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228 W Queen Ln

6 bd3 ba2,081 sqftRSA3built 1900

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$278K OPA value, not a listing price
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1 violation row marked OPEN in 1 active case

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Case CF-2025-006355

Work Outside Of Scope

IN VIOLATION - COURT

Opened Jan 29, 2025 · Latest inspection FAILED · Apr 26, 2025

  • Work Outside Of ScopeA-302.10/3

OPEN is the status in the fetched L&I file, not a new inspection by BlockReport. Read the notice for the cited condition and required correction, then verify the live case with L&I.

Assessment and City record timeline

Published City assessments for this house against its block and ZIP. Dated City filings are marked on the same line. Select one to read it. Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals.

$0$250K$500KZIP 19144 (Germantown) median$299K2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 (Germantown) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record25 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  6. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND
  7. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  8. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  9. InspectionL&I investigation
  10. InspectionL&I investigation
  11. InspectionL&I investigation
  12. InspectionL&I investigation
  13. InspectionL&I investigation
  14. L&I violationWORK OUTSIDE OF SCOPE
  15. InspectionL&I investigation
  16. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  17. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  18. PermitAlterations
  19. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  20. Deed / saleDeed / sale $185K
  21. LicenseDARRYL STEPHENS: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  22. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  23. L&I violationPLUMBING SYSTEMS-GENERAL
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. LicenseDARRYL STEPHENS: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

Flags: 1 L&I violation row marked OPEN · $92 recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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$3,894/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $278,200 × 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 $298,700. 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 123118500
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$92.47 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$0.00 principal$0.96 interest$0.00 penalty$91.51 other charges
1year recorded 2021tax period 2022-01-02last payment in snapshot Noactionable flag Yespayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $144,000 total assessment, $144,000 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

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Where the record looks off

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

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
3
Interior
2,081 sqft livable area
Lot
2,068 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished city code C
Heat
Radiant city code G
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA3 city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Block context

200 block of W Queen Ln. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 226 W Queen Ln  ·  230 W Queen Ln

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 23, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

DARRYL STEPHENSInactive

Rental · Initial issue date May 5, 2005 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2019

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 25 dated rows
  1. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2026-001740 · Issued

    NEW 200 AMP service with new meter socket, distribution panel and circuit breakers. Rewire house throughout. With new switches receptacles and light fixtures. Install hardwired smoke and CO detectors as per 2017 NEC.

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2026-000260 · Issued

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES - For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. New 4 ton air handler, 4 ton heat pump, ductwork, and 15 diffusers.

  3. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-061747 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-061747 · FAILED

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

  5. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2025-007635 · Issued

    interior renovation includes stair replacement of an existing single family dwelling, details as shown on the plan.

  6. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE & LAND

    Case CF-2025-061747 · Violation VI-2025-046057 · Code PM15-301 · COMPLIED

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

  7. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case CF-2025-061747 · Violation VI-2025-046058 · Code PM15-302.4 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case CF-2025-061752 · Violation VI-2025-046060 · Code 9-3905 · SVN ISSUED

    Resolution: SVN ISSUED

  9. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-061747 · FAILED

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

  10. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-061752 · FAILED

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

  11. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-006355 · FAILED

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

  12. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-006355 · FAILED

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

  13. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-006355 · FAILED

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

  14. ViolationWORK OUTSIDE OF SCOPE

    Case CF-2025-006355 · Violation VI-2025-005115 · Code A-302.10/3 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  15. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-006355 · FAILED

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

  16. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2024-006085 · Issued

    EZ PERMIT DUCTWORK & WARM-AIR APPLIANCES- For the installation of New Ductwork, Registers/Grilles/Diffusers, and Warm-Air Appliances as per attached standards. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans.

  17. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2025-000260 · Cancelled

    INSTALL 200 AMP ELECTRICAL SERVICE, METER SOCKET AND CIRCUIT BREAKER PANEL WITH PROPER GROUNDING AND BONDING. REWIRE HOUSE THROUGHOUT AND INSTALL LIGHTING, SWITCHES AND RECEPTACLE OUTLETS. INSTALL INTERCONNECTED SMOKE AND CO ALARMS ACCORDING TO THE 2017 NEC.

  18. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2024-017541 · Issued

    2 full baths 1 half bath 1 kit 1 w/d

  19. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2024-012515 · Issued

    For alterations to an Existing One Family Dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Separate permits are required for plumbing and electrical work and the installation of heating/cooling appliances. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; INCLUDING UNDERPINNING, EXCAVATION, AND REMOVAL OF FOUNDATION SLAB.NO WORK MAY BE PERFORMED IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR.

  20. Recorded transfer$185K transfer

    2024

  21. License terminal eventDARRYL STEPHENS: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 316938 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  22. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 569049 · PASSED

    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 passed.

  23. ViolationPLUMBING SYSTEMS-GENERAL

    Case 569049 · Violation 4192601 · Code PM15-504.1 · COMPLIED

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

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 569049 · 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.

  25. License issue eventDARRYL STEPHENS: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 316938 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 24, 2026, 6:54 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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