Commercial property report

628 South St

3 stories2,391 sqftCMX2.5built 1900

Property at a glanceCommercial

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$381K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$565K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Queen Village · East Passyunk Approximate · based on ZIP 19147
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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 $565,100. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$565K2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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 record46 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
  2. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
  3. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  4. LicenseLA BELLA DOLCE ITALIA INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  5. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  6. LicenseLA BELLA DOLCE ITALIA INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  7. LicenseEVIL EYE CAFE LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  8. L&I violationSIDEWALK CAFÉ LO
  9. L&I violationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
  10. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  11. InspectionCI INSP
  12. L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
  13. L&I violationUNIT STORAGE BATTERY SYS TEST
  14. InspectionCI INSP
  15. InspectionCI INSP
  16. L&I violationEGRESS EXIT SIGNS VISIBILITY
  17. L&I violationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX
  18. L&I violationEMERG LIGHTING DEFECTIVE
  19. L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
  20. InspectionCI INSP
  21. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWS
  25. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  26. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  27. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  28. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  29. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  30. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  31. L&I violationFA-REPAIR SYSTEM
  32. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  33. LicenseEVIL EYE CAFE LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  34. PermitElectrical
  35. PermitElectrical
  36. PermitPlumbing
  37. PermitMajor alteration
  38. PermitUse
  39. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  40. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)
  41. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  42. InspectionBRU INSP
  43. L&I violationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)
  44. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  45. InspectionBRU INSP
  46. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

Verify the public record

$5,333/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $381,000 × 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 $565,100. 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 882639910
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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.”

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 Str/Off 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$236 above the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
South Street/Front-8th city commercial corridor
Interior area
2,391 sqft
Lot size
1,110 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1900
Zoning
CMX2.5

Block context

600 block of South St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 626 South St  ·  630 South 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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LA BELLA DOLCE ITALIA INCInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Oct 5, 2018 · Terminal license date Dec 3, 2021

EVIL EYE CAFE LLCInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Mar 20, 2013 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2018

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 46 dated rows
  1. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification

    Certification BC-2024-005019 · Certified

    Expires 2025-02-23

  2. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification

    Certification BC-2023-017361 · Certified

    Expires 2024-08-24

  3. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2023-015607 · Certified

    Expires 2024-07-28

  4. License terminal eventLA BELLA DOLCE ITALIA INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 791074 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 637288 · PASSED

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

  6. License issue eventLA BELLA DOLCE ITALIA INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 791074 · Inactive

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

  7. License terminal eventEVIL EYE CAFE LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 587466 · Inactive

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

  8. ViolationSIDEWALK CAFÉ LO

    Case 637288 · Violation 4696852 · Code 09-208.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)

    Case 637288 · Violation 4696853 · Code LO-1 · COMPLIED

    The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

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

    Case 637288 · 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.

  11. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 551635 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  12. ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE

    Case 551635 · Violation 4057917 · Code A-000.0/10 · COMPLIED

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

  13. ViolationUNIT STORAGE BATTERY SYS TEST

    Case 551635 · Violation 4057918 · Code FC-604.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  14. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 541504 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  15. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 551635 · FAILED

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

  16. ViolationEGRESS EXIT SIGNS VISIBILITY

    Case 541504 · Violation 3990137 · Code FC-1011.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX

    Case 541504 · Violation 3990138 · Code FC-605.6/1 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationEMERG LIGHTING DEFECTIVE

    Case 541504 · Violation 3990136 · Code FC-1006.3/2 · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE

    Case 541504 · Violation 3990135 · Code A-000.0/10 · COMPLIED

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

  20. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 541504 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 497666 · PASSED

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

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 497666 · 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.

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 497666 · 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.

  24. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE WINDOWS

    Case 497666 · Violation 3779666 · Code PM15-304.182 · 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 497666 · 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. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 438585 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 438585 · 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.

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

    Case 375771 · PASSED

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

  29. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 438585 · 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.

  30. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 438585 · 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.

  31. ViolationFA-REPAIR SYSTEM

    Case 438585 · Violation 3531689 · Code FC-901.6/6 · COMPLIED

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

  32. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 438585 · 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.

  33. License issue eventEVIL EYE CAFE LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 587466 · Inactive

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

  34. PermitElectrical

    Permit 439662 · COMPLETED

    RELOCATE FIRE ALARM BOX AND SMOKE DETECTORS PER 2008 NEC & NFPA 72

  35. PermitElectrical

    Permit 438347 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE LIGHT FIXTURES WITH 18 FIXTURES 2X4 DROP CEILING T8 FIXTURES PER 2008 NEC (COMMERCIAL)

  36. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 437580 · COMPLETED

    WC,LAC,LAUNDRY TUB,KS,MS (COMMERCIAL/DELI)

  37. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 433599 · COMPLETED

    FOR A PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION WITH ALTERATIONS WITHIN A THREE (3) STORY MIXED-USE BUILDING TO INCLUDE INTERIOR PARTITIONS FOR OFFICE, FOOD-PREP, & ACCESSIBLE TOILET ROOM SPACES & INSTALLATION OF SERVICE AREA DISPLAY EQUIPMENT FOR PREPARED FOOD DISPLAY; BUILDING IS NOT FULLY SPRINKLERED. NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT OR AREA OF EXISTING EXTERIOR OPENINGS PERMITTED HEREIN. DEPT. OF L&I CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY (CO) REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY OF 3RD FLOOR LEVEL. ALL PERMITTED WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY A CITY OF PHILADELPHIA LICENSED CONTRACTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PHILADELPHIA CODE TITLE 9.

  38. PermitUse

    Permit 428728 · COMPLETED

    EAT IN RESTAURANT WITH ACCESSORY OFFICE AND STORAGE AND A VACANT THIRD FLOOR.

  39. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 299107 · 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.

  40. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN RUBBISH/GARBAGE (Remove rubbish or garbage from the exterior area)

    Case 299107 · Violation 2226312 · Code PM-302.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  41. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 299107 · 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.

  42. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 128708 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  43. ViolationEXT A-CLEAN/EXTERMINATE (Clean the exterior area and address pests)

    Case 128708 · Violation 683272 · Code PM-302.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  44. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 128708 · Violation 683271 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPLIED

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  45. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 128708 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 55181 · PASSED

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 23, 2026, 11:36 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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