2026 assessment
$1.2M
OPA value, not a listing price
Multi-family report
2038 Spruce St
7,325 sqftRM1built 1872
Property at a glanceApartment building
Owner-occupancy signal
ZIP 19103 area
Rittenhouse · Logan Square
2000 block of Spruce 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$1.1M 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$1.1M 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$1.1M 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$1.1M 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$1.2M 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$1.2M 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$1.2M 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$1.3M 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$1.3M 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$1.2M 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$1.2M 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$1.3M 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 · 2017-08-16Major 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 · 2020-01-07ElectricalThis 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 ↗
- Permit · 2020-05-14New ConstructionThis 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 · 2024-05-01AlterationsThis 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 ↗
- License · 2004-04-08PORTIA SPERR: 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 · 2012-12-28PORTIA SPERR: 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 · 2023-08-03Fire 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 ↗
- Certification · 2024-08-16Fire 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 19103 (Rittenhouse · Logan Square) medianAssessmentPermitLicenseCertification
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Every dated record8 events · exact dates, newest first
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- PermitAlterations
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- PermitNew Construction
- PermitElectrical
- PermitMajor alteration
- LicensePORTIA SPERR: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicensePORTIA SPERR: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
Flags: historical tax ledger through 2016 recorded $6K. Informational only. Not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).
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Property tax
$15,781/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $1,127,400 × 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 $1,315,400. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 0810107012026 OPA removes $100,000 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.
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 $5,902.29. It is shown as historical context only.
2014$5,902.29 total · $4,850.86 principal · $218.29 interest · $242.54 penalty
For a purchase, refinance, or closing, request the City’s official Property Payoff statement in Tax Center under “More options.”
The property, on paper
OPA physical field record.
Interior
7,325 sqft
livable area
Lot
3,960 sqft
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Average
city code 4
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
B
assessor's grade
ABCDE
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code
OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.
Block context
2000 block of Spruce St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 2036 Spruce St · 2034 Spruce St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 28, 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 28, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
PORTIA SPERRInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Apr 8, 2004 · Terminal license date Dec 28, 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 8 dated rows
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2024-023355 · Certified
Expires 2025-08-16
- PermitAlterations
Permit PP-2024-005966 · Expired
New 1.5" water service from sidewalk into house
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2023-016191 · Certified
Expires 2024-08-03
- PermitNew Construction
Permit 1054712 · Expired
REWIRE HOUSE BY FISHING ONLY AS PER 2014 NEC
- PermitElectrical
Permit 1034345 · COMPLETED
DEMO OUT OLD SERVICES AS NEEDED. SUPPLY AND INSTALL NEW END BOX AND A 600 AMP SERVICE DISCONNECT. SUPPLY AND INSTALL TWO 4 POSITION METER BANKS. SUPPLY AND INSTALL 200 AMP MAIN PANELS. INSTALL UNISTUT BEHIND ALL EQUIPMENT MOUNTED ON WALL, GROUNDING AS NEEDED. RECONNECT THEE PANELS ON 2ND AND 3RD FLOORS WITH EXISTING WIRING. REWIRE 3 PANEL BOXES ON OTHERFLOORS FROM A 60 AMP LINE TO 100 AMP LINE PER 2014 NEC (CC DIST)
- PermitMajor alteration
Permit 804738 · COMPLETED
REPAIR TO EXISTING LIMESTONE BALUSTERS AT FRONT ENTRY STAIRS. PHC MUST REVIEW LIMESTONE AND MORTAR SAMPLES FOR FINAL APPROVAL. RAILING TO BE PATCHED USING LITHOMEX; TOOLED TO MATCH, COLOR TO BE APPROVED BY PHC.
- License terminal eventPORTIA SPERR: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 219098 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventPORTIA SPERR: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 219098 · Inactive
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
- 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 29, 2026, 5:40 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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