Property report

21 W Washington Ln

12,202 sqft · RSA3 · built 1924

Place of worship · Individual owner on record · fully tax-exempt (2026 OPA). On the 0 block of W Washington Ln.

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$0/year

2026 taxable assessment $0 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $725,400; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

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OPA 775337500
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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.

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The property record, over time

Every dated deed, permit, inspection, license, violation, certification, and appeal is placed on the City’s annual assessment line. Select a point to read what happened; the line is an assessment history—not a sale-price chart or appraisal. OPA has also published a 2027 assessment of $725,400; it is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

Assessment history · all dated City records marked on the line

$0$500K$1.0M$725K2006201020142018202220262027
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationAppealPermitInspectionLicense

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Every dated record16 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitAdministrative
  2. PermitUse
  3. AppealZoning board appeal
  4. InspectionCI INSP
  5. L&I violationEGRESS CLEAR OBSTRUCTION
  6. L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
  7. L&I violationCO- NEW USE OCCUPIED PRE-CO
  8. L&I violationFIRE-CURTAINS/DRAPES
  9. L&I violationSTAIRWAY HANDRAIL
  10. L&I violationDRAINAGE-YARD DRAIN REPAIR
  11. L&I violationAFES-COMM KITCH SERVICE & CERT
  12. L&I violationFIRE-ELECT EXT CORDS PROHIB
  13. LicenseDumpster License - Private Property
  14. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  15. InspectionCI INSP
  16. InspectionCI INSP
Not a houseProperty report

This is a place of worship, not a home, and OPA shows a full or near-full assessment exemption whose basis must be verified. A $0 assessment-based tax estimate does not prove the live Tax Center account has no prior-period balance or other charges. Homeowner investment tools are hidden; the assembled public-source record remains below.

What it is
Place of worship
Hse Worship All 2 Sty Mas
Owner
Individual owner on record
Public / institutional
OPA tax treatment
Full assessment exemption shown
2026 OPA taxable assessment $0 · basis and live balance require separate verification
$ / sq ft
$59
below the $130 median for 12,035 commercial parcels citywide
Assessed value
$725,400
2026 OPA · 2027: $725,400
Interior area
12,202 sqft
Lot size
13,687 sqft
Built
1924
Zoning
RSA3

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Browse 17 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 343177 · COMPLETED

    CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR DAYCARE ON THE FIRST FLOOR (MAXIMUM 58 CHILDREN UNDER 2 1/2 YEARS OF AGE).

  2. PermitUse

    Permit 338021 · COMPLETED

    INCREASE # OF CHILDREN AT DAYCARE TO 65 TO MATCH STATE LIC

  3. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 15424 · CLOSED · Granted

    Related permit 338021 · PERMIT FOR THE INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF CHILDREN WITHIN AN EXISTING DAY CARE FACILITY FOR A NEW TOTAL OF (65) CHILDREN WITH ACCESSORY PREPARING AND SERVING OF FOOD, FOR PERIODS LESS THAN (24) CONSECUTIVE HOURS.

  4. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 272806 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  5. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 272806 · FAILED

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

  6. ViolationEGRESS CLEAR OBSTRUCTION

    Case 272806 · Violation 2039895 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  7. ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE

    Case 272806 · Violation 2039887 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  8. ViolationCO- NEW USE OCCUPIED PRE-CO

    Case 272806 · Violation 2039888 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  9. ViolationFIRE-CURTAINS/DRAPES

    Case 272806 · Violation 2039889 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  10. ViolationSTAIRWAY HANDRAIL

    Case 272806 · Violation 2039890 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  11. ViolationDRAINAGE-YARD DRAIN REPAIR

    Case 272806 · Violation 2039892 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  12. ViolationAFES-COMM KITCH SERVICE & CERT

    Case 272806 · Violation 2039893 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  13. ViolationFIRE-ELECT EXT CORDS PROHIB

    Case 272806 · Violation 2039894 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  14. LicenseDumpster License - Private Property

    License 528067 · Inactive

    THE CONG OF GERMANTOWN MENNONITE CHURCH (GERMANTOWN MENNONITE CHURCH) · Expires 2013-07-31

  15. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 92847 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  16. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 92847 · FAILED

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

  17. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 92847 · CLOSED

    City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

What this record suggests

The City file documents 2 permits. 2 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

Block context

21 W Washington Ln sits on the 0 block of W Washington Ln. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 37 W Washington Ln  ·  39 W Washington Ln

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 11:00 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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