Mixed-use property report

118 S 12th St

4 stories5,112 sqftCMX5built 1900

Property at a glanceApartment building

118 South 12th Street LP

2026 assessment
$1.1M OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$1.1M Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Washington Square West · Chinatown Approximate · based on ZIP 19107
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Assessment and City record timeline

The line tracks this property’s published City assessment. Markers show deeds, permits, inspections, licenses, violations, certifications, and appeals on their recorded dates. Select one to read the filing.

Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals. OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $1,109,300. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Every dated record66 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. License118 South 12th Street LP: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  2. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  3. PermitAlterations
  4. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
  5. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  6. LicenseSANSOM STREET PUB INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  7. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
  8. CertificationSprinkler Certification
  9. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
  10. LicenseSAMSON STREET PUB INC (FINN MACCOOLS ALE HOUSE): Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary) L&I license filing marked inactive
  11. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
  12. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  13. LicenseSANSOM STREET PUB: Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Event) L&I license filing marked inactive
  14. LicenseSANSOM STREET PUB: Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Event) L&I license filing initially issued
  15. PermitAddition and/or Alteration
  16. LicenseSANSOM STREET PUB INC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
  17. LicenseSAMSON STREET PUB INC (FINN MACCOOLS ALE HOUSE): Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary) L&I license filing initially issued
  18. PermitUse
  19. PermitPlumbing
  20. LicenseSANSOM STREET PUB INC: Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Event) L&I license filing marked inactive
  21. LicenseSANSOM STREET PUB INC: Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Event) L&I license filing initially issued
  22. InspectionCI INSP
  23. L&I violationEXT ADDRESS NUMBERS
  24. InspectionCI INSP
  25. LicenseMORO ENTERPRISES INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing marked inactive
  26. LicenseSANSOM STREET PUB: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing marked inactive
  27. LicenseMORO ENTERPRISES INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued
  28. LicenseSANSOM STREET PUB (FIN MC COOL'S ALE HOUSE): Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued
  29. LicenseMACCABEAM RESTAURANT INC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license marked inactive
  30. InspectionBP_BLDG
  31. InspectionBP_BLDG
  32. LicenseG M N II INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing marked inactive
  33. PermitSign
  34. InspectionBP_BLDG
  35. PermitZoning/use
  36. InspectionBP_BLDG
  37. AppealZoning board appeal
  38. InspectionBP_BLDG
  39. InspectionBP_BLDG
  40. InspectionBP_BLDG
  41. InspectionBP_BLDG
  42. InspectionBP_BLDG
  43. L&I violationPERMB- PROJECTING SIGN
  44. InspectionBP_BLDG
  45. PermitPlumbing
  46. PermitElectrical
  47. PermitAdministrative
  48. PermitPlumbing
  49. PermitMechanical
  50. PermitElectrical
  51. PermitSuppression
  52. PermitMechanical
  53. PermitAdministrative
  54. PermitMajor alteration
  55. LicenseSAMSON STREET PUB INC (FINN MACCOOLS ALE HOUSE): Sidewalk Cafe business license initially issued
  56. PermitMajor alteration
  57. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  58. InspectionBC INSP (likely: building-code inspection)
  59. InspectionL_FINAL
  60. LicenseMACCABEAM RESTAURANT INC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued
  61. InspectionL_INITIAL
  62. LicenseSANSOM STREET PUB: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing initially issued
  63. LicenseSANSOM STREET PUB INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  64. LicenseRV & J FAMILY RESTAURANTS INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  65. LicenseRV & J FAMILY RESTAURANTS INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  66. LicenseG M N II INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued

Verify the public record

$15,109/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $1,079,400 × 1.3998%. This is an estimate, not a bill or account balance. The City maintains payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due.

OPA has published a 2027 assessment of $1,109,300. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

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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.

For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”

Where the record looks off

Conflicts in City paperwork. Flags on the data, not the property.

"Built 1900" is usually a placeholder

Philadelphia records use 1900 as a stand-in when the real construction year was never documented. Treat the age as unknown, not as 120+ years.

Property report

Mixed-use property

Apartment building, recorded in the City's mixed-use category. The public record and owner trail follow.

