2026 assessment
$1.1M
OPA value, not a listing price
Property report
239 S 21st St
4 stories3,600 sqftRM1built 1920
Property at a glanceApartment building
Locust Commons L P
2027 published assessment
$1.4M
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
200 block of S 21st St
ZIP 19103
Neighborhood area
Rittenhouse · Logan Square
Approximate · based on ZIP 19103
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 $1,351,500. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2016$825K 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$825K 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$909K 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$909K 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$916K 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$916K 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$916K 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$1.2M 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 · 2024$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 · 2025$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 · 2026$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 · 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 $4.3MA 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 · 2023-05-31Exterior Window and Door ReplacementThis 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2023-02-01FIRE ESCAPE REPORT REQUIREDA 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 · 2023-02-01L&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 · 2023-02-16L&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 · 2004-04-06LOCUST COMMONS LP: 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 · 2003-03-13PHILADELPHIA VICTORIA ASSOC: 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 · 2004-02-29PHILADELPHIA VICTORIA ASSOC: 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 · 2022-06-03Fire Escape ReportA 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 · 2022-10-06Fire 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 · 2022-11-23Fire Escape ReportA 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 · 2023-10-25Fire 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 · 2025-10-08Fire 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 record13 events · exact dates, newest first
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- PermitExterior Window and Door Replacement
- InspectionL&I investigation
- L&I violationFIRE ESCAPE REPORT REQUIRED
- InspectionL&I investigation
- CertificationFire Escape Report
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- CertificationFire Escape Report
- LicenseLOCUST COMMONS LP: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicensePHILADELPHIA VICTORIA ASSOC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicensePHILADELPHIA VICTORIA ASSOC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $4.3M
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Property tax
$14,793/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $1,056,800 × 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 $1,351,500. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8815484002026 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.”
Property report
Commercial property
Apartment building, recorded in the City's multi-family category. The public record and owner trail follow.
What it is
Apartment building
Apts 5-50 Units Masonry
Owner
Locust Commons L P
$ / sq ft
$375
assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Market West
city commercial corridor
Licensed units
9
active rental license
Interior area
3,600 sqft
Lot size
1,161 sqft
Stories
4
Built
1920
Zoning
RM1
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
Locust Commons L P · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 7 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $7.9M combined
• Tax bills mail to 1117 Spruce St, Philadelphia PA, 19107
• Holds an active rental license for this address
Block context
200 block of S 21st St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 237 S 21st St · 241 S 21st 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.
LOCUST COMMONS LPActive
Rental · Initial issue date Apr 6, 2004 · Filed expiration Feb 28, 2027
PHILADELPHIA VICTORIA ASSOCInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Mar 13, 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 13 dated rows
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2025-026502 · Certified
Expires 2026-10-08
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2023-022106 · Certified
Expires 2024-10-25
- PermitExterior Window and Door Replacement
Permit GM-2023-004656 · Expired
**Existing Philadelphia Historic Property** For replacement of existing exterior windows and/or doors in accordance with the attached EZ Permit Windows & Doors Standard. Failure to comply with the attached EZ Permit Windows & Doors Standard shall result in revocation of this permit. All wood sash Replacements kits in existing wood openings as per attached drawings - 11 units
- InvestigationL&I investigation
Case CF-2023-008934 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- ViolationFIRE ESCAPE REPORT REQUIRED
Case CF-2023-008934 · Violation VI-2023-007044 · Code F-1104.16.5.1.10.R · 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-2023-008934 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- CertificationFire Escape Report
Certification BC-2023-003469 · Safe
Expires 2027-11-23
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2022-015172 · Certified
Expires 2023-10-06
- CertificationFire Escape Report
Certification BC-2022-011355 · Safe with Repair
Expires 2022-12-03
- License issue eventLOCUST COMMONS LP: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 264769 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventPHILADELPHIA VICTORIA ASSOC: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 220840 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventPHILADELPHIA VICTORIA ASSOC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 220840 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$4.3M 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
- 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 28, 2026, 11:22 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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