Commercial property report

5615-19 Germantown Ave

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3 stories19,945 sqftCMX3built 1900

Property at a glanceCommercial

Individual owner on record

2026 assessment
$678K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$678K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Germantown Approximate · based on ZIP 19144
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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 $678,100. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$678K2004200820122016202020242027
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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Every dated record57 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  3. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  4. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  5. LicenseACCLAIM ACADEMY: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license marked inactive
  6. InspectionL&I investigation
  7. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  8. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  9. InspectionL&I investigation
  10. InspectionL&I investigation
  11. InspectionL&I investigation
  12. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  13. L&I violationMANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX SIGNS
  14. L&I violationDOOR OPERATIONS
  15. L&I violationPERIODIC TESTING
  16. L&I violationRE-INSPECTION & TESTING
  17. L&I violationINSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE
  18. InspectionL&I investigation
  19. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  20. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  21. PermitPlumbing
  22. PermitPlumbing
  23. PermitUse
  24. PermitMajor alteration
  25. LicenseJLM INC (ACCLAIM ACADEMY): Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license marked inactive
  26. LicenseACCLAIM ACADEMY: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
  27. PermitMajor alteration
  28. L&I violationVIOL NONE FOUND
  29. InspectionCI INSP
  30. PermitAdministrative
  31. PermitAlteration
  32. PermitSign
  33. L&I violationVIOLS-NONE FOUND
  34. InspectionCI INSP
  35. LicenseJLM INC (ACCLAIM ACADEMY): Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
  36. LicenseVALU PLUS INC: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactive
  37. PermitZoning/use
  38. InspectionCI INSP
  39. PermitPlumbing
  40. PermitElectrical
  41. InspectionCI INSP
  42. PermitMajor alteration
  43. PermitFast form building
  44. PermitUse
  45. InspectionCI INSP
  46. InspectionCI INSP
  47. InspectionCI INSP
  48. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  49. L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
  50. InspectionCI INSP
  51. InspectionCI INSP
  52. L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
  53. L&I violationFA-ALARM DEV DEFECTIVE
  54. L&I violationFA-REPAIR SYSTEM
  55. L&I violationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM
  56. InspectionCI INSP
  57. LicenseVALU PLUS INC: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issued

Verify the public record

$9,492/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $678,100 × 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 $678,100. 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 882888010
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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.

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.

Property report

Commercial property

Commercial, recorded in the City's commercial category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Commercial Misc Day Care Masonry
Owner
Individual owner on record Individual name redacted
$ / sq ft
$34 below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Central Germantown & Vicinity city commercial corridor
Interior area
19,945 sqft
Lot size
11,581 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1900
Zoning
CMX3

Block context

5600 block of Germantown Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 5621-25 Germantown Ave  ·  5607-13 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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ACCLAIM ACADEMYInactive

Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · Initial issue date Apr 30, 2015 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2023

JLM INC (ACCLAIM ACADEMY)Inactive

Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · Initial issue date May 21, 2010 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2015

VALU PLUS INCInactive

Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location · Initial issue date May 12, 2004 · Terminal license date May 21, 2010

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 57 dated rows
  1. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2026-018881 · Certified

    Expires 2027-07-02

  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2025-026715 · Certified

    Expires 2026-08-01

  3. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2025-014978 · Certified

    Expires 2026-06-02

  4. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2024-020614 · Certified

    Expires 2025-06-03

  5. License terminal eventACCLAIM ACADEMY: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license marked inactive

    License 662698 · Inactive

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

  6. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-063878 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  7. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2023-012978 · Certified

    Expires 2024-06-14

  8. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2023-012697 · Certified

    Expires 2024-06-14

  9. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-063878 · FAILED

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

  10. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-063878 · FAILED

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

  11. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-063878 · FAILED

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

  12. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2022-011708 · Certified

    Expires 2023-07-06

  13. ViolationMANUAL FIRE ALARM BOX SIGNS

    Case CF-2022-063878 · Violation VI-2022-046123 · Code F-907.4.2.4 · COMPLIED

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

  14. ViolationDOOR OPERATIONS

    Case CF-2022-063878 · Violation VI-2022-046127 · Code F-1010.1.9 · COMPLIED

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

  15. ViolationPERIODIC TESTING

    Case CF-2022-063878 · Violation VI-2022-046122 · Code F-901.6.4 · COMPLIED

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

  16. ViolationRE-INSPECTION & TESTING

    Case CF-2022-063878 · Violation VI-2022-046121 · Code F-106.2.2 · COMPLIED

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

  17. ViolationINSPECTION, TESTING & MAINTENANCE

    Case CF-2022-063878 · Violation VI-2022-046119 · Code F-901.6 · COMPLIED

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

  18. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2022-063878 · FAILED

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

  19. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2023-012019 · Certified

    Expires 2023-06-15

  20. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2022-008313 · Deficient

  21. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 651864 · EXPIRED

    REPAIR WATER SERVICE PA20153021427 "SELF-CERTIFICATION'S ARE NO LONGER PERMITTED" - "ALL EXCAVATIONS AND PLUMBING TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FEET IN DEPTH MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING IN PLACE AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION"

  22. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 648970 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE WATER SERVICE MAIN TO METER AND BACKFLOW (ON SIDEWALK) (NO STREET) PA20152942685 (DAYCARE)SELF CERTIFICATION NO LONGER ACCEPTED ALL TRENCHES IN EXCESS OF 5 FT MUST HAVE APPROVED SHORING AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.

