2025 taxable assessment $4,230,265 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $10,253,200; it is not the 2025 billed-year value.
Land report
2902 S Christopher Columbus Blvd
Vacant lot · Philadelphia Regional Por · assessed $11M (2025) · 2027 OPA assessment $10M. On the 2900 block of S Chris Columbus Blvd.
Property summary
Assessment$11,037,5652025 OPA assessment · 2027: $10,253,200
Last sale—No sale value available
Est. tax bill$59,215/year2025 taxable assessment · full-value scenario $154,504/year · basis and term unverified
Tax delinquency$263KCity snapshot · Jun 2022
Permits9Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open1 historical across 1 case
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OPA 8856720402025 OPA taxes $4,230,265 of $11,037,565 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.
See the assessment math →Applying the same rate to the billed-year full assessment. OPA's numeric split does not say when or whether the current treatment changes.
See the assessment math →Historical delinquency sources Record found
$262,752.63 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2019–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.
$193,798.54 principal$27,616.30 interest$12,911.37 penalty$28,426.42 other charges
The snapshot’s 2022 context used $6,807,300 total assessment, $4,066,000 taxable, and $2,741,300 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.
For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”
What stands out
From the public recordImproved
Why it mattersOwner pulled a sign permit in 2021.
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Fetched L&I and zoning records
Every row successfully fetched for this report is counted below. Dataset availability and matching can differ from the City's interactive file; use the official link for current detail.
- Recorded owner
- Philadelphia Regional Por
- Tax mailing address
- 3460 N DELAWARE AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA, 19134
- L&I district
- SOUTH
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 885672040
Permits9Every dated permit
Violation cases11 violation record · 0 open
Investigations21 failed · 1 passed · 0 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses0No match
Appeals1CLOSED · Dismissed
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status9
Zoning/usePermit 278352
May 25, 2010 COMPLETED Completed May 25, 2010
SIGN FACE AND FORMAT CHANGE BY REPLACING THE EXISTING 20' X 70' SIGN FACE WITH A DIGITAL 20' X 70' FACE ON EXISTING, FREE STANDING, DOUBLE-FACED ILLUMINATED, NON-ACCESSORY OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGN.
ElectricalPermit 333004
Apr 4, 2011 COMPLETED Completed May 5, 2011
100AMP, 120 VOLT SERVICE FOR OFFICE TRAILER..... IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2008 NEC
Zoning/usePermit 350818
Sep 21, 2011 COMPLETED Completed Sep 21, 2011
SIGN FACE & FORMAT CHANGE BY REPLACING THE EXITING 20' X 70' WEST SIGN (#521) WITH A 20' X 60' DIGITAL SIGN FACE ON THE EXISTING , FREE STANDING , DOUBLE FACED ILLUMINATED, NON ACCESORY OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGN. NO CHANGE IS PROPOSED FOR THE EXISTING SIGN DIMENSIONS OR STRUCTURE. THE EAST SIGN (3522) WAS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR THE FORMAT CHANGE UNDER PERMIT#278352
Zoning admin reviewPermit 426353
Oct 5, 2012 CLOSED
EXTENSION OF PERMIT # 350818 PURSUANT TO PA ACT 46. THIS EXTENSION TO EXPIRE ON JULY 2, 2017 UNLESS EXTENDED BY OTHER PORTIONS OF THE PHILADELPHIA CODE. CONTACT DISTRICT OFFICE TO INSTITUTE THE RQUIRED INSPECTIONS. #350818
SignPermit 442821
Jan 30, 2013 EXPIRED Completed Dec 9, 2015
REMOVAL OF EXISTING AND INSTALLATION OF NEW LED SIGN BILLBOARD, NEW STRUCTURAL CONNECTIONS/ATTACHMENTS EXISTING FREE STANDING BILL BOARD SIGN STRUCTURE, AS PER PLAN, SPECIFICATIONS.
