2026 assessment
$2.5M
OPA value, not a listing price
Property report
7-43 W Chelten Ave
23,400 sqftCMX2.5built 1892
Property at a glancePlace of worship
First Presbyterian & Church In Germantown
2027 published assessment
$2.5M
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
0 block of W Chelten 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 $2,455,200. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$2.3M 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$2.3M 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$2.5M 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$2.5M 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$2.5M 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$2.5M 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$2.5M 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$2.5M 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$2.5M 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$2.5M 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$2.5M 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$2.5M 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 ↗
- Permit · 2014-05-20PlumbingThis 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 · 2014-07-16Major alterationA broad legacy permit work category for a substantial building alteration. It can include changed layouts, partitions, fixtures, finishes, structural work, or occupancy-related work, but only the approved scope and plans say what this permit actually authorized; separate trade permits may be required.What Philadelphia building permits can cover ↗
- Permit · 2014-07-29ElectricalThis permit category usually covers electrical installation, alteration, replacement, or repair. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- License · 2018-06-12THE FIRST PRESBY CHURCH IN GERMANTOWN: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) 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 · 2019-08-10THE FIRST PRESBY CHURCH IN GERMANTOWN: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) 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 ↗
- Certification · 2022-01-05Special Hazards CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2024-02-08Special Hazards CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2025-02-03Special Hazards CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentPermitLicenseCertification
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Every dated record8 events · exact dates, newest first
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
- LicenseTHE FIRST PRESBY CHURCH IN GERMANTOWN: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license marked inactive
- LicenseTHE FIRST PRESBY CHURCH IN GERMANTOWN: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
- PermitElectrical
- PermitMajor alteration
- PermitPlumbing
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Property tax
$0/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $0 × 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 $2,455,200. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 7750958002026 OPA shows a zero or de minimis taxable assessment. The open assessment split does not establish the exemption's legal basis, continuing eligibility, or treatment after a transfer.
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
Not a house
Place of worship. OPA shows a full or near-full assessment exemption whose basis must be verified. A $0 assessment-based estimate does not prove the live Tax Center account has no prior-period balance or other charges.
What it is
Place of worship
Hse Worship All 1 Sty Mas
Owner
First Presbyterian & Church In Germantown
Public / institutional
$ / sq ft
$105
below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Central Germantown & Vicinity
city commercial corridor
Interior area
23,400 sqft
Lot size
43,942 sqft
Built
1892
Zoning
CMX2.5
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
First Presbyterian & Church In Germantown · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 4 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $6.2M combined
• Tax bills mail to 7 W Chelten Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19144
Block context
0 block of W Chelten Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 45-47 W Chelten Ave · 49 W Chelten Ave
L&I license dates · data through Jul 25, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
THE FIRST PRESBY CHURCH IN GERMANTOWNInactive
Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · Initial issue date Jun 12, 2018 · Terminal license date Aug 10, 2019
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 8 dated rows
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
Certification BC-2025-003237 · Certified
Expires 2026-02-03
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
Certification BC-2024-013628 · Certified
Expires 2025-02-08
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
Certification BC-2022-002629 · Certified
Expires 2023-01-05
- License terminal eventTHE FIRST PRESBY CHURCH IN GERMANTOWN: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license marked inactive
License 779932 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventTHE FIRST PRESBY CHURCH IN GERMANTOWN: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
License 779932 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitElectrical
Permit 540357 · COMPLETED
INSTALLING A 100AMP PANEL AND REWIRING ADDITION AND INSTALLING LIGHTS AND EXIT SIGN IN HALLWAY AND ALSO INSTALLING E-MON AND D-MON PER 2008 NEC (CHURCH)
- PermitMajor alteration
Permit 526630 · COMPLETED
NO CHANGE IN USE AND OCCUPANCY CLASSIFICATION. INTERIOR ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE NEW EXTERIOR RAMP, ADA RESTROOM, UPGRADES TO FINISHES, AND ALL OTHER WORK AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ASBESTOS ABATEMENT REQUIRED PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK. SEPARATE PERMIT REQUIRED FOR MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL, AND PLUMBING WORK.
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 527687 · COMPLETED
ROUGH-IN FROM EXISTING TO INSTALL WATER CLOSET AND LAV SINK; REPLACE KITCHEN SINK
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 25, 2026, 10:21 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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