2026 assessment
$1.4M
OPA value, not a listing price
Mixed-use property report
218 S 8th St
5,832 sqftRMX3built 1900
Property at a glanceApartment building
223-231 S 08th Street Rea
2027 published assessment
$1.4M
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
200 block of S 8th 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 $1,411,300. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$1.0M 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$1.0M 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$1.3M 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 · 2019$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 · 2020$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 · 2021$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 · 2022$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 · 2023$1.4M 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$1.4M 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$1.4M 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$1.4M 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$1.4M 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 · 2003Deed / sale $575KA 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 · 2007-07-27AlterationThis 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 · 2009-08-13Major 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2009-08-13WALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED IDA 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 · 2009-08-13CSUINITIALA 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 ↗
- Permit · 2009-10-01Major 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2008-10-02WALL FRACTUREDA 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 · 2008-10-02CSUINITIALA 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 · 2010-01-29CSUINITIALA 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 · 2017-01-30CSUINITIALA 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 · 2005-07-01223-231 S 08TH STREET REA: 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 · 2004-07-01AELEE MOON (ST JAMES CLEANERS): Handbill Distribution L&I license filing 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 · 2024-10-30AELEE MOON (ST JAMES CLEANERS): Handbill Distribution L&I license filing 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 · 2003-04-03BERGER & CO: 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 · 2004-02-29BERGER & CO: 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 · 2025-12-23Fire 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 assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification
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Every dated record16 events · exact dates, newest first
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- LicenseAELEE MOON (ST JAMES CLEANERS): Handbill Distribution L&I license filing marked inactive
- InspectionCSUINITIAL
- InspectionCSUINITIAL
- PermitMajor alteration
- PermitMajor alteration
- L&I violationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID
- InspectionCSUINITIAL
- L&I violationWALL FRACTURED
- InspectionCSUINITIAL
- PermitAlteration
- License223-231 S 08TH STREET REA: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicenseAELEE MOON (ST JAMES CLEANERS): Handbill Distribution L&I license filing initially issued
- LicenseBERGER & CO: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseBERGER & CO: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $575K
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Property tax
$19,155/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $1,368,400 × 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 $1,411,300. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8710017502026 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 3.5 Sty Mason
Owner
223-231 S 08th Street Rea
$ / sq ft
$242
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Market East
city commercial corridor
Licensed units
4
active rental license
Interior area
5,832 sqft
Lot size
2,257 sqft
Built
1900
Zoning
RMX3
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
223-231 S 08th Street Rea · corporate / LLC owner
• Tax bills mail to 221 S 12th St, Philadelphia PA, 19107
• Holds an active rental license for this address
Block context
200 block of S 8th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 220 S 8th St · 234-36 S 8th St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 24, 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 24, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
223-231 S 08TH STREET REAActive
Rental · Initial issue date Jul 1, 2005 · Filed expiration Feb 28, 2027
BERGER & COInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Apr 3, 2003 · Terminal license date Feb 29, 2004
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 16 dated rows
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2026-000251 · Certified
Expires 2026-12-23
- License terminal eventAELEE MOON (ST JAMES CLEANERS): Handbill Distribution L&I license filing marked inactive
License 298954 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 180913 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 210550 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- PermitMajor alteration
Permit 239911 · COMPLETED
RESTORATION AND REPAIR OF EXISTING AND PRE-EXISTING FACADE. FRAMING AND BRICK CLADDING OF EAST FACADE; REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR OF WINDOW LINTELS, WOOD TRIM, BRICK FACADE AND MARBLE.
- PermitMajor alteration
Permit 231944 · COMPLETED
PERMIT TO COMPLY VIOLATION, CASE # 210550. MAKE SAFE PERMIT FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE FRONT FACADE. REMOVED MARBLE AND BRICK COMPONENTS OF EXISTING FACADE ARE TO BE SALVAGED FOR POSSIBLE RE-USE DURING RECONSTRUCTION, AS PER THE DIRECTION OF PHILADELPHIA HISTORICAL COMMISSION. SEPARATE HISTORICAL COMMISSION APPROVED PLANS AND PERMIT WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION PHASE OF THIS PROJECT,
- ViolationWALL PARTIALLY COLLAPSED ID
Case 210550 · Violation 1425224 · Code PM-308.1/11 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 210550 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- ViolationWALL FRACTURED
Case 180913 · Violation 1114318 · Code PM-307.1/9 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationCSUINITIAL
Case 180913 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- PermitAlteration
Permit 92314 · EXPIRED
CLEAN FRONT FACADE USING PROSOCO'S RESTORATION CLEANER AND PRESSURIZED WATER NOT TO EXCEED 500 PSI. REPAIR LOOSE AND/OR DETERIORATED MORTAR JOINTS AND REPOINT WITH MORTAR TO MATCH EXISTING COLOR AND TEXTURE. INSTALL NEW LINTELS AND SILLS.MORTAR SHALL CONSIST OF 6 PART SAND,1 PORTLAND CEMENT, 2 PART LIME. PHC TO REVIEW SAMPLE OF CUTTING OUT, REOINTING, CLEANING, NEW SILLS AND LINTELS IN FIELD FOR APPROVAL.
- License issue event223-231 S 08TH STREET REA: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 324861 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventAELEE MOON (ST JAMES CLEANERS): Handbill Distribution L&I license filing initially issued
License 298954 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventBERGER & CO: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 217061 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventBERGER & CO: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 217061 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$575K transfer
2003
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 25, 2026, 7:49 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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