What it is
Apartment building Str/Off+Apt 4 Sty Masonry
Owner
118 South 12th Street LP
$ / sq ft
$217 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Market East city commercial corridor
Licensed units
4 active rental license
Interior area
5,112 sqft
Lot size
1,301 sqft
Stories
4
Built
1900
Zoning
CMX5

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

118 South 12th Street LP · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 118 S 12th St, Philadelphia PA, 19107
• Holds an active rental license for this address

Block context

100 block of S 12th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 116 S 12th St  ·  120 S 12th St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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SANSOM STREET PUB INCActive

Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · Initial issue date Nov 2, 2021 · Filed expiration Nov 1, 2026

SAMSON STREET PUB INC (FINN MACCOOLS ALE HOUSE)Active

Sidewalk Cafe · Initial issue date Apr 16, 2007 · Filed expiration Jun 30, 2027

MACCABEAM RESTAURANT INCInactive

Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) · Initial issue date Nov 23, 2005 · Terminal license date Aug 30, 2010

SANSOM STREET PUB INCInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Apr 28, 2004 · Terminal license date Jun 29, 2024

RV & J FAMILY RESTAURANTS INCInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date May 4, 2001 · Terminal license date Apr 30, 2002

Landlord and residential filings

These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.

118 South 12th Street LPActive

Rental · Initial issue date Apr 16, 2026 · Filed expiration Apr 15, 2027

A license is an L&I registration, not proof that a business is open, operating today, or located at this storefront. Dates are license dates. Events are deduped by parcel, business identity, and license type, so a renewal is not shown as another opening. Other permit and filing types remain in the full source ledger.

Open every source row 66 dated rows
  1. License issue event118 South 12th Street LP: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 1004900 · Active

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  2. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2026-005800 · Certified

    Expires 2027-01-15

  3. PermitAlterations

    Permit PP-2025-012172 · Completed

    Curb trap fresh air inlet Footway main drain reconnect outside

  4. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification

    Certification BC-2025-003497 · Certified

    Expires 2026-02-10

  5. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2025-003201 · Certified

    Expires 2026-01-31

  6. License terminal eventSANSOM STREET PUB INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 206961 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  7. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification

    Certification BC-2024-010472 · Certified

    Expires 2025-04-11

  8. CertificationSprinkler Certification

    Certification BC-2024-004109 · Certified

    Expires 2025-02-09

  9. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification

    Certification BC-2023-020481 · Certified

    Expires 2024-03-22

  10. License terminal eventSAMSON STREET PUB INC (FINN MACCOOLS ALE HOUSE): Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary) L&I license filing marked inactive

    License 844075 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  11. CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification

    Certification BC-2023-004301 · Certified

    Expires 2023-08-31

  12. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2023-002204 · Certified

    Expires 2024-01-09

  13. License terminal eventSANSOM STREET PUB: Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Event) L&I license filing marked inactive

    License 909395 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  14. License issue eventSANSOM STREET PUB: Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Event) L&I license filing initially issued

    License 909395 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  15. PermitAddition and/or Alteration

    Permit CP-2022-004749 · Expired

    FOR CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY AT 3RD & 4TH FLOOR AND LEVEL II ALTERATIONS TO INCLUDE BREACH IN PARTY WALL WITH 116 S 12TH ST (SEE ZP-2021-002958 FOR UNITY OF USE.), NEW PARTITIONS, FIXTURES, FURNISHINGS, FINISHES AS PER APPROVED PLANS. BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED PER NFPA 13. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR MEP AND FIRE SUPPRESSION WORK. SEE CP-2021-7972 FOR OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL DOCUMENTS.

  16. License issue eventSANSOM STREET PUB INC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued

    License 880737 · Active

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  17. License issue eventSAMSON STREET PUB INC (FINN MACCOOLS ALE HOUSE): Sidewalk Cafe (Temporary) L&I license filing initially issued

    License 844075 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  18. PermitUse

    Permit 1048465 · COMPLETED

    FOR A SIT-DOWN RESTAURANT AND NIGHT CLUB AND PRIVATE CLUB AT FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING ( FOUR(4) DWELLING UNITS) FROM THIRD FLOORS THROUGH FOURTH(4TH) FLOORS.NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION.

  19. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 1001710 · COMPLETED

    REPLACE HOUSE TRAP HOUSE DRAIN FAI AS PER 2004 PPC

  20. License terminal eventSANSOM STREET PUB INC: Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Event) L&I license filing marked inactive

    License 715165 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  21. License issue eventSANSOM STREET PUB INC: Food Estab, Retail Non-Permanent Location (Event) L&I license filing initially issued

    License 715165 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  22. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 424480 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  23. ViolationEXT ADDRESS NUMBERS

    Case 424480 · Violation 3129186 · Code FC-505.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  24. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 424480 · FAILED

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

  25. License terminal eventMORO ENTERPRISES INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing marked inactive

    License 548469 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  26. License terminal eventSANSOM STREET PUB: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing marked inactive

    License 297914 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  27. License issue eventMORO ENTERPRISES INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued

    License 548469 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  28. License issue eventSANSOM STREET PUB (FIN MC COOL'S ALE HOUSE): Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued

    License 546318 · Active

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  29. License terminal eventMACCABEAM RESTAURANT INC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license marked inactive

    License 346582 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  30. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 196848 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  31. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 196848 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  32. License terminal eventG M N II INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing marked inactive

