House report

238 Collom St

3 stories · 2,220 sqft · RSA5 · built 1900

Property at a glanceApartment building

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$176K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$188K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Germantown Approximate · based on ZIP 19144
Street view of 238 Collom St
From the street · imagery © Google

Assessment and dated record history

Every fetched annual City assessment for this house, compared with its block and ZIP. The chart preserves property assessment, block median and range, ZIP median, and each dated assessment, deed, L&I, permit, and inspection event.

Assessed value
$176,300 2026 billed-year assessment · 2027: $188,200 · built 1900
Price / sq ft
$85 block $119 · below block
Assessment change
+203% +11%/yr since 2016 · 2027 +7% vs 2026
Est. tax bill / yr
$1,068 0.61% effective
Jun 2022 tax snapshot
$2K recorded then · verify current
Times sold
1

Assessment vs. the block and ZIP · every dated City record marked on the line

$0$125K$250KZIP 19144 (Germantown) median$188K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 (Germantown) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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 record42 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAlterations
  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  3. PermitAlterations
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $125K
  5. LicenseROBERT MERRITT: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  6. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  7. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  8. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  9. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  10. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  11. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  12. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  13. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. L&I violationCOOKING/HEATING FAC LEAKS-RES
  17. L&I violationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)
  18. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  19. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  20. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  21. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  22. L&I violationMECH FAC INSTALL/REPAIR-RES
  23. L&I violationINT-WATERHEATER REPAIR-RES
  24. L&I violationINT-BATHRM SINK WATER SUPP-RES
  25. L&I violationELEC-SYS MIN SERVICE-RES
  26. L&I violationELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RES
  27. L&I violationELEC-SYSTEM HAZARDOUS-RES
  28. L&I violationEXT S-DOORFRAME REPAIR/REPLACE
  29. L&I violationINT S-DOORFRAME REPR/REPLC
  30. L&I violationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)
  31. L&I violationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI
  32. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  33. L&I violationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN
  34. L&I violationINT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINT SANI
  35. L&I violationCOOKING/HEATING FAC LEAKS-RES
  36. L&I violationHEAT FAC INSTALL-RES
  37. L&I violationHEAT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY-RES
  38. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  39. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  40. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  41. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  42. LicenseROBERT MERRITT: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

The short read

$125K transfer recorded in 2023. Alterations permit recorded in 2025.

A selected summary of the main sequence. The chart above and source ledger below contain every fetched dated row.

Browse 42 dated records

Deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals.

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Open the source ledger 42 dated rows
  1. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2025-010586 · Issued

    Replacement of existing under floor plumbing in bathroom, new toilet, lav sink & shower

  2. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit EP-2025-000974 · Completed

    rewire complete 3 story - 200 amp, circuit for cooking unit. fishing only

  3. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2024-017053 · Completed

    REPLACE CURB TRAP, FRESH AIR INLET, HOUSE DRAIN, ROOF DRAIN AND 3/4" K COPPER WATER LINE

  4. Recorded transfer$125K transfer

    2023

  5. License terminal eventROBERT MERRITT: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 235334 · Inactive

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

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

    Case 186610 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

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

    Case 71834 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

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

    Case 186610 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

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

    Case 191016 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

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

    Case 71834 · 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.

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

    Case 191016 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  12. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 71834 · 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.

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

    Case 186610 · FAILED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 191016 · 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.

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 186610 · 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.

  16. ViolationCOOKING/HEATING FAC LEAKS-RES

    Case 191016 · Violation 1430196 · Code PM-406.1/2 · COMPEXCP

  17. ViolationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)

    Case 191016 · Violation 1430197 · Code FC-907.3/20 · COMPEXCP

  18. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 191016 · Violation 1430194 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPEXCP

  19. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 191016 · Violation 1430195 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPEXCP

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines.

  20. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 191016 · 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.

  21. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 191016 · 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.

