The Block Report

Commercial property report

5642-44 Chew Ave

1 story2,570 sqftCMX2built 1940

Property at a glanceCommercial

Harambe Baptist Church

2026 assessment
$239K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$246K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
West Oak Lane Approximate · based on ZIP 19138
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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 $245,600. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationAppealPermitInspection

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 record12 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitUse
  2. AppealZoning board appeal
  3. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  4. AppealRB_LIRB
  5. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  8. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC COMM BLDG
  9. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  10. PermitUse
  11. InspectionCI INSP
  12. InspectionCI INSP

Verify the public record

$3,339/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $238,500 × 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 $245,600. 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 882017990
Open Philadelphia Tax Center →Use “View period balance” to inspect each tax year.
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.”

Property report

Commercial property

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

What it is
Commercial Str/Off 1 Sty Masonry
Owner
Harambe Baptist Church
$ / sq ft
$96 below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Chew and Chelten city commercial corridor
Interior area
2,570 sqft
Lot size
4,725 sqft
Stories
1
Built
1940
Zoning
CMX2

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Harambe Baptist Church · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 5648 Chew St, Philadelphia PA, 19138

PA corporate registry ↗OpenCorporates ↗City record ↗

Block context

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

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Next door: 5640 Chew Ave  ·  5638 Chew Ave

No business or residential license records

No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.

Verify with the City ↗
Open every source row 12 dated rows
  1. PermitUse

    Permit 452275 · COMPLETED

    TEMPORARY FIVE (5) YEAR PERMIT FOR STORAGE OF CHURCH RELATED ITEMS BOOKS, ROOM DIVIDERS, CHAIRS... (WAREHOUSE) IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.

  2. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 20053 · CLOSED · Granted with conditions

    Related permit 452275 · PERMIT FOR STORAGE OF CHURCH RELATED ITEMS (WAREHOUSE) IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.

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

    Case 325052 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. AppealRB_LIRB

    Appeal 18314 · OPEN · SUSTAINED

    Related permit 325052 · BUILDING IS PART OF OUR CHURCH CAMPUS AND USED FOR STORAGE. THIS IS NOT A VACANT OR ABANDONED BUILDING AND IS INSURED.

  5. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 325052 · 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.

  6. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 325052 · 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.

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

    Case 325052 · Violation 2798375 · 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.

  8. ViolationLICENSE-VAC COMM BLDG

    Case 325052 · Violation 2798374 · Code PM-102.4/4 · COMPLIED

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

  9. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 325052 · 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.

  10. PermitUse

    Permit 78479 · COMPLETED

    USE: DAY CARE CENTER WITH MAX. OF (50) CHILDREN (20 CHILDREN UNDER 2 1/2 YRS. OF AGE) WITH PREP AND SERVE OF FOOD

  11. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 77965 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  12. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 77965 · FAILED

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

Unavailable when this report assembled: certifications. Unavailable does not mean no record.

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 8:24 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: unavailable. “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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