2026 assessment
$269K
OPA value, not a listing price
Commercial property report
6530 Castor Ave
2 stories2,100 sqftCMX1built 1950
Property at a glanceStore
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$425K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
6500 block of Castor Ave
ZIP 19149
Neighborhood area
Mayfair
Approximate · based on ZIP 19149
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 $424,500. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$192K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2017$192K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2018$168K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2019$193K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2020$194K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2021$194K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2022$194K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2023$212K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2024$212K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2025$269K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2026$269K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$425K assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Deed / sale · 2013Deed / sale $270KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2010-06-14Zoning/useThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2010-06-29SignThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- L&I violation · 2010-07-26NON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)The title alone does not identify the missing permit or prove the present use remains unauthorized.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2010-07-21COMPL CONCEAL- BLDG PERM WORKA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2010-07-21PERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSPA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2010-06-25BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2010-06-25BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2010-07-28BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2010-10-08PRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2013-10-21CHUN KIT SIU (NA CHEN): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2017-04-29CHUN KIT SIU (NA CHEN): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense
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Every dated record12 events · exact dates, newest first
- LicenseCHUN KIT SIU (NA CHEN): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseCHUN KIT SIU (NA CHEN): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $270K
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
- L&I violationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
- L&I violationCOMPL CONCEAL- BLDG PERM WORK
- L&I violationPERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP
- PermitSign
- InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
- InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
- PermitZoning/use
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Property tax
$3,761/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $268,700 × 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 $424,500. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8828355002026 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
Commercial property
Store, recorded in the City's commercial category. The public record and owner trail follow.
What it is
Store
Store 2 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$202
above the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Castor and Magee
city commercial corridor
Interior area
2,100 sqft
Lot size
1,516 sqft
Stories
2
Built
1950
Zoning
CMX1
Block context
6500 block of Castor Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 6528 Castor Ave · 6532 Castor 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.
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.
CHUN KIT SIU (NA CHEN)Inactive
Rental · Initial issue date Oct 21, 2013 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2017
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 12 dated rows
- License terminal eventCHUN KIT SIU (NA CHEN): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 608121 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventCHUN KIT SIU (NA CHEN): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 608121 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$270K transfer
2013
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 240889 · PASSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 240889 · 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.
- ViolationNON-REGULATED LACKS PERMIT (The cited activity or use lacked a required permit)
Case 240889 · Violation 1767547 · Code 14-1704/10 · COMPLIED
The title alone does not identify the missing permit or prove the present use remains unauthorized. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationCOMPL CONCEAL- BLDG PERM WORK
Case 285079 · Violation 1757050 · Code A-402.1/1 · COMPEXCP
- ViolationPERMB- WK DONE W/O NOTIFY INSP
Case 285079 · Violation 1757051 · Code A-302.11/1 · COMPEXCP
- PermitSign
Permit 285079 · COMPLETED
INSTALL ONE NEW EXTERIOR WALL SIGN "BOOST MOBILE" 90" X 25" ON FRONT FACADE. SIGN SHALL BE INSTALLED PER APPROVED METHODS NOTED ON PLAN FORM.
- InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 240889 · 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.
- InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Case 240889 · 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.
- PermitZoning/use
Permit 285024 · COMPLETED
FOR THE REMOVAL OF ALL EXISTING SIGNS AND INSTALL ONE NEW SIGN AS PART OF AN EXISTING RETAIL SALE OF CELL PHONES AND ACCESSORIES ON 1ST FLOOR AND ONE FAMILY ON 2ND FLOOR.
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
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 5:56 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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