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Commercial property report

3605-07 Germantown Ave

2,142 sqft · CMX2 · built 1915

Store · Maxim Real Estate LP · assessed $188K (2026) · 2027 OPA assessment $239K. On the 3600 block of Germantown Ave.

Property summary

Assessment$188,0002026 OPA assessment · 2027: $238,500 Last sale$235KRecorded 2015 Est. tax bill$2,632/year2026 taxable assessment × 1.3998% Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current Permits1Every fetched City permit Violations4 open5 historical across 2 cases

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Estimated annual Real Estate Tax$2,632/year

2026 taxable assessment $188,000 × 1.3998%. Estimate—not a bill or account balance.

OPA also publishes a 2027 assessment of $238,500; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

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OPA 882931750
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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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What stands out

From the public record

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 $238,500; it is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

Assessment history · all dated City records marked on the line

$0$125K$250K2016 OPA assessment: $136K2017 OPA assessment: $136K2018 OPA assessment: $154K2019 OPA assessment: $150K2020 OPA assessment: $151K2021 OPA assessment: $151K2022 OPA assessment: $151K2023 OPA assessment: $165K2024 OPA assessment: $165K2025 OPA assessment: $188K2026 OPA assessment: $188K2027 OPA assessment: $239K2005 — 2005-10-17: BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)2007 — Deed / sale $190K2011 — 2011-01-03: CAL LO (Commercial Activity License required) · 2011-02-07: BC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)2024 — 2024-09-26: PERMZ- OR REMOVE ADVERTISING · 2024-09-26: NEW USE · 2024-09-26: EXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION · 2024-09-26: FIRE EXTINGUISHERS · 2024-09-30: L&I investigation2025 — 2025-06-10: Change of Use · 2025-04-14: L&I investigation2026 — 2026-02-27: L&I investigation$239K2005200920132017202120252027
This propertyDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspection
2026-02-27: L&I investigation
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Every dated record12 events · scroll to browse
  1. InspectionL&I investigation
  2. PermitChange of Use
  3. InspectionL&I investigation
  4. InspectionL&I investigation
  5. L&I violationPERMZ- OR REMOVE ADVERTISING
  6. L&I violationNEW USE
  7. L&I violationEXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION
  8. L&I violationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS
  9. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  10. L&I violationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $190K
  12. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
Commercial propertyProperty report

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4 open violations

What it is
Store
Store 1 Sty Masonry
Owner
Maxim Real Estate LP
OPA tax treatment
Assessed $188K
Taxable assessment on the roll
$ / sq ft
$111
below the $130 median for 12,035 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Broad, Germantown, and Erie
city commercial corridor
Assessed value
$188,000
2026 OPA · 2027: $238,500
Interior area
2,142 sqft
Lot size
2,155 sqft
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX2

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Browse 10 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. InvestigationL&I investigation

    Case CF-2024-107068 · FAILED

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

  2. PermitChange of Use

    Permit ZP-2025-004271 · Issued

    Retail Sales - Consumer Goods

  3. ViolationPERMZ- OR REMOVE ADVERTISING

    Case CF-2024-107068 · Violation VI-2024-082414 · OPEN

  4. ViolationNEW USE

    Case CF-2024-107068 · Violation VI-2024-082412 · COMPLIED

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

  5. ViolationEXIT SIGN ILLUMINATION

    Case CF-2024-107068 · Violation VI-2024-082413 · OPEN

  6. ViolationFIRE EXTINGUISHERS

    Case CF-2024-107068 · Violation VI-2024-082415 · COMPLIED

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

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

    Case 108541 · PASSED

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

  8. ViolationCAL LO (Commercial Activity License required)

    Case 108541 · Violation 1970315 · 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. Recorded transfer$190K transfer

    2007

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

    Case 52043 · CLOSED

    Legacy inspection shorthand; confirm the inspection type and scope in the City case file. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

What this record suggests

The City file documents 1 permit. 1 carries a completed, issued, or approved status; that documents the filing, not the present quality of the work.

Who's behind it

Maxim Real Estate LP · corporate / LLC owner

• Owns 5 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $1.0M combined
• Tax bills mail to 140 Commerce Dr, Montgomeryville PA, 18936 — outside Philadelphia

PA corporate registry ↗OpenCorporates ↗City record ↗

Block context

3605-07 Germantown Ave sits on the 3600 block of Germantown Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Next door: 3603 Germantown Ave  ·  3601 Germantown Ave

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Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 1:19 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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