Zoning admin reviewPermit 479520
Jun 25, 2013 CLOSED
FOR THE ADMINSTRATIVE REVIEW AND CORRECTION OF PERMIT # 426353, ISSUED ON OCTOBER 2, 2012, FOR THE EXTENSION OF PERMIR # 350818 PURSUANT TO PA ACT 87. PERMIT #426353 INDICATES THAT THE EXTENSION OF PERMIT # 350818 EXPIRES ON JULY 2, 2013. PURSUANT TO THE ACT, PERMIT #350818 SHOULD EXPIRE ON JULY 1, 2016. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED COPY OF THE PERMIT # 426353 WITH THE CORRECTION OF THE EXPIRATION DATE FROM JULY 2, 2013 TO JULY 2, 2016
ElectricalPermit 490305
Aug 20, 2013 COMPLETED
REWIRE 10 LINE TO LED DISPLAY AS PER NEC 2008 (BILLBOARD)
Zoning/usePermit 1009013
Jan 9, 2020 COMPLETED Completed Jan 9, 2020
TO REPLACE THE EXISTING, 20'X60' DIGITAL FACE ON THE EAST SIDE WITH NEW 20'X60' DIGITAL FACE AND FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE 10' SIDE PANEL EXISTING ON A PORTION OF THE EAST SIDE FACE (WHICH CURRENTLY IS BLANK SPACE). NO CHANGES ARE PROPOSED TO THE WEST FACE. EXISTING DIGITAL FACE ON THE EAST SIDE IS PERMITTED PURSUANT TO ZONING PERMIT #350818 AND ZONING PERMIT #479520
SignPermit GP-2021-000101
Feb 16, 2021 Completed Completed Jul 15, 2022
TO REPLACE THE EXISTING, 20'X60' DIGITAL FACE ON THE EAST SIDE WITH NEW 20'X60' DIGITAL FACE AND FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE 10' SIDE PANEL EXISTING ON A PORTION OF THE EAST SIDE FACE (WHICH CURRENTLY IS BLANK SPACE). NO CHANGES ARE PROPOSED TO THE WEST FACE.**SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR ANY ELECTRICAL WORK**
Violation cases1 individual violation record; resolved history remains visible1
Case 104193CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Mar 6, 2007 · completed Nov 15, 2007
- F+C LIQ-PROVIDE CLOS RPTViolation 509472Mar 5, 2007 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes2
CI INSPCase 104193
Mar 5, 2007 FAILED
CI INSPCase 104193
Nov 9, 2007 PASSED
Building certificationsInspection result and filed expiration date by L&I building ID0
No building certifications matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
Business licensesHistorical and active licenses are both retained0
No business licenses matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields1
Zoning board appealAppeal 16297
Oct 3, 2012 CLOSED Dismissed Related permit 350818
APPEAL AGAINST LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF ZONING/ USE PERMIT #350818. YOU STATED THAT THE CONVERSION OF A STATIC SIGN TO A DIGITAL SIGN INVOLVES STRUCTURAL ELECTRICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY AND AESTHETIC ISSUES. THE CURREN
City of Philadelphia OPA, L&I and Zoning Board records, shown as filed. A CLOSED investigation is an outcome label, not a missing visit; an appeal's application status and decision may differ.
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What this record proves—and what it does not.
These checks are triggered by this property’s actual City rows. They identify the controlling document to verify; they do not declare a use legal, a building safe, or title clear.
3 resolve before relying
2 verify
1 favorable dated record
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileAppeal #16297: CLOSED · Dismissed; related permit 350818. Use permit #278352: COMPLETED.
Why it mattersPhiladelphia says a zoning approval or Property Sales Certification can identify a use without proving that it was established under the Building Code. A change of use, unit count, exits, or fire rating can require a Building Permit and Certificate of Occupancy.
Verify nextVerify the lawful use, unit count, associated construction permits, and Certificate of Occupancy with L&I.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Resolve before relyingA permit row needs file-level verification3 permits not marked completed: 426353 (CLOSED), 442821 (EXPIRED), 479520 (CLOSED). At least one row also carries a completion date, so the City fields conflict.
Why it mattersIssued work is not the same as approved final work. L&I uses final inspections and required certifications to close construction permits; expired, withdrawn, and completed are different City statuses.
Verify nextOpen the permit file and confirm final inspections, holds, and any resulting occupancy certificate.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Resolve before relyingA dated tax balance needs a current payoff$262,752.63 was recorded in the City’s 2022-06 delinquency snapshot for 2019–2021.