    License 278990 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  33. PermitSign

    Permit 282365 · COMPLETED

    2 FLATWALL NON ILLUMINATED SIGN 7'6X3', (1) DOUBLE FACED INTERNALLY ILLUMIATED SIGN 10' FROM GRADE TO BOTTOM 8' X 31", AND (1) INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN 36" PROJECTION 10' FROM GRADE TO BOTTOM 6'X16"

  34. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 196848 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  35. PermitZoning/use

    Permit 224070 · COMPLETED

    2 FLATWALL NON ILLUMINATED SIGN 7'6X3', (1) DOUBLE FACED INTERNALLY ILLUMIATED SIGN 10' FROM GRADE TO BOTTOM 8' X 31", AND (1) INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED PROJECTING SIGN 36" PROJECTION 10' FROM GRADE TO BOTTOM 6'X16"

  36. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 196848 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  37. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 9847 · CLOSED · Granted with conditions

    Related permit 224070 · PERMIT FOR THE ERECTION OF TWO (2) SINGLE FACED FLAT WALL SIGNS AND 2 DOUBLE FACED PROJECTING SIGNS (PROJECTING MORE THAN 12 INCHES) INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED ACCESSORY TO AN EXISTING NIGHT-CLUB / RESTAURANT 1ST THRU 2ND FLOORS, IN THE SAME BU

  38. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 196848 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  39. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 196848 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  40. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 196848 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  41. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 196848 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  42. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 196848 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  43. ViolationPERMB- PROJECTING SIGN

    Case 196848 · Violation 1770297 · Code A-301.1/22 · COMPLIED

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

  44. InvestigationBP_BLDG

    Case 196848 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  45. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 188355 · COMPLETED

    FLOOR DRAIN IN KITCHEN -CATCH BASIN

  46. PermitElectrical

    Permit 120603 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL MONITORED FIRE ALARM SYSTEM THROUGH OUT AS PER NFPA72 (CC DISTRICT)

  47. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 125767 · COMPLETED

    TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR BASEMENT, FIRST, AND SECOND FLOOR BAR RESTAURANT SPACE ONLY.

  48. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 117212 · COMPLETED

    THROUGHOUT ROUGH AND FINISH BUILDING FOR COMMERCIAL KITCHEN BAR RESTAURANT AND CONDOS ABOVE

  49. PermitMechanical

    Permit 113402 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF FORCED HOT AIR HEATING AND DX COOLING AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS.

  50. PermitElectrical

    Permit 111268 · COMPLETED

    REWIRE THE WHOLE BUILDING: 400 AMP 2 PHASE SERVICE AS PER 2005 NEC (CC DIST)

  51. PermitSuppression

    Permit 112738 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL NEW ANSUL R-102 SYSTEM IN CELLAR AS PART OF AN EXISTING RESTAURANT. SEE AP#112739 FOR KITCHEN HOOD PLANS.

  52. PermitMechanical

    Permit 112739 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL TWO (2) EXHAUST HOODS IN CELLAR AS PART OF AN EXISTING RESTAURANT AS PER PLANS.

  53. PermitAdministrative

    Permit 103646 · COMPLETED

    ADMINISTRATIVE PERMIT TO AMEND PREVILUSLY ISSUED PERMIT #79616 TO INCLUDE STRUCTURAL PLANS AND DETAILS.

  54. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 79616 · COMPLETED

    INTERIOR ALTERATIONS FOR BAR/REST.

  55. License issue eventSAMSON STREET PUB INC (FINN MACCOOLS ALE HOUSE): Sidewalk Cafe business license initially issued

    License 406809 · Active

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  56. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 47513 · COMPLETED

    UNDERPINNING AT REAR OF BLDG. (IN BASEMENT) TO CREATE ROOM FOR KITCHEN, SPRINKLER PUMP ROOM, ETC. SEE DRAWINGS FOR DETAILS

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

    Case 84072 · PASSED

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

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

    Case 84054 · PASSED

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

  59. InvestigationL_FINAL

    Case 30094 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  60. License issue eventMACCABEAM RESTAURANT INC: Food Preparing and Serving (30+ SEATS) business license initially issued

    License 346582 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  61. InvestigationL_INITIAL

    Case 30094 · CLOSED

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

  62. License issue eventSANSOM STREET PUB: Dumpster License - Public ROW L&I license filing initially issued

    License 297914 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  63. License issue eventSANSOM STREET PUB INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 206961 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  64. License terminal eventRV & J FAMILY RESTAURANTS INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 205242 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  65. License issue eventRV & J FAMILY RESTAURANTS INC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 205242 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  66. License issue eventG M N II INC: Dumpster License - Private Property L&I license filing initially issued

    License 278990 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 27, 2026, 7:03 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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