2026 assessment
$172K
OPA value, not a listing price
Mixed-use property report
5135-37 Germantown Ave
3,612 sqftCMX2.5built 1900
Property at a glanceMixed-use
5139 T & L LLC
2027 published assessment
$278K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
5100 block of Germantown 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 $278,100. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$229K 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$229K 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$223K 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$229K 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$231K 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$231K 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$231K 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$144K 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$144K 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$172K 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$172K 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$278K 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 · 2012Deed / sale $100KA 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2017Deed / sale $50KA 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2025Deed / sale $100KA 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2023-09-12FOOD LICENSE (Obtain the license identified in the notice)The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2023-09-12ELECTRICAL- HAZARDA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2023-09-12RENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)A dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2023-09-12MAINTENANCE OF SAFEGUARDSA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2023-09-12FIRE RESISTANCE RATED CONSTRUCTIONA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2023-09-12PLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERALA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2023-09-12UNAPPROVED CONDITIONSA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2023-09-12FIRE EXTINGUISHER COOKING EQUIPMENTA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2023-09-12FIRE EXTINGUISHERSA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2023-09-12STORAGE IN BUILDINGSA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2023-09-12MANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX SIGNSA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2023-09-12PERIODIC TESTINGA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2023-09-12FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMSA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2023-09-12WET CHEMICAL SYSTEMSA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- L&I violation · 2023-09-12MAINTENANCE OF SAFEGUARDSA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2023-09-14L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2023-09-26L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2003-04-08GERMANTOWN WHOLESALE HALAL MEA: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issuedA 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 ↗
- License · 2003-04-08GERMANTOWN WHOLESALE HALAL MEA: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issuedA 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 ↗
- License · 2004-04-30GERMANTOWN WHOLESALE HALAL MEA: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactiveA 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 ↗
- License · 2004-04-30GERMANTOWN WHOLESALE HALAL MEA: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactiveA 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 ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationInspectionLicense
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 record24 events · exact dates, newest first
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $100K
- InspectionL&I investigation
- InspectionL&I investigation
- L&I violationFOOD LICENSE (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
- L&I violationELECTRICAL- HAZARD
- L&I violationRENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)
- L&I violationMAINTENANCE OF SAFEGUARDS
- L&I violationFIRE RESISTANCE RATED CONSTRUCTION
- L&I violationPLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERAL
- L&I violationUNAPPROVED CONDITIONS
- L&I violationFIRE EXTINGUISHER COOKING EQUIPMENT
- L&I violationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS
- L&I violationSTORAGE IN BUILDINGS
- L&I violationMANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX SIGNS
- L&I violationPERIODIC TESTING
- L&I violationFIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
- L&I violationWET CHEMICAL SYSTEMS
- L&I violationMAINTENANCE OF SAFEGUARDS
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $50K
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $100K
- LicenseGERMANTOWN WHOLESALE HALAL MEA: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactive
- LicenseGERMANTOWN WHOLESALE HALAL MEA: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- LicenseGERMANTOWN WHOLESALE HALAL MEA: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issued
- LicenseGERMANTOWN WHOLESALE HALAL MEA: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$2,401/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $171,500 × 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 $278,100. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8715169102026 taxable assessment equals the full assessed value.
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 $5,858.27 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.
2013$470.00 total · $0.00 principal · $0.00 interest · $0.00 penalty2014$388.88 total · $255.56 principal · $49.83 interest · $17.89 penalty2015$4,999.39 total · $3,531.97 principal · $370.86 interest · $247.24 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.
Assessment and sale price disagree hard
Assessed at $278K, but it traded for $100,000 in 2025 — a 2.8× 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
Mixed-use, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.
Historical lien entry · through 2016
What it is
Mixed-use
Row W/Off Str 2 Sty Mason
Owner
5139 T & L LLC
$ / sq ft
$77
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Lower Germantown
city commercial corridor
Interior area
3,612 sqft
Lot size
3,031 sqft
Built
1900
Zoning
CMX2.5
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
5139 T & L LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 2 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $545K combined
• Tax bills mail to 5135-37 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19144
Block context
5100 block of Germantown Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5131-33 Germantown Ave · 5139 Germantown Ave
L&I license dates · data through Jul 30, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
GERMANTOWN WHOLESALE HALAL MEAInactive
Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · Initial issue date Apr 8, 2003 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2004
GERMANTOWN WHOLESALE HALAL MEAInactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Apr 8, 2003 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2004
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 24 dated rows
- Recorded transfer$100K transfer
2025
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2023-093944 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2023-093944 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationFOOD LICENSE (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
Case CF-2023-093944 · Violation VI-2023-069353 · Code LO-1 · CLOSED
The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail. Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationELECTRICAL- HAZARD
Case CF-2023-093944 · Violation VI-2023-069984 · Code PM15-604.3 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationRENTAL LICENSE- ONE & TWO FAMILY (R3)
Case CF-2023-093944 · Violation VI-2023-069416 · Code 9-3902 (1) · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationMAINTENANCE OF SAFEGUARDS
Case CF-2023-093944 · Violation VI-2023-069414 · Code F-106.1 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationFIRE RESISTANCE RATED CONSTRUCTION
Case CF-2023-093944 · Violation VI-2023-069409 · Code F-701.2 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationPLUMBING SYSTEMS- GENERAL
Case CF-2023-093944 · Violation VI-2023-069408 · Code PM15-504.1 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationUNAPPROVED CONDITIONS
Case CF-2023-093944 · Violation VI-2023-069407 · Code F-604.6 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationFIRE EXTINGUISHER COOKING EQUIPMENT
Case CF-2023-093944 · Violation VI-2023-069405 · Code F-906.4 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Case CF-2023-093944 · Violation VI-2023-069400 · Code F-906.2 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationSTORAGE IN BUILDINGS
Case CF-2023-093944 · Violation VI-2023-069384 · Code F-315.3 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationMANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX SIGNS
Case CF-2023-093944 · Violation VI-2023-069367 · Code F-907.4.2.4 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationPERIODIC TESTING
Case CF-2023-093944 · Violation VI-2023-069362 · Code F-901.6.4 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationFIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS
Case CF-2023-093944 · Violation VI-2023-069358 · Code F-103.2 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationWET CHEMICAL SYSTEMS
Case CF-2023-093944 · Violation VI-2023-069366 · Code F-904.5 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- ViolationMAINTENANCE OF SAFEGUARDS
Case CF-2023-093944 · Violation VI-2023-069364 · Code F-106.1 · CLOSED
Resolution: CLOSED - REISSUED/REWRITTEN City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- Recorded transfer$50K transfer
2017
- Recorded transfer$100K transfer
2012
- License terminal eventGERMANTOWN WHOLESALE HALAL MEA: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactive
License 200720 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventGERMANTOWN WHOLESALE HALAL MEA: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 206910 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventGERMANTOWN WHOLESALE HALAL MEA: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issued
License 200720 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventGERMANTOWN WHOLESALE HALAL MEA: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 206910 · 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 31, 2026, 2:28 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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