2026 assessment
$676K
OPA value, not a listing price
Multi-family report
1248 S 15th St
6 bd3 ba3 stories2,319 sqftRSA5built 1915
Property at a glanceApartment building
Individual, other or unknown mailing address
ZIP 19146 area
Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze
1200 block of S 15th St
Assessment and City record timeline
Published City assessments for this building against its block and ZIP. Dated City filings are marked on the same line. Select one to read it. Assessments are tax-roll values, not sale prices or appraisals.
- OPA assessment · 2016$138K 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 · 2017$138K 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 · 2018$138K 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 · 2019$370K 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 · 2020$398K 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 · 2021$398K 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 · 2022$398K 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 · 2023$664K 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 · 2024$664K 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 · 2025$676K 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 · 2026$676K 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$580K 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2000Deed / sale $40KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Deed / sale · 2008Deed / sale $231KA recorded real-estate document or transfer event. The amount and date can be useful history, but the underlying deed and transfer-tax filing control the parties, consideration, and legal effect.How to read the recorded document ↗
- Permit · 2010-02-23PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing 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 · 2010-03-15PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing 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 · 2017-06-29Major alterationA broad legacy permit work category for a substantial building alteration. It can include changed layouts, partitions, fixtures, finishes, structural work, or occupancy-related work, but only the approved scope and plans say what this permit actually authorized; separate trade permits may be required.What Philadelphia building permits can cover ↗
- Permit · 2017-08-02PlumbingThis permit category usually covers water, drainage, fixtures, or other plumbing 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 · 2017-09-25SuppressionThis permit category usually covers fire-suppression systems or related life-safety 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 · 2017-10-11AlterationThis 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 · 2017-12-28AdministrativeThis 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 · 2018-04-04ElectricalThis permit category usually covers electrical installation, alteration, replacement, or repair. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- License · 2017-04-05JIANGHONG ZHOU: 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 ↗
- License · 2025-06-03JIANGHONG ZHOU: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA 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 ↗
- License · 2015-11-24WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE (AMY WHITCOMB: AGENT): Vacant Residential Property / Lot 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 ↗
- License · 2017-01-29WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE (AMY WHITCOMB: AGENT): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA 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 ↗
- License · 2008-08-13JOHN L BROWN: 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 ↗
- License · 2012-12-22JOHN L BROWN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactiveA 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 · 2024-04-30Fire Alarm 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 assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) medianAssessmentDeed / salePermitLicenseCertification
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Every dated record17 events · exact dates, newest first
- LicenseJIANGHONG ZHOU: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- PermitElectrical
- PermitAdministrative
- PermitAlteration
- PermitSuppression
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitMajor alteration
- LicenseJIANGHONG ZHOU: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicenseWELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE (AMY WHITCOMB: AGENT): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseWELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE (AMY WHITCOMB: AGENT): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicenseJOHN L BROWN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitPlumbing
- LicenseJOHN L BROWN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $231K
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $40K
Flags: material assessment exemption; legal basis and term unverified · latest deed has shared-name parties; relationship unverified. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
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Property tax
$3,632/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $259,469 × 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 $579,700. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 3650531002026 OPA taxes $259,469 of $675,700 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.
See the assessment math →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.”
The assessment exemption gap
OPA's 2026 roll shows a partial assessment exemption. The annual difference is measurable; the reason for it and what happens after a sale are not established here.
$259,469 taxable basis
Difference to verify+$5,826/year
$675,700 scenario basis
The assessment roll does not identify
- Legal basis or program
- Approval or expiration date
- Treatment after a sale
- Current Tax Center balance
Show the assessment math
2026: ($675,700 assessed − $416,231 exempt) × 1.3998% ≈ $3,632/year
Full-assessment scenario: $675,700 × 1.3998% ≈ $9,458/year
Do not treat the full-assessment scenario as inevitable or assume the current relief transfers. Obtain the approval history and verify the live Tax Center account before relying on either number.
The property, on paper
OPA physical field record.
