Commercial property report

3421 Powelton Ave

8,850 sqftRTA1built 1900

Property at a glanceCommercial

Drex Institute Of Tech

2026 assessment
$1.8M OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$1.8M Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
University City · West Powelton Approximate · based on ZIP 19104
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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 $1,775,700. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$1.0M$2.0M$1.8M200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionCertification

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 record22 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  3. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
  4. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  5. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  6. PermitAlterations
  7. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  8. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  9. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  10. PermitAdministrative
  11. PermitSuppression
  12. PermitPlumbing
  13. PermitElectrical
  14. PermitMajor alteration
  15. PermitMechanical
  16. PermitDemolition
  17. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. L&I violationCERTIFICATION
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. PermitAlteration

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 $1,775,700. 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 774535000
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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.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

Property report

Commercial property

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

What it is
Commercial Amuse Fraternities Mason
Owner
Drex Institute Of Tech
$ / sq ft
$201 above the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Interior area
8,850 sqft
Lot size
10,680 sqft
Built
1900
Zoning
RTA1

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Drex Institute Of Tech · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 3020 Market Street, Philadelphia PA, 19104

Block context

3400 block of Powelton Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 3425-29 Powelton Ave  ·  3411 Powelton Ave

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

Verify with the City ↗
Open every source row 22 dated rows
  1. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2026-020580 · Certified

    Expires 2027-07-16

  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2025-028498 · Certified

    Expires 2026-08-09

  3. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification

    Certification BC-2025-028565 · Certified

    Expires 2026-07-29

  4. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2025-019756 · Certified

    Expires 2026-07-15

  5. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2024-023885 · Certified

    Expires 2025-07-23

  6. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2023-012170 · Completed

    Emergency repair of curb trap into the property, main drain, fresh air, and 2 yard drains.

  7. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2023-019410 · Certified

    Expires 2024-08-28

  8. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-001180 · Certified

    Expires 2024-07-13

  9. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2022-010872 · Certified

    Expires 2023-08-04

  10. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 930240 · COMPLETED

    AMENDED DRAWINGS A1.0 AND A1.4 FOR BUILDING PERMIT #908956, WHICH DEPICT AND DETAIL THE REVISED BASEMENT EGRESS STAIR. TO AMEND BUILDING PERMIT#908956.

  11. PermitSuppression

    Permit 926447 · COMPLETED

    EZ PERMIT SPRINKLER RELOCATION (NFPA 13)- FOR THE RELOCATION OF SPRINKLER HEADS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARDS. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS.

  12. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 916402 · COMPLETED

    ROUGHIN WATER & WASTE 1-ADA WATER CLOSETS, 1-LAVS, 4-TUBS, 3-WASHING MACHINE & 1-KITCHEN SINK THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2004

  13. PermitElectrical

    Permit 921992 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE 400AMP SERVICE WITH 600A ARIAL SERVICE SWAP OUT ALL OUTLETS SWITCHES EXIT SIGNS LIGHT FIXTURES ADD 1 NEW 100A SUBPANEL IN ATTIC USE ALL EXISTING WIRING**NO FIRE ALARM ON THIS PERMIT**

  14. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 908956 · COMPLETED

    FOR LEVEL 3 ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR AN EXISTING CONGREGATE LIVING FACILITY AS PER PLANS. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL PLUMBING AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK.

  15. PermitMechanical

    Permit 910980 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT AND DUCTWORK INCLUDING 52 NEW REGISTERS AND DIFFUSERS AS PER PLANS.

  16. PermitDemolition

    Permit 891862 · COMPLETED

    EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION ON NON-BEARING PARTITION WALL AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS.

  17. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 609975 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 609975 · CLOSED

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

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 609975 · 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.

  20. ViolationCERTIFICATION

    Case 609975 · Violation 4617057 · Code FC-13-915 · COMPLIED

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

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 609975 · 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.

  22. PermitAlteration

    Permit 165672 · COMPLETED

    ROOF REPLACEMENT, 50-YEAR SHINGLE (DREXEL FRAT HOUSE)

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 8:20 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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