Property report

137-51 E Chelten Ave

5,760 sqftCMX2.5built 1950

Property at a glancePlace of worship

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$342K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$342K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Germantown Approximate · based on ZIP 19144
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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 $342,400. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$250K$500K$342K2001200620112016202120262027
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 record13 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. L&I violationNEW USE
  4. L&I violationVEGETATION
  5. L&I violationRELEASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
  6. L&I violationSTORAGE
  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  8. Deed / saleDeed / sale $219K
  9. Deed / saleDeed / sale $219K
  10. Deed / saleDeed / sale $219K
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $219K
  12. Deed / saleDeed / sale $219K
  13. Deed / saleDeed / sale $219K

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 $342,400. 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 775755000
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
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 2 Sty Mas
Owner
Individual owner on record Public / institutional
$ / sq ft
$59 below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Central Germantown & Vicinity city commercial corridor
Interior area
5,760 sqft
Lot size
13,589 sqft
Built
1950
Zoning
CMX2.5

Block context

100 block of E Chelten Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 127-35 E Chelten Ave  ·  121-25 E Chelten Ave

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 27, 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 8 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-100678 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-100678 · FAILED

    The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  3. ViolationNEW USE

    Case CF-2022-100678 · Violation VI-2022-074055 · Code A-301.1/65 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  4. ViolationVEGETATION

    Case CF-2022-100678 · Violation VI-2022-074059 · Code F-304.1.2 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  5. ViolationRELEASE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

    Case CF-2022-100678 · Violation VI-2022-074063 · Code F-5003.3 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  6. ViolationSTORAGE

    Case CF-2022-100678 · Violation VI-2022-074065 · Code F-304.2 · COMPLIED

    Resolution: COMPLIED - OWNER REPAIR City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  7. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2021-003382 · Completed

    Install new power pole 25' long Install 200 amp temporary service on location 200 amp drop,2" PVC with 3 number 3/0 copper wires 200 amp meter socket,200 amp main breaker outdoor disconnect 5/8th ground rod As per 2017 nec

  8. Recorded transfer$219K transfer

    2001

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 28, 2026, 1:04 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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