue eventROSALIE SNAPE-ANDERSON (MASTERCRAFT IMPORTS): Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license initially issued
License 642931 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventALFRED SHINHOLSTER: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license marked inactive
License 284369 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$1K transfer
2000
- License issue eventALFRED SHINHOLSTER: Motor Vehicle Repair / Fuel Dispensing business license initially issued
License 284369 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitNew Construction
Permit CP-2020-000543 · Refused
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 26, 2026, 4:58 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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