Mixed-use property report

1648 S 16th St

3 stories2,896 sqftCMX1built 1915

Property at a glanceMixed-use

1648 House LLC

2026 assessment
$392K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$568K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Girard Estate · South Philadelphia Approximate · based on ZIP 19145
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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 $568,400. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

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Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationAppealPermitInspectionLicenseCertification

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Every dated record46 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. PermitChange of Use
  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  3. License1648 House, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  4. LicenseEsteemed Early Childcare and Learning Center, LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  5. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  6. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  7. LicenseEsteemed Early Childcare and Learning Center, LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  8. LicenseLITTLE BRAINIACS PREPARATORY SCHOOL: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive
  9. LicenseJames Robertson: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  10. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  11. Deed / saleDeed / sale $629K
  12. CertificationFire Alarm Certification
  13. LicenseJames Robertson: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  14. LicenseLITTLE BRAINIACS PREPARATORY SCHOOL: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued
  15. PermitCertificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…
  16. PermitUse
  17. PermitPlumbing
  18. PermitSuppression
  19. PermitPlumbing
  20. PermitElectrical
  21. PermitMechanical
  22. PermitMajor alteration
  23. PermitUse
  24. AppealZoning board appeal
  25. PermitDemolition
  26. InspectionCI INSP
  27. PermitElectrical
  28. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  29. PermitElectrical
  30. InspectionCI INSP
  31. L&I violationVIOL C&I MESSAGE
  32. L&I violationF+C LIQ-PERMIT REQ'D REMOV TNK
  33. L&I violationFA/SUPP INSTALL PERMIT
  34. L&I violationFA-INSTALL REQ
  35. L&I violationHAZMAT-REM DEF CON+TNK REP/DIS
  36. L&I violationINT COMBUSTIBLE WASTE ACCUMUL
  37. L&I violationPERME- ALTER ELEC INSTALLATION
  38. L&I violationWORKMANLIKE- ELECTRICAL CODE
  39. L&I violationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES
  40. InspectionCI INSP
  41. L&I violationEXT RUBBISH/EXCESS STORAGE
  42. L&I violationELEC-SYSTEM HAZARDOUS-RES
  43. L&I violationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX
  44. L&I violationFIRE-ELECT EXT CORDS PROHIB
  45. L&I violationFIRE-ELECT MULTIPLUG PROHIB
  46. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

Verify the public record

$3,282/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $234,480 × 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 $568,400. 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.

OPA 871550700
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Exemption classificationPartial assessment exemption, basis unverified

2026 OPA taxes $234,480 of $391,700 assessed. The assessment fields alone do not identify a program, approval date, expiration, or buyer eligibility.

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Historical delinquency sources Record found

This parcel did not match the June 2022 delinquency snapshot. That absence does not confirm the account is current today.

A separate historical parcel ledger ending in 2016 records $653.37 and a lien entry. It is shown as historical context only.

2016$653.37 total · $516.59 principal · $7.93 interest · $5.17 penalty

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

Property report

Mixed-use property

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

Historical lien entry · through 2016

What it is
Mixed-use Row W/Off Str 3 Sty Mason
Owner
1648 House LLC
$ / sq ft
$196 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Licensed units
2 active rental license
Interior area
2,896 sqft
Lot size
992 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX1

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

1648 House LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to 740 S 02nd St, Philadelphia PA, 19147
• Holds an active rental license for this address

Block context

1600 block of S 16th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 1646 S 16th St  ·  1644 S 16th 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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Esteemed Early Childcare and Learning Center, LLCInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Mar 23, 2023 · Terminal license date May 21, 2025

LITTLE BRAINIACS PREPARATORY SCHOOLInactive

Food Preparing and Serving · Initial issue date Oct 14, 2020 · Terminal license date Dec 12, 2022

Landlord and residential filings

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

1648 House, LLCActive

Rental · Initial issue date Aug 7, 2025 · Filed expiration Aug 6, 2026

James RobertsonInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Sep 9, 2021 · Terminal license date Nov 7, 2022

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 46 dated rows
  1. PermitChange of Use

    Permit ZP-2025-012718 · Issued

    Personal Services

  2. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2025-023439 · Certified

    Expires 2026-09-08

  3. License issue event1648 House, LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 0985697 · Active

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

  4. License terminal eventEsteemed Early Childcare and Learning Center, LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 919618 · Inactive

