2026 assessment
$829K
OPA value, not a listing price
Commercial property report
5227 Germantown Ave
1 story5,829 sqftCMX2.5built 1960
Property at a glanceStore
Individual owner on record
2027 published assessment
$854K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
5200 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 $854,100. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$426K 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$426K 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$390K 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$390K 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$393K 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$393K 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$393K 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$429K 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$429K 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$829K 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$829K 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$854K 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 · 2003Deed / sale $235KA 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 · 2009-05-07PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2010-04-12New ConstructionThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2020-04-27Addition and/or AlterationThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- L&I violation · 2013-07-24PERMB- STRUCTURAL REPAIRA 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 · 2013-07-24PERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTIONA 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 · 2013-07-24BP_BLDGA 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2016-08-17OBTAIN LIC INDICATED (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 ↗
- Inspection · 2016-08-17HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2013-09-05BP_BLDGA 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 · 2013-10-15BP_BLDGA 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 · 2014-01-15BP_BLDGA 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 · 2014-06-13PRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2014-08-07PRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2016-09-26HCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)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.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2020-07-20Tipsy Cafe & Catering LLC (Tipsy Cafe & Catering): Food Preparing and Serving business license 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 · 2016-09-20SHUJUAN LIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license 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 · 2020-11-18SHUJUAN LIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license 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 ↗
- License · 2013-03-07XUE YING LIU (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license 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 · 2014-04-30XUE YING LIU (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license 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 ↗
- License · 2011-06-17QIU J YANG (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license 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 · 2011-06-17YOUN HONG CHEN (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license 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 ↗
- License · 2012-12-22QIU J YANG (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license 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 ↗
- License · 2004-06-09YOUN HONG CHEN (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license 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 · 2002-04-18CHO H WONG (& KON WA CHUENG): Food Preparing and Serving business license 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 · 2003-04-30CHO H WONG (& KON WA CHUENG): Food Preparing and Serving business license 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 / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense
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Every dated record26 events · exact dates, newest first
- LicenseSHUJUAN LIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- LicenseTipsy Cafe & Catering LLC (Tipsy Cafe & Catering): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- LicenseSHUJUAN LIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- L&I violationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
- InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
- LicenseXUE YING LIU (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- InspectionBP_BLDG
- InspectionBP_BLDG
- InspectionBP_BLDG
- L&I violationPERMB- STRUCTURAL REPAIR
- L&I violationPERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTION
- InspectionBP_BLDG
- LicenseXUE YING LIU (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- LicenseQIU J YANG (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- LicenseQIU J YANG (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- LicenseYOUN HONG CHEN (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- PermitNew Construction
- PermitPlumbing
- LicenseYOUN HONG CHEN (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
- LicenseCHO H WONG (& KON WA CHUENG): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $235K
- LicenseCHO H WONG (& KON WA CHUENG): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$11,609/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $829,300 × 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 $854,100. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8820121902026 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
$147
below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Lower Germantown
city commercial corridor
Interior area
5,829 sqft
Lot size
7,774 sqft
Stories
1
Built
1960
Zoning
CMX2.5
Block context
5200 block of Germantown Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 5229 Germantown Ave · 5231-35 Germantown Ave
L&I license dates · data through Jul 23, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
Tipsy Cafe & Catering LLC (Tipsy Cafe & Catering)Active
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jul 20, 2020 · Filed expiration Jul 19, 2027
SHUJUAN LINInactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Sep 20, 2016 · Terminal license date Nov 18, 2020
XUE YING LIU (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT)Inactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Mar 7, 2013 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2014
QIU J YANG (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT)Inactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jun 17, 2011 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012
YOUN HONG CHEN (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT)Inactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Jun 9, 2004 · Terminal license date Jun 17, 2011
CHO H WONG (& KON WA CHUENG)Inactive
Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Apr 18, 2002 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2003
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 26 dated rows
- License terminal eventSHUJUAN LIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 714486 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventTipsy Cafe & Catering LLC (Tipsy Cafe & Catering): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 846523 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2020-000768 · Completed
Replace 200 amp service and meter socket per 2017 NEC.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 550913 · PASSED
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 passed.
- License issue eventSHUJUAN LIN: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 714486 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- ViolationOBTAIN LIC INDICATED (Obtain the license identified in the notice)
Case 550913 · Violation 4052716 · Code LO-1 · COMPLIED
The shorthand does not identify the license type; open the case notice for that detail. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
Case 550913 · 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.
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 393392 · PASSED
A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
Case 393392 · 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.
- License terminal eventXUE YING LIU (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 586302 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationBP_BLDG
Case 393392 · CLOSED
City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.
- InvestigationBP_BLDG
Case 393392 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationBP_BLDG
Case 393392 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationPERMB- STRUCTURAL REPAIR
Case 393392 · Violation 3215211 · Code A-301.1/38 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationPERMB- ALTER REP'R EXT PORTION
Case 393392 · Violation 3215210 · Code A-301.1/3 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationBP_BLDG
Case 393392 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- License issue eventXUE YING LIU (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 586302 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventQIU J YANG (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 536681 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventQIU J YANG (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 536681 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventYOUN HONG CHEN (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 206738 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitNew Construction
Permit 272051 · Expired
INSTALL 3 350 MCM CONDUCTORS IN 3" CONDUIT, TROUGH, PROPER GROUNDING & 200A MCB PANEL.
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 214594 · COMPLETED
REPLACE HOUSE TRAP AND LATERAL
- License issue eventYOUN HONG CHEN (GOLDEN CITY RESTAURANT): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 206738 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventCHO H WONG (& KON WA CHUENG): Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
License 204480 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$235K transfer
2003
- License issue eventCHO H WONG (& KON WA CHUENG): Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
License 204480 · 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 23, 2026, 12:35 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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