  23. PermitUse

    Permit 638373 · COMPLETED

    FOR USE AS A DAY CARE CENTER THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE BUILDING. NO SIGNS ON THIS PERMIT.

  24. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 633741 · COMPLETED

    LEVEL II INTERIOR ALTERATIONS WITH PARTIAL CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY TO EXTEND EXISTING DAY CARE CENTER ON FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR TO THIRD FLOOR ACCESSORY PLAY AREA WITH ACCESSORY OFFICES AND STORAGE AS PER APPROVED PLANS. EXISTING BUILDING FULLY SPRINKLERED.

  25. License terminal eventJLM INC (ACCLAIM ACADEMY): Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license marked inactive

    License 503011 · Inactive

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

  26. License issue eventACCLAIM ACADEMY: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued

    License 662698 · Inactive

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

  27. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 606005 · COMPLETED

    TAKE DOWN 4 NON LOAD BEARING DRYWALL WALLS PATCH AND PAINT WALLS.EZ STANDARD LIMITED COMMERCIAL ALTERATIONS & REPAIRS- FOR THE LIMITED DEMOLITION AND COMMERCIAL ALTERATIONS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.

  28. ViolationVIOL NONE FOUND

    Case 321026 · Violation 2395574 · Code A-000.0/1 · COMPLIED

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

  29. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 321026 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  30. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 360877 · COMPLETED

    CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR SCHOOL ON 2ND FLOOR. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY ISSUED FOR 1ST FLOOR DAYCARE IN PERMIT #259693

  31. PermitAlteration

    Permit 358987 · COMPLETED

    PERMIT TO INSTALL SUSPENDED ACOUSTICAL TILE CEILING AT SECOND FLOOR LEVEL. EXISTING CEILING IS POURED CONCRETE.

  32. PermitSign

    Permit 277759 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL (2) FLATWALL AWNING SIGNS FOR A DAYCARE

  33. ViolationVIOLS-NONE FOUND

    Case 237199 · Violation 1707357 · Code PM-000.0/1 · CLOSEDCASE

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

  34. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 237199 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  35. License issue eventJLM INC (ACCLAIM ACADEMY): Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued

    License 503011 · Inactive

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

  36. License terminal eventVALU PLUS INC: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license marked inactive

    License 198925 · Inactive

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

  37. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 270517 · COMPLETED

    ERECT AWNING SIGNS

  38. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 204376 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  39. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 266172 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF FOLLOWING 5 WATER CLOSET,2 FLOOR DRAIN, 13 SINK,2 DRINK FOUNTAIN, 2 URINALS

  40. PermitElectrical

    Permit 265860 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 100A SERVICE, FIRE ALARM SYSTEM & WIRE DAYCARE PER PLANS.

  41. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 204376 · FAILED

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

  42. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 259693 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR ALTERATIONS AS PER PLANS.

  43. PermitFast form building

    Permit 260583 · COMPLETED

  44. PermitUse

    Permit 259553 · COMPLETED

    1ST AND 2ND FLOOR USE TO DAYCARE WITH 100 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 2.5

  45. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 204376 · FAILED

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

  46. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 204376 · FAILED

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

  47. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 204376 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 204376 · Violation 1630843 · 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.

  49. ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE

    Case 204376 · Violation 1630844 · Code A-000.0/10 · COMPLIED

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

  50. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 155575 · CLOSED

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

  51. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 204376 · FAILED

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

  52. ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE

    Case 155575 · Violation 911667 · Code A-000.0/10 · COMPLIED

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

  53. ViolationFA-ALARM DEV DEFECTIVE

    Case 155575 · Violation 911666 · Code FC-901.6/5 · COMPLIED

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

  54. ViolationFA-REPAIR SYSTEM

    Case 155575 · Violation 911665 · Code FC-901.6/6 · COMPLIED

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

  55. ViolationANNUAL CERT FIRE ALARM

    Case 155575 · Violation 911664 · Code FC-914.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  56. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 155575 · FAILED

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

  57. License issue eventVALU PLUS INC: Food Establishment, Retail Permanent Location business license initially issued

    License 198925 · Inactive

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 22, 2026, 7:40 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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