  22. ViolationMECH FAC INSTALL/REPAIR-RES

    Case 186610 · Violation 1430202 · Code PM-406.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  23. ViolationINT-WATERHEATER REPAIR-RES

    Case 186610 · Violation 1430206 · Code PM-405.3/25 · COMPLIED

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

  24. ViolationINT-BATHRM SINK WATER SUPP-RES

    Case 186610 · Violation 1430207 · Code PM-405.3/18 · COMPLIED

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

  25. ViolationELEC-SYS MIN SERVICE-RES

    Case 186610 · Violation 1430208 · Code PM-407.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  26. ViolationELEC-FAC MEET ELEC CODE-RES

    Case 186610 · Violation 1430209 · Code PM-407.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  27. ViolationELEC-SYSTEM HAZARDOUS-RES

    Case 186610 · Violation 1430210 · Code PM-407.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  28. ViolationEXT S-DOORFRAME REPAIR/REPLACE

    Case 186610 · Violation 1430211 · Code PM-304.8/18 · COMPLIED

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

  29. ViolationINT S-DOORFRAME REPR/REPLC

    Case 186610 · Violation 1430212 · Code PM-305.4/3 · COMPLIED

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

  30. ViolationSD-REQD EXIST GROUP R (Smoke detectors required in an existing residential occupancy)

    Case 186610 · Violation 1430213 · Code FC-907.3/20 · COMPLIED

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

  31. ViolationPROSEC- EMERG IMMED RI

    Case 186610 · Violation 1430198 · Code A-503.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  32. ViolationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)

    Case 186610 · Violation 1430199 · Code A-503.2/2 · COMPLIED

    Legacy L&I shorthand; the case notice contains the actual required correction and deadlines. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  33. ViolationINT S-CEILING REPAIR/MAINT SAN

    Case 186610 · Violation 1430200 · Code PM-305.3/3 · COMPLIED

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

  34. ViolationINT S-WALLS REPAIR/MAINT SANI

    Case 186610 · Violation 1430201 · Code PM-305.3/4 · COMPLIED

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

  35. ViolationCOOKING/HEATING FAC LEAKS-RES

    Case 186610 · Violation 1430203 · Code PM-406.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  36. ViolationHEAT FAC INSTALL-RES

    Case 186610 · Violation 1430204 · Code PM-406.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

  37. ViolationHEAT CONTINUOUS SUPPLY-RES

    Case 186610 · Violation 1430205 · Code PM-406.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  38. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 186610 · 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.

  39. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 71834 · 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.

  40. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 186610 · 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.

  41. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 71834 · 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.

  42. License issue eventROBERT MERRITT: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 235334 · Inactive

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

What this record suggests

The City file documents 3 permits touching bathroom work, electrical work, plumbing, roof work. 3 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

Flags: $2K recorded in the June 2022 delinquency snapshot; verify current balance · historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $5K with a lien entry. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

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Property details and source records

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The estimate, live balance, and back-tax record are different.

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$1,068/year

2026 taxable assessment $76,300 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $188,200; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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 121064200
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Choose “View period balance” to see the tax year and any credit, interest, or delinquency.
Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

2026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$1,649.30 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2019. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$1,002.89 principal$233.17 interest$70.20 penalty$343.04 other charges
1year recorded 2019tax period 2021-04-07last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $63,100 total assessment, $63,100 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $4,525.17 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2007$979.70 total · $0.00 principal · $168.34 interest · $16.20 penalty2008$237.96 total · $0.00 principal · $170.61 interest · $18.73 penalty2009$212.42 total · $0.00 principal · $146.52 interest · $18.73 penalty2010$186.90 total · $0.00 principal · $122.44 interest · $18.73 penalty2011$175.25 total · $0.00 principal · $108.09 interest · $20.59 penalty2012$152.04 total · $0.00 principal · $84.76 interest · $21.38 penalty2013$126.55 total · $0.00 principal · $59.33 interest · $22.15 penalty2014$319.61 total · $0.00 principal · $93.46 interest · $67.10 penalty2015$954.95 total · $691.23 principal · $74.58 interest · $48.39 penalty2016$1,179.79 total · $1,001.28 principal · $15.02 interest · $10.01 penalty

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Stories
3
Interior
2,220 sqft livable area
Lot
1,598 sqft
Basement
Full city code D
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
No
Exterior condition
Average city code 4
Interior condition
Average city code 4
Quality grade
C assessor's grade
Zoning
RSA5 city zoning code

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

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.

Block context

200 block of Collom St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 236 Collom St  ·  240 Collom St

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.

Landlord and residential filings

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

ROBERT MERRITTInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Feb 18, 2004 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2015

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.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 11:20 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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