Land report

1738-50 Germantown Ave

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Property at a glanceVacant lot

5th And Germantown LP

2026 assessment
$73K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$155K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Olde Kensington · North Philadelphia Approximate · based on ZIP 19122
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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 $154,900. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$100K$200K$155K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleTeardownL&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 record50 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. L&I violationNEW USE
  5. PermitUse
  6. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  7. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  8. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  9. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  10. Deed / saleDeed / sale $55K
  11. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  12. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  13. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC LOT
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  18. L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD
  19. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  20. L&I violationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI
  21. L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD
  22. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  23. L&I violationVACANT LOT STANDARD
  24. L&I violationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE
  25. InspectionCI INSP
  26. InspectionCI INSP
  27. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  28. InspectionCI INSP
  29. InspectionCI INSP
  30. InspectionCI INSP
  31. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  32. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  33. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU
  34. InspectionCI INSP
  35. L&I violationWALL BULGED ID
  36. L&I violationFLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY COLL
  37. L&I violationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID
  38. L&I violationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID
  39. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  40. TeardownDemolished
  41. InspectionCI INSP
  42. InspectionCI INSP
  43. InspectionCI INSP
  44. InspectionCI INSP
  45. InspectionCI INSP
  46. InspectionCI INSP
  47. InspectionCI INSP
  48. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  49. InspectionCI INSP
  50. InspectionCI INSP

Verify the public record

$1,025/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $73,200 × 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 $154,900. 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 885933940
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 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.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

Assessment and sale price disagree hard

Assessed at $155K, but it traded for $1,425,000 in 2023 — a 9.2× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.

Land report

Vacant land

Vacant land. Deeds, ownership, zoning, and the public-source record follow.

What it is
Vacant lot Vacant Land Indust < Acre
Owner
5th And Germantown LP
Lot size
4,308 sqft
Zoning
IRMX

Block context

1700 block of Germantown Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1728-36 Germantown Ave  ·  1726 Germantown Ave

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

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Open every source row 49 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-024805 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-024805 · FAILED

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

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2021-024805 · FAILED

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

  4. ViolationNEW USE

    Case CF-2021-024805 · Violation VI-2021-018735 · 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.

  5. PermitUse

    Permit 955376 · COMPLETED

    FOR USE AS ACTIVE RECREATION ON AN OPEN LOT

  6. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 603356 · Violation 4448115 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  7. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 603356 · Violation 4448116 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 555156 · Violation 4082131 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 555156 · Violation 4082130 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  10. Recorded transfer$55K transfer

    2015

  11. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 392574 · Violation 2869722 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  12. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 392574 · Violation 2869721 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  13. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 366438 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 366438 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  15. ViolationLICENSE-VAC LOT

    Case 366438 · Violation 2757198 · Code PM-102.4/1 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 366438 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  17. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 347669 · Violation 2560081 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  18. ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD

    Case 347669 · Violation 2560082 · Code PM-306.0/2 · COMPLIED

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

  19. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 292229 · Violation 2180421 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  20. ViolationEXT A-VACANT LOT CLEAN/MAINTAI

    Case 292229 · Violation 2180422 · Code PM-302.2/4 · COMPLIED

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

  21. ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD

    Case 277451 · Violation 2074791 · Code PM-306.0/2 · COMPLIED

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

  22. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 277451 · Violation 2074790 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  23. ViolationVACANT LOT STANDARD

    Case 245003 · Violation 1765044 · Code PM-306.0/2 · COMPLIED

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

  24. ViolationCLIP VIOLATION NOTICE

    Case 245003 · Violation 1765043 · Code CP-01 · COMPLIED

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

  25. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 81316 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  26. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 81308 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  27. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 141989 · CLOSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  28. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 81308 · FAILED

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

  29. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 81316 · FAILED

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

  30. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 81308 · FAILED

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

  31. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 141989 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  32. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 141989 · FAILED

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

  33. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSEC/UNSAFE CSU

    Case 141989 · Violation 840900 · Code PM-307.1/19 · COMPLIED

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

  34. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 81316 · FAILED

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

  35. ViolationWALL BULGED ID

    Case 141989 · Violation 840896 · Code PM-308.1/7 · COMPLIED

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

  36. ViolationFLOOR/CEILING PARTIALLY COLL

    Case 141989 · Violation 840899 · Code PM-307.1/6 · COMPLIED

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

  37. ViolationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID

    Case 141989 · Violation 840898 · Code PM-308.1/11 · COMPLIED

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

  38. ViolationROOF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID

    Case 141989 · Violation 840897 · Code PM-308.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  39. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 141989 · FAILED

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

  40. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 81308 · FAILED

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

  41. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 81308 · FAILED

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

  42. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 81316 · FAILED

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

  43. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 81316 · FAILED

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

  44. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 81308 · FAILED

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

  45. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 81316 · FAILED

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

  46. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 81308 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 100159 · CLOSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  48. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 81308 · FAILED

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

  49. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 81316 · FAILED

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 7:52 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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