House report

539 E Chelten Ave

4 bd2 ba3 stories2,324 sqftRSA3built 1905

Property at a glanceHouse

Owner-occupancy signal

2026 assessment
$323K 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$337K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19144 (Germantown) medianAssessmentDeed / 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 record42 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseFAM & CO LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  2. Deed / saleDeed / sale $272K
  3. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  4. InspectionVAC INSP
  5. InspectionVAC INSP
  6. LicenseFAM & CO LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  7. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  8. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  9. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  10. L&I violationVACANT AND OPEN
  11. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  12. InspectionVAC INSP
  13. InspectionVAC INSP
  14. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA DRAINAGE
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. LicenseVLADISLAV CUTLER: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  17. Deed / saleDeed / sale $78K
  18. InspectionCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)
  19. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  20. L&I violationUNFIT STRUCTURE
  21. L&I violationPLUMBING SYSTEMS-HAZARDS
  22. L&I violationPLUMBING SYSTEMS-GENERAL
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. InspectionVAC INSP
  25. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  26. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  27. InspectionVAC INSP
  28. LicenseVLADISLAV CUTLER: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
  29. InspectionVAC INSP
  30. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE
  31. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  32. InspectionVAC INSP
  33. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS
  34. L&I violationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION
  35. L&I violationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND
  36. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  37. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  38. L&I violationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT
  39. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  40. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  41. LicenseVLADISLAV CUTLER (ONYX MANAGEMENT GROUP - AGENT): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  42. LicenseVLADISLAV CUTLER (ONYX MANAGEMENT GROUP - AGENT): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

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$4,521/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $323,000 × 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 $336,500. 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.

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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 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.

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The property, on paper

OPA physical field record.

Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
2,324 sqft livable area
Lot
2,000 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

500 block of E Chelten Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 537 E Chelten Ave  ·  541 E Chelten 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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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 25, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

FAM & CO LLCInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Nov 7, 2019 · Terminal license date Jan 5, 2021

VLADISLAV CUTLERInactive

Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Mar 22, 2017 · Terminal license date May 20, 2019

VLADISLAV CUTLER (ONYX MANAGEMENT GROUP - AGENT)Inactive

Rental · Initial issue date May 6, 2004 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

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 42 dated rows
  1. License terminal eventFAM & CO LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 828757 · Inactive

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

  2. Recorded transfer$272K transfer

    2020

  3. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 707457 · 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.

  4. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 712004 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  5. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 712002 · CLOSED

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

  6. License issue eventFAM & CO LLC: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 828757 · Inactive

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

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 707457 · 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.

  8. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 712002 · Violation 5216817 · Code PM15-302.4 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  9. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 712002 · Violation 5216816 · Code PM15-301 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  10. ViolationVACANT AND OPEN

    Case 712002 · Violation 5216815 · Code PM15-108.2 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  11. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 712004 · Violation 5216825 · Code 9-3905 · COMPLIED

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

  12. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 712004 · FAILED

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

  13. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 712002 · FAILED

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

  14. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA DRAINAGE

    Case 707457 · Violation 5236554 · Code PM15-302.2 · COMPLIED

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

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 707457 · 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.

  16. License terminal eventVLADISLAV CUTLER: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 732384 · Inactive

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

  17. Recorded transfer$78K transfer

    2019

  18. InvestigationCEASE INSP (likely: cease-operations compliance inspection)

    Case 628726 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; verify whether a cease-operations order existed and its current status. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  19. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 628726 · CLOSED

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

  20. ViolationUNFIT STRUCTURE

    Case 628726 · Violation 4639071 · Code PM15-109.1 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  21. ViolationPLUMBING SYSTEMS-HAZARDS

    Case 628726 · Violation 4639124 · Code PM15-504.3 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  22. ViolationPLUMBING SYSTEMS-GENERAL

    Case 628726 · Violation 4639125 · Code PM15-504.1 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 628726 · 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.

  24. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 600432 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

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

    Case 565241 · 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.

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

    Case 565241 · 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.

  27. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 565241 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  28. License issue eventVLADISLAV CUTLER: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 732384 · Inactive

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

  29. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 565241 · FAILED

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

  30. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE LICENSE

    Case 565241 · Violation 4418749 · Code 9-3905 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  31. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 509057 · CLOSED

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

  32. InvestigationVAC INSP

    Case 565241 · FAILED

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

  33. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA WEEDS

    Case 509057 · Violation 3760698 · Code PM15-302.4 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  34. ViolationEXTERIOR AREA SANITATION

    Case 509057 · Violation 3760697 · Code PM15-302.1 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  35. ViolationVACANT STRUCTURE AND LAND

    Case 509057 · Violation 3760696 · Code PM15-301 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

  36. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 509057 · 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.

  37. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 456598 · CLOSED

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

  38. ViolationVACANT BLDG UNSECURED COUNT

    Case 456598 · Violation 3357657 · Code PM-306.2/1 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 456598 · Violation 3357656 · Code PM-306.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

  40. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 456598 · 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.

  41. License terminal eventVLADISLAV CUTLER (ONYX MANAGEMENT GROUP - AGENT): Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 265241 · Inactive

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

  42. License issue eventVLADISLAV CUTLER (ONYX MANAGEMENT GROUP - AGENT): Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 265241 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 12:03 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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