House report

239 W Queen Ln

4 bd3 ba2,108 sqftRSA3built 1900

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$428K OPA value, not a listing price
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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$438K2011201420172020202320262027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 (Germantown) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection

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Every dated record14 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAlterations
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $322K
  3. PermitAddition and/or Alterations
  4. PermitAlterations
  5. PermitNew Construction
  6. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  7. Deed / saleDeed / sale $50K
  8. PermitPlumbing
  9. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  10. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  11. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  12. InspectionCSUINITIAL
  13. L&I violationROOF DETERIORATED
  14. InspectionCSUINITIAL

Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $8K with a lien entry. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

Verify the public record

$4,593/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $328,100 × 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 $438,400. 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 124004300
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Exemption classificationHomestead exemption

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

Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $7,626.66 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2009$509.99 total · $0.00 principal · $377.24 interest · $69.43 penalty2010$1,021.34 total · $0.00 principal · $782.54 interest · $133.05 penalty2011$970.54 total · $0.00 principal · $749.39 interest · $146.22 penalty2012$889.02 total · $0.00 principal · $666.84 interest · $151.86 penalty2013$130.94 total · $0.00 principal · $81.04 interest · $22.49 penalty2014$618.72 total · $0.00 principal · $291.44 interest · $118.76 penalty2015$1,468.55 total · $999.31 principal · $168.79 interest · $118.76 penalty2016$2,017.56 total · $1,772.36 principal · $26.58 interest · $17.72 penalty

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.

"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
4
Bathrooms
3
Interior
2,108 sqft livable area
Lot
3,255 sqft
Basement
Full, finished city code A
Heat
Forced hot air city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed city code 2
New / rehabbed
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: 237 W Queen Ln  ·  241-43 W Queen Ln

No business or residential license records

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

Verify with the City ↗
Open every source row 14 dated rows
  1. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2021-008471 · Expired

    HD repair

  2. Recorded transfer$322K transfer

    2021

  3. PermitAddition and/or Alterations

    Permit MP-2020-003448 · Completed

    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.

  4. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2020-004404 · Completed

    For minor construction work at the subject property in accordance with all applicable provisions of the Philadelphia Code, all references codes and standards, and the attached EZ Standard, where included. Deviation from this standard shall result in permit revocation. A separate permit from the Philadelphia Department of Streets is required for any sidewalk and street closures. All means of pedestrian protection required at the site in accordance with the Philadelphia Building Code Chapter 33 shall be in place prior to start of work.

  5. PermitNew Construction

    Permit EP-2020-005579 · Completed

    WIRE ALL HOUSE , NEW SWITCHES,NEW OUTLETS,NEW 200 AMP PANEL AND SERVICE, NEW SMOKE & CO ALARM, ALL WORK WILL BE COMPLETED BY NEC CODE 2014

  6. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit RP-2020-002764 · Completed

    Alterations to a 3 story single family dwelling.

  7. Recorded transfer$50K transfer

    2020

  8. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 815887 · COMPLETED

    3/4" WATER SERVICE - PA1# 2017-2562558 -"SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED" - "ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"

  9. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 269663 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  10. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 269663 · FAILED

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

  11. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 269663 · FAILED

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

  12. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 269663 · FAILED

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

  13. ViolationROOF DETERIORATED

    Case 269663 · Violation 3905088 · Code PM-307.1/2 · ERROR

  14. InvestigationCSUINITIAL

    Case 269663 · 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 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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