Philadelphia property report

2200 block of Germantown Ave

A mostly vacant block: 8 empty lots and 1 home, with 1 open code violation and 2 parcels listed in the June 2022 tax-delinquency snapshot ($5,219 recorded then).

The typical home here is up 1627% since 2016, now about $127K. Property taxes are climbing about 28% a year and the increases are speeding up.

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By the Numbers

Median value
$112K
$32K–$492K
ZIP median $106K
Commercial
$401K
2 buildings · $75/sqft
Price / sq ft
$24
typical home
city median $181
Vs. Philadelphia
0.5×
the city median
city $230K
Recent sale
$300K
1 sold in 2yr
assessed $112K
Tax / yr
$7K
typical · up to $7K
city ≈$3K/yr
Major assessment exemptions
1 of 12
$8K/yr estimated reduction
Owner-occupied
9%
1 of 12
city 48%
Rentals
8%
1 licensed
city 15% of homes
Open violations
1
L&I code
▲ block 8% · city 5%
Tax delinquency · Jun 2022
$5K
2 of 12 listed
▲ block 17% · city 9%
Zoning appeals
2
2 homes · ZBA & boards
block 17% · city 5%
Record caveats
1
of 12 parcels

How fast it's moving

1 year
+125%
value · tax +$591
5 years
+259%
value · tax +$894
10 years
+1627%
value · tax +$934

Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.

How the block compares

The typical parcel here is $112K — about 0.5× the citywide median home, and above the ZIP 19133 median of $106K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19133 and across Philadelphia.

This blockZIP 19133Philadelphia
Median parcel value (ZIP/city: homes)$112K$106K$230K
Owner-occupied0%31%48%

Safety & quality of life

Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 113 reported crimes (about 9 a month, 36% of them violent) and 135 resident 311 requests to the city. A busy commercial corridor logs far more than a quiet residential block, so read this against nearby blocks, not the citywide total.

Crimes · 12mo
113
about 9/month · 36% violent
311 requests · 12mo
135
about 11/month · 37 open

Most reported crimes

Other Assaults24
Motor Vehicle Theft14
Thefts13
Vandalism/Criminal Mischief13
All Other Offenses9
Aggravated Assault No Firearm8

Top 311 complaints

Maintenance Complaint32
Illegal Dumping19
Rubbish/Recyclable Material Collection15
Abandoned Vehicle11
Construction Complaints9
License Complaint8

Philadelphia Police incident reports and 311 service requests within 200m, trailing 12 months. Reported location, not necessarily where an incident occurred.

Schools

The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.

Elementary & Middle · K-8
John F Hartranft
720 W Cumberland St · 337 students
High
Kensington Campus

Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.

What it's worth, and where taxes are going

Median assessed value · 2016–2027

$0$250K$500K$127K2016: $7K2017: $7K2018: $46K2019: $35K2020: $35K2021: $35K2022: $35K2023: $35K2024: $38K2025: $56K2026: $56K2027: $127K2016202020232027

▲ +1627% since 2016

Estimated property tax · per home, per year

$0$500$1,000$1,0002016: $662017: $662018: $1462019: $1062020: $1062021: $1062022: $1062023: $1022024: $1162025: $4092026: $4092027: $1,0002016202020232027

▲ +1415% since 2016 · ~+28%/yr

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1 property on this block show a material assessment exemption. At the current rate, the difference between full and taxable assessments reduces the block's annual estimate by about $8,246. OPA's numeric split does not establish whether any row is Homestead, an abatement, another program, or when treatment changes.

Who really pays

Philadelphia's 1.3998% rate applies to the taxable assessment. The OPA roll shows exemptions that can make an estimate lower than the full assessed-value scenario; this chart does not identify their legal basis.

8 homes pay the full 1.40%4 pay less
$0pays now $3,355at the full rate

One large gap: 2200-08 Germantown Ave has a $0/year assessment-based estimate on $240K assessed value — about 0% of the $3,355 full-assessment scenario. Verify the exemption basis and live account before relying on either number.

The block as an asset

Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +29.6% a year against the city's 6.5%.

Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market

95100200020162019202220252027This block 1727 Philadelphia 201

Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $1727 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.

