The Block Report

Commercial property report

6837-39 Germantown Ave

1 story5,000 sqftCMX2built 1900

Property at a glanceCommercial

Carpenter Properties LLC

2026 assessment
$656K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$896K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Mount Airy Approximate · based on ZIP 19119
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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 $896,000. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$896K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentAssessmentPermitInspection

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 record5 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAlterations
  2. PermitPlumbing
  3. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  4. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  5. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

Verify the public record

$9,180/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $655,800 × 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 $896,000. 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 882876500
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.”

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 Str/Off 1 Sty Masonry
Owner
Carpenter Properties LLC
$ / sq ft
$179 above the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Germantown Ave./Gorgas-Upsal city commercial corridor
Interior area
5,000 sqft
Lot size
10,766 sqft
Stories
1
Built
1900
Zoning
CMX2

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Carpenter Properties LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 2 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.7M combined
• Tax bills mail to 6825 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19119

PA corporate registry ↗OpenCorporates ↗City record ↗

Block context

6800 block of Germantown Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 6835 Germantown Ave  ·  6833 Germantown 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 5 dated rows
  1. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2023-016093 · Completed

    Curb trap, fresh air inlet, main drain into basement <<<AMEND>>> This property has (2) curb traps, (2) fresh air inlets & (2) main drains. Both are replacing both

  2. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 488913 · COMPLETED

    FURNISH & INSTALL 3/4" DCVA BACKFLOW DEVICE IN EXISTING DOMESTIC SYSTEM TEST DEVICE AT COMPLETION OF JOB (OFFICE SPACE)

  3. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 57162 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  4. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 57272 · PASSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  5. InvestigationBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)

    Case 57162 · FAILED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

Where this comes from
Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 1:13 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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