Commercial property report

3946 Bott St

1 story · 2,075 sqft · RSA5 · built 1930

Property at a glanceStore

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$143K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$143K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Hunting Park · Nicetown–Tioga Approximate · based on ZIP 19140
Street view of 3946 Bott St
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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 $143,200. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$100K$200K$143K2004200820122016202020242027
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 record33 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. L&I violationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS AUTO REPAIR
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. L&I violationREMOVAL
  6. L&I violationREPAIR GARAGES/MOTOR FUEL
  7. L&I violationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS AUTO REPAIR
  8. L&I violationWORKING SPACE & CLEARANCE
  9. L&I violationCLEARANCE FROM IGNITION SOURCES
  10. InspectionL&I investigation
  11. InspectionL&I investigation
  12. L&I violationWASTE MATERIAL
  13. L&I violationWASTE ACCUMULATION PROHIBITED
  14. L&I violationSECURING COMPRESSED CYLINDERS
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. L&I violationSMOKING PROHIBITED
  17. L&I violationSAFETY DATA SHEETS/CONTAINER
  18. L&I violationNFPA 704 SIGNS
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. LicenseMARVIN MORRIS (M&J AUTO REPAIR): Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing L&I license filing marked inactive
  21. LicenseEBONY MORRIS: Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing L&I license filing initially issued
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. L&I violationFIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAG (Fire extinguisher needs inspection and a current service tag)
  24. L&I violationFIRE EXTING-INSTALL R2
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. LicenseMARVIN MORRIS (M&J AUTO TOTAL REPAIR): Tow Truck business license marked inactive
  27. L&I violationVIOL NONE FOUND
  28. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  29. LicenseJAMES THORPE (T/A M & J'S AUTO BODY): Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing L&I license filing marked inactive
  30. Deed / saleDeed / sale $10K
  31. LicenseMARVIN MORRIS (M&J AUTO TOTAL REPAIR): Tow Truck business license initially issued
  32. LicenseJAMES THORPE (T/A M & J'S AUTO BODY): Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing L&I license filing initially issued
  33. LicenseMARVIN MORRIS (M&J AUTO REPAIR): Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing L&I license filing initially issued

Verify the public record

$2,005/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $143,200 × 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 $143,200. 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 882007760
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$20,540.14 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2016–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$12,653.48 principal$3,393.30 interest$864.02 penalty$3,629.34 other charges
6years recorded 2016–2021tax periods 2021-06-01last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $134,900 total assessment, $134,900 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $10,215.32 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2008$300.00 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $0.00 penalty2014$3,072.83 total · $2,006.42 principal · $391.25 interest · $140.45 penalty2015$3,758.02 total · $2,636.65 principal · $276.84 interest · $184.57 penalty2016$3,084.47 total · $2,754.32 principal · $41.32 interest · $27.54 penalty

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.

$21K · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot Historical lien entry · through 2016 1 open violation

What it is
Store Auto Repair Shop Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$69 below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Broad, Germantown, and Erie city commercial corridor
Interior area
2,075 sqft
Lot size
4,153 sqft
Stories
1
Built
1930
Zoning
RSA5

Block context

3900 block of Bott St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 3968-86 Bott St  ·  3953 Bott St

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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MARVIN MORRIS (M&J AUTO TOTAL REPAIR)Inactive

Tow Truck · Initial issue date Aug 28, 2006 · Terminal license date Nov 19, 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 33 dated rows
  1. ViolationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS AUTO REPAIR

    Case CF-2026-036740 · Violation VI-2026-022309 · Code F-2311.8.7 · OPEN

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2026-036740 · FAILED

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

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-039063 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-039063 · FAILED

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

  5. ViolationREMOVAL

    Case CF-2025-039063 · Violation VI-2025-029504 · Code F-313.1.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  6. ViolationREPAIR GARAGES/MOTOR FUEL

    Case CF-2025-039063 · Violation VI-2025-029502 · Code F-105.6.4 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  7. ViolationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS AUTO REPAIR

    Case CF-2025-039063 · Violation VI-2025-029503 · Code F-2311.8.7 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  8. ViolationWORKING SPACE & CLEARANCE

    Case CF-2025-039063 · Violation VI-2025-029505 · Code F-604.3 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  9. ViolationCLEARANCE FROM IGNITION SOURCES

    Case CF-2025-039063 · Violation VI-2025-029506 · Code F-305.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  10. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-061312 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  11. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-061312 · FAILED

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

  12. ViolationWASTE MATERIAL

    Case CF-2022-061312 · Violation VI-2022-044271 · Code F-304.1.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  13. ViolationWASTE ACCUMULATION PROHIBITED

    Case CF-2022-061312 · Violation VI-2022-044270 · Code F-304.1 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  14. ViolationSECURING COMPRESSED CYLINDERS

    Case CF-2022-061312 · Violation VI-2022-044272 · Code F-5303.5.3 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 585348 · 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.

  16. ViolationSMOKING PROHIBITED

    Case 585348 · Violation 4326459 · Code FC-13-270371 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationSAFETY DATA SHEETS/CONTAINER

    Case 585348 · Violation 4326457 · Code FC-13-2701.8 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationNFPA 704 SIGNS

    Case 585348 · Violation 4326458 · Code FC-13-2703.5 · COMPLIED

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

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 585348 · 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. License terminal eventMARVIN MORRIS (M&J AUTO REPAIR): Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing L&I license filing marked inactive

    License 284617 · Inactive

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

  21. License issue eventEBONY MORRIS: Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing L&I license filing initially issued

    License 725008 · Active

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

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 439575 · 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.

  23. ViolationFIRE EXTING-NEEDS INSP/TAG (Fire extinguisher needs inspection and a current service tag)

    Case 439575 · Violation 3234143 · Code FC-906.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  24. ViolationFIRE EXTING-INSTALL R2

    Case 439575 · Violation 3234142 · Code FC-906.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  25. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 439575 · 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.

  26. License terminal eventMARVIN MORRIS (M&J AUTO TOTAL REPAIR): Tow Truck business license marked inactive

    License 381052 · Inactive

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

  27. ViolationVIOL NONE FOUND

    Case 235523 · Violation 1685993 · Code A-000.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 235523 · PASSED

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

  29. License terminal eventJAMES THORPE (T/A M & J'S AUTO BODY): Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing L&I license filing marked inactive

    License 283852 · Inactive

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

  30. Recorded transfer$10K transfer

    2007

  31. License issue eventMARVIN MORRIS (M&J AUTO TOTAL REPAIR): Tow Truck business license initially issued

    License 381052 · Inactive

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

  32. License issue eventJAMES THORPE (T/A M & J'S AUTO BODY): Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing L&I license filing initially issued

    License 283852 · Inactive

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

  33. License issue eventMARVIN MORRIS (M&J AUTO REPAIR): Motor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing L&I license filing initially issued

    License 284617 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 19, 2026, 8:07 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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