The Block Report

Property report

7957 Castor Ave

3,193 sqftCMX1built 1960

Property at a glancePlace of worship

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$312K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$312K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Rhawnhurst Approximate · based on ZIP 19152
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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 $311,900. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$250K$500K$312K200720112015201920232027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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 record6 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  2. L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
  3. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  4. PermitUse
  5. Deed / saleDeed / sale $550K
  6. Deed / saleDeed / sale $550K

Verify the public record

$0/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $0 × 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 $311,900. 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 778732901
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Exemption classificationFull assessment exemption shown

2026 OPA shows a zero or de minimis taxable assessment. The open assessment split does not establish the exemption's legal basis, continuing eligibility, or treatment after a transfer.

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

Not a house

Place of worship. OPA shows a full or near-full assessment exemption whose basis must be verified. A $0 assessment-based estimate does not prove the live Tax Center account has no prior-period balance or other charges.

What it is
Place of worship Hse Worship All 1 Sty Mas
Owner
Individual owner on record Public / institutional
$ / sq ft
$98 below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Castor and Rhawn city commercial corridor
Interior area
3,193 sqft
Lot size
6,905 sqft
Built
1960
Zoning
CMX1

Block context

7900 block of Castor Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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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 24, 2026.

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

    Case 135018 · PASSED

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

  2. ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER

    Case 135018 · Violation 737660 · Code A.CNE.000 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 135018 · 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.

  4. PermitUse

    Permit 81726 · COMPLETED

    CHANGE TO CHURCH

  5. Recorded transfer$550K transfer

    2007

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 10:22 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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