Mixed-use property report

2839 Germantown Ave

3 stories2,980 sqftCMX2built 1915

Property at a glanceApartment building

2839 Germantown LLC

2026 assessment
$113K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$140K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Fairhill · West Kensington Approximate · based on ZIP 19133
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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 $140,000. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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 record45 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicensePENNMORR LEARNING CENTER LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. PermitCommercial Make Safe Permit
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. InspectionL&I investigation
  6. PermitCommercial Make Safe Permit
  7. L&I violationSTRUCTURAL REPAIR
  8. L&I violationUNSAFE STRUCTURE
  9. L&I violationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES
  10. L&I violationINTERIOR COMPONENT DETERIORATED
  11. L&I violationWOOD COMPONENTS
  12. InspectionL&I investigation
  13. InspectionL&I investigation
  14. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  15. Deed / saleDeed / sale $45K
  16. LicensePENNMORR LEARNING CENTER LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  17. InspectionL&I investigation
  18. L&I violationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE WALLS
  19. L&I violationPULL STATION SIGNS
  20. L&I violationFIRE ALARM TESTED/CERTIFIED
  21. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  22. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  23. L&I violationFIRE SYSTEMS MAINTAINED
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. PermitUse
  26. PermitAdministrative
  27. PermitMajor alteration
  28. InspectionBP_BLDG
  29. InspectionBP_BLDG
  30. PermitUse
  31. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  32. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  33. InspectionBRU INSP
  34. InspectionBP_BLDG
  35. InspectionBP_BLDG
  36. L&I violationPERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIRE (Electrical permit required for wiring installation, replacement, or repair)
  37. L&I violationPERMP- ALTER/REPAIR/REPL PLUMB
  38. InspectionBP_BLDG
  39. PermitUse
  40. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  41. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)
  42. L&I violationPROSEC- STD INFO (likely: Standard enforcement or prosecution notice)
  43. InspectionBRU INSP
  44. InspectionL_INITIAL
  45. InspectionL_INITIAL

Verify the public record

$1,579/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $112,800 × 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 $140,000. 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 871552670
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.

Historical delinquency sources Record found

$3,149.07 was recorded for this parcel in Philadelphia's June 2022 delinquency snapshot for 2020–2021. That amount may have been paid, reduced, or increased since; it is not a current payoff figure.

$2,263.25 principal$218.64 interest$146.88 penalty$520.30 other charges
2years recorded 2020–2021tax periods 2021-12-31last payment in snapshot Yesactionable flag Nopayment agreement Nobankruptcy flag Noassessment appeal

The snapshot’s 2022 context used $71,700 total assessment, $71,700 taxable, and $0 exempt/abated. Those historical fields can differ from today’s OPA exemption status.

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 $140K, but it traded for $45,000 in 2023 — a 3.1× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.

Property report

Mixed-use property

Apartment building, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.

$3K · Jun 2022 delinquency snapshot

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 3 Sty Masonry
Owner
2839 Germantown LLC
$ / sq ft
$47 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Germantown and Lehigh city commercial corridor
Interior area
2,980 sqft
Lot size
1,376 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX2

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

2839 Germantown LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 2839 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19133

Block context

2800 block of Germantown Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 2841 Germantown Ave  ·  2835-37 Germantown Ave

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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PENNMORR LEARNING CENTER LLCInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Apr 13, 2021 · Terminal license date Jun 11, 2026

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 44 dated rows
  1. License terminal eventPENNMORR LEARNING CENTER LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 865913 · Inactive

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

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-032726 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  3. PermitCommercial Make Safe Permit

    Permit CP-2025-004984 · Completed

    MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH CF-2025-032726 TO INCLUDE REPAIRS / SISTERING FLOOR JOIST AS PER APPROVED PLANS AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801. LICENSED PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS NOT ADDRESSED IN APPROVED PLANS.

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-032726 · FAILED

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

  5. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-032726 · FAILED

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

  6. PermitCommercial Make Safe Permit

    Permit CP-2025-002471 · Expired

    MAKE SAFE PERMIT TO COMPLY WITH CASE #CF-2025-032726 FOR A FLOOR JOIST REPAIR TO A PORTION OF THE 2ND FLOOR AS PER PLANS AND ENGINEER'S REPORT. ABUTTING SIDEWALK MUST BE CLOSED WITH FENCING A MINIMUM OF 6' IN HEIGHT. SEPARATE STREETS DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIRED FOR SIDEWALK CLOSURE. A SEPARATE PERMIT IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL ALTERATIONS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED ON CASE #CF-2025-032726. IN ACCORDANCE WITH CODE BULLETIN PM-1801, A PA PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IS REQUIRED TO MONITOR REPAIRS MADE UNDER THIS PERMIT. THE ENGINEER MUST SUBMIT A SEALED STATEMENT TO THE DEPARTMENT CONFIRMING THAT THE STRUCTURE IS IN SOUND CONDITION AT COMPLETION. CF-2025-032726

