Property report

701 W Johnson St

1,315 sqftRSA3built 1935

Property at a glancePlace of worship

Real Estate Appreciation LLC

2026 assessment
$116K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$116K 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 $116,300. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / salePermitLicense

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Every dated record5 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitLot Line Relocation
  2. PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.
  3. LicenseReal Estate Appreciation LLC: Vacant Commercial Property L&I license filing initially issued
  4. PermitPlumbing
  5. Deed / saleDeed / sale $125K

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$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 $116,300. 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 775210000
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Exemption classificationFull assessment exemption shown

2026 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.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

Assessment and sale price disagree hard

Assessed at $116K, but it traded for $397,000 in 2024 — a 3.4× gap. Could be a non-market deed the record doesn't label, or an assessment that hasn't caught up.

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.

Vacant-property license

What it is
Place of worship Hse Worship All 1 Sty Mas
Owner
Real Estate Appreciation LLC Public / institutional
$ / sq ft
$88 below the $151 median for 7,668 commercial parcels citywide
Interior area
1,315 sqft
Lot size
8,697 sqft
Built
1935
Zoning
RSA3

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Real Estate Appreciation LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 4701 Germantown Avenue 3rd Floor, Philadelphia PA, 19144

Block context

700 block of W Johnson St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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No business or residential license records

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

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Open every source row 5 dated rows
  1. PermitLot Line Relocation

    Permit ZP-2025-011412 · Issued

    FOR THE RELOCATION OF LOT LINES TO CREATE TWO LOTS (PARCEL A & PARCEL B) FROM ONE EXISTING LOT (701 W JOHNSTON ST). SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN PLANS.

  2. PermitInterior Non-Load-Bearing Wall Demo.

    Permit GM-2025-011810 · Issued

    EZ INTERIOR NON-LOAD-BEARING WALL DEMOLITION - For the interior demolition on NON-Load-Bearing partition walls and ceilings as per attached standard. Deviations from these standards require submission of construction and site plans. Structural alteration or repair is expressly PROHIBITED under this permit. Prohibited structural work includes but not limited to any modification to exterior walls, party wall, floor/roof framing and foundations, including underpinning, excavation and removal of foundation slab. Separate Streets Department permit required for sidewalk and street closures. None Structural Demolition. Remove interior partition walls, ceiling, wall, and floor finishes.

  3. License issue eventReal Estate Appreciation LLC: Vacant Commercial Property L&I license filing initially issued

    License 0992023 · Active

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

  4. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 661850 · COMPLETED

    REPAIR WATER DIST PA20160041978 "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"

  5. Recorded transfer$125K transfer

    2013

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 22, 2026, 7:10 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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