2026 assessment
$1.1M
OPA value, not a listing price
House report
253 Saint Josephs Way
4 bd2 ba2 stories1,980 sqftRSA5built 1968
Property at a glanceHouse
Owner-occupancy signal
ZIP 19106 area
Old City · Society Hill
200 block of St Josephs Way
Assessment and City record timeline
Published City assessments for this house 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$982K 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$982K 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$982K 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$1.2M 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 · 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$1.4M 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$1.1M 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$1.2M 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2024Deed / sale $1.3MA 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 · 2008-03-10PlumbingThis 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 · 2017-05-11AlterationThis 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 · 2018-05-21PlumbingThis 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 · 2025-04-10Addition and/or AlterationThis 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 · 2025-04-14AlterationsThis 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 · 2025-04-26Addition and/or AlterationThis 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 ↗
Property assessmentBlock median & rangeZIP 19106 (Old City · Society Hill) medianAssessmentDeed / salePermit
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- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
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- Deed / saleDeed / sale $1.3M
- PermitPlumbing
- PermitAlteration
- PermitPlumbing
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Property tax
$14,894/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $1,064,000 × 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 $1,180,700. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 0510678352026 OPA removes $0 from the taxable assessment through the owner-occupant exemption.
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.
Homestead exemption, mail goes elsewhere
The parcel claims the homestead exemption (owner lives here) while the tax bill mails to 20 Dwight St #2, Boston Ma, 02118. Those two facts sit in tension on the record — there can be innocent reasons, but one of them is usually out of date.
The property, on paper
OPA physical field record.
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Stories
2
Interior
1,980 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,323 sqft
Basement
Full
city code D
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Interior condition
Above average
city code 3
Above averageBelow average
Quality grade
B
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
200 block of St Josephs Way. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 251 Saint Josephs Way · 255 Saint Josephs Way
L&I licenses checked through Jul 28, 2026
No business or residential license records
No business license or residential registration matched this OPA parcel in the latest City data.
Open every source row 7 dated rows
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit EP-2025-002537 · Completed
Furnish and install all Labor & Material for the following scope of work: - Remove plugmold and install new non-metallic wiring, outlet boxes, and receptacles in the wall of 1st floor Living room area - Relocate 3 gang switching for Dining room. - Replace existing receptacles and switches thought house - Use existing circuit from demo'd towel rack, along with a new circuit fed from basement and provide New floor heat in both bathrooms - Track lighting in first floor living area and 2nd floor bedrooms to be replaced in existing locations with new fixtures (track by others). Installation only. - Replace existing spot lights with new (by others) in Living room, Dining room and 2nd floor bedroom - Hang new owner furnished Pendant light in Dining room in existing outlet box in ceiling. - New wiring, outlet box and receptacle for TV in Living room - New 20 amp circuit for 1st floor powder room. - New wiring, outlet boxes, (2) switches, owner furnished Vanity light, exhaust fan w/ light, GFCI receptacle in 1st floor powder room - (7) 3" recessed LED lights in foyer and kitchen controlled by 3 way switches - (1) 3" recessed LED light in 1st floor stairwell controlled by 3 way top of steps and bottom KITCHEN: - New wiring, outlet boxes, switch, light and receptacle in pantry - Reusing existing 120 Volt circuits with some new wiring, outlet boxes for (3) countertop popup GFCI protected receptacles, (1) GFCI for Dishwasher, (1) GFCI for Garbage Disposal, (1) Hood, (1) Fridge, (2) receptacles on Peninsula. Provide Arc Fault breakers for circuits that are extended or new. - (1) 240 Volt circuit for Speed Oven - (1) 240 Volt circuit for Induction Cooktop - (1) 240 Volt circuit for Oven - New wiring, transformer, low-voltage dimmer, ~ 10 feet of LED tape for undercabinet lighting - New wiring, outlet box and owner furnished Pendent light 2nd Floor Bathroom: - Using existing circuits - New wiring, (3) new recessed lights, dimmer - New wiring, (1) Exha
- PermitAlterations
Permit PP-2025-004947 · Completed
Installation of rough & finish plumbing for (1) kitchen, (2) full bathrooms and (1) powder room to include (1) water heater, (3) toilets, (2) showers, (3) lav sinks, 1 kitchen sink
- PermitAddition and/or Alteration
Permit RP-2025-002653 · Completed
For alterations to an Existing One Family Dwelling as per attached standard. Deviations from this standard will result in permit revocation and require submission of construction plans. Separate permits are required for plumbing and electrical work and the installation of heating/cooling appliances. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION OR REPAIR IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS PERMIT. PROHIBITED STRUCTURAL WORK INCLUDES ANY MODIFICATION TO EXTERIOR WALLS, PARTY WALLS, FLOOR/ROOF FRAMING OR FOUNDATIONS; INCLUDING UNDERPINNING, EXCAVATION, AND REMOVAL OF FOUNDATION SLAB. NO WORK MAY BE PERFORMED IN THE BASEMENT OR CELLAR.
- Recorded transfer$1.3M transfer
2024
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 878686 · COMPLETED
EXCAVATE SIDEWALK TO INSTALL NEW 5" CURB TRAP AS PER PHILADELPHIA 2004 PLUMBING CODE.
- PermitAlteration
Permit 782912 · COMPLETED
EZ PERMIT RE-ROOFING- FOR THE INSTALLATION OF NEW ROOF COVERINGS ON EXITING ROOFS AS PER ATTACHED STANDARD. DEVIATIONS FROM THIS STANDARD WILL RESULT IN PERMIT REVOCATION AND REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF CONSTRUCTION PLANS.
- PermitPlumbing
Permit 136534 · COMPLETED
INSTALL 1-1/2" COPPER SERVICE LINE REPLACING PORTION OF STEEL PIPIN.
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, 5:22 AM 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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