  7. ViolationSTRUCTURAL REPAIR

    Case CF-2025-032726 · Violation VI-2025-024696 · Code A-301.1/38 · COMPLIED

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

  8. ViolationUNSAFE STRUCTURE

    Case CF-2025-032726 · Violation VI-2025-024697 · Code PM15-108.1 · COMPLIED

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

  9. ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

    Case CF-2025-032726 · Violation VI-2025-024698 · Code A-304.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  10. ViolationINTERIOR COMPONENT DETERIORATED

    Case CF-2025-032726 · Violation VI-2025-024699 · Code PM15-305.1(A) · COMPLIED

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

  11. ViolationWOOD COMPONENTS

    Case CF-2025-032726 · Violation VI-2025-024700 · Code PM15-306.1(6) · COMPLIED

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

  12. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2025-032726 · FAILED

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

  13. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 704899 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  14. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-031403 · Certified

    Expires 2025-10-31

  15. Recorded transfer$45K transfer

    2023

  16. License issue eventPENNMORR LEARNING CENTER LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 865913 · Inactive

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

  17. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case 704899 · FAILED

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

  18. ViolationEXTERIOR STRUCTURE WALLS

    Case 704899 · Violation 211971198 · Code PM15-304.6 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  19. ViolationPULL STATION SIGNS

    Case 704899 · Violation 211971204 · Code FC-13-907.51 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  20. ViolationFIRE ALARM TESTED/CERTIFIED

    Case 704899 · Violation 211971205 · Code FC-13-915.1 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  21. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 704899 · Violation 211971203 · Code PM15-302.1 · COMPLIED

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

  22. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 704899 · Violation 211971201 · Code 9-3905 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  23. ViolationFIRE SYSTEMS MAINTAINED

    Case 704899 · Violation 211971200 · Code FC-13-901.6 · CLOSED

    Resolution: CLOSED - ADMINISTRATIVELY City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 704899 · 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. PermitUse

    Permit 828793 · COMPLETED

    GROUP DAY CARE ON THE 1ST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. NO SIGNS ON THIS APPLICATION.

  26. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 792843 · COMPLETED

    FOR A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A DAY CARE ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. NO ALTERATIONS APPROVED ON THIS PERMIT. BUILDING SHALL COMPLY WITH THE PHILADELPHIA PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND FIRE CODES PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALTERATIONS.

  27. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 783357 · EXPIRED

    LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS (NO CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY) TO A SHELL COMMERCIAL SPACE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING AS PER APPROVED PLANS. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY. BUILDING NOT REQUIRED TO BE SPRINKLERED AT THIS TIME.

  28. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 346412 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  29. PermitUse

    Permit 753379 · COMPLETED

    DAY CARE CENTER ON THE 1SR FLOOR OF AN EXISTING THREE STORY STRUCTURE

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

    Case 309306 · 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.

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

    Case 309306 · 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.

  32. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 139080 · CLOSED

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

  33. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 309306 · CLOSED

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

  34. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 309306 · FAILED

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

  35. ViolationPERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIRE (Electrical permit required for wiring installation, replacement, or repair)

    Case 309306 · Violation 2535093 · Code A-301.1/51 · COMPLIED

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

  36. ViolationPERMP- ALTER/REPAIR/REPL PLUMB

    Case 309306 · Violation 2535094 · Code A-301.1/55 · COMPLIED

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

  37. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 309306 · FAILED

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

  38. PermitUse

    Permit 276947 · COMPLETED

    CHURCH ON 1ST FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH ACCESSORY OFFICE FOR THE CHURCH ON THE 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS. NO ADDITON. NO SIGN.

  39. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 139080 · Violation 774985 · Code PM-306.0/1 · CMPLY

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now.

  40. ViolationLICENSE-VAC RES BLDG (vacant residential building license required)

    Case 139080 · Violation 774984 · Code PM-102.4/2 · CMPLY

    This usually records a requirement to obtain a Vacant Structure License for an unoccupied residential building. Check later license and compliance rows because it does not establish present vacancy or an unresolved violation.

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

    Case 139080 · Violation 774983 · Code A-503.2/2 · CMPLY

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

  42. InvestigationBRU INSP

    Case 139080 · FAILED

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

  43. InvestigationL_INITIAL

    Case 17876 · CLOSED

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

  44. InvestigationL_INITIAL

    Case 17876 · 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, 11:37 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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