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
3
Stories
3
Interior
2,319 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,266 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Electric baseboard
city code C
Central air
No
Exterior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RSA5
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Block context
1200 block of S 15th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 1246 S 15th St · 1250 S 15th 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.
JIANGHONG ZHOUInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Apr 5, 2017 · Terminal license date Jun 3, 2025
WELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE (AMY WHITCOMB: AGENT)Inactive
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Nov 24, 2015 · Terminal license date Jan 29, 2017
JOHN L BROWNInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Aug 13, 2008 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012
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 17 dated rows
- License terminal eventJIANGHONG ZHOU: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 734277 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2024-012156 · Certified
Expires 2025-04-30
- PermitElectrical
Permit 862487 · COMPLETED
INSTALL NEW 200AMP SERVICE WITH 4 METERS AND ELECTRICAL FITOUT OF 3 APARTMENTS WITH LIGHTS,OUTLETS, AND SWITCHES AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DISTRICT) INSTALL 1-FIRE ALARM SYSTEM TO INCLUDE MAIN PANEL,STROBES,HORNS,SMOKES AND PULLS AS PER NFPA72
- PermitAdministrative
Permit 834487 · COMPLETED
AMEND BUILDING PERMIT #787753. TO INCREASE ESTIMATED COST OF CONSTRUCTION TO INCLUDE LABOR COST WHICH WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE ORIGINAL PERMIT. NO ADDITIONAL WORK AUTHORIZED BY THIS AMENDED PERMIT.
- PermitAlteration
Permit 823341 · COMPLETED
EZ EXTERIOR BRICK VENEER WALL COVERING - FOR THE APPLICATION OF EXTERIOR WALL COVERINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS. INSTALL 4 INCH BRICK VENEER ON FOUNDATION WALL AS PER 2009 IRC 703.7. MAXIMUM HEIGHT: 30 FEET ABOVE FOUNDATION. MAXIMUM THICKNESS 5 INCHES. WINDOW AND DOOR OPENINGS SAME SIZE/LOCATION. NEW WALL SHALL BE ANCHORED TO SUPPORTING WALL WITH CORROSION-RESISTANT METAL TIES 24 INCHES ON CENTER HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY. PROVIDE 1 INCH AIR SPACE BETWEEN WALLS. PROVIDE WEEP HOLES AND FLASHING ABOVE WINDOW AND DOOR OPENINGS. PROVIDE CAPPING, FLASHING AND CAULKING AT TERMINATION OF WALL TO PREVENT WATER INFILTRATION. AN INSPECTION OF EXISTING WALL TO BE SCHEDULED WITH INSPECTOR BEFORE WORK STARTS.
- PermitSuppression
Permit 810272 · COMPLETED
FOR THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM DESIGN PER NFPA 13R STANDARD WITH A NEW 2 INCH FIRE SERVICE LINE AS PER PLANS.
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 805018 · COMPLETED
FIRST FLOOR INSTALL 1 FULL BATH 1 KITCHEN SINK 1 LAUNDRY TUB 2ND FLOOR INSTALL 1 FULL BATH 1 KITCHEN SINK 1 LAUNDRY TUB 3RD FLOOR SAME AS 2ND FLOOR
- PermitMajor alteration
Permit 787753 · COMPLETED
INTERIOR ALTERATION CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY TO LEGALIZE AN EXISTING 3-FAMILY DWELLING.
- License issue eventJIANGHONG ZHOU: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 734277 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventWELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE (AMY WHITCOMB: AGENT): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 684819 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventWELLS FARGO HOME MORTGAGE (AMY WHITCOMB: AGENT): Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 684819 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventJOHN L BROWN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 453839 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 266817 · COMPLETED
INSTALL CURB TRAP, LATERAL
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 261654 · COMPLETED
REPLACE WATER SERVICE, CURB TO HOUSE
- License issue eventJOHN L BROWN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 453839 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$231K transfer
2008
- Recorded transfer$40K transfer
2000
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
This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 11:44 PM 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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