2026 assessment
$225K
OPA value, not a listing price
Land report
226 W Chelten Ave
Property at a glanceVacant lot
Phadc Chelten 226 LLC
2027 published assessment
$350K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
200 block of W Chelten Ave
ZIP 19144
Neighborhood area
Germantown
Approximate · based on ZIP 19144
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 $350,000. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$93K 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$93K 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$116K 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$119K 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$119K 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$119K 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$119K 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$175K 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$175K 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$225K 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$225K 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$350K 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 · 2000Deed / sale $44KA 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2005Deed / sale $325KA 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2021Deed / sale $69KA 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2022Deed / sale $900KA 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2026Deed / sale $1.0MA 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 · 2021-08-06New construction, addition, GFA changeThis 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 · 2021-12-16New ConstructionThis 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 ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / salePermit
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Every dated record7 events · exact dates, newest first
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $1.0M
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $900K
- PermitNew Construction
- PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $69K
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $325K
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $44K
Verify the public record
Property tax
$3,150/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $225,000 × 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 $350,000. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8851073002026 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 $350K, but it traded for $1,000,000 in 2026 — a 2.9× 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
Non Pd Pkg Lot Commercial
Owner
Phadc Chelten 226 LLC
Corridor
Central Germantown & Vicinity
city commercial corridor
Lot size
12,500 sqft
Zoning
CMX2.5
Block context
200 block of W Chelten Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 228 W Chelten Ave · 234-36 W Chelten Ave
L&I licenses checked through Jul 27, 2026
No business or residential license records
No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.
Open every source row 7 dated rows
- Recorded transfer$1.0M transfer
2026
- Recorded transfer$900K transfer
2022
- PermitNew Construction
Permit CP-2021-006491 · Expired
**Amendment dated MM/DD/YYYY to change construction types from Type IIIA throughout to Type IA podium at 1st story with Type VA at 2nd through 5th stories, change foundation to include helical piles, eliminate basement, add horizontal exit at 2nd-5th floors, revise floor plans throughout, modifications to windows, and reduce size of roof deck, all as per revised plans and documents.** For the erection of a new, five (5) story semi-detached structure (w/roof deck accessed by pilot houses enclosing access stairs only), to be used as Group U (Utilities only) within the basement, Vacant Commercial Space at the ground floor (separate use registration permit and fit-out/CO permit required prior to occupancy), with Group R-2 at second to fifth floors (forty-six (46) dwelling units; at least one (1) Type A Unit w/remaining to be Type B Units), and Group A-3 (shared roof deck for residential tenants only) above the fifth floor roof, and including site work for ten (10) accessory surface parking spaces (partially covered by building overhang), as per plans; separate permits required for all MEP/FSP work; building to be fully sprinklered throughout in accordance with NFPA 13 and with standpipes within the exit stairways in accordance with NFPA 14; covered walkway or sidewalk closure shall be required within 14 feet of building facade in accordance with 2018 IBC Section 3306; fire watch is required once combustible construction is over 40 feet in height; see ZP-2021-006487 for zoning/use approval.
- PermitNew construction, addition, GFA change
Permit ZP-2021-006487 · Issued
FOR THE ERECTION OF A SEMI-DETACHED STRUCTURE(NTE 55' HIGH); ROOF DECK ACCESSED BY A PILOTHOUSE WITH ELEVATOR. SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE APPLICATION.
- Recorded transfer$69K transfer
2021
- Recorded transfer$325K transfer
2005
- Recorded transfer$44K transfer
2000
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 28, 2026, 8:02 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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