Annualized return
+29.6%/yr
price, since 2016
Total appreciation
+1627%
since 2016
Real return
+26.6%/yr
after ~3% inflation
vs. Philadelphia
+23.1 pts
market 6.5%/yr

Return is from assessed-value history (a proxy for market price, lumpy in reassessment years). Informational only, not investment advice.

How often it changes hands

This block has recorded 4 arm's-length sales since 2014. The typical home has sold 0 times in that window, while 10 have not changed hands at all.

Every recorded sale · price & date

$0$500K$1.0M2016201920222025
4arm's-length sales since 2014
0times the typical home has sold
2most sales for a single property
10homes never sold in the window

Who owns it

Ownership of 12 parcels

Owner-occupied: 1Investor / LLC: 1Absentee individual: 2Vacant: 8 12parcels
  • Owner-occupied 1
  • Investor / LLC 1
  • Absentee individual 2
  • Vacant 8

Value distribution today

2 parcels4 parcels2 parcels1 parcels0 parcels0 parcels3 parcels
$32K$410K+
OwnerOn blockOwns citywidePortfolio valueTax bills mail toSource
City Of Phila (city agency)23871$6.6B1401 John F Kennedy Blvd, Philadelphia PA, 19107phila.gov ↗
Apm Properties INC227$7.2M308 Vista Dr, Phoenixville PA, 19460phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Bayview 806 LLC18$1.0MPo Box 45910, Philadelphia PA, 19149phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Ortus Developments LLC15$727K1001 City Ave Suite Wb, Wynnewood PA, 19096phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗
Children<S Mission INC11$240K2200 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19133phila.gov ↗ · registry ↗

The mailing address is where the assessor sends the tax bill — for an LLC, often the closest public record gets to the person behind it. "Registry" searches the owner's name in state incorporation records (OpenCorporates).

Parcel by parcel

All 12 parcels on the block — value trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail assembled from the fetched public datasets. Sorted up the street; each links to its property report and official sources — or download the roster (CSV).

Every parcel's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one parcel

$0$500K$1.0M201620182020202220242026Block median
Each houseNew build / flipBlock median
AddressOwnershipValue & trendSq ftBuiltSalesFlags
2200-08 GERMANTOWN AVE Place of worship built new under a 2012 permit (reduced taxable assessment shown). Investor / LLC $240K 6,816 1915 0 assessment exemption · basis unverified
2201 GERMANTOWN AVE Vacant lot Traded 2×: $2K in 2014 → $700K in 2024 (+34900%). Vacant $42K 2
2203-31 GERMANTOWN AVE Apartment building built new under a 2019 permit. Absentee individual $492K 20,344 0 licensed rental
2210-14 GERMANTOWN AVE Vacant lot Vacant $142K 0 lien in pre-2017 ledger
2216-18 GERMANTOWN AVE Vacant lot L&amp;I violation (2026); Inspection failed (2026). Vacant $101K 0 1 viollien in pre-2017 ledger
2220-22 GERMANTOWN AVE Vacant lot Vacant $32K 0 $5K tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
2233-35 GERMANTOWN AVE Commercial built new under a 2023 permit. Absentee individual $410K 5,029 1930 0
2239 GERMANTOWN AVE Vacant lot demolished in 2011 and rebuilt (2021). Vacant $106K 0 $0 tax · Jun ’22lien in pre-2017 ledger
2253 GERMANTOWN AVE Vacant lot Vacant $92K 0
2255 GERMANTOWN AVE Place of worship demolished in 2025 and rebuilt (2022), then sold for $300K in 2025. Owner-occupied $392K 5,760 1940 2
2257 GERMANTOWN AVE Vacant lot Vacant $112K 0
2259-63 GERMANTOWN AVE Vacant lot Vacant $145K 0

Neighborhood

Median income
$30K
household
Own vs. rent
24%
owner-occupied
Median age
31.9
residents
Median rent
$-667M
gross monthly

Generated 2026-07-09 from public City of Philadelphia records  ·  Download this block's data (CSV)

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 9, 2026, 7:14 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. “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.