Mixed-use property report

7921 Germantown Ave

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2,832 sqftRSA3built 1925

Property at a glanceMixed-use

George Woodward INC

2026 assessment
$636K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$694K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Chestnut Hill Approximate · based on ZIP 19118
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1 violation row marked OPEN in 1 active case

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Case CF-2026-021303

Periodic Testing

IN VIOLATION

Opened Mar 10, 2026 · Latest inspection FAILED · Jun 3, 2026

  • Periodic TestingF-901.6.4

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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 $693,800. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$694K2005200920132017202120252027
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record16 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. InspectionL&I investigation
  3. L&I violationPERIODIC TESTING
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  6. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  7. L&I violationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)
  8. L&I violationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)
  9. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  10. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  11. PermitZoning/use
  12. PermitZoning/use
  13. PermitZoning/use
  14. PermitZoning/use
  15. PermitZoning
  16. LicenseGEORGE WOODWARD INC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

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$8,896/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $635,500 × 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 $693,800. 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 871514590
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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.

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Property report

Mixed-use property

Mixed-use, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.

1 open violation

What it is
Mixed-use Det Off/Str 2.5 Sty Stone
Owner
George Woodward INC
$ / sq ft
$245 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Chestnut Hill city commercial corridor
Interior area
2,832 sqft
Lot size
4,434 sqft
Built
1925
Zoning
RSA3

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

George Woodward INC · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 87 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $76M combined
• Tax bills mail to 8031 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19118
• Holds an active rental license for this address
• The last transfer was a nominal/family deed, not an open-market sale

Block context

7900 block of Germantown Ave. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 7925 Germantown Ave  ·  7939 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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No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 28, 2026.

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

GEORGE WOODWARD INCActive

Rental · Initial issue date Mar 5, 2005 · Filed expiration Feb 28, 2027

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 16 dated rows
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2026-021303 · FAILED

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

  2. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2026-021303 · FAILED

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

  3. ViolationPERIODIC TESTING

    Case CF-2026-021303 · Violation VI-2026-013361 · Code F-901.6.4 · OPEN

    The individual violation row was marked open in the assembled City file; verify the live notice and any later inspection.

  4. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2026-021303 · FAILED

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

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

    Case 125240 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 125234 · PASSED

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

  7. ViolationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)

    Case 125234 · Violation 659996 · Code 19-2602.1/1 · COMPLIED

    Philadelphia Code §19-2602(1) requires a Commercial Activity License before conducting business in the city. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  8. ViolationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)

    Case 125240 · Violation 660008 · Code 19-2602.1/1 · COMPLIED

    Philadelphia Code §19-2602(1) requires a Commercial Activity License before conducting business in the city. City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

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

    Case 125234 · 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.

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

    Case 125240 · 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.

  11. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 66565 · COMPLETED

    ERECT SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING

  12. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 66564 · COMPLETED

    ERECT SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING

  13. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 66563 · COMPLETED

    ERECT SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING

  14. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 66554 · COMPLETED

    ERECT SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING

  15. PermitZoning

    Permit 41253 · COMPLETED

    SUBDIVIDE PARCEL TO CREATE 5 LOTS FROM 16 LOTS

  16. License issue eventGEORGE WOODWARD INC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 307924 · Active

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

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 29, 2026, 2:46 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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