2026 taxable assessment $8,039,100 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.
OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $8,039,100; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Land report
2937 S Christopher Columbus Blvd
Vacant lot · Avenue Delaware & Enterprises · assessed $8.0M (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $8.0M. On the 2900 block of S Chris Columbus Blvd.
Property summary
Assessment$8,039,1002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $8,039,100
Last sale$400KRecorded 1995
Est. tax bill$112,531/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits2Every fetched City permit
Violations0 open1 historical across 1 case
“Open” reflects records available then historical records keep their source dates estimates are labeled
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A Tax Center balance is net of bills, payments, credits, interest, and adjustments. A credit—or an amount due—is not automatically “back taxes.”
OPA 8859007402026 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.”
What stands out
From the public recordImproved
Why it mattersOwner pulled a zoning/use permit in 2017.
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Fetched L&I and zoning records
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- Recorded owner
- Avenue Delaware & Enterprises
- Tax mailing address
- 101 S KING ST, GLOUCESTER CITY NJ, 08030
- L&I district
- SOUTH
- Building ID (BIN)
- —
- OPA account
- 885900740
Permits2Every dated permit
Violation cases11 violation record · 0 open
Investigations21 failed · 1 passed · 0 closed
Building certifications0No match
Business licenses31 active
Appeals0No match
PermitsPermit number, issued date, work and City status2
Zoning/usePermit 247720
Nov 18, 2009 COMPLETED Completed Nov 18, 2009
NEW CONSTRUCTION OF A BLDG. TO BE USED AS STORAGE, WAREHOUSING, SHREDDING, HAMMER MILLING, CRUSHING, GRINDING, RECYCLING OF METALS
Zoning/usePermit 784825
May 25, 2017 COMPLETED Completed May 25, 2017
FOR ERECTION OF ACCESSORY OFFICE STRUCTURE (TRAILER). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN ON THE APPLICATION. USES AS MARINE RELATED INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT.
Violation cases1 individual violation record; resolved history remains visible1
Case 223920CLOSED
STANDARD · Opened Jan 7, 2010 · completed Feb 8, 2010
- PIER-UNSAFE, NO REPORT REC'DViolation 1561440Jan 7, 2010 COMPLIED
InvestigationsEvery inspector visit, including CLOSED outcomes2
SIGNCase 223920
Jan 7, 2010 FAILED
SIGNCase 223920
Feb 8, 2010 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 retained3
Vacant Commercial PropertyLicense 299002
DELAWARE AVE ENTERPRISES INC
Revenue code 3634 · First issued May 12, 2004 Active Expiration Feb 28, 2027
Outdoor Advertising SignLicense 404658
KEYSTONE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY INC (JOSEPH A FELICI)
Revenue code 3708 · First issued Mar 27, 2007 Inactive Expiration Mar 31, 2008 Inactive Apr 2, 2014
Outdoor Advertising SignLicense 404828
KEYSTONE OUTDOOR ADVERTISING COMPANY INC (JOSEPH A FELICI)
Revenue code 3708 · First issued Mar 29, 2007 Inactive Expiration Mar 31, 2008 Inactive Apr 2, 2014
AppealsApplication status and decision are separate City fields0
No appeals matched this parcel in the fetched City dataset.
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.
Legal due diligence
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.
2 resolve before relying
2 verify
Resolve before relyingZoning approval is not the occupancy fileUse permit #247720: 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 relyingAn unsafe-building history still deserves the repair fileThe fetched record shows 0 open and 1 historical violation across 1 case.
Why it mattersThe aggregate currently shows zero open violations, so a historical unsafe/imminently-dangerous row is not a current hazard finding. The repair or demolition permit, final inspection, and case closure are the evidence that resolves the former designation.
Verify nextReview the Make Safe/repair permit, final inspection, and case closure.
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 Feb 8, 2010.
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 historical business license is not current operating authorityOutdoor Advertising Sign #404658: Inactive since Apr 2, 2014; Outdoor Advertising Sign #404828: Inactive since Apr 2, 2014
Why it mattersA license record proves the licensed activity existed at that time. An inactive or expired license does not establish that the business still operates—or that it may legally reopen under the same use.
Verify nextIf business income matters, verify the current tenant, use registration, and active license in eCLIPSE.
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.
Records to verify together
More than one separately dated public record deserves a current-status check.
Evidence: active Vacant Commercial Property license
Limit: A screening signal, not a foreclosure prediction. Tax entries are historical and must be verified with Philadelphia Revenue.
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What it is
Vacant lot
Vacant Land Indust Acre+
Owner
Delaware Avenue
OPA tax treatment
Assessed $8.0M
Taxable assessment on the roll
Assessed value
$8,039,100
2026 OPA · 2027: $8,039,100
Lot size
1,690,500 sqft
Zoning
IP
Block context
2937 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: 2913 S Christopher Columbus Blvd · 2908 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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