History
Why it mattersL&I violation (2007); Inspection passed (2007).
View supporting records →Commercial property report
8438 Germantown Ave
1,054 sqft · CMX1 · built 1913
Store · Bowman Properties Ltd · assessed $375K. On the 8400 block of Germantown Ave.
Property summary
Assessment$375KCity assessed value
Last sale$190KRecorded 1998
Est. annual tax$5K/yearAssessment × 1.3998%
Tax delinquencyNo 2022 matchNot proof account is current
Permits0Shown in this report
ViolationsNone openNo open L&I cases
What stands out
From the public recordCommercial propertyProperty report
This is a store, recorded under the city's commercial category. The homeowner tools (rent estimate, homestead playbook) don't apply, so they're hidden. The full record and owner trail are below.
What it is
Store
Store 1 Sty Masonry
Owner
Bowman Properties Ltd
Tax standing
Assessed $375K
On the tax roll
$ / sq ft
$356
above the $130 median for 12,035 commercial parcels citywide
Corridor
Chestnut Hill
city commercial corridor
Assessed value
$375K
City market value
Interior area
1,054 sqft
Lot size
1,766 sqft
Built
1913
Zoning
CMX1
Who's behind it
Bowman Properties Ltd · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 36 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $24M combined
• Tax bills mail to 8238 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia PA, 19118
Block context
8438 Germantown Ave sits on the 8400 block of Germantown Ave. Open the block report to compare its parcels, ownership and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 8440 Germantown Ave · 8434-36 Germantown Ave
Where this comes from
- Assessment, spec sheet & owner — OPA Property Assessments, Office of Property Assessment
- Sales & deed history — Realty Transfer Tax records, Recorder of Deeds
- Permits, violations & inspections — L&I Property History · Atlas
- Tax delinquency snapshot · June 2022 — Real Estate Tax Delinquencies, Dept. of Revenue
- Historical tax ledger & liens · through 2016 — Real Estate Tax Balances, Dept. of Revenue
- Current property-tax balance — Verify with Philadelphia Revenue
- Zoning appeals — L&I & Zoning Board appeals
- Neighborhood income & rents — US Census ACS 5-year estimates
- Historical mortgage rates — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, annual averages
- Imagery — Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
Available City datasets are queried from OpenDataPhilly (phl.carto.com), then reports are cached and refreshed on a rolling schedule. Source dates vary: the parcel-level tax-delinquency snapshot is June 2022 and the separate detailed tax ledger ends in 2016, so neither establishes today’s balance. Other dossiers re-pull on view once stale, and citywide benchmarks recompute weekly. AI-written passages are generated from these records only and rejected if they state a number the record doesn't hold.
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This is 8438 Germantown Ave,
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Built 1913. Every deed, permit, L&I visit, tax bill and sale for this house — plus its whole block.
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