Mixed-use property report

521 W Olney Ave

1,536 sqftCMX1built 1925

Property at a glanceMixed-use

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment

$110K OPA value, not a listing price

2027 published assessment

$114K Future roll, not the current tax bill

Location

500 block of W Olney Ave ZIP 19120

Neighborhood area

Olney · Logan Approximate · based on ZIP 19120

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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 $113,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record19 events · exact dates, newest first

2014-09-30LicenseMARCHA M POLECTION: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
2013-10-01AppealZoning board appeal
2013-05-24PermitPlumbing
2013-02-26InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
2011-07-07InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2011-07-06L&I violationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN
2011-07-06InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2011-07-06InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
2011-06-02PermitUse
2011-04-12InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
2011-01-31InspectionADMIN INSP (likely: administrative inspection)
2011-01-31InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
2011-01-31InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
2011-01-31InspectionADMIN INSP (likely: administrative inspection)
2006-10-03InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2006-10-03InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2006-07-03InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2005-11-18InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
2005Deed / saleDeed / sale $110K

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Property tax

$1,543/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $110,200 × 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 $113,600. 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 871582400

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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

Mixed-use property

Mixed-use, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is

Mixed-use Row W/Off Str 2 Sty Mason

Owner

Individual owner on record Individual name redacted

$ / sq ft

$74 assessed value ÷ interior sqft

Corridor

5th and Olney city commercial corridor

Interior area

1,536 sqft

Lot size

1,155 sqft

Built

1925

Zoning

CMX1

Block context

500 block of W Olney Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 519 W Olney Ave · 523 W Olney Ave

L&I license dates · data through Jul 23, 2026

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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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

MARCHA M POLECTIONActive

Rental · Initial issue date Sep 30, 2014 · Filed expiration Feb 28, 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 17 dated rows

Sep 30, 2014
License issue eventMARCHA M POLECTION: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 643067 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
Oct 1, 2013
AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 15763 · CLOSED · Dismissed
Related permit 324415 · PERMIT FOR THE LEGALIZATION OF THE ERECTION OF A FLAT WALL AWNING SIGN ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING OPTOMETRY OFFICE 1ST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING AS AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING 2ND FLOOR.
May 24, 2013
PermitPlumbing
Permit 473396 · COMPLETED
REPLACE 3/4" WATER SERVICE, NEW RPZ BACKFLOW PREVENTOR
Feb 26, 2013
InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 285768 · FAILED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
Jul 7, 2011
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 285768 · 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.
Jul 6, 2011
ViolationNO ZONING/USE PERMIT-SIGN
Case 285768 · Violation 2725659 · Code 14-1704/50 · CLOSEDCASE
City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.
Jul 6, 2011
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 285768 · 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.
Jul 6, 2011
InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 69546 · PASSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Jun 2, 2011
PermitUse
Permit 344288 · COMPLETED
LEGALIZE ZONING FOR OPTOMETRY OFFICE
Apr 12, 2011
InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 69546 · PASSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
Jan 31, 2011
InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
Case 69546 · 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.
Jan 31, 2011
InvestigationADMIN INSP (likely: administrative inspection)
Case 69546 · CLOSED
Legacy inspection shorthand; the title alone does not state what condition was examined. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
Oct 3, 2006
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 69546 · 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.
Oct 3, 2006
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 69546 · 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.
Jul 3, 2006
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 69546 · 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.
Nov 18, 2005
InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 54634 · 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.
Jan 1, 2005
Recorded transfer$110K transfer
2005

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

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 11:55 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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About this data & fine print

Answers are generated by an AI agent querying available City of Philadelphia open data at the moment you ask: OPA property assessments, Recorder of Deeds transfer records, L&I permits, violations & licenses, dated Dept. of Revenue tax records, Zoning Board appeals, Police incident reports, Philly311 requests, and School District of Philadelphia catchment and school data. When you explicitly request a web check, or ask about a current listing or recent news, the agent can also run a cited public-web search; those claims are labeled separately from City records.

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Property-level tax data is historical: the delinquency snapshot is dated June 2022 and the separate detailed ledger ends in 2016. Neither shows what is owed today; verify a current balance with Philadelphia Revenue.

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