Mixed-use property report

522 W Girard Ave

3,156 sqftCMX2built 1915

Property at a glanceApartment building

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$513K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$590K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Northern Liberties · Callowhill Approximate · based on ZIP 19123
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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 $590,100. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$590K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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Every dated record34 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. L&I violationFIRE ALARM TESTED/CERTIFIED
  6. PermitAlterations
  7. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  8. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  9. PermitMajor alteration
  10. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  11. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7
  12. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8
  13. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12
  14. L&I violationELECTRICAL WIRING
  15. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  19. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE
  20. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
  21. L&I violationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. LicenseREADING MARTINEZ (MARTINEZ MINIMARKET): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  24. LicenseCESAR MARTE (LA VEGA MINI MARKET): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  25. LicenseCESAR MARTE (LA VEGA MINI MARKET): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  26. LicenseCESAR MARTE (LA VEGA MINI MARKET): Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactive
  27. PermitUse
  28. LicenseCESAR MARTE (LA VEGA MINI MARKET): Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issued
  29. PermitSign
  30. PermitAlteration
  31. PermitZoning/use
  32. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  33. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  34. LicenseFRANKLIN BERGER: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Verify the public record

$7,175/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $512,600 × 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 $590,100. 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 871510510
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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

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

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 4 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$187 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Girard and Marshall city commercial corridor
Interior area
3,156 sqft
Lot size
983 sqft
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX2

Block context

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

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Next door: 520 W Girard Ave  ·  524 W Girard Ave

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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READING MARTINEZ (MARTINEZ MINIMARKET)Active

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Sep 11, 2015 · Filed expiration Apr 30, 2027

CESAR MARTE (LA VEGA MINI MARKET)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jul 8, 2013 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2014

CESAR MARTE (LA VEGA MINI MARKET)Inactive

Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · Initial issue date Sep 6, 2012 · Terminal license date Jul 8, 2013

Landlord and residential filings

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

FRANKLIN BERGERActive

Rental · Initial issue date May 19, 2004 · 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 34 dated rows
  1. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2025-015846 · Certified

    Expires 2026-05-21

  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-008680 · Certified

    Expires 2024-06-19

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-035850 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-035850 · FAILED

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

  5. ViolationFIRE ALARM TESTED/CERTIFIED

    Case CF-2021-035850 · Violation VI-2021-027103 · Code FC-13-915.1 · COMPLIED

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

  6. PermitAlterations

    Permit 1044918 · Expired

    INSTALL 3/4" WATTS MODEL 009 RPZ BACKFLOW PREVENTOR WITH STRAINER.THE INSTALLATION WILL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PLUMBING CODE 2018

  7. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 605980 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 605982 · 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.

  9. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 850922 · COMPLETED

    FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO RECTIFY CASE #605980. WORK TO INCLUDE THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF FIRE DAMAGED ROOF RAFTERS AND SHEATING/DECK ABOVE THE THIRD FLOOR FROM THE REAR WALL, REPLACEMENT TO ALSO INCLUDE THE THIRD FLOOR WALL FRAMING AND ASSEMBLIES ON THE SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR LEVEL. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS AND REPORT SEALED BY STRUCTURAL ENGINEER. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR FITOUT AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OF THE STRUCTURE. A COVERED WALKWAY OR SIDEWALK CLOSURE SHALL BE REQUIRED WITHIN 15 FEET OF THE BUILDING FAÇADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 3306 OF THE 2009 IBC. SEPARATE BUILDING AND/OR STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK.

  10. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case 605980 · Violation 4464032 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

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

  11. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 7

    Case 605980 · Violation 4464033 · Code PM15-304.1G · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 8

    Case 605980 · Violation 4464034 · Code PM15-304.1H · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT UNSAFE COND 12

    Case 605980 · Violation 4464035 · Code PM15-304.1L · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationELECTRICAL WIRING

    Case 605982 · Violation 4464053 · Code FC-13-270395 · COMPLIED

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

  15. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 605980 · FAILED

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

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 605982 · 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.

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 557255 · 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.

  18. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 557255 · 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.

  19. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCT ROOF DRAINAGE

    Case 557255 · Violation 4139455 · Code PM15-304.7 · COMPLIED

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

  20. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM

    Case 557255 · Violation 4139454 · Code FC-915.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  21. ViolationONE AND TWO FAMILY (R3)

    Case 557255 · Violation 4139453 · Code 9-3902 (1) · COMPLIED

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

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 557255 · 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.

  23. License issue eventREADING MARTINEZ (MARTINEZ MINIMARKET): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 677173 · Active

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

  24. License terminal eventCESAR MARTE (LA VEGA MINI MARKET): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 599023 · Inactive

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

  25. License issue eventCESAR MARTE (LA VEGA MINI MARKET): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 599023 · Inactive

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

  26. License terminal eventCESAR MARTE (LA VEGA MINI MARKET): Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactive

    License 573022 · Inactive

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

  27. PermitUse

    Permit 460794 · COMPLETED

    USE TO SALE COLD CUTS, COLD FOOD, SANDWITCHES & HOAGIES

  28. License issue eventCESAR MARTE (LA VEGA MINI MARKET): Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issued

    License 573022 · Inactive

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

  29. PermitSign

    Permit 344421 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL INT ILLUM WRAP AROUND CANOPY SIGN.

  30. PermitAlteration

    Permit 346375 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLING TWO ROLLING SECURITY GRILLS, 1-4'X8', 2-6'X8' 30% VISIBILITY.

  31. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 342515 · COMPLETED

    USE TO GROCERY STORE

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

    Case 64038 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 64038 · 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.

  34. License issue eventFRANKLIN BERGER: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 259334 · Active

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 6:24 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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