Property report

537 N 13th St

3 stories3,720 sqftCMX3built 1915

Property at a glanceApartment building

Spring Garden&13th St LLC

2026 assessment
$700K OPA value, not a listing price
2027 published assessment
$701K Future roll, not the current tax bill
Neighborhood area
Northern Liberties · Callowhill Approximate · based on ZIP 19123
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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 $700,500. It is not yet the billed-year tax basis.

$0$500K$1.0M$701K200220072012201720222027
Property assessmentAssessmentDeed / saleL&I violationPermitInspectionLicense

Scroll horizontally to move through the years. Each icon sits on its recorded date; records without a day are labeled and centered within their year. Select one to explain the filing.

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Every dated record27 events · exact dates, newest first
  1. LicenseSpring Garden & 13th Street LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  2. PermitMajor alteration
  3. LicenseJIAN CHAN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  4. Deed / saleDeed / sale $565K
  5. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  6. LicenseDAVID CHANG: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive
  7. InspectionPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)
  8. PermitUse
  9. LicenseJIAN CHAN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  10. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  11. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  12. L&I violationLICENSE-RES GENERAL
  13. L&I violationPERM Z- NEW USE
  14. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  15. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  16. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  17. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  18. L&I violationPERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIRE (Electrical permit required for wiring installation, replacement, or repair)
  19. L&I violationLICENSE-RES MFD
  20. L&I violationFIRE-INSTALLERS CERT
  21. L&I violationCHANGE IN OCCUPANCY
  22. L&I violationPERM Z- NEW USE
  23. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  24. InspectionHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)
  25. Deed / saleDeed / sale $195K
  26. LicenseDAVID CHANG: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued
  27. Deed / saleDeed / sale $50K

Verify the public record

$9,799/year estimated property tax

2026 taxable assessment $700,000 × 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 $700,500. It is not the 2026 billed-year value.

Current City balanceCheck Tax Center

Payments, credits, interest, and the current amount due are maintained by the City.

OPA 881519530
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Exemption classificationNo exemption shown

2026 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
Spring Garden&13th St LLC
$ / sq ft
$188 assessed value ÷ interior sqft
Corridor
Spring Garden/9th-13th city commercial corridor
Licensed units
6 active rental license
Interior area
3,720 sqft
Lot size
2,214 sqft
Stories
3
Built
1915
Zoning
CMX3

Recorded owner

Who's behind it

Spring Garden&13th St LLC · corporate / LLC owner

• Tax bills mail to Po Box 1035, Bala Cynwyd PA, 19004 — outside Philadelphia
• Holds an active rental license for this address

Block context

500 block of N 13th St. Compare parcels, ownership, and public-record history.

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Next door: 533-35 N 13th St  ·  531 N 13th St

Business licenses at this address Latest pull

What L&I has registered at this OPA parcel, newest initial license date first.

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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.

Spring Garden & 13th Street LLCActive

Rental · Initial issue date Feb 1, 2018 · Filed expiration Jan 31, 2027

JIAN CHANInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Aug 15, 2011 · Terminal license date Apr 29, 2017

DAVID CHANGInactive

Rental · Initial issue date Sep 23, 2004 · Terminal license date Dec 22, 2012

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 27 dated rows
  1. License issue eventSpring Garden & 13th Street LLC: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 764495 · Active

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  2. PermitMajor alteration

    Permit 769565 · COMPLETED

    ADD A SINGLE WYTHE BRICK VENEER AT THE FRONT OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE PER PLANS. NO CHANGE TO INTERIOR OF STRUCTURE OR USE OF STRUCTURE.

  3. License terminal eventJIAN CHAN: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 541477 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  4. Recorded transfer$565K transfer

    2016

  5. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 275008 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  6. License terminal eventDAVID CHANG: Rental landlord or residential registration marked inactive

    License 223589 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  7. InvestigationPRECOURT (likely: pre-court compliance inspection)

    Case 275008 · PASSED

    A follow-up before or during enforcement escalation; confirm the case sequence in the City file. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  8. PermitUse

    Permit 358349 · COMPLETED

    REDUCE 8 FAM TO 6 FAM

  9. License issue eventJIAN CHAN: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 541477 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  10. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 275008 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  11. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 275008 · CLOSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. City marked the record closed; open the case for the closing reason.

  12. ViolationLICENSE-RES GENERAL

    Case 275008 · Violation 2149206 · Code PM-102.0/1 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  13. ViolationPERM Z- NEW USE

    Case 275008 · Violation 2149205 · Code A-301.1/65 · COMPLIED

    City marked this violation complied with; check the resolution date and live case for what was accepted.

  14. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 181645 · PASSED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked passed.

  15. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 275008 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  16. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 181645 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  17. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 181645 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  18. ViolationPERME- INST/REPL/REPAIR WIRE (Electrical permit required for wiring installation, replacement, or repair)

    Case 181645 · Violation 1198765 · Code A-301.1/51 · COMPEXCP

  19. ViolationLICENSE-RES MFD

    Case 181645 · Violation 1198767 · Code PM-102.1/1 · COMPEXCP

  20. ViolationFIRE-INSTALLERS CERT

    Case 181645 · Violation 1198766 · Code FC-901.9/1 · COMPEXCP

  21. ViolationCHANGE IN OCCUPANCY

    Case 181645 · Violation 1198769 · Code A-102.9/1 · COMPEXCP

  22. ViolationPERM Z- NEW USE

    Case 181645 · Violation 1198768 · Code A-301.1/65 · COMPEXCP

  23. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 181645 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  24. InvestigationHCEU INSP (Housing Code Enforcement Unit inspection)

    Case 181645 · FAILED

    A legacy L&I inspection label. The unit inspected housing for property-maintenance, fire-prevention, and related code compliance; the separate status says how that visit ended. The cited inspection visit was marked failed; later rows may show follow-up or resolution.

  25. Recorded transfer$195K transfer

    2006

  26. License issue eventDAVID CHANG: Rental landlord or residential registration initially issued

    License 223589 · Inactive

    License event. Registration does not prove present operation or storefront occupancy.

  27. Recorded transfer$50K transfer

    2002

Where this comes from

Methodology & freshness

This report was assembled Jul 28, 2026, 4:08 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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