2026 assessment
$582K
OPA value, not a listing price
Multi-family report
521 S 16th St
2 bd2 ba3 stories2,052 sqftRM1built 1915
Property at a glanceApartment building
Individual, other or unknown mailing address
ZIP 19146 area
Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze
500 block of S 16th 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$432K 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$432K 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$432K 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$627K 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$648K 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$648K 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$648K 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$639K 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$639K 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$582K 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$582K 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$639K 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 · 2000Deed / sale $173KA 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2009Deed / sale $460KA 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 ↗
- Deed / sale · 2018Deed / sale $600KA 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 · 2016-12-23ZoningThis permit category usually covers the property’s allowed use, dimensions, occupancy, or site configuration. The approved scope—not the short category—defines what was authorized, and issuance alone does not prove completion.Philadelphia construction and repair permits ↗
- Permit · 2016-12-23Major 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 · 2016-10-11PERMB- OUTDOOR DECKA 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 ↗
- L&I violation · 2016-10-11PERMB- TO COMPLY VIOLA 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 · 2016-10-11BP_BLDGA 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 · 2016-12-30BP_BLDGA 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 · 2018-05-31XIAO TING ZHENG: 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 · 2026-05-30XIAO TING ZHENG: Rental landlord or residential registration marked expiredA 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 · 2010-02-02LAUREN & JOSEPH SCOTT: 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 · 2010-02-02RICHARD HENRY: 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 ↗
- License · 2018-04-29LAUREN & JOSEPH SCOTT: 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 ↗
- License · 2004-08-13RICHARD HENRY: 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 ↗
- Certification · 2024-05-13Fire 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 19146 (Graduate Hospital · Point Breeze) medianAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicenseCertification
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Every dated record16 events · exact dates, newest first
- LicenseXIAO TING ZHENG: Rental landlord or residential registration marked expired
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
- LicenseXIAO TING ZHENG: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicenseLAUREN & JOSEPH SCOTT: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $600K
- InspectionBP_BLDG
- PermitZoning
- PermitMajor alteration
- L&I violationPERMB- OUTDOOR DECK
- L&I violationPERMB- TO COMPLY VIOL
- InspectionBP_BLDG
- LicenseLAUREN & JOSEPH SCOTT: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- LicenseRICHARD HENRY: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $460K
- LicenseRICHARD HENRY: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
- Deed / saleDeed / sale $173K
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Property tax
$8,144/year estimated property tax
2026 taxable assessment $581,800 × 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 $639,200. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.
Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.
OPA 3030837002026 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.”
The property, on paper
OPA physical field record.
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Stories
3
Interior
2,052 sqft
livable area
Lot
960 sqft
Basement
Full, unfinished
city code C
Central air
No
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
500 block of S 16th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.
See the whole block →Next door: 519 S 16th St · 523 S 16th St
L&I license dates · data through Jul 27, 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 27, 2026.
Landlord and residential filings
These are property registrations or landlord filings, not businesses operating at this address.
XIAO TING ZHENGExpired
Rental · Initial issue date May 31, 2018 · Terminal license date May 30, 2026
LAUREN & JOSEPH SCOTTInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Feb 2, 2010 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2018
RICHARD HENRYInactive
Rental · Initial issue date Aug 13, 2004 · Terminal license date Feb 2, 2010
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
- License terminal eventXIAO TING ZHENG: Rental landlord or residential registration marked expired
License 778622 · Expired
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- CertificationFire Alarm Certification
Certification BC-2024-014213 · Certified
Expires 2025-05-13
- License issue eventXIAO TING ZHENG: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 778622 · Expired
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventLAUREN & JOSEPH SCOTT: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 493061 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$600K transfer
2018
- InvestigationBP_BLDG
Case 558966 · PASSED
The cited inspection visit was marked passed.
- PermitZoning
Permit 734669 · COMPLETED
FOR REMOVAL AND RECONSTRUCTION OF A ROOF DECK OVER AN EXISTING SECOND FLOOR REAR ROOF ACCESSED FROM THE THIRD FLOOR LEVEL WITH NO CHANGE IN THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE PLANS.
- PermitMajor alteration
Permit 734624 · COMPLETED
FOR REMOVAL AND RECONSTRUCTION OF A ROOF DECK OVER AN EXISTING SECOND FLOOR REAR ROOF ACCESSED FROM THE THIRD FLOOR LEVEL WITH NO CHANGE IN THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT, SIZE AND LOCATION AS SHOWN IN THE PLANS.
- ViolationPERMB- OUTDOOR DECK
Case 558966 · Violation 4108902 · Code A-301.1/10 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- ViolationPERMB- TO COMPLY VIOL
Case 558966 · Violation 4108903 · Code A-301.6/1 · COMPLIED
City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.
- InvestigationBP_BLDG
Case 558966 · FAILED
The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.
- License issue eventLAUREN & JOSEPH SCOTT: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 493061 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- License terminal eventRICHARD HENRY: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
License 268725 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$460K transfer
2009
- License issue eventRICHARD HENRY: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
License 268725 · Inactive
License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.
- Recorded transfer$173K transfer
2000
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, 3:43 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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