2026 assessment
$3.1M
OPA value, not a listing price
Property report
3205-51 Lancaster Ave
191,874 sqftCMX4built 1930
Property at a glanceCommercial
Commonwealth Of Pennsylva
2027 published assessment
$3.1M
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
3200 block of Lancaster Ave
ZIP 19104
Neighborhood area
University City · West Powelton
Approximate · based on ZIP 19104
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 $3,120,300. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$2.7M 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 · 2017$2.7M 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 · 2018$2.9M 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 · 2019$2.9M 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 · 2020$2.9M 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 · 2021$2.9M 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 · 2022$2.9M 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 · 2023$3.1M 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 · 2024$3.1M 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 · 2025$3.1M 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 · 2026$3.1M 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$3.1M 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 ↗
- Permit · 2007-05-14ElectricalThis permit category usually covers electrical installation, alteration, replacement, or repair. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2008-05-01ElectricalThis permit category usually covers electrical installation, alteration, replacement, or repair. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2014-01-24ElectricalThis permit category usually covers electrical installation, alteration, replacement, or repair. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2015-09-04ElectricalThis permit category usually covers electrical installation, alteration, replacement, or repair. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2020-01-07Tank Install/RemovalThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2021-02-17Signs (Accessory / Non-Accessory)This permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2021-07-13SignThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2025-05-20Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2025-05-20Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- License · 2022-02-15Specter Food Service & Events (12th Street Catering): Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) 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 · 2010-09-21FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing 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 ↗
- Certification · 2022-06-02Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2023-04-13Special Hazards CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2023-08-25Sprinkler CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2023-10-19Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2023-10-19Special Hazards CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2024-08-01Sprinkler CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2024-09-20Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2024-10-18Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2025-04-07Special Hazards CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2025-08-07Fire Alarm CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2025-10-09Special Hazards CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2026-01-07Emergency and Standby Power Systems CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2026-01-09Sprinkler CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
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- CertificationSprinkler Certification
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- LicenseSpecter Food Service & Events (12th Street Catering): Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
- PermitSign
- PermitSigns (Accessory / Non-Accessory)
- PermitTank Install/Removal
- PermitElectrical
- PermitElectrical
- LicenseFIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued
- PermitElectrical
- PermitElectrical
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Property tax
$43,678/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $3,120,300 × 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 $3,120,300. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 7745205002026 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
Not a house
Commercial. A $0 assessment-based estimate does not prove the live Tax Center account has no prior-period balance or other charges.
What it is
Commercial
Amus Rec Complex Masonry
Owner
Commonwealth Of Pennsylva
Public / institutional
$ / sq ft
$16
below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Interior area
191,874 sqft
Lot size
76,666 sqft
Built
1930
Zoning
CMX4
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
Commonwealth Of Pennsylva · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 98 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $671M combined
• Tax bills mail to 3205-51 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19104
Block context
3200 block of Lancaster Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →L&I license dates · data through Jul 19, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
Specter Food Service & Events (12th Street Catering)Active
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · Initial issue date Feb 15, 2022 · Filed expiration Feb 14, 2027
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 24 dated rows
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
Certification BC-2026-001481 · Certified
Expires 2027-01-09
- CertificationEmergency and Standby Power Systems Certification
Certification BC-2026-000471 · Certified
Expires 2027-01-07
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
Certification BC-2025-026525 · Certified
Expires 2026-10-09
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2025-028560 · Certified
Expires 2026-08-07
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2025-004446 · Completed
Replace existing electric service cables . ALL WORK IS TO BE DONE ACCORDING TO APPROVED DRAWINGS-2017 NEC.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2025-004440 · Completed
Replacing the Existing Secondary Electric Service Cables as per 2017 NEC.
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
Certification BC-2025-009142 · Certified
Expires 2026-04-07
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2024-028895 · Deficient
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2024-032526 · Certified
Expires 2025-09-20
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
Certification BC-2024-024049 · Certified
Expires 2025-08-01
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2024-010454 · Certified
Expires 2024-10-19
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
Certification BC-2024-010450 · Deficient
- CertificationSprinkler Certification
Certification BC-2023-019442 · Certified
Expires 2024-08-25
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
Certification BC-2023-010221 · Certified
Expires 2024-04-13
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2022-008060 · Certified
Expires 2023-06-02
- License issue eventSpecter Food Service & Events (12th Street Catering): Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
License 887757 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitSign
Permit GP-2021-000869 · Expired
FOR THE ERECTION OF THREE(3) MARQUE SIGNS; FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE(1) FLATWALL SIGN ON CANOPY , FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE(1) FREE-STANDING SIGNS(N 33RD STREET FRONATGE ); FOR THE ERECTION OF THREE(3) FREE-STANDING SIGNS ( AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING)( NO BUILDING FRONTAGE). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION.
- PermitSigns (Accessory / Non-Accessory)
Permit ZP-2020-007680 · Issued
FOR THE ERECTION OF THREE(3) MARQUE SIGNS; FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE(1) FLATWALL SIGN ON CANOPY , FOR THE ERECTION OF ONE(1) FREE-STANDING SIGNS(N 33RD STREET FRONATGE ); FOR THE ERECTION OF THREE(3) FREE-STANDING SIGNS ( AT THE REAR OF THE BUILDING)( NO BUILDING FRONTAGE). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION.
- PermitTank Install/Removal
Permit 1039748 · Expired
REMOVE ONE 575 GASOLINE TANK
- PermitElectrical
Permit 636876 · COMPLETED
FROM 9/4/15 TO 9/21/15 TEMPORARY 300KW GENERATOR GROUND TO STEEL STRUCTURE OF BUILDING,INSTALL 50FT OF 4AUT CAM LOCK CABLE AS PER 2008 NEC (WEST DISTRICT)
- PermitElectrical
Permit 516608 · COMPLETED
TO TIE-IN TWO GENERATORS INTO ENTERTAINMENT CENTER AND GROUND THE GENERATORS FOR A 1-DAY EVENT - WORK WILL COMPLY WITH THE 2008 NEC
- License issue eventFIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued
License 515085 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitElectrical
Permit 148789 · COMPLETED
TEMPORARY GENERATORS FOR POWER & LIGHTING FOR ONE DAY EVENT TO BE HELD ON MAY 10TH, 2008 AT THE OLD AMORY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2005 NEC
- PermitElectrical
Permit 75890 · COMPLETED
EVENT - GENERATORS TEMP POWER AND LIGHTING FOR SPRING JAM 2007 (5/18/07 THRU 5/20/07) (WEST DIST)
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
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 20, 2026, 9:39 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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