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

  5. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2024-022081 · Certified

    Expires 2025-08-01

  6. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2023-017336 · Certified

    Expires 2024-08-03

  7. License issue eventEsteemed Early Childcare and Learning Center, LLC: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 919618 · Inactive

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

  8. License terminal eventLITTLE BRAINIACS PREPARATORY SCHOOL: Food Preparing and Serving business license marked inactive

    License 853403 · Inactive

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

  9. License terminal eventJames Robertson: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 877003 · Inactive

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

  10. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2022-015147 · Certified

    Expires 2023-09-16

  11. Recorded transfer$629K transfer

    2022

  12. CertificationFire Alarm Certification

    Certification BC-2022-006297 · Certified

    Expires 2022-10-15

  13. License issue eventJames Robertson: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 877003 · Inactive

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

  14. License issue eventLITTLE BRAINIACS PREPARATORY SCHOOL: Food Preparing and Serving business license initially issued

    License 853403 · Inactive

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

  15. PermitCertificate of Occupancy (CO) (may inclu…

    Permit 1051055 · Completed

    FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUCUPANCY FOR A DAYCARE ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF AN EXISTING BUILDING, AS PER APPROVED PLANS.

  16. PermitUse

    Permit 1031663 · COMPLETED

    FOR A GROUP DAY CARE AT FIRST FLOOR NOT MORE THAN TWENTY-FOUR(24) CONSECUTIVE HOURS WITH ACCESSORY PREPARATION AND SERVING OF FOOD IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH ALL OTHER USES AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED. NO SIGN ON THIS APPLICATION.

  17. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 1005345 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL 2" FIRE SUPPRESSION WATER SERVICE AS PER 2004 PPC

  18. PermitSuppression

    Permit 966024 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL NEW FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM COMPLYING WITH NFPA 13 THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING TO INCLUDE 2" MAIN FIRE SERVICE LINE AND 2 1/2" AMES 2000 SS BACKFLOW PREVENTION ASSEMBLY AS PER APPROVED PLANS. ALL WORK SHALL BE PERFORMED BY A FIRE SUPPRESSION CONTRACTOR LICENSED BY THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA.

  19. PermitPlumbing

    Permit 939146 · COMPLETED

    TWO ONE BATH UNITS ON SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR, KITCHEN AND WASHERS EACH, COMMERCIAL USE FIRST FLOOR. NOT RENTED. NO FIXTURES.

  20. PermitElectrical

    Permit 940558 · COMPLETED

    WIRE UP 2 APTS WITH LIGHTS, SWITCHES, OUTLETS, GIFS, SMOKE DETECTORS AND CARB/SMOKE DETECTORS. WIRE UP 1ST FLOOR WITH LIGHTS, OUTLETS, SWITCHES, EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND EXT SIGNS. WIRE UP COMMON AREA WITH LIGHTS, EMERGENCY LIGHTS, EXIT SIGNS AND SWITCHES. INSTALL 400AMP SERVICE WITH GANG METER SOCKET. INSTALL CLASS B FIRE ALARM AS PER NFPA 72 AND AS PER 2008 NEC (SOUTH DIST)

  21. PermitMechanical

    Permit 934108 · COMPLETED

    INSTALLATION OF (3) HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS WITH DUCTWORK AND ALL ASSOCIATED ACCESSORIES). SELF-CONTAINED UNITS. NO PENETRATION OF FIRE RATED WALLS.TWO APARTMENTS AND ONE COMMERCIAL SPACE (MIX USE)

  22. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 904756 · COMPLETED

    FOR LEVEL III ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A VACANT COMMERCIAL SPACE (SEPARATE USE PERMIT AND FITOUT REQUIRED PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) ON THE FIRST FLOOR LEVEL WITH A TWO FAMILY DWELLING ABOVE. WORK TO INCLUDE EXTERIOR WORK, INSTALLATION OF NON BEARING PARTITION WALLS AND PROVIDE FINISHES/FURNISHINGS THROUGHOUT. BUILDING TO BE SPRINKLERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH NFPA 13. ALL WORK TO BE DONE PER APPROVED PLANS. IF FIELD CONDITIONS VARY CONTACT DESIGN PROFESSIONAL PRIOR TO THE START OF ANY WORK. SEPARATE PERMITS REQUIRED FOR ALL OTHER WORK.

