2026 assessment
$332K
OPA value, not a listing price
Mixed-use property report
8020-22 Castor Ave
2,379 sqftRSA3built 1960
Property at a glanceMixed-use
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$362K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
8000 block of Castor Ave
ZIP 19152
Neighborhood area
Rhawnhurst
Approximate · based on ZIP 19152
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 $361,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$329K 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$329K 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$220K 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$233K 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$235K 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$235K 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$235K 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$251K 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$251K 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$332K 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$332K 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$362K 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 · 2015Deed / sale $200KA 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 · 2010-08-09PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2014-02-11ElectricalThis permit category usually covers electrical installation, alteration, replacement, or repair. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2015-02-17UseThis 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 · 2022-05-19Addition and/or AlterationThis 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 ↗
- Permit · 2023-08-14AlterationsThis 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 · 2022-04-09UNSAFE STRUCTUREA 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 · 2022-04-09EXTERIOR WALLSA 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 · 2022-04-09L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2022-07-12L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2016-07-12WEN LU: 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 · 2017-09-09WEN LU: 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 ↗
- License · 2015-03-12WENFANG ZHENG: 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 · 2016-06-29WENFANG ZHENG: 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 ↗
- Appeal · 2015-02-03Zoning board appealA challenge or request reviewed through a City appeals process. Filing an appeal does not show who prevailed; read the decision, conditions, and related permit or violation.How Philadelphia L&I appeals work ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspectionLicense
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Every dated record15 events · exact dates, newest first
- PermitAlterations
- InspectionL&I investigation
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
- L&I violationEXTERIOR WALLS
- InspectionL&I investigation
- LicenseWEN LU: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseWEN LU: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicenseWENFANG ZHENG: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseWENFANG ZHENG: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- PermitUse
- AppealZoning board appeal
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $200K
- PermitElectrical
- PermitPlumbing
Verify the public record
Property tax
$4,650/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $332,200 × 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 $361,600. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8715798102026 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
Det Off/Str 2 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$152
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Castor and Rhawn
city commercial corridor
Interior area
2,379 sqft
Lot size
3,293 sqft
Built
1960
Zoning
RSA3
Block context
8000 block of Castor Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 8024-28 Castor Ave · 8014 Castor Ave
L&I license dates · data through Jul 24, 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 24, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
WEN LUInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Jul 12, 2016 · Terminal license date Sep 9, 2017
WENFANG ZHENGInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Mar 12, 2015 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2016
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 15 dated rows
- PermitAlterations
Permit PP-2023-011128 · Expired
REPLACE 3/4" BACKFLOW DEVICE
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2022-029901 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit RP-2022-005555 · Completed
MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH CF-2022-029901 TO INCLUDE REPAIRS TO FRONT EXTERIOR MASONRY WALL PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801. LICENSED PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS NOT ADDRESSED IN APPROVED PLANS.
- ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
Case CF-2022-029901 · Violation VI-2022-023785 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationEXTERIOR WALLS
Case CF-2022-029901 · Violation VI-2022-023786 · Code PM15-304.1(G) · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2022-029901 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- License terminal eventWEN LU: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 707675 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventWEN LU: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 707675 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventWENFANG ZHENG: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 657703 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventWENFANG ZHENG: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 657703 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitUse
Permit 575890 · COMPLETED
USE CHANGE ONLY TO BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL OFFICE ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND A ONE FAMILY DWELLING ON THE SECOND FLOOR.
- AppealZoning board appeal
Appeal 24166 · OPEN · Granted
Related permit 575890 · PERMIT FOR USE CHANGE TO A BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ESTABLISHMENT ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AND A DWELLING UNIT ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF AN EXISTING, TWO STORY, DETACHED STRUCTURE.
- Recorded transfer$200K transfer
2015
- PermitElectrical
Permit 517422 · COMPLETED
REPLACE SERVICE TO A 200A SERVICE CABLE WITH A 40 POSITION BREAKER BOX AND 12 POSITION BOX 100A WITH MAIN FOR APARTMENT. SUPPLY AND INSTALL SURGE PROTECTION. INSTALL 12 POSITION BOX 1000A WITH MAIN FOR "HOUSE"... WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 295192 · COMPLETED
REPLACE CURB TRAP F/W #014613
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 25, 2026, 7:24 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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