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6141 Chew Ave

Vacant lot · Septa · fully tax-exempt (2026 OPA). On the 6100 block of Chew Ave.

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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 $69,300; it is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Official current account balanceCheck live

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OPA 875101420
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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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What stands out

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History

Why it matters

L&I violation (2009); Inspection failed (2009); 2 L&I violations (2012); Appeal sustained (2012); L&I: 2 failed, 1 passed (2012); 2 L&I violations (2016); L&I: 1 failed, 1 passed (2016).

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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 $69,300; it is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

Assessment history · all dated City records marked on the line

$0$100K$200K$69K2009201220152018202120242027
Assessment lineAssessmentL&I violationAppealInspectionLicense

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Every dated record11 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  2. L&I violationDONATION BIN REQUIREMENTS
  3. L&I violationDONATION BIN PROHIB ZONING
  4. LicenseFood Preparing and Serving
  5. AppealRB_LIRB
  6. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  7. L&I violationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)
  8. L&I violationLICENSE-VAC COMM BLDG
  9. LicenseMotor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing
  10. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  11. L&I violationCOULD NOT ENTER
Not a houseProperty report

This is a vacant lot, 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
Vacant lot
Vacant Land Commer < Acre
Owner
Septa
Public / institutional
OPA tax treatment
Full assessment exemption shown
2026 OPA taxable assessment $0 · basis and live balance require separate verification
Corridor
Chew and Washington
city commercial corridor
Assessed value
$86,700
2026 OPA · 2027: $69,300
Lot size
34,685 sqft
Zoning
RSD3

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Browse 14 dated records deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications & appeals
  1. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 517225 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  2. ViolationDONATION BIN REQUIREMENTS

    Case 517225 · Violation 3825425 · COMPLIED

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

  3. ViolationDONATION BIN PROHIB ZONING

    Case 517225 · Violation 3825424 · COMPLIED

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

  4. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 517225 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  5. LicenseFood Preparing and Serving

    License 601672 · Inactive

    JOSHUA & DENNY IVAN (3 STARS DELI MINI MARKET) · Expires 2014-04-30

  6. AppealRB_LIRB

    Appeal 17978 · OPEN · SUSTAINED

    Related permit 325058 · THE LOCATION STATED IS NOT SEPTA PROPERTY. THE FAILED STONE WALL THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS NOTICE IS LOCATED AT A POINT 70' SOUTHEAST OF THE SEPTA RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY ALONG CHEW ST.

  7. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 325058 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  8. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 325058 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  9. ViolationVACANT PROP STANDARD (likely: vacant-property enforcement standard)

    Case 325058 · Violation 2475916 · ERROR

    A legacy L&I label associated with vacant-property requirements. It may concern licensing, securing, or maintaining a vacant structure; the notice and cited code control, and this row alone does not prove the property is vacant now.

  10. ViolationLICENSE-VAC COMM BLDG

    Case 325058 · Violation 2475915 · ERROR

  11. LicenseMotor Vehicle Repair / Retail Mobile Dispensing

    License 526354 · Inactive

    FRANKLIN JOHNSON (EXPERIENCE HANDS AUTOMOTIVE) · Expires 2012-02-29

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

    Case 221392 · 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.

  13. ViolationCOULD NOT ENTER

    Case 221392 · Violation 1533153 · CLOSEDCASE

    City marked the case closed; that does not mean the original condition never existed.

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

    Case 221392 · 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.

What this record suggests

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Block context

6141 Chew Ave sits on the 6100 block of Chew Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.

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Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 10, 2026, 7:56 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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