  23. PermitUse

    Permit 869170 · COMPLETED

    FOR A TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING FROM 2ND TO 3RD FLOOR, VACANT 1ST FLOOR (USE REGISTRATION PERMIT REQUIRE PRIOR TO OCCUPANCY) IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE. NO SIGN ON THIS PERMIT.

  24. AppealZoning board appeal

    Appeal 33791 · OPEN · Granted

    Related permit 869170 · PERMIT FOR A TWO (2) FAMILY DWELLING FROM 2ND TO 3RD FLOOR, VACANT 1ST FLOOR IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.

  25. PermitDemolition

    Permit 866266 · COMPLETED

    EZ INTERIOR DEMOLITION- FOR THE INTERIOR DEMOLITION ON NON-BEARING PARTITION WALL AND CEILINGS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THESE STANDARDS REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION AND SITE PLANS.

  26. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 277148 · PASSED

    The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  27. PermitElectrical

    Permit 349701 · COMPLETED

    INSTALL FIRE ALARM SYSTEM AS PER NFPA72 (SOUTH DISTRICT)

  28. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 277070 · 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.

  29. PermitElectrical

    Permit 350515 · COMPLETED

    REMOVE EXTEN CORDS & INCORRECTLY RAN NM ON BSBRDS.,INSTL JB COVERS & PLATES INSTALL AFCI ON 2 OUTLETS TO 2ND FLR. INSTALL DBL DUPLEX OUTLET, REPL 1G MTR SKT W/3GANG & 200 AMP MAIN PANEL, INST NEW SVS GRND, CK SYSTEM FOR SAFETY, BLANK CVR ON OLD CKTS. AS PER 2008 NEC

  30. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 277148 · FAILED

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

  31. ViolationVIOL C&I MESSAGE

    Case 277148 · Violation 2113371 · Code A-000.0/10 · COMPLIED

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

  32. ViolationF+C LIQ-PERMIT REQ'D REMOV TNK

    Case 277148 · Violation 2113365 · Code FC-105.7/3 · COMPLIED

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

  33. ViolationFA/SUPP INSTALL PERMIT

    Case 277148 · Violation 2113363 · Code FC-105.7/1 · COMPLIED

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

  34. ViolationFA-INSTALL REQ

    Case 277148 · Violation 2113364 · Code FC-907.3/1 · COMPLIED

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

  35. ViolationHAZMAT-REM DEF CON+TNK REP/DIS

    Case 277148 · Violation 2113366 · Code FC-2703.2/5 · COMPLIED

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

  36. ViolationINT COMBUSTIBLE WASTE ACCUMUL

    Case 277148 · Violation 2113367 · Code FC-304.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  37. ViolationPERME- ALTER ELEC INSTALLATION

    Case 277148 · Violation 2113368 · Code A-301.1/53 · COMPLIED

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

  38. ViolationWORKMANLIKE- ELECTRICAL CODE

    Case 277148 · Violation 2113369 · Code A-104.1/3 · COMPLIED

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

  39. ViolationARCHITECT/ENGINEER SERVICES

    Case 277148 · Violation 2113370 · Code A-304.1/1 · COMPLIED

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

  40. InvestigationCI INSP

    Case 277148 · FAILED

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

  41. ViolationEXT RUBBISH/EXCESS STORAGE

    Case 277070 · Violation 2072260 · Code FC-304.1/2 · COMPLIED

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

  42. ViolationELEC-SYSTEM HAZARDOUS-RES

    Case 277070 · Violation 2072259 · Code PM-407.2/2 · COMPLIED

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

  43. ViolationFIRE-ELECT OPEN JUNCTION BOX

    Case 277070 · Violation 2072263 · Code FC-605.6/1 · COMPLIED

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

  44. ViolationFIRE-ELECT EXT CORDS PROHIB

    Case 277070 · Violation 2072262 · Code FC-605.5/1 · COMPLIED

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

  45. ViolationFIRE-ELECT MULTIPLUG PROHIB

    Case 277070 · Violation 2072261 · Code FC-605.4/1 · COMPLIED

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

  46. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 277070 · 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.

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 25, 2026, 8:25 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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