2026 assessment
$1.0M
OPA value, not a listing price
Apartment building report
318 N 40th St
3 stories5,160 sqftRM1built 1920
Property at a glanceApartment building
Jw West Properties LLC
2027 published assessment
$909K
Future roll, not the current tax bill
Location
300 block of N 40th St
ZIP 19104
Neighborhood area
University City · West Powelton
Approximate · based on ZIP 19104
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 $909,100. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.
- OPA assessment · 2026$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 · 2027$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 ↗
- License · 2015-12-10JW WEST PROPERTIES LLC: 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 · 2004-03-05VIVIAN J CERTAINE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot 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 · 2014-01-31VIVIAN J CERTAINE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot 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 ↗
Property assessmentAssessmentLicense
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Every dated record3 events · exact dates, newest first
- LicenseJW WEST PROPERTIES LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicenseVIVIAN J CERTAINE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- LicenseVIVIAN J CERTAINE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
Verify the public record
Property tax
$14,132/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $1,009,600 × 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 $909,100. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 8810014322026 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.”
Building report
Apartment building
Apartment building, recorded in the City's apartments category. The public record and owner trail follow.
What it is
Apartment building
Apt 2-4 Units 3 Sty Mason
Owner
Jw West Properties LLC
$ / sq ft
$176
above the $147 median for 2,826 apartments parcels citywide
Licensed units
6
active rental license
Interior area
5,160 sqft
Lot size
2,999 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1920
Zoning
RM1
Recorded owner
Who's behind it
Jw West Properties LLC · corporate / LLC owner
• Owns 4 properties across Philadelphia under this name, assessed at $2.5M combined
• Tax bills mail to 1311 Sansom St, Philadelphia PA, 19104
• Holds an active rental license for this address
Block context
300 block of N 40th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 316 N 40th St · 320 N 40th St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 23, 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 23, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
JW WEST PROPERTIES LLCActive
Rental · Initial issue date Dec 10, 2015 · Filed expiration Dec 31, 2026
VIVIAN J CERTAINEInactive
Vacant Residential Property / Lot · Initial issue date Mar 5, 2004 · Terminal license date Jan 31, 2014
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 3 dated rows
- License issue eventJW WEST PROPERTIES LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 686076 · Active
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventVIVIAN J CERTAINE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 278143 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License issue eventVIVIAN J CERTAINE: Vacant Residential Property / Lot landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 278143 · 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 23, 2026, 8:32 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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