2026 assessment
$2.8M
OPA value, not a listing price
Mixed-use property report
1216 Chestnut St
5 stories18,850 sqftCMX5built 1900
Property at a glanceApartment building
1216 Chestnut L L C
2027 published assessment
$5.5M
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
1200 block of Chestnut St
ZIP 19107
Neighborhood area
Washington Square West · Chinatown
Approximate · based on ZIP 19107
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 $5,523,000. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2026$2.8M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- OPA assessment · 2027$5.5M assessed valueOPA’s value on the City tax roll for that year. It is not an appraisal, listing price, sale price, or live tax balance.How Philadelphia property assessments work ↗
- Permit · 2023-06-07AlterationsThis permit category usually covers construction, repair, alteration, addition, or occupancy work. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2025-03-25Change of UseThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- L&I violation · 2022-09-20CC VENDOR LICENSE OBTAINA dated L&I enforcement row. Read the cited code, required correction, status, and later inspections together; the title alone does not establish the property’s current condition.How L&I violations and orders work ↗
- Inspection · 2022-09-20L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Inspection · 2023-03-11L&I investigationA dated L&I visit or review. Its type describes the inspection program; the separate result and later rows show whether that visit passed, failed, or led to follow-up.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- License · 2008-05-061216 CHESTNUT LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issuedA City license record tied to an activity or property use. Its issue, expiration, inactive, and status fields—not the category alone—show what was recorded for this date.Philadelphia L&I licenses and property records ↗
- Certification · 2022-01-11Standpipe CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2024-07-31Special Hazards CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
- Certification · 2024-12-31Special Hazards CertificationA filed inspection or certification for a regulated building system or component. Check the result, expiration date, and latest filing before treating it as current.What Philadelphia inspections check ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification
Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.
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Every dated record9 events · exact dates, newest first
- PermitChange of Use
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
- PermitAlterations
- InspectionL&I investigation
- L&I violationCC VENDOR LICENSE OBTAIN
- InspectionL&I investigation
- CertificationStandpipe Certification
- License1216 CHESTNUT LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$38,899/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $2,778,900 × 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 $5,523,000. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8710003752026 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 5 Sty Masonry
Owner
1216 Chestnut L L C
$ / sq ft
$293
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Market East
city commercial corridor
Licensed units
4
active rental license
Interior area
18,850 sqft
Lot size
6,110 sqft
Stories
5
Built
1900
Zoning
CMX5
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
1216 Chestnut L L C · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 1215 Sansom St, Philadelphia PA, 19107
• Holds an active rental license for this address
Block context
1200 block of Chestnut St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1214 Chestnut St · 1218-22 Chestnut St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 25, 2026
Business licenses at this address Latest pull
What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.
No L&I business license is on record at this address in data through Jul 25, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
1216 CHESTNUT LLCActive
Rental · Initial issue date May 6, 2008 · Filed expiration Feb 28, 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 9 dated rows
- PermitChange of Use
Permit ZP-2025-002730 · Issued
Visitor Accommodations
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
Certification BC-2025-000721 · Certified
Expires 2025-12-31
- CertificationSpecial Hazards Certification
Certification BC-2024-021845 · Certified
Expires 2025-07-31
- PermitAlterations
Permit PP-2023-007868 · Expired
INSTALL 2" BACKFLOW DEVICE
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2022-095279 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- ViolationCC VENDOR LICENSE OBTAIN
Case CF-2022-095279 · Violation VI-2022-071308 · Code 9-204(3)01 · COMPLIED
Resolution: COMPLIED - LICENSE/CERTIFICATE/REPORT OBTAINED City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2022-095279 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- CertificationStandpipe Certification
Certification BC-2022-000524 · Certified
Expires 2023-01-11
- License issue event1216 CHESTNUT LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 444302 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
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
- Imagery: Street photo © Google · Aerial © Esri, Maxar
Methodology & freshness
This report was assembled Jul 26, 2026, 2:54 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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