2026 assessment
$669K
OPA value, not a listing price
Commercial property report
45-47 W Chelten Ave
1 story4,996 sqftCMX2.5built 1960
Property at a glanceStore
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$689K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
0 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 $688,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$340K 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$340K 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$334K 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$334K 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$336K 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$336K 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$336K 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$367K 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$367K 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$669K 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$669K 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$689K 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 · 2015Deed / sale $200KA 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 · 2018-05-18UseThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2025-01-08Change of UseThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- License · 2010-12-29GAMESTOP INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2004-12-16BYUNG UN CHOI (ONE HOUR GLASS CLEANERS): Hazardous Materials L&I license filing initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- License · 2016-02-29BYUNG UN CHOI (ONE HOUR GLASS CLEANERS): Hazardous Materials L&I license filing marked inactiveA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / salePermitLicense
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Every dated record6 events · exact dates, newest first
- PermitChange of Use
- PermitUse
- LicenseBYUNG UN CHOI (ONE HOUR GLASS CLEANERS): Hazardous Materials L&I license filing marked inactive
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $200K
- LicenseGAMESTOP INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued
- LicenseBYUNG UN CHOI (ONE HOUR GLASS CLEANERS): Hazardous Materials L&I license filing initially issued
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Property tax
$9,359/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $668,600 × 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 $688,600. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8820728512026 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.”
Property report
Commercial property
Store, recorded in the City's commercial category. The public record and owner trail follow.
What it is
Store
Store 1 Sty Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record
Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$138
below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Central Germantown & Vicinity
city commercial corridor
Interior area
4,996 sqft
Lot size
5,002 sqft
Stories
1
Built
1960
Zoning
CMX2.5
Block context
0 block of W Chelten Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 49 W Chelten Ave · 51 W Chelten Ave
L&I licenses checked through Jul 25, 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 6 dated rows
- PermitChange of Use
Permit ZP-2024-012376 · Issued
Maintenance and Repair of Consumer Goods
- PermitUse
Permit 863236 · COMPLETED
USE TO RETAIL SALES OF CONSUMER GOODS (SPORT CLOTHING AND FOOTWARE) IN EXISTING COMMERCIAL BUILDING. *NO SIGN PERMIT ON THIS APPLIACATION*
- License terminal eventBYUNG UN CHOI (ONE HOUR GLASS CLEANERS): Hazardous Materials L&I license filing marked inactive
License 298458 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$200K transfer
2015
- License issue eventGAMESTOP INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued
License 522257 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventBYUNG UN CHOI (ONE HOUR GLASS CLEANERS): Hazardous Materials L&I license filing initially issued
License 298458 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
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 25, 2026, 10:21 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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