Why it mattersThat is historical evidence, not today’s amount due. A current exemption, payment, credit, or assistance agreement can coexist with an older snapshot row.
Verify nextCheck period balances and request a dated Property Payoff statement for settlement.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyFailed inspections are dated events—not the current condition1 failed, 1 passed, and 0 CLOSED investigation outcomes are in the fetched history; the latest dated visit was PASSED on Nov 9, 2007.
Why it mattersA PASSED or FAILED value applies to that inspection visit. CLOSED is a separate source status; none of the three alone proves the parent permit or violation case closed—or describes today’s condition.
Verify nextOpen the parent case/permit for each material failure and confirm its later disposition.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗VerifyA reduced taxable assessment is not a verified abatementOPA’s numeric assessment fields show a reduced taxable assessment; BlockReport has no official program determination for this parcel.
Why it mattersThe numeric treatment can reflect an improvement abatement or another exemption. It does not identify the ordinance, approval, start or end date, or continuation requirements after a transfer. Once OPA verifies a specific active abatement, many common programs attach the benefit to the property for the remaining term rather than ending automatically at sale, but some require a new-owner filing and continued qualifying use or tax compliance.
Verify nextObtain the OPA exemption/abatement determination and history, then underwrite the buyer’s bill from the verified program terms.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Favorable dated recordNo open violation; closed history remains relevantThe fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.
Why it mattersA closed case is materially better than an open one, but it does not by itself prove that every altered use, unit, or concealed condition matches today’s approvals.
Verify nextUse the closed cases to target the inspection and occupancy-file review.
Open the controlling City guidance ↗Closing file: checks no public-record summary can replace3 documents/searches to assign before settlement
Property Sales Certification
The seller must obtain Philadelphia’s certificate showing the base zoning, last use in the zoning record, and open violations. The City warns that it does not prove Building Code occupancy or show zoning overlays.
Next: Obtain the fresh certificate and compare it with the CO, permits, and Atlas overlays.
Official guidance ↗Date-effective City Property Payoff
The Tax Center Property Payoff covers Real Estate Tax, Commercial Trash, and L&I abatement-work invoices. Philadelphia says it does not include business-tax debts or liens, water and sewer charges, or fines for code violations.
Next: Request the City statement effective through settlement; read every period and invoice.
Official guidance ↗Professional title and water-lien searches
OPA ownership, deed summaries, and a zero tax balance are not clear title. Mortgages, judgments, municipal claims, water liens, easements, heirs, and other encumbrances require separate searches.
Next: Use a Pennsylvania lawyer/title company and obtain owner’s title insurance; order the separate water search/payoff.
Official guidance ↗Separate water-lien guidance ↗Informational only—not a legal opinion, title report, code inspection, tax payoff, or substitute for a Pennsylvania lawyer, title company, inspector, or tax professional.
Records to verify together
Rule-based groupings across this property's dated public records. Each flag shows the records that belong in the same verification step and where the inference stops.
Assessment/permit mismatch
The assessment jumped 62% in 2025, but no matching permit appears in the property timeline.
Evidence: assessment moved from $6,807,300 to $11,037,565 · no permit shown in 2024-2026
Limit: Not proof of unpermitted work; reassessment, corrected data, or a permit under another parcel can also explain it.
Transparent record rules, not a score or forecast. Each flag is a prompt to verify the cited records, not a prediction or allegation.
Vacant landLand report
An empty lot: no building, just the land and its paper trail. The homeowner tools don't apply; the deed history, owner and zoning are below, and the analyst can trace what the owner holds citywide.
$263K · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot
What it is
Vacant lot
Non Pd Pkg Lot Commercial
Owner
Philadelphia Regional Por
OPA tax treatment
Assessed $11M
Taxable assessment on the roll
Assessed value
$11,037,565
2025 OPA · 2027: $10,253,200
Lot size
532,303 sqft
Zoning
I3
Block context
2902 S Christopher Columbus Blvd sits on the 2900 block of S Chris Columbus Blvd. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2904 S Christopher Columbus Blvd · 2904 S Christopher Columbus Blvd
